America's Got Power #1

[superfangirl1]

Seventeen years ago, a crystal magically appeared in San Francisco and every pregnant woman within a five mile radius immediately gave birth to a super powered baby, regardless of the period of her pregnancy.

Reality television has been cranked up to an extreme level, as super powered teenagers participate in a televised battle, which may or may not result in death, to win a coveted membership spot on the only government super team in the world, The Power Generation.


Last year’s season finale resulted in both the final two competitors dying… and a spike in the ratings. Thus, this year, the producers of the show have lifted certain restraints, allowing the young heroes to go all out in combat and they have allowed the robotic enforcers in the ring, Paladins, to also use maximum force against the kids.

Comments

[majingojira]

Oh, and throw in the classic "Even though you're a fan of the sport, you still make a rookie mistake that's so obvious that readers who are totally unfamiliar with the concept of the sport can see it coming a mile away" bit pictured and we have a Cliche' storm unworthy of Roger Corman.

If not even "The Legend of Korra" could get away with it without me rolling my eyes, what makes ya think that a comic that already has a premise mired in outdated concepts and no thought into the world building could?

Ugh.

And I say all that as a person who actually, under normal circumstances, LIKES the genre. I just wish they'd think about it for 5 minutes. Or 2 seconds.

Or just more than this one was given.

[suzene]

*slow clap*

[glprime]

*clap clap clap*

[espanolbot]

To be fair in regards to the Legend of Korra example, she'd only ever heard if played over the radio before, and the announcers weren't exactly the kind of people to explain the rules as they wouldn't be that interesting.

[mishalak]

Thank you so much. I was thinking I was going to have post a rant about how very bad this comic is, but you did it for me, thanks!

So what Majingojira said with an extra side of, "Where the hell are the parents? Parents from anywhere allow their kids, superpowere or not, to be sent somewhere call 'the camps'? Especially parents from San Francisco of all places???"

Bah.

[majingojira]

That's definitely a good addition to this rant!

Everyone forgets the parents.

[feyandstrange]

Knowing my town like I do, there are plenty of non-parents who'd step up as well. We're a safe haven for illegal immigrants under age eighteen; stands to reason we wouldn't put up with this crap for superkids. But logic clearly doesn't apply here.

[gamerguy]

That may be true where you're from. Here, they get put in a Youth Services holding facility until they can be deported. You might be amazed what people will put up with when it's not in their backyard.

[gamerguy]

The parents have no say-so in this at all; the government runs the show and it seems to have taken the kids into custody because of their abilities before it got the idea of distracting them (and everyone else) by holding the contest.

SF or not, the feds come to your door after declaring your kid a non-person, they'll be taking him; 'not allowing' them is not an option.

In issue 3, we get to meet some of the kids who are not part of the games, who are perpetually on the run from the government.

[majingojira]

At first that makes a good defense, but it only cements the stupidity off the adversaries even further.

Of all the plans to keep this kids under control and make them useful, THIS is what they came up with?

This is Underpants Gnome level planning.