[The Canadian Content]

Habsy's Locate: Jack Hawksmoor, Azrael, Nightcrawler, Cyblade, Hyperion, Sage

Ziggy's Power Pack: Tattle-Tale, Zero-G, Lightspeed, Energizer, Mass-Master, Smartship Friday

Vote up, bitches. Poll closes Wednesday at 4:30 Eastern.

[Deleted]

Locate

Never heard of any of the Power Pack.

[Batman]

Apr 13, 2009 10:21:32 GMT -5 @gatorbait said:

Locate

Never heard of any of the Power Pack.

Oh, die. I was just going to abstain based on just re-creating a classic team lacking creativity, but now I'm voting for Power Pack. Power Pack ruled.

[Lucky]

I don't like the recreated team thing either but... I think I hate that other team.

No, that's not fair. I hate 1/3rd of that other team, don't know 1/3rd, and don't care about Sage.

[DevSop]

I'm wondering if Nightcrawler alone is enough to justify me voting for a team. Considering the other team has a ship, I may have to.

[Lucky]

The ship totally talks and everything, though. Its an alien. Maybe its from a planet of ships or something. And I'm pretty sure X-Factor lived in it for awhile and it would always get in fights with their young wards.

[salmonjunkie]

Of all 6 guys in Locate, I only like Nightcrawler. I hate Azrael, don't know Sage much because I didn't read X-Treme, and have no idea who the other three are.

Plus, Ziggy's love for Power Pack is so strong, I could help but not vote for it.

[Lucky]

Wrong thread

[Stu]

Heard of some of Locate. Not heard of any of the Power Pack.

[salmonjunkie]

Not even Franklin Richards? He's Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Girl's son.

[Stu]

To be fair
1. It doesn't say Franklin Richards. It says whatever his codename is
2. I don't give a flying fuck about Franklin Richards.

[Lucky]

You better. Most powerful mutant on the planet. Makes Scarlet Witch look like Cyclops.

[Stu]

I still don't care.

[OpTard]

this team was created to celebrate that marvel is finally collecting the original power pack series in trade. that is more important than any showdown. vote how you wish.

[Batman]

It's never been collected? I did not know that.

The first story-arc of Power Pack was really one of the greatest comic-book arcs ever. Just this perfect cross between the Fantastic Four and A Wrinkle in Time. Just beautiful.

[Habs]

Apr 13, 2009 19:50:07 GMT -5 OpTard said:

this team was created to celebrate that marvel is finally collecting the original power pack series in trade. that is more important than any showdown. vote how you wish.

See just this should be enough to vote Locate over Power Pack. Power Pack's story has been told and will soon be available in trade... Wouldn't you rather see something new and exciting?

[Stu]

I checked out Wiki about Power Pack:

Themes of the original series

While the characters of Power Pack were children, the series often dealt with mature issues. Many of the social problems of the eighties found their way into the book's storylines. These themes were usually addressed realistically: for instance, in one story arc about drug use, one of Alex's classmates died from a crack overdose and another character was killed in an armed robbery which he undertook to feed his habit.[2] In an issue set during the Mutant Massacre, the Pack walked into a room of dead mutants.[3]

Among the themes addressed were:

* Environmental pollution[4]
* Sexual abuse (special issue)[5]
* Drug abuse[6]
* Runaways[7]
* Kidnapping[8]
* Gun violence[9]
* Bullies[10]
* Murder[11]
* Death of parents/guardians[12]
* Missing children [13]
* Homelessness[7]

Wow. And they say Teen Titans is depressing these days...