[The Canadian Content]

Bolt Action
Black Bolt
Phoenix
Hulk
Hawkman
Gladiator

The Authorities
James Gordon
Judge Dredd
Christain Walker
Thomasina Lindo
John Hartigan

Defenders of Gotham
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Doctor Fate
Namor
Wasp
Doctor Manhattan

Elemental Force
Crystal
Iceman
Human Torch
Rictor
Metamorpho

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Sorry, Authorities.

[Lucky]

Is "Bolt Action" a play on words I'm not getting?

Sorry, Authorities. It was a bold idea but in the end they can't maintain my interest.

[Habs]

It is a play on words, referring to a manually activate riffle.



And Elemental force, (I love the idea, I think it needs refinement although not sure I would have done better in a draft scenario) and the Gotham not from Gotham team.

[DevSop]

I really hate that Gotham name with no one from Gotham. I know it means a big city, but it has a direct meaning in comics. Luckily for them, The Authorities would be a very noirish comic and I'm really not interested in it.

[Lucky]

Apr 19, 2010 16:54:53 GMT -5 Habs said:

It is a play on words, referring to a manually activate riffle.

But... no one on this team owns a gun.

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How do you know? Hawkman could be a card-carrying member of the NRA, for all we know.

And I was very very close to taking Hulk when he was still out there, but I struggled to devise a team I could make him work on. Habs has done a highly commendable job with piecing this team together.

[Habs]

Apr 19, 2010 17:41:39 GMT -5 Lucky said:

Apr 19, 2010 16:54:53 GMT -5 Habs said:

It is a play on words, referring to a manually activate riffle.

But... no one on this team owns a gun.

Actually, they do own guns, they just don't need to use them.... :

It's just that like Jobber, finding names that makes sense isn't my forte!

[The Canadian Content]

Sorry, Habsy, but I can't vote for a team that has Black Bolt and Hulk on it. Black Bolt helped shoot Hulk into space, and Hulk later tried to murder Black Bolt. I don't see them getting along. On top of that, I'll bring up the problem I had last year with Gladator: he works solely for the Shi'ar Empress. So, unless this team is employed by the Shi'ar, he doesn't fit. (Not to mention that most of his time in comics has been spent fighting heroes.)

[Habs]

I see your point Hodgey. If I can try to explain my reasoning behind this team.

I knew we would have what I call "Heavy hitter teams", with Silver Surfer, SuperMan, Thor, Nova, etc... This is my counter to those teams.

I see them has a team assembled to save the Universe or something of that magnitude, against invading forces or super beings (Galactus or whatnot). The type of story where you would have the Watcher there to witness. You have heroes of different origins, teaming up for this one mission. The simple fact of what's in stake makes the team possible. Will there be tensions, absolutely, but that make great story telling doesn't it?

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Kinda like Spidey and Venom needing to team up to take on Carnage.

[Deadly]

Bolt Action and The Authorities.