Starbolts #707: The Brain of the Office

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    This week we finally learn who the real brain of the office is! Doug here has a superhuman intellect and it's amplified when he's hooked up to this crazy contraption. Why did Cyclone Consulting hook him up to the crazy thing? It seems a bit excessive doesn't it? I guess it's sort of the point. They're on a quest for perfection and studying Doug would help them attain their goal. Poor guy will realize soon enough that Cyclone Consulting also isn't his friend! 

    At least now we've learned how this group got tangled up with Cyclone Consulting in the first place. They all wanted to be Starbolts and were on their way to the Academy to sign up for classes when Roger Stevens stopped them before they headed to the admissions office. Remember, he was on campus and was also a teacher. So, it stands to reason that he could conceivably stop new students from being admitted AND had them join Cyclone. The worst part is he did it right under our heroes' noses. There really is no rock bottom for Roger is there? He just keeps going lower and lower.

    I also wanted to put a new spin on the fights with Remy and Babs. They really didn't want to fight the Starbolts to begin with. I don't know if it's true for the others on the team. But, I think once the dust settles those two may be admitted to the real academy. I'm not sure on the others. I think they'd fit right in. Time will tell on that front.

   Next time we'll see how things go when M'anta and the others show up to help take down Cyclone Consulting. Don't think for a second that this is the end. Don't forget Roger Stevens is running for President with an android version of Crystal as his running mate. Things will be heated for sure. 

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Starbolts #706: Stolen Identity

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   Looks like our heroes definitely have their hands full! Not only did the android version of Crystal effectively stole the real Crystal's background they have to deal with rogue metahumans and a few Sentinel drones. You might say this is yet another day at the office for the Starbolts and you might be right. However, things are a little different now that Roger officially announced his candidacy. They'd have to take him out before the primary and before he can get any political momentum.

    Unfortunately, Roger is a former superhero and a popular one at that. By taking in a Lady Liberty as a running mate, he's pretty much assured a place in politics. Let's see if our heroes can stop them before it's too late!

    Meanwhile, we've been introduced to another new metahuman. This one's name is Inque and he's from New Orleans like a certain Cajun member of the X-Men. The only difference is that the X-Man known as Gambit actually has scruples, morality and is a decent guy despite his criminal background. Inque here doesn't seem to have any of that. We'll see how Crystal deals with him next comic. We'll also be seeing how Marcus handles the speedy lady.

    For now let's keep the faith and hope that our heroes can get out of this mess! By my estimate there's still one metahuman on that team whose powers I haven't revealed yet. I'm still trying to figure it out. I wanted to make him a master of magnetism. But, I don't know. I'll have to think about it. 

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Starbolts #705: Saving America

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    Well, this is an interesting turn of events! The Lady Liberty bot is going to be Roger's vice presidential hopeful in his race for the White House. Interesting because the real Crystal is a bit too young to be vice president. She's like twenty-six years old at this point. It'll be mentioned in the next comic for sure. I'm sure people will focus on her age more than the fact that the Lady Liberty running with Roger is actually an alien android. Yeah. If you know anything about politics, it's always ONE issue that people will focus on the most and it's never the most obvious issue with a candidate.

    Either way, I don't think they'll have a leg in this race. They might not even make it to Election Day. We'll see how things go. Right now it looks like Roger wants to take his message to the national stage.

    This week I've introduced us to Jamal. Jamal is the magic user on this new team of metahumans. But, is he really a magic user? That's hard to say. He's really a metahuman who can tap into magical energies and make it look like he's a magic user. It's a strange power and it's currently unknown what the extent of his abilities are. 

    It's also interesting to note that Roger appears to look normal to everyone else even the reader. The events of last week's comic left him cursed. He now sees his old enemy Jade Skull when he looks at himself in the mirror. Creepy, I know. I suppose it could really just be an after effect of having Jade Skull's spirit inside of him. I'm not 100% sure what Medea and the original Iron Eagle did to him. But, I do know that he's now cursed. Will he lash out? It's hard to say. Stay tuned as we tag along with Roger on the campaign trail!

 

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