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Looking For Quacks In The Pavement

Author: Karel Kerezman

  • Almost there? Really?

    I don’t know about you… okay, I may not even know you… but if you’re anything like me (namely flat out exhausted) you’re looking forward to crossing the Blogathon finish line.

    But hey, I did it. I raised somewhere in the area of $150 (there were at least two “premature donations” that didn’t get sponsorship credit), and I stayed awake long enough to do it. Another half hour and I can go to bed. Luckily, bed is about three feet away. Heh.

    After the finish-line post, you won’t see me again until some time Monday. I’m sure you’ll manage. See ya!

  • CoH Roster: Mute Aunt

    We don’t know if she has much to say, but we know that Mute Aunt is proving effective and useful as a contributing hero in Paragon City. Her mutant abilities are manifested as kinetic powers and radiation blasts, and she’s currently at Security Level 23.


    Here we see her metallic skin…


    …and here, her chitinous skin with insect-style cape.

  • CoH Roster: ProPaine

    ProPaine is a young man who enjoys lighting a fire under evildoers. This Controller is currently only at Security Level 8.


    Big and conspicuous, this costume reads “Danger” to even the most clueless of criminals.

  • CoH Roster: Ragnaroq

    Another somewhat mysterious personage is the man who calls himself Ragnaroq. The Q, apparently, is significant. He’s an elementalist magician who specializes in manipulating weather-like phenomenon; he also dabbles in dark magics for offensive use. Ragnaroq is at Security Level 20.


    He started out with a fairly simple, if ornately decorated, suit of clothes.


    The cape doesn’t change the fact that his overall look isn’t much different from before. Consistency isn’t a bad thing, of course.

  • CoH Roster: Spiny Echidna

    Little is known about this oddly-deformed martial artist with the quick reflexes. He’s merely at Security Level 11, and hasn’t been seen in Paragon City very often of late.


    At least we can guess where his name comes from.

  • Toy Matinee

    This is the album that my old buddy Steve and I bought solely because of a tiny article in Tower Records’ “Pulse” magazine. It told of a new band whose writers’ chief influences covered the gamut of everything Steve and I liked.

    Oddly enough, we weren’t disappointed. “Toy Matinee” is a great pop record. It’s got some of the snappiest lyrics anywhere, it’s chock full of catchy beats and nifty hooks, and it tugs at your emotions. “Last Plane Out” and “Turn It On Salvador” are brilliantly smirking pieces. “The Toy Matinee” is a gorgeously sad song, and one of my all time favorites all on its own. “Queen of Misery” and “There Was A Little Boy” are a bit dark, while “We Always Come Home” is gentle and homey in a non-tacky way.

    I love this album, and I always intended to save the best for last. (Sure, nobody’s awake to see it. It’s the principle of the thing, donchaknow?) The promo contains parts of “Last Plane Out,” “Queen of Misery,” “The Toy Matinee” and “We Always Come Home.” Enjoy, please, won’t you?

    Toy Matinee promo

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