In either case, I had scrapped the idea, but came up with a few new ideas and am trying to semi-resurrect it again. So far all I have is a few notes and the beginnings of the first part in a .txt document. I'd love to actually do this in some kind of comic form, since I don't know how well a completely non-visual medium will work for this, but I don't really have the talents to draw in super hero comic style (if it was a comic for example, it would only really work as far as I'm concerned if the drawings were in the more serious Batman, Spiderman, Superman, X-Men, etc style)
Anyway, here's some snippets from my notes in case any of you are interested in it in any way. Not sure if it'll amount to anything, but... here's the ideas so far. Bonus points for those who can spot the references (most aren't hard though.)
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MAIN NOTES
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THE INFERIOR SUPERIORS
Primary Superhero: Neuroman (Real identity: Coleman Miller)
- can sense evil schemes in his head
EPISODES/CHAPTERS
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Chapter 1 - Heroes of Might and Manic
Coleman Miller arrives in Fair City and meets Captain Ignorance, Lady Eyedrop, and The Mystic Yawner. Using his abilties, the three make him a hero like them, and then together try to discover the cause of a recend trend of genetically enhanced/modified animals that are ravaging the city.
Chapter 2 - Time Doesn't Pay
Coleman discovers the reasons why super heroes can have regular jobs to earn money and also fight crime without getting tired: a special pill invented by respected Doctor Octo Doc for super heroes only that when injested freezes time if the taker is asleep. But when a batch of the pills are stolen by a villain called Anti-Meridian, he changes the formula, allowing him to freeze time while awake to commit crimes unnoticed.
Chapter 3 - 1ups-manship
Two bored scientists accidentally create Alex the Game Master, a being made from genetically altered gaming consoles crossed with genetic material who has the ability to alter the world to be more like a video game in almost any way, including making characters walk only in 2D, creating floating platforms and spikes, etc, and creating minions who start off weak but get stronger as time goes. Can Neuroman and his pals save Fair City from the evil Alex?
Chapter 4 - The Pen Ultimate Challenge
To hold all of Fair City at ransom, tiny robotic villains named Gigatron and Radiowave decide to steal all the pens and pencils in the city, stopping anybody from being able to jot down notes or find a pen when they need one. But can Neuroman sense evil thoughts from mechanical beings to help stop them?
Chapter 5 - Lady and the Camp
It's quiet in Fair City, and when Lady Eyedrop reveals she has never gone camping in her life, Neuroman and a few of the others all agree to take a camping vacation for the weekend together. But are the forests surrounding Fair City any less prone to evil than the city itself?
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HEROES:
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Captain Ignorance -- Never knows what's happening. Arrogant, self-obsessed, perfect, undefeatable super hero, whose only weakness is T-Rex dung. He rarely gets to the scene of the crime though, either due to self-serving stuff he'd rather be doing, or because it takes him so long to get ready for action. Despite ability to fly, likes to take super-fancy, souped up Porsche 911 Turbo Ignormobile to scenes of crime. Has HQ under fabulous mansion, and always takes the Stuperpoles down to it, but it takes about five minutes for him to reach the HQ from the top.
Lady Eyedrop -- Cries acid.
Mystic Yawner -- Makes everybody else around him yawn when he does.
The Human Bomb -- Lives up to his name. Only gets a very short mention in one scene.
Democratrix -- Democratic dominatrix.
Major Republican -- Goes against the policies of the others in every case. Dislikes Democratrix especially.
Prince Concrete -- Can be as hard as concrete, but not move when he is.
The Redneck Deceiver -- Acts like a redneck but is really intelligent.
Fluxoppossum -- Can literally play dead in very gruesome way, spurting blood, etc
The Chocolate Phantom -- Can morph into the shape of any object but is always a chocolate version of that object.
Commando Pacifist -- An ex-Nam commando who hates to fight but has Vietnam flashbacks.
Timefist -- His left fist can knock anybody into next week, while his right fist can knock anybody back to the stone-age.
The Ineffectual Four:
- Visible Woman -- Woman that can make herself visible, but is normally invisible.
- The Human Torque -- A man that can transfer his personality and soul into any nearby vehicle, leaving his human body useless while he's in there, and he has to be within 5 metres of it to return back.
- Insulation Thing -- A walking piece of giant asbestos.
- Stretch Lame-o -- Can turn skin and muscles into rubber and stretch, but in doing so dislocates so many bones that he's useless for about a week.
Cypherclops - Hero that can shoot laser beams out of his eyes, but is totally blind due to that power.
Le Fleet -- French hero who can run really fast, but always runs AWAY from the villains/battles.
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VILLAINS:
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The Hoe Master -- He dresses like a pimp, but has a garden hoe for a weapon.
Ventrilotwist -- A giant, living ventriloquist dummy that goes around using humans as dummys for revenge.
Lava Lamp -- A lava lamp on wheel with living wax. Wax can excape lamp and morph into anything to do evil deeds, but it must return to lamp within five minutes of leaving or it will go hard.
Pushie -- Lava Lamp's assisitant. Pushes Lava Lamp around and makes sure long extension cord is okay, plugs him into power sources, changes the bulb, etc.
The Anime-izer -- Scientist with a machine that can turn people into Japanese anime characters.
Plastic Commando and the Thermoplasts -- Evil Commando made of plastic with similar plastic soldiers. Has bendable knees and elbows, and weak joints at the hips and shoulders that result in being easily broken and defeated.
The Heartless One -- Incredibly cold, but logical, villain who had a clear plastic dome built into his chest to reveal he has no heart.
Gigatron -- Small, evil robot who is only about the size of a video cassette, but can transform and size-shift into a gigantic, truck-sized pistol. Can't be fired unless there is somebody big enough to pull the trigger though.
Radiowave -- Gigatron's equally-sized accomplice. Only ever says "As you command, Gigatron!" and changes into a giant 80's style walkman.
Margaret Matcher -- Evil, political woman who can turn her hair into fire if she strikes it really hard on an object. The result is temporary though, and she will either suffer enormous headaches or actually be knocked unconcious.
The Mole -- A mole (not the animal type) that is a living parasite villain who jumps from person to person and control their minds for evil deeds.
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OTHER:
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Bob -- Superhero wannabe. Has no powers at all, but pretends he does.
Walther Krontrite -- Reports on super hero stories, but always focusses on the lamest aspect of it, quickly glacing over the interesting stuff as fast as possible to get to focus on the stupid, pointless bits.
Mary-Sue Whatson -- Beautiful, perfect, red-headed girl who purposefully tries to get into danger/get kidnapped by villains so she can get with a super hero. Extremely annoying.
Octo Doc -- The super heroes' resident helpful scientist, who really is a super-intelligent octopus.
Jerry Stanford (aka Handgun) -- Man with guns for hands. Not really a villain, but always gets arrested for mistakes.
Conspirigator -- Man dressed up as an alligator who believes everything is a conspiracy. A very serious mix of a detective, a military man, and a complete nut.
Sheana Miller -- Coleman's sister, whom he stays with in Fair City. Works in one of the city's many laboratories.
I can imagine a typical scene right now...
