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Another one of these meme things passed on from Infinite Thought. Before we start I shall just point out that, contrary to IT’s slur, I do not spend most of my time thinking about this sort of stuff; my days are taken up with pondering the question of Being. Right, now we’ve got that sorted out:

If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why? (Assume you also get baseline superhero enhancements like moderately increased strength, endurance and agility.)

Doom Patrol’s Crazy Jane’s ability to turn into the Scarlet Harlot because it looks like lots of fun.


Which, if any, 'existing' superhero(es) do you fancy, and why?

Venus Blue Genes from 2000AD’s Rogue Trooper.

Why? She’s a heavily muscled, blue-skinned, blank-eyed, Mohawk dressed in scanty combat gear. What is there not to fancy?

Come to think of it, that would let Rogue in too. He’d have to leave his annoying biochipped talking equipment behind though.

Which, if any, 'existing' superhero(es) do you hate?

This is a big list, but the top two have to be Captain Marvel (the Big Red Cheese, not the Kree warrior) and Krypto the Superdog.

OK, here's the tough one. What would your superhero name be? (No prefab porn-name formulas here, you have to make up the name you think you'd be proud to mask under.)

Not tough at all because several years ago I was anointed with a superhero name by a psychedelically enhanced visionary from the Wastelands of the North - Pagan Boy.

For extra credit: Is there an 'existing' superhero with whom you identify/whom you would like to be?

I’m not sure whether he’s really a superhero, but Waldo ‘Diminished Responsibility’ Dobbs certainly has a lifestyle that I envy.


Pass it on. Three people please, and why they're the wind beneath your wings.

Aargh! I picked two people for the last one of these things who would have been much better for this one, and it seems a bit much to pick them again. Never mind, I’ll go for
Old Rottenhat because there are loads of them so someone is bound to want to do it.
Rochenko because he has a picture of Big Ben, The Man with No Time for Crime on his blog and might need a break from all the serious stuff.
Loki because people who dream should be able to come up with answers to questions like these without too much hassle.