Fusion #6 Page 4

EssayBee on May 29, 2012

Here's page 4 of Fusion #6, and, as you folks figured, a familiar face makes a return. (If you don't remember who Major Power is or are just recently joining us, see Issue #4.)

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takoyama at 5:21AM, May 14, 2016

@Phantom64 the government isn't the government its made of people, we have a lot of change in our politicians thank goodness so a Govt as a shadowy cabal is possible you only need a few bad apples say a Nixon administration to cause a little trouble while in power.

EssayBee at 8:58PM, May 31, 2012

Phantom64--No need to worry: it's not really a spoiler to tell you that the government is not the bad guy here. And as Tssha pointed out, there have been stories where the superheroes take over and become the villains (which will likewise be touched on in the first 10 pages of this issue).

Tssha at 7:33PM, May 31, 2012

@Phantom64 It's not so much they're evil as they're against the superheroes. Partly it's because they don't trust them, but mostly it's fear that if they decide to turn against you, you don't have any defence against them. There've been more than a few superhero stories where the heroes are the villains (i.e. alternate universes or time-travel to the future), who overturned governments and took over, making life peaceful and orderly but stifling people's freedoms. So, those folks aren't 100% wrong either. They see themselves as doing a service for the people they work for, a.k.a. the United States voter who likes apple pie, a good baseball game and open and honest elections. They're more antagonist than villain, even if sometimes they work with villains. I guess I don't see it so black and white.

Phantom64 at 6:40PM, May 31, 2012

(Sigh) Of course the evil clone superhero who's the antagonist of the free willing superheroes is an agent of the "big bad US Government." I'm sorry but I am so sick of this overused and annoying plot of the Government being the bad guys. Its not working with America's Got Powers (and they crank up the evil with the military and govt. characters to freaking 11), and I don't think it will come off as pretentious here too unless you write something really interesting. I'm sorry its a pet peeve of mine, I'm not a blind patriotic moron, but I don't see my Govt as this shadowy cabal that wants to rule all. And I just feel using the Govt. as a villain in comics just comes off as lazy and pretentious.

EssayBee at 11:58AM, May 31, 2012

Tssha--You're concerns are right on the money and will be addressed over the next few pages. Needless to say, this public reveal of the major is a carefully calculated maneuver, and his suit and rhetoric are obviously a part of the propaganda machine at work.

Tssha at 10:53AM, May 31, 2012

Speaking on behalf of a significant portion of the TV audience watching this at home, I've gotta say, this guy creeps me out. He looks just like Captain Stupendous, sounds just like Captain Stupendous, but wears a different uniform and has adopted a new moniker. Quite frankly, if the TV audience isn't slightly creeped out by this development, then they're obviously not paying attention, or they aren't considering the implications. While I wouldn't put this past a significant proportion of the TV audience, I'd say the rest are wondering just where the heck this guy came from and are wondering if uncomfortable, ethically questionable, and possibly illegal shenanigans are afoot.