3rd Anniversary

The end of April marked the third anniversary of the popular online game City of Heroes (if I'm not careful, I'm going to have to re-theme my blog to C0H). To celebrate, the team at NCSoft threw a party at Pocket D, complete with live DJ's from w00tradio.net. VIP attendees included Positron, War Witch, Back Alley Brawler, Ex_Libris, and Lighthouse, City of Heroes game developers (Hey, Statesman! War Witch says she wants hair that bounces!)
There was dancing, bongo-playing, and costume contests (I won one for my outstanding alter-ego costume, my tux with tails), as well as trivia contests broadcast over w00tradio.
Back Alley Brawler entertained in the ring against hordes of Rikti monkeys and clones of himself. For those who wished to brave the maze, w00tradio sponsored the W00t Radio Maze of DOOOM! And for those whose interests were more outdoorsy, Positron opened up the Ski Chalet, which floated outside Pocket D, protected by a giant rotating force field.
As many as 8 Pocket D's were open at one time, to accomodate the multitudes of superheroes and villains.

So You Want to be a Comic Book Superhero?

Too late. At least, it's too late for you to be a superhero in the comic book I submitted to the City of Heroes Comic Book Creator contest. You'll have to go make your own comic. Creative Labs is sponsoring the contest, which consists of taking in-game screenshots and then using them to tell a 3-7 page story in a comic book format. For those who don't have Comic Book Creator, you can get a trial copy at Hypercomics.com. And if for some weird reason you're not already playing City of Heroes, well, hie on over to plaync.com for a 14-day free trial. You'll be wearing tights and a cape in no time at all (assuming you can decide on a costume, out of the literally millions of combinations).