Mark 00

I'm doing this for a few reasons; a.) It's been months since I've had a chance to write for fun, there's not much time for it in computer science. b.) I want to get some work published on sites  like bulbapedia and I figure a blog couldn't hurt that endeavour. c.) A recent episode of IGN's "Gamescoop" podcast suggested blogs as a means of getting one's name out there, there being the world of gaming journalistic pursuits, definitely something I'd love to try down the line.


Why are you reading this? (If, in fact, anyone IS reading this.) Maybe you have similar ambitions, maybe you like the font I'm using, maybe I'm making an arse of myself and it's rather fun to watch, all valid maybes. So, since I'm new to this, anyone who does happen to read this, please drop a comment, let me know if you got anything out of it.


First thing that springs to my mind: why are there no, absolutely NO decent Irish super-heroes? Canada gets Wolverine. Now, I don't mean to offend, I'm simply questioning. Ireland has a rich history, in particular of her people travelling to foreign countries and setting down roots. Wolverine is many things, one of which being an amnesia-stricken wanderer. Maybe I could raise the point that this memory loss could be induced by skulling back beverages of an alcoholic nature, raising an age-old backwards notion that all we do is drink. I now raise the point that I believe I speak for everyone when I say that if Wolverine was 2 foot 6, ginger as the sun and constantly half cut, we would be willing to take all of that simply because we had a Wolverine, a proper, badass comic book hero. Our best known comic-book hero? Probably Sean Cassidy. An alcoholic. Who is ginger. Wears green. His codename is "Banshee", as in a spirit from Irish folklore. His power? He screams at things. Oh, and he's dead, at least in the Earth 616 continuity. Somehow, I don't think "Banshee: Origins" is on the cards and rightly so. The character was in "X-men first class", but with zero references to him actually being Irish. So, anyone out there who is considering entering the comics industry, I ask you, please create a valid Irish hero, so years down the line, "Avengers 7" can feature Liam Neeson playing a lankier, pastier, woozier Captain America.


Anyone else feel their region has been left out? Lets hear about it.


-Rick Pow Pow