Dr. Metropolis:
They say you are the living embodiment of the city, that you instinctively understand Freedom City on a level that the rest of us can't even comprehend. And after seeing the wonders you wrought rebuilding the city after the Terminus invasion during the 1990s, it's obvious that they are right. You know this city, you know what's right for it, even if you won't take a political stand against the stagnating malignancy that is the Michael O'Conner administration.
We know you have the city's best interests at heart which is why I urge you to break your affiliation with the Freedom League. Our city has borne the brunt of countless extraplaner, extraterrestrial, and even subterranean invasions and yet the Freedom League has abandoned us to our fate, abandoned this city to its fate so that they can secret themselves away in their Lighthouse.
In leaving, they betrayed us. You though, you are still here. You understand why this is the greatest city on Earth, and that's why you must sever your ties to the Freedom League. Your place is here, not on some space station, not in the depths of space. It's here.
We need you. Your city needs you. Your city understands you. The League does not.
Sincerely,
Infinity Lord
Editor
The Constant Sentinel
Wednesday, May 2, 2007
Saturday, April 21, 2007
Centurion: Earth's Deadest Hero
Centurion … Earth's Greatest Hero? Right, more like Earth's deadest hero!
The planet's greatest champion died fighting Omega and his legions on April 21, 1993. Omega had opened a portal from Terminus to Freedom City and sent hundreds -- no thousands -- of shock troopers through trying to establish a beachhead he could us to conquer Earth.
Centurion led the Freedom League in their counterstrike against Omega, and he landed the blow that shattered Terminus' dictator's containment suit. The energy backlash killed Centurion instantly, but allowed the rest of the Freedom League to drive the villain back through the gate.
That was 14 long years ago, Fourteen years without that famous fry of "Defeat to Tyrants!" Fourteen years Fourteen years without the sight of the sun glinting off his golden armor as he flies over the city. Fourteen years of lesser heroes dying and coming back from the dead. Fourteen years rotting in a tomb.
Pathetic.
Don't get me wrong -- Centurion was great in his day, one of the best if not the best. But real heroes don't stay dead. Real heroes do the Lazarus thing three or four times in their careers … and clones or androids or whatever other knock off has crawled out of the ooze this week doesn't count.
Real heroes don't let their fans down. And it's as simple as that.
Thursday, April 19, 2007
Freedom Hall: Butt Ugly After All These Years
So they destroyed Freedom Hall back in 2001, which on top of 9/11, well, that was just too frakking horrible. Sure, Daedalus was able to stop them from rampaging through the rest of the city (or so says the official history ... I agree with DRUDGE that there was more going on there), but the Hall was utterly destroyed.
The League rebuilt it almost immediately, bigger and "better", and beating the "Freedom Tower" by a half-dozen years.
They should have taken their time. 'Cause lets face it, it's a gilded pig. They threw up a trapezoid, plated it in frakking gold -- gold! -- and called it done. Let's face it, they didn't care because they knew they wouldn't be living there. They just let some trained monkeys throw crap at a paper, ok'd the design, and let that monstrocity be built knowing that their freaking space station would be done by 2005.
Now they're up there in the Lighthouse, and as far as their concerned, Freedom City is a second-class protectorate. They're too busy saving the world to give a rat's ass about us, and the craptacular Freedom Hall.
I say we take of and frakking nuke the thing from orbit, kick out the League, recruit some new heroes who care about our city and build a superhero headquarters worthy of Freedom City!
Mr. Metropolis ... tear down these walls!
The League rebuilt it almost immediately, bigger and "better", and beating the "Freedom Tower" by a half-dozen years.
They should have taken their time. 'Cause lets face it, it's a gilded pig. They threw up a trapezoid, plated it in frakking gold -- gold! -- and called it done. Let's face it, they didn't care because they knew they wouldn't be living there. They just let some trained monkeys throw crap at a paper, ok'd the design, and let that monstrocity be built knowing that their freaking space station would be done by 2005.
Now they're up there in the Lighthouse, and as far as their concerned, Freedom City is a second-class protectorate. They're too busy saving the world to give a rat's ass about us, and the craptacular Freedom Hall.
I say we take of and frakking nuke the thing from orbit, kick out the League, recruit some new heroes who care about our city and build a superhero headquarters worthy of Freedom City!
Mr. Metropolis ... tear down these walls!
Tuesday, November 1, 2005
A Public Apology to Freedom City
Citizens of Freedom City,
As you all know by know, a few days ago this blog announced the winner of our Sexiest Villain contest. At the time, we had no idea that Gwen Nugent had been given access to the Internet during her extended stay at the Mount Snow Mental Care Facility, nor did we realize that reading this simple blog post could trigger her transformation into the Hellqueen, resulting in the destruction of said facility and the subsequent plane-shifting of the Riverside Starbucks and the eight blocks surrounding it to Limbo.
We apologize for any discomfort or distress this may have caused the citizens of our fair city, and would like to sincerely thank Reason, the Analytical Sorcerer, for returning us and the Starbucks to this reality and defeating Hellqueen's plans to transform all of Freedom City's males into her personal demoic sex slaves, which sounded much cooler than it actually was.
Once again, we apologize.
The Staff of the Constant Sentinel
As you all know by know, a few days ago this blog announced the winner of our Sexiest Villain contest. At the time, we had no idea that Gwen Nugent had been given access to the Internet during her extended stay at the Mount Snow Mental Care Facility, nor did we realize that reading this simple blog post could trigger her transformation into the Hellqueen, resulting in the destruction of said facility and the subsequent plane-shifting of the Riverside Starbucks and the eight blocks surrounding it to Limbo.
We apologize for any discomfort or distress this may have caused the citizens of our fair city, and would like to sincerely thank Reason, the Analytical Sorcerer, for returning us and the Starbucks to this reality and defeating Hellqueen's plans to transform all of Freedom City's males into her personal demoic sex slaves, which sounded much cooler than it actually was.
Once again, we apologize.
The Staff of the Constant Sentinel
Sunday, October 23, 2005
Sexiest Villain Contest Winner: Hellqueen
Last month, we started an online poll asking you to vote for the sexiest villain to ever threaten Freedom City. Well, the votes are in, and the winner is ...
Hellqueen
That's right -- Her Demonic Hotness herself, the woman who loved Captain Thunder so much she went to the Abyss and back for him, is our winner. Granted, her headcase alter ego Gwen Nugent has all the sex appeal of a mouse, but when she's infused with demonic power and wearing those fishnet stockings, well, it just goes to show that hell is very, very hot.
Please read our public apology about this post -- Ed.
Hellqueen
That's right -- Her Demonic Hotness herself, the woman who loved Captain Thunder so much she went to the Abyss and back for him, is our winner. Granted, her headcase alter ego Gwen Nugent has all the sex appeal of a mouse, but when she's infused with demonic power and wearing those fishnet stockings, well, it just goes to show that hell is very, very hot.
Please read our public apology about this post -- Ed.
Wednesday, March 2, 2005
Rock On
It appears Freedom City has another new hero, which is just as well given that the Freedom League has seen fit to abandon us.
Yesterday we received reports of a huge brawl that broke out in the warehouse district between the rock-plated juggernaut Granite (he of Factor Four fame) and a gray-skinned giant named, well, Gray. The fight began after Granite stole $1.5 million in diamonds from a Southside warehouse and began crashing his way through a hastily erected police barricade.
No one knows where this new hero came from, but he showed up within minutes, and immediately began to put the smack down on Granite. The fight destroyed two city buildings, but it ended with Granite unconscious, the diamonds recovered, and the city with a new hero.
He may not be imaginative, but he sure as hell is strong. Welcome to Freedom City, Mr. Gray!
Yesterday we received reports of a huge brawl that broke out in the warehouse district between the rock-plated juggernaut Granite (he of Factor Four fame) and a gray-skinned giant named, well, Gray. The fight began after Granite stole $1.5 million in diamonds from a Southside warehouse and began crashing his way through a hastily erected police barricade.
No one knows where this new hero came from, but he showed up within minutes, and immediately began to put the smack down on Granite. The fight destroyed two city buildings, but it ended with Granite unconscious, the diamonds recovered, and the city with a new hero.
He may not be imaginative, but he sure as hell is strong. Welcome to Freedom City, Mr. Gray!
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