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Comics Today Just take a look at where comics are going today. We’re finally getting beyond the setbacks of the fifties, and delving into some real hard-core shit. Independent companies are sprouting up everywhere, and even the mainstream companies occasionally take a few chances with non-standard ideas. So start getting into this stuff! Robot rights? Space-Mutant Rights? Abortion? Sexism? Racism? New World Language Barriers? You won’t solve the problems of the world playing a role-playing game over beer and pizza, but you will have a damn good time. You know, you can do whatever you want with this game system. You want a game where men run around like testosterone-crazed idiots, and women have large breast sizes and no mental capacity? Hey, it’s your world. But... Take a look at what can really be done in the superhero genre. Take a look at Grant Morrison’s Doom Patrol, or Perez’s Wonder Woman. And for God’s sake, take a look at some of the independents out there. |
If you want to know what we were thinking about during the playtesting of this game, here are some clues. The first list is a Role-Playing Bibliography, a list of adventures and articles that we found useful while playing and creating Men and Supermen. The second is a list of the comics, movies, and books that have influenced the things I want Men and Supermen to do.