look it up on yahoo groups, its called “EARTHS MIGHTIEST RPG”

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/earthsmightiestrpg/

Timmy!

Originally, I had a different character and a much bigger column planned, but time constraints made me throw something else in instead. I’d been thinking about obscure but neat Marvel characters earlier, and figured Gilgamesh was cool enough for a quick Friday column. Also, he sort-of led into the next day’s featured creator.

I guess not every column can be a winner. Heh.

But it seems to me that it doesn’t really matter which character was in that comic.

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Bill is probably just tired of people banging on him when he highlights obscure characters.

I’ve been reading faithfully for awhile now, and I don’t see much ‘banging’ in that regard. Personally, I love it when the column introduces me to a cool character I’d never have come across otherwise (Monkeyman & O’Brien come immediately to mind).

(Which always baffles me – if you don’t like obscure characters, why are you reading this column?)

Because it isn’t entitles ’365 Obscure Characters’? Or, for that matter, ’365 Obscure Reasons to Love Comics?’

Look, it was probably just a minor snit fit and never warranted my making it an issue in the first place. On the other hand, as far as I’m concerned one of the greatest things about this column is its intensely participatory nature.

Everybody has their own definition of loving comics, including Bill, and watching them interact is never less than interesting. I’d really hate that to be discouraged.

Cap promptly handed in his uniform and shield, and designed himself a new identity as “The Captain” (shield by Tony Stark.) Meanwhile, the feds found a new Captain America, an “edgy” super-hero called the Super-Patriot who’d been setting himself up as a rival to Captain America, and instead wound up being him.

Eventually, the whole thing turned out to be a plot of the Red Skull, Cap returned to his former identity, and the new Cap wound up becoming the USAgent.

Bill is probably just tired of people banging on him when he highlights obscure characters. (Which always baffles me – if you don’t like obscure characters, why are you reading this column?)

I’m more interested in Cap wearing a black costume and being labeled as ‘The Captain’. What’s the story on that? That looks pretty cool to me.

I remember when Gilgamesh joined the team. Never really liked him, only because he seemed so duplicative. Mythical strong guy? We already had Thor and Hercules. But hey, it’s good to see him pop up again…true to his name, I had forgotten all about his short-lived Avengers run.

How about you either a]Retitle the column ’365 Reasons Why *I* Love Comics’ or b]Skip the defensive commentary and let us react to each entry in our own way, eh?