Welcome to the home of Super Earth

The following posts showcase the line of characters I've created or deigned worthy of belonging to my all inclusive universe of heroes called "Super Earth."

All of these characters were created by me. Most of the designs are of my own creation as well. Some of the designs are not. Through my course of creating micros, there has been a lot of discussion over creator's "rights" as far as credit is concerned. To be honest, in my humble opinion, if your characters or designs are not copyrighted, then there is no real "legal" obligation on my part. There are some designs out there that I DO like, and I will use them in my own creations. If you see some of your designs, or the designs of someone you know in my work, take it as a sign of respect that I liked the design so much, I used it in my own little universe. Do not request micros be taken down. They will not. Do not request credit. If I can remember to whom the credit should be given, then I will give it. If not, too bad. If all of this makes you feel uncomfortable, then you don't have to visit my site...

For the most part, just enjoy these creations for what they are. I'm not making ANY money off of these—I'm just doing this for fun. SO, you have fun as well.

Tell me what you think, and enjoy SUPER EARTH

DO NOT POST THESE MICROS ON ANY OTHER SITE!

Monday, February 27, 2012

Crimson Crusaders - Part One

So, I'm starting a new batch of characters for a team called the "Crimson Crusaders". This team has a long LONG history. Not as a story, but, as a concept created by me.

I created the Crusaders my sophomore year in High School. That puts the team inception right around 1987-1988. They were initially to be like the Squadron Supreme, and as a companion to the Avengers. Initially, they had a reformed Mole Man and Speedball as members.
As times changed, Speedball was taken by the New Warriors, and I became less interested in creating material for a "Marvel Universe", but, obviously wanted to create my own universe. At that time, I had not created "Super Earth" yet, which would come later with Captain Jupiter. Also, the Clandestine character, Crimson Crusader, had not been published yet, so I still had an original team name.
The cast of characters changed over time, and finally settled on the current lineup late in the 90s, or early in 2000.

Livewire
Bombshell
Freezeframe
Stagedive
Alterego
Foresight
Breakthrough

All of these names were conceived in the 90s, BUT, none of the character designs. NONE of them had costumes. I had/have no idea what these characters looked/look like at all. SO, as of RIGHT NOW, I am going to attempt to give life to these names with actual characters to look at. Hopefully this works out, but, as time passes, maybe things will change. MAYBE....

Livewire

This character design is a direct translation of a character created by Ascaron. I have always loved the design, and decided to incorporate this design into my universe. I do not know who Ascaron is, but, I hope he enjoys seeing his design in a new light.

Freezeframe

Originally a re-design of Santi's Iceman, I've changed him to a character with essentially the same powers. He has the ability to freeze opponents with extreme cold so they instantly stop in place. I still don't know how he does this without killing his opponent, because freezing someone would cause their cellular walls to burst when freezing and thawing. The cellular membranes can't handle the stress...

Foresight

This costume design is influenced by the character "Cannonbolt" from Ben10. I simply like the design... He has the ability to see what his opponent will do 4-5 seconds into the future. He can predict and track their actions. This power isn't natural, he gets it from the bulbs on his body, which are linked to his brain. He is trained in martial arts, has incredible stamina and strength, and is extremely intelligent...

SO, there you have 3 members. Four to go. I start a new job on Wednesday, and I am currently suffering from "mouse shoulder" (has anyone else had this ailment?), so I probably won't get this set completely finished until later in the week. Of course, I could be wrong, but, we'll see...

HONESTLY, with my use of previous/others designs, tell me what you think. Do these characters work? What are your thoughts. The blog has a comments section for a reason! ;)

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