Comments on: No Man’s Land

By: Nevin

Nevin — Thu, 20 Oct 2005 16:21:04 +0000

Given that this takes place in a superhero story, I think you need to differentiate between “true for our world” and “a logical extension of a world with superpowers”. (”Definitely wrong” would be another category.) I’d say that having armed gangs roam the streets and superheroes protecting them are both exaggerations of our reality, but exactly what would happen if Katrina had happened in the DC universe. Likewise, taking a year to start rebuilding (well, to make significant progress on it, at least) is probably over-optimistic for us, but is expected in the higher-tech superhero world.

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 20:28:10 +0000

On the true/not true spectrum, where do you put the “city made off limits, borders enforced by authorities” factor? On the one hand, there was some rescue work going on at all times, and the Mayor started pushing for people to come back to at least assess the damage pretty early; on the other hand, you have lots of volunteers who wanted to help with search and rescue operations (even with their own boats) being turned away, and incidents like the crowd from the convention center being turned back on the bridge.

By: David Oakes

David Oakes — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 13:06:49 +0000

So what is the mean SCRUBS (”SCRUBS Bar”?) score for NML?

By: Scott

Scott — Wed, 19 Oct 2005 01:23:35 +0000

The total SCRUBS score for NML is an awe-inspiring 90, but half of that is due to the sheer number of issues involved.

By: bob

bob — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:34:05 +0000

If Sean Penn wore a cape, would he qualify under #10?

By: Tom Smith

Tom Smith — Tue, 18 Oct 2005 21:27:50 +0000

I really enjoyed some of the NML stories, especially the Rucka and Brubaker stuff.
I don’t suppose you have the SCRUBS score for it though?