SW10/REVIEW: Catalog of Earths, 2016 Update #5 of 5: Recently-Discovered Universes

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On Sunday, January 1, 2017 at 9:30:38 PM UTC-5, Scott Eiler wrote:
> --- PART 5: Recently-Discovered Universes ---
> 
> UNIVERSE: The "DiVerse"
> 
> - Type:  Mystic
> 
> - Chronicler:  Colin ("DeuceXM")
> 
> - Chronicler's Web Site:  http://lastlibrary.tumblr.com/
> 
> - Activity:  occasional
> 
> - Relevance:  Major (increased from Intermediate last year).  Could 
> interact with the Council.
> 
> - Threat Analysis:  Intermediate.  The activity happens on multiple 
> worlds, including at least one Earthlike world with heroes, and one 
> interplanetary world with Earthlike and Godlike members.
> 
> - Recommendation:  Monitor.
> 
> - Critique: The center of action moves around.  The action is well 
> written, and always on human level.  "Jetbird and the Kid" continue, and 
> is at the point of excitement.  "Captain Calamity" has shown up in the 
> last year; it's a start.  "Systemic" has also shown up; it shows great 
> promise.  This universe is full of promise... but not much action yet. 
> Exactly like, starting stories but not finishing them.
> 
> - Psychovant's Comments:  I see the stories are talking less about 
> Salons and more about Worldbreakers.  So I won't be vacationing there. 
> But maybe this place could do something I'd at least buy the postcards for.
> 
> ---
> 
> UNIVERSE: "The Truth About Fiction"
> 
> - Type:  Superhuman
> 
> - Chronicler:  Michael D. Friedman
> 
> - Chronicler's Web Site:  apparently none
> 
> - Activity:  Inactive.  Noted for historic reasons only.
> 
> - Relevance:  Medium. Could possibly interact with the Council.
> 
> ---
> 
> UNIVERSE:  Eclipse's Earth ("The Girl Who Saved The World")
> 
> - Type:  Superhuman
> 
> - Chronicler:  George Phillies
> 
> - Chronicler's Web Site:  none
> 
> - Activity:  On occasion
> 
> - Relevance:  High.  Could easily interact with the Council.  Indeed, 
> they've taken notice of our omniversal scanning.  So, they're as 
> relevant as their Writer wants them to be...  Lydia Devin once shrugged 
> her shoulders, and crossed universes.  These heroes could too.
> 
> - Threat Analysis:  Major.  The greatest threat on this world is a 
> "Namestone", which has been captured by a young superhuman.  It grants 
> superpowers at the level of minimal "Superboy" -- one who changes the 
> orbit of huge stars -- or higher.  The world powers are deciding how to 
> respond.
> 
> - Recommendation:  As before, we recommend an omniversal quarantine... 
> Their own world has spent the last *two* years deciding how to react to 
> just this *internal* threat.  If we leave it alone, it may wither.  But 
> if we prick it, it may explode.
> 
> - Author's Comment:  They may have a historical explanation for what is 
> going on.  But when you believe history is a superstition, your 
> explanations for the world can be obscure.
> 
> - Critique:  Impressive.  This story mostly distinguishes itself, just 
> by continuing.  This is alternate-universe political drama, with 
> highly-powered superhumans and interesting glimpses of culture.  It is 
> one of the most active storylines we monitor.  Yet it moves really 
> slowly.  Our Heroine has spent the last *year* doing several days of 
> healing.  And sometimes the story gets rewritten and republished.  Is 
> there a definitive version somewhere?  It would be worth re-reading.
> 
> - Psychovant's Comments:  [reduckted] - Heh!  I like that!  But Our Hero 
> is *still* cleaning her barn.  That's been two years now.  Is this just 
> a setup for a role-playing game or something?  Like, Eclipse And Her 
> Amazing Friends?  If so, watch out for the Duck character!
> 
> ---
> 
> Author's Note:  I checked to see if I'd missed something.  Apparently 
> not.  Last year's contributors are all this year has to offer, and some 
> have fallen away.  *cough* Truth About Fiction *cough*
> 
> I promoted the Super Wizard From Space to "Legacy Universes".  Perhaps 
> I'm biased because of that gift which keeps on giving, the Diabolical 
> Devilman.  But Drew mentioned last year, the Super Wizard storyline is 
> hardly Recently-Discovered.
> 
> I got more distracted than usual by all the fireworks and shiny objects 
> on New Year's Eve.  So End-of-Year Reviews has become Start-of-Year 
> Reviews also.  No rule against that...!
> 
> (signed) Scott Eiler, 1 Jan 2017.
> 
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> 
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> 
> - from Archie #617, March 2011, scripted by Alex Simmons.

You really study this stuff.

Dee