Totally Naked Man Red and Blue
Totally Naked Commentary
I need to point out that I’m a big Masters of the Universe Fan. The Yellow Skull’s look is based on Skeletor. The coloring of the Blue Totally Naked Man is the color schematics for Fakor, the evil duplicate robot of He-Man.
The Real-Life Supervillains (RLSV) were a notorious online group notorious for mocking the Real Life Superheroes (RLSH) community. These individuals, often seen as nerds, found it easy to target and ridicule members of the RLSH, exploiting their vulnerabilities. I personally faced a lot of unanticipated ridicule from them. The RLSH community tolerated these individuals because some of their criticisms seemed valid, reflecting thoughts that many heroes secretly harbored.
Over time, I realized that criticism for its own sake is merely one person insulting another. There was never going to be a fusion of ideas because these individuals were more interested in trolling the geek culture online. They wanted to be part of the spectacle without being labeled as part of it. This experience led me to assume, and continue to assume, that anyone calling themselves a Real-Life Supervillain is likely a jerk in real life. An example of my assumptions being validated is the actions of The White Skull.
The White Skull would troll ineffective RLSH while supporting the competent ones. Despite his trolling, The White Skull offered some valid criticisms and constructive feedback, which earned him a place in my social circle.
There were several sites that younger kids were joining, such as the Heroes Network. Eventually, it was revealed that these forums had pedophiles and abusers as administrators. Another site, The Earth Agents, was run by an older man, sometimes talked about killing a person of color in Indiana as his brand of vigilante justice. As the Real-Life Superhero concept gained mainstream attention, I felt it was time to clean house. I indirectly asked The White Skull for help, which upset him. Skull believed I was acting like a fascist, suppressing free speech. This led him to create a video accusing me of being a Nazi. In retaliation, I flagged the video for copyright infringement, as I own the rights to Zetaman and the RLSH logo. This action sparked another online conflict, making me appear as the bad guy.
There were indeed some very bad people with influence. From an outsider’s perspective, it might have looked like I was being a dictator. Perhaps both perspectives are true, but I will always choose to protect young people over those who exploit them.
Eventually, I retired. Later, I heard that The White Skull had passed away. Despite my feelings towards him, I didn’t want him to die and felt genuinely sad. His wife even created a Kickstarter for funeral expenses, which was heartbreaking.
However, it was discovered that Skull had faked his death online. He claimed it was to test people’s gullibility, but I don’t believe this story. What kind of person fakes their death for internet attention?
Creating comics has always been my way of making sense of the world. There are many things that confuse me, and others that frustrate and anger me. My comics serve as my coping mechanism. I was often bothered by people within my social circle, and one way I dealt with these unpleasant individuals was by diminishing their importance. I learned this tactic from a villain named Lord Malignance. By turning these people into colorful and absurd cartoon characters, I was able to put them into perspective. They are just like cartoon characters.
Characters like The Yellow Skull and other villains such as The Roach serve as filler villains in my stories. When I need a quick joke or an easy win for the heroes, I insert these “villain jobbers.” In real life, most of these people were never a real threat to me beyond their childish armchair insults and ridiculous conspiracy theories. They were just placeholders, filling time until something more interesting happens.
