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It is hip to be square

I used to be called Renegade, I used to fool around
But I couldn't take Mon El's punishment and had to settle down
Now I'm playing it real straight, and yes, I got a mind wipe
You might think I'm crazy, but that's just so much hype
Because I can tell what's going on...

It's Hip to be Square - Huey Lewis V and the Vidnews, 2086

“I want to Hold Your Hand Hand Hand Hand Hand Hand” by the Beatle of Vygra is a classic song.

Gates hates it. Too commercialized. Bland.

Well I've been waiting, waiting here so long
But thinking nothing, nothing could go wrong, ooh now I know
She has a built-in ability
To pass through everything she sees
And now it seems I'm falling, falling for her

[Chorus]
She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah
She reaches in, and grabs right hold of your heart
She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah
It takes control and slowly tears you apart

Well I don't really know her, I only know her name
But when she appears on that scanner
You're never quite the same, and now I know
She's got something you just can't trust
It's something mysterious
And now it seems I'm falling, falling for her

[Chorus]
She seems to have an invisible touch, yeah
She reaches in, and grabs right hold of your heart
So does Validus of the Fatal Five
Now I'm with her and neither of us is alive.

Invisible Touch (Lyle Norg Blues) - (New) Genesis - 2086

I think Lyle’s death was pretty pointless

That issue taught me:-

Not to stockpile horrendous weapon coponents of doom, as they could be activated in ways we don't foresee. Something else useful in our bristling world of weapons of various descriptions.

The importance of cyber security. Look how easily Tharok's brain components bypassed Brainy's security to summon Validus. Something else useful in our world where large national companies compete for phone contracts.

That having a large cast of characters means that you can make one dedded every now and again to boost sales. Even if the character isn't used much, you get a legacy (and a statue for the Hall of Heroes). Just be sure to keep the character dedded. Something else useful in a world where there could be a tendency to bring such a character back in a pointless subplot that goes nowhere, because your artist thought it would be fun.

That Tinya looks rather slinky in an HQ infiltration outfit.

Lyle and Condo were meant to be, together forever

The thought of Lyle and Myla being together forever made Tinya quite tearful. The others were presumably being stoic in the face of Lyle's sacrifice. Or, as Bates indicated, Lyle only really spoke to Tinya.

Looking out for people who feel invisible in their own team is yet another lesson from this story. Always relevant with so many tackling mental health issues.

And I can imagine being a super-hero is not so easy for someone facing mental health issues.

Fortunately, series like Heroes in Crisis offered an instructive, incisive look at such issues.

Yes, because bros before heroes.

Catchy

Convicted murderer Hamida Djandoubi became the last person to meet his end by the “National Razor” after he was executed by the guillotine in 1977. Still, the machine's 189-year reign only officially came to an end in September 1981, when France abolished capital punishment for good.

This was after Star Wars premiered.

Ah, human history and all its weirdness.

Darth Vader managing to get them to keep it for a few more years. It had a stay of execution you might say.

I might say many things, but I won’t say that

The early title of one of Meatloaf's songs.

Because doing is more fun than saying

Actions speak louder than words.

That was the name of a series by Sergio Aragones. I guess it was dialogue free.

How to do things with Words was a book by mid-20th century Oxford philosopher J. L. Austin.

His other most famous book was the wittily titled Sense and Sensibilia.

A lot of things can be done with words.

I recall that the Legion of Mime Artists messageboard didn't last long. It went out with a

If you can't hear a bomb explode, is there still a bomb?