Zatanna 1964, and Mental DPS & Controller loadout!

Zatanna 1964, by RUIZBURGOS

As one can see, I'm in the midst of redesigning a few things on the blog (specifically the header, at the moment), so whilst I'm in the middle of re-design, I figured I'd not only post a sample of Mr. RuizBurgos' outstanding retro-magazine artwork, but also post an excellent (and current) Mental DPS & controller load out!  Please do enjoy - I'll see you in-world (those season event sand-dollars won't earn themselves!)

Supergirl, and Atomic DPS Loadout (mid-ranged and ranged)

Supergirl, by torqueartstudio

Today's featured loadout is for Atomic DPS (mid-ranged and ranged) by Mr. Vagrant!  I've recently been working with an atomic toon, and its only useful to have both a melee loadout as well as ranged loadout.  I'd think this is applicable no matter your combat preference.  I really enjoy battle tanking and melee combat, but if you're facing a boss like the big Starro or Doomsday, your survivability will be minimal if you melee, especially if you are in a DPS loadout.  Thus, having a ranged capability of some sort is always a good option to have.  Well, back to the summer event - see you in-world!

Justice Magazine - Harley Quinn and Munitions DPS/Controller loadout

Justice Mag - Harley Quinn

Continuing with loadout descriptions, it seems (via the DCUO Forums) that munitions is currently one of the more popular powers, as the nerf for distance has been removed.  Essentially, you'll be able to inflict as much damage from a distance (ranged) as you can up-close (melee).  Thus, ranged powers *seem* to be more popular, and one can't but like a plethora of munitions!  Thus, the Munitions power DPS and Controller loadout by Mr. ObsidianChill is listed below - see you in-world!

Batman v. Deathstroke battle

Deathstroke bullet storm, by TomKellyArt

Reaching back into the past with one of my favorite videos, the "Batman vs Deathstroke" fight is probably the best CGI combat I've seen, and figured I'd take a moment to post it here (again - it was on the old blog as well).  Do enjoy!

Justice Magazine - Bat Girl & Gadget Weapons Expert DPS Loadout

Batgirl Justice Magazine, by Artgerm

The summer quickly approaching, I may have some limited windows associated with my blogging time. However, I am taking a page out of the past and posting some outstanding examples of "super" artwork I've come across in the past.  One excellent artist is Mr. Stanley Lau, (aka Artgerm), who creates amazing metahuman work with his exceptional talent!  A series of his that I particularly enjoy is the "Justice Mag" series, with tasteful renderings of super-heroines as part of magazine covers.  I'll post the rest during this month, but do make a point of visiting his DeviantArt website here!

As I've posted a gadget expert above, a Gadget DPS loadout would seem to be appropriate!  Thus, Mr. OG Mentor's loadout is posted above - see you in-world!

The Summer Event, Tides of War, has started!

Woot! Woot!  The summer event (and my personal favorite event), the Tides of War, started yesterday, and runs through almost the entire month of July as well!  I outlined the the base items and style on this blog entry, and I will be following up with a new feature focusing on member's hideouts, but for now, I'm going to be living in world to "beach-up" Blue's bar!  See you in-world!

Titans Beach, by Glee-chan

DC Superhero City Locations!

DC Superhero Cities, by Batbrony

Unlike the Marvel universe, the DC universe uses "alternate" names for many of their major cities (e.g. Metropolis, Gotham, etc...).  As a kid I always wondered what was where, so... I was able to locate a map that lists excatly that (well, for the most part).  The map above is one of the more recent maps, but the map below has more detail, though it is a bit dated (from way back to 1990).  Nonetheless, its pretty intriguing to find out where things are at - and who is where.  I've added a few more links about narratives of some of the major cities - do enjoy!

The Hollywood Reporter - The Guide to the Fictional Cities of the DC Universe

360.here - Mapping the DC Comic Universe

Screenrant.com - The 15 Most Important DC Comic Cities, Ranked

Superhero Hype - 10 DC Comic Cities Perfect for their own series

A highly detailed map of DC cities, circa 1990 (via iFanboy)

Justice Magazine - SuperGirl and the complete tank specs for 2018 (circa May, 2018)

Justice Mag - Supergirl, by Artgerm

Just posting a "holding graphic" today, from the outstanding "Justice Magazine" series by Artgerm.  There will be more to come, but I like the series as I'd expect that if Metas were "real world", they would change their attire quite frequently, especially the ladies.  I realize the comics use the "usual" costumes for ease of drawing and character recognition, but still - some variation (and perhaps something a tad more fashionable and / or combat-efficient would be nice).

While I'm highlighting one of DC comic's best known tanks above, I figured I'd add a exceptionally comprehensive guide to tanking by Mr. ObsidianChillDCUO.  As mentioned previously, he has some very good analysis of distribution and use of DCUO powers, and the above video covers the five tanking power-sets.  Please do watch it for more Tanking guidance, and for more of his videos, please do visit his YouTube channel, located at:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCktwKpKOGJe2lEB43QInnRg