PHILIP: They’re original, certainly, but fit within comic book archetypes: Black Knight is a gadgeteer, like Tony Stark or Bruce Wayne. Melvin is a “tank,” like Colossus, or Ben Grimm, or Juggernaut; only insane. Tina‘s a speedster like The Flash. The Geek… well, he’s got the body of Reed Richards, but not his brain. Which makes sense, because if nothing hurts you, you don’t need to be smart. Unlike Zen. Zen‘s the brain, like Lex Luthor, but was also inspired by Mark Salzman‘s novel, The Soloist.
