I gave some thought to Superman too but my mind is far from made up. (As silly as it might sound given that it's "my" game)

I'm of the opinion that a GM shouldn't have automatic "dibs" on a character by virtue of their being the GM. I think calling dibs on a character in a roleplay is pretty icky altogether, let alone when the GM does it. So the application/acceptance process will go as follows: if you put a sheet up and it's unopposed I'll get back to you after a twenty-four hour grace period. If two sheets go up for the same character there'll be a public vote in the OOC thread to decide who is approved and the vote will be binding. Even (heck, especially) if I'm the one applying.

In the instance applications are unopposed four references will do as a sample. If there's competition a small sample post will be necessary.

Sound fair?

Gonna go for Scott Summers as one half of Firestorm.

Not to mention this isn't an amalgamation game? Right?

Not to mention this isn't an amalgamation game? Right?

No, this is not an amalgamation game. That's not to say that everything has to stay exactly as it is. Who's to say things wouldn't have changed if Superman, Thor, Lobo, and Squirrel Girl all existed in the same universe? Perhaps Matt Murdock would have been chosen as a Green Lantern? Perhaps Snapper Carr may have been out of that nuclear testing field instead of Rick Jones?

My rule is this: as long as the spirit of the character is the same, I'm cool with it. I'm not so precious with the specifics that everyone has to be exactly the same but I do ask that we stay true to the spirit of the characters.

if you put a sheet up and it's unopposed I'll get back to you after a twenty-four hour grace period.

So what are the odds that you can pull an Andy or Eddie out of your ass, Mord?