Microsoft, of all people*, has debuted a new superhero comic. It is called Heroes Happen Here. The superheroes? IT professionals, of course. Interestingly, it is written by Jordan Gorfinkel, a DC comics editor whose fame in the comics world stems from his revitalization of the Batman series in the 1990's. The comic began this past Monday and will run until June 28th. One recurring character is Lord Firewall, who "stands between chaos and order." Readers are encouraged to submit their own IT experiences, which may be worked into a story arc for the strip.
I'm not too enthusiastic about this comic, but we'll see. For one, there will certainly be a pro-Microsoft bias, eliminating 99% of user-submitted stories. Also, in order to view the comic's archives, one has to download Microsoft Silverlight. Another example of Microsoft making things harder than necessary.
*Microsoft is obviously not a person or a people. More like an evil. It just didn't sound right any other way.
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