Microsoft Launches IT Superhero Comic

willdavid writes "Paul McDougall reports in InformationWeek on Microsoft's new online comic. The Heroes Happen Here comic strips are being created by Jordan Gorfinkel, a former DC Comics editor who helped revitalize the Batman series. 'Tech workers who in the middle of the night fix a downed server or take on a computer virus don't really have extraordinary powers. It just seems that way. But a new comic book has debuted in which IT pros literally are superheroes. The daily Web comic, called Heroes Happen Here, features tech savvy crime fighters like Lord Firewall, who "stands between chaos and order" and says things like "begone vermin!"'" And because it's never easy, in order to read the archives of the comic you're going to need to install Microsoft's Silverlight.

Comments

Just wondering

[Skevin]

Will the main villains of this strip also feature an evil software company that abuses its monopoly?
Will the heroes use Open Source in a positive responsible manner?

Solomon

Re:Just wondering

[Grishnakh]

Nope, the villains will be open-source using anarchists who use open source software to spread viruses. The heroes will only use properly licensed proprietary software, will say negative things about free software and reverse engineering, and will pay homage in a ritualized way to Microsoft 5 times a day.

I haven't looked at it (I don't have silverlight available on my Linux machine), but this comic sounds like a really stupid idea. Who wants to idolize some corporate goons? People always root for underdogs, and despite how much MS might try to somehow paint themselves that way, they're not an underdog, they're a big oppressor.

Re:Just wondering

[garlicbready]

No Mr Stallman I expect you to Die

Makes sense

[nine-times]

So Microsoft is admitting that you do need super-human abilities to keep Microsoft's crap from bombing out.

Re:So in the MS world of Superheros...

[Kuukai]

Or, better yet, is Steve Ballmer the new Green Lantern? Unfortunately, his ring only holds power over chairs...

Microsoft has no guts

[Anonymous Coward]

If I had to push Silverlight I'd immediately create a dozen porn sites allowing the download of free Silverlight encapsulated hires long movies. That would kill Flash in less than one month.

Re:Who is the target audience?

[Tribbin]

"Microsoft® Silverlight(TM) is a cross-browser, cross-platform plug-in ..."

What is this ".exe" file and how do I use it?

Re:Who is the target audience?

[gullevek]

yeah, but they are happy they have finally a place where they can use silverlight.