Centerfold model Candice Carlson joins pornstar Denise Lopez for a sexy photoshoot! But Candice doesn't realize that Denise knows her secret identity as the super-strong mutant heroine, Brickhouse! What's worse, Candice doesn't know that Denise Lopez is also Ultra Maxima, the most dangerous mutant on the planet!

What are Ultra's plans for the unsuspecting heroine? Find out in Victory City #17!
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This is another good installment, can't wait to see the next installment!! Now that i think i understand ishtar powers!! What are Ultra Maxima powers? Up until this point Ultra Maxima and Ishtar haven't met each other one on one. Last time they met each other, Ishtar got a lot of help from the team, mainly brickhouse, she was the one that really overpowered Ultra Maxima. Ishtar used so much prana, she was pushed to the point of being overcome by prana, which later she was, by using a small amount on brickhouse!!Which pushed Ishtar over the edge!! Without the team!! Ishtar seems like she would be overcome by prana, with Ultra Maxima being the winner!! And Ishtar being just like all these other heroines, under Ultra control !!

And i couldn't help but notice that the chips weren't used on Ultra, they used the neurosuppessor to try and stop her from using her powers,which didn't work!! she was the only one to escape, with help from Ishtar and Brickhouse! It seems like her will power is stronger then Ishtar. If she does control brickhouse, i don't think Ishtar can handle both of them. Brickhouse seemed like she was on her way to overpowering Ishtar, if it wasn't for her rod!! Ultra Maxima or Brickhouse can give Ishtar trouble one on one, they may be able to beat Ishtar one on one, but together they maybe unstoppable, even with the help of the team!!

Oh !! As was said in victory city #2, Sovereign powers is his sexual magnetism!! That why i thought it would be interesting to have him and Ishtar together, like he and brickhouse were, but a training session!! Just to see what would happen! Espeically learning that Ishtar is horny most of the time due to her prana, she using her superhuman will power to keep her in control. would Soverign sexual charisma push her over the edger?

Even Ultra , it was said in victory # 9 that she has incredible sexual powers!! If she used her sexual powers on Ishtar, would she be able to resist? It seems she would struggle to resist! Plus i think it would be fun to see what would happen.

Thanks for the fan support, lotchj!

To answer your questions (without giving to much away):

"What are Ultra Maxima powers?"

Ultra is an unusual mutant in that she exhibits a wide range of different powers (e.g. electrokinesis, pyrokinesis, telepathy, flight, superstrength, etc.). Mutants in the Crypticverse are similar to traditional comic mutants in that they usually have a narrowly themed power set (e.g., Brickhouse: superstrength, Sonic Siren: vibraton generation). Much more will be revealed about Ultra's powers very soon.
Victory City #10 was basically following "gaming tactics." Ultra Maxima is like a spellcaster who can unleash devastating spells, but can be thwarted if a fighter/tank gets in melee range and disrupts her concentration (by grappling or "attacks of opportunity"). Ultra Maxima actually has superhuman strength and toughness, but not enough to match Brickhouse.

Ishtar is actually about as strong and tough as Brickhouse, so it would be interesting to see who would win between Ishtar and Ultra Maxima. If Ishtar had just slugged Ultra with a knockout punch she could have defeated her more easily in Victory City #10-11, but Ishtar prefers to use control over desire to subdue her enemies.

Ishtar and Brickhouse are kind of like Superman and the Flash. Brickhouse is really, really strong and tough. Ishtar is also really, really strong and tough, but can do about fifty other things too.

I think Ultra Maxima and Ishtar are pretty evenly matched, so Ultra Maxima with Brickhouse probably would beat Ishtar (just like Brickhouse and Ishtar beat Ultra Maxima, eventually).

"And i couldn't help but notice that the chips weren't used on Ultra, they used the neurosuppessor to try and stop her from using her powers,which didn't work!!"

Dr. Pretorius saved Ishtar and Ultra Maxima for last for the hypnotic microchips (for whatever reason). Once Ishtar was under his control, he was going to enslave (or at least try to enslave) Ultra Maxima.

"Oh !! As was said in victory city #2, Sovereign powers is his sexual magnetism!! That why i thought it would be interesting to have him and Ishtar together, like he and brickhouse were, but a training session!! Just to see what would happen! Espeically learning that Ishtar is horny most of the time due to her prana, she using her superhuman will power to keep her in control. would Soverign sexual charisma push her over the edger?"

Sovereign's mutant power is actually enhanced mental abilities, not just charisma. His intelligence, perception, willpower, and charisma are all superhuman. Ishtar is potentially susceptible to his powers of persuasion.

"Even Ultra , it was said in victory # 9 that she has incredible sexual powers!! If she used her sexual powers on Ishtar, would she be able to resist? It seems she would struggle to resist! Plus i think it would be fun to see what would happen."

One of Ultra's powers is her enhanced sexual prowess, and more will be revealed about this power in the next update!

I enjoyed this last chapter, especially the way Ultra Maxima slowly worked to influence Brickhouse and didn't "go for the kill" all in one swoop. I pity the heroines who might have to go up against that team if Ultra Maxima is successful in her goals.

I saw your cover for victory city #19 in the cover gallery, brickhouse looks HOT!! Seeing that cover, i have to ask who is stronger, Brickhouse or Ishtar??? I'm going to stop asking so many questions about Ishtar and the other characters from this point on!! Don't get the wrong idea, that i'm just interest in the sexual side of your stories, because i like how you set-up the storyline for the total story!!

Like i've said before, i'm a big superhero fan!! Their has never been a male or female superhero, that i know about, who's powers are based on sexual energy, as least in the regular comic. I think that make Ishtar even more interesting! Because nomal human with no powers can get to her also, by using that weakness!!

I think of Ishtar and Brickhouse as being like the Silver Age Superman and the Flash. Those two were so close in speed that it was unclear who is faster. That's how the two ladies are in regard to strength.

I have thought that Ishtar's strength depends on how much prana she's channeling. So, it may be that Ishtar is usually weaker than Brickhouse, but she can be stronger for short bursts by charging up with prana. That's just a hypothesis though .

I'm glad you liked the slow seduction, cvn. The Brickhouse/Ultra Maxima photoshoot scene (continued in the next update) is actually the first scene I envisioned and scripted when I planned this first plot arc of the series (Victory City #1-21). I've basically been working to get caught up to the point we're at right now.
Brickhouse's powers were magical in origin as I originally imagined her, but I realized this storyline with Ultra Maxima would be a lot more interesting if she was a mutant, so virtually at the last minute I rewrote the character to be a mutant.