Will we see a discernable comic style to the in-game atmosphere, with dialogue appearing in speech bubbles etc..., or will it be a "standard" 3D engine style? Did any specific comic artists styles in influence the development of CoH's graphics, character models and environments?

Michael Lewis (CEO, Cryptic): You will definitely see a game with comic styling. For instance, when you chat, it does appear both in a chat window and in a speech bubble. Players can turn off the speech bubble, but that is an option.

Jack Emmert: The visual feel of the game is drawn from several sources, including comic books. We all agreed that our heroes and villains should be modern – resembling those that you might encounter in today's comics rather than ones you'd see in the '40s or '60s.