Sadly, I can't give you any advice on self-publishing, but congrats on being close enough to finishing to begin thinking about it. :) Best of luck.

X-Men is good, and I agree with you, especially re: the totally unneeded killing off of Darwin and blue fur improving Hank's look (not that he wasn't adorable in a geeky way beforehand. I could be biased, though, as I'm used to him being the fuzzy blue big guy).

Pssst..Soundwave? I think you might mean Banshee?

*laughs at the Let's Play* If I didn't like Roxas (and Axel) so much, that prologue would be unbearable. Looking forward to more~ XD