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Before Anyone Asks... by TheRealMoriarty	Apr 6th, 2007 06:47:46 AM
... yes, this is a repost, but since it got nuked in the server hiccup, I wanted to make sure it went back up.
Thanks for that by Shigeru	Apr 6th, 2007 07:37:26 AM
now i can go back to lurking
There used to posts in here... by rev_skarekroe	Apr 6th, 2007 07:45:25 AM
...but as I recall, no one had anything interesting to say anyway.
See what you did ZombieSolutions? by Thalya	Apr 6th, 2007 08:10:02 AM
Bad troll, bad!
Sixth! by Squashua	Apr 6th, 2007 08:41:08 AM
The only placement where it's a pain if you've got a lisp.
I am so pissed right now... by loodabagel	Apr 6th, 2007 09:04:08 AM
I ask all of you to partake in a nationwide boycott of the Carmike Cinemas Corporation of evil deuchebag motherfuckers until they start showing Grindhouse in Butte Montana.
Drat! by CarmillaVonDoom	Apr 6th, 2007 09:27:21 AM
I think we were really close to answering the Marvel Vs. DC question too! ;^)
My post was to thank Sleazy G by Mr Incredible	Apr 6th, 2007 10:13:18 AM
For pointing out how Marvel and DC can't get a decent book out on time. For example: Ultimates Vol. 2 # 13...seven months late and counting.
That sucks looda. by The Heathen	Apr 6th, 2007 10:47:29 AM
Fuckin Butt, Montana huh? I guess you're stuck with and Ice Cube comedy or a documentary on Wolves or something. Seriously, how far is another theater?
Shame... by The Heathen	Apr 6th, 2007 10:50:33 AM
We'll lose my one post from this talkbacks original posting. I thought it was a thing of beauty.
I Think We All Agreed That Marvel Readers... by Buzz Maverik	Apr 6th, 2007 11:20:14 AM
...are cool rebels. Maybe they're not really the Arthur Fonzarelli's of comicdom, but more the Bob Dylan types because Marvel's also intellectual like folk music and other things. Yet, they take risks. For example, they'd kill Spider-Man because that's risky and unexpected. And he'd stay dead, because in real life, sometimes superheroes stay dead.
Captain America will be back in a year. by Thalya	Apr 6th, 2007 11:22:48 AM
'nuff said.
Also, Didn't Somebody Make A Good Point About... by Buzz Maverik	Apr 6th, 2007 11:23:16 AM
...how if you eat the worm at the bottom of the mescal bottle, you're actually getting some protien along with yer hallucinagenic liquor? I'd never really thought about it before, but I like to do something that's good for me before I black out.
That's Where Yer Wrong, Thalya. by Buzz Maverik	Apr 6th, 2007 11:27:11 AM
He's dead. They killed him. Marvel comics would never do something as unrealistic with one of their characters as bring him back from the dead. This is just like reality! Remember, a few years back when that guy in the flag suit who'd been frozen from WW II to the mid-1960s/early 21st century got blown away? He's not coming back and neither will Cap. I expect that Marvel will continue to publish the book in his honor, with blank red, white and blue pages because they are known for doing edgy things like that. And, as an Edgy Guy, I will buy it and read it every month!
The set-up and the slam dunk by Thalya	Apr 6th, 2007 11:58:15 AM
High-five, Buzz? But the kicker? The final nail in the coffin? Marvel never had Grant Morrison the writer as a character. The DCU does.
High Five. by Buzz Maverik	Apr 6th, 2007 12:07:09 PM
I can't help loving Marvel more than DC, which makes me wish they had a Vertigo line, a Wildstorm line. While they continue to do the same superheroes year after year, DC had SANDMAN, PREACHER, PROMETHEA, and PLANETARY, etc. When Marvel hires the talent behind them away, they put them on...Marvel superheroes. And they can tack an ULTIMATE in front of it, but it's still Marvel Superheroes.
Actually, HIGH FIVE Was A 70's Super Team! by Buzz Maverik	Apr 6th, 2007 12:12:20 PM
"Dude, I really think five of us is too many. I keep getting a cold bowl and somebody's bogartin'." "Okay, man, seeya later." "I'm not leavin', man. I brought that case of tall boys. You should leave. You didn't bring shit." "You want me to bring shit, man?" "Heh, heh." "Hey, look, man, that's the High Signal. Somebody must be committing a crime." "That's not the high signal, numbnuts. Where the fuck are we man?" "The Laserius show, Cal Poly University, Pomona, CA." "Right. That's a musical laser, dude." "Maybe it's warning us of a crime..."
A High Five Thanksgiving: by Thalya	Apr 6th, 2007 12:26:58 PM
The Hunt for the Bad Jive Turkey.
High Five monthly ongoing. by The Heathen	Apr 6th, 2007 12:34:11 PM
I'd totally buy it.
This blows by Homer Sexual	Apr 6th, 2007 01:05:24 PM
The talkback this week was rather more interesting than usual, but it's all gone now...boo... see you next week.
I gotta go with editorial on this one. by riskebiz	Apr 6th, 2007 01:32:26 PM
Dan. Didio. He's got to go. This idiot doesn't understand his comics and is too full of himself. He thinks people buy DC comics based on who the editor is. He also is the brainiac behind killing Dick Grayson here in the next year and it's simply because HE doesn't "get" the character. Because it's all about him. Idiot.
Ooh, now to get the TB rolling.. by Thalya	Apr 6th, 2007 01:54:58 PM
What is there to get about Dick Grayson? He honestly seems pretty bland as Nightwing.
Dick Grayson's a fag by Psynapse	Apr 6th, 2007 03:18:27 PM
Only a nancy pillowbiter would spend his entire teens in green scaled speedos with elf booties.
Nightwing is the coolest chracter... by The Heathen	Apr 6th, 2007 03:20:56 PM
that completely and utterly sucks. What a boring book. In theory, he should be awesome, but he isn't. I thought DC had a chance when I saw that promo image of Red Robin. I thought that Grayson could take on that persona and maybe Van Sciver and Geoff Johns could write the ongoing. Then I woke up. Jason friggin Todd as Red Robin? First thought? Jason Todd is still around? Second thought? Lame. Third thought? Has anyone but Winick written Jason Todd since he's been back? That could have a great deal to do with part of it sucking, but in truth that was one of the poorest 'comebacks' I've seen. It was so kind of Marvel and Jenkins to release 'The Return' to wash the bad taste of Jason Todd away with something more rank.
Jason Todd's a fag by Psynapse	Apr 6th, 2007 03:24:20 PM
Only a flouncy polesmoker would bitch and whine about having to give up wearing green scaled speedos and elf booties.
DC Should Hold Another Kill Jason Todd Vote. by Buzz Maverik	Apr 6th, 2007 05:21:47 PM
It'd be kind of '80s nostalgia thing. We could wear mullets and play White Snake, Great White, and uh...boy, them '80s hair metal guys were white! What a success it'd be. Everyone who'd ever wanted to vote to kill Jason Todd, or anybody, could relive those heady days for the first time. Kind of like those baby boomers who vacation in Ho Chi Minh City to get the 'Nam experience, or the wannabe 20 year old hippies who go to Woodstock. Hey, Marvel never held a vote to kill a character...which is probably a point in their favor, but what I'm saying is still somewhat valid.
There Was Talk That The "Don't Kill Todd" Side Won... by Buzz Maverik	Apr 6th, 2007 05:23:11 PM
...but they had problems with the hotline from Florida. Robin II was axed not by the Joker, but a new supervillain: Hanging Chad.
And now for something completely tasteless (& sexist!) by Psynapse	Apr 6th, 2007 05:48:59 PM
My apologies ladies, it's your turn. How many men does it take to open a beer? None. It should be opened when she brings it. Why is a Laundromat a really bad place to pick up a woman? Because a woman who can't even afford a washing machine will probably never be able to support you. Why do women have smaller feet than men? It's one of those "evolutionary things" that allows them to stand closer to the kitchen sink. How do you know when a woman is about to say something smart? When she starts a sentence with "A man once told me..." How do you fix a woman's watch? You don't. There is a clock on the oven. Why do men fart more than women? Because women can't shut up long enough to build up the required pressure. If your dog is barking at the back door and your wife is yelling at the front door, who do you let in first? The dog, of course. He'll shut up once you let him in. What's worse than a Male Chauvinist Pig? A woman who won't do what she's told. I married a Miss Right. I just didn't know her first name was Always. Scientists have discovered a food that diminishes a woman's sex drive by 90%. It's called a Wedding Cake. Why do men die before their wives? They want to. Women will never be equal to men until they can walk down the street with a bald head and a beer gut, and still think they are sexy. In the beginning, God created the earth and rested. Then God created Man and rested. Then God created Woman. Since then, neither God nor Man has rested. That's all folks, see you in the funny papers. (*_^)
In This Issue, High Five vs. The Narc... by Buzz Maverik	Apr 6th, 2007 05:56:15 PM
"Fuckin' narc, man." "You can tell he's a narc." "Yer not foolin' anybody, narc." "You should smoke some of this, narc, then you wouldn't be such a narc." "Put that shit away, man. The Narc'll narc." "What a narc thing to do, dude." "Fuckin' narc."
There's a narc in the TB! by Thalya	Apr 7th, 2007 09:14:07 AM

Great Whitelionsnake by SleazyG.	Apr 7th, 2007 06:16:49 PM
I fuckin' hate 80's hair metal (unlike Bug, who's dumb) but I'd totally go see the Great Whitelionsnake supertour just for the name.
Oh c'mon... by Thalya	Apr 7th, 2007 06:27:18 PM
Van Halen rocks, and you know it Sleazy!
Let's get a real chat going. BUFFY!!!!! by Thalya	Apr 7th, 2007 08:23:21 PM
Scottish Zombies! "HA! But no, I hate you." Giles! (glasses, Brit accent and tweed drools I need to go watch The Dark Age, Band Candy, and A New Man again..) Spike hints! "I'd like to test that theory.." ("Two To Go" reference and glowiness!)
Buffy and Runaways.... by Psynapse	Apr 8th, 2007 05:48:34 PM
Reading them back to back nearly gave me a Whedongasm. If AXM, Runaways, and Buffy hit on the same Wednesday my head may explode.
Still black. Still strong. Still pissed. by loodabagel	Apr 8th, 2007 11:08:55 PM
Remember the ol' Marvel vs. Dc debate we had going on? I wrote a massive goddamn post about that. The final verdict? One word, bitch. VERTIGO. DC is cooler because they said "fuck" first. Although I think Marvel may have been the first to say "I'm going to fuck you until you pass out," and in their own universe, no less.
Oh Psynapse... by loodabagel	Apr 8th, 2007 11:17:58 PM
The male chauvinist pig... Well, here's how it's always gone for me. What's worse than a male chauvinist pig? A stupid bitch that won't shut up. What do you call an eaorexic with a yeast infection? A quarter-pounder with cheese And then I also recentmy heard a really awful anti-semetic and racist joke that I'm not sure I'm even ready for. But... (goodbye dignity) What's the worst thing about being a black Jew? You have to sit at the back of the oven. And with that, I bid you adeu. (I know that must be misspelled, but who cares? French sucks.)
Van Halen Wasn't Really Hair Metal, Thalya. by Buzz Maverik	Apr 8th, 2007 11:32:34 PM
Ah, the young. I can't tell you why they weren't, but they weren't. Memorial Day, 1983. US Festival. Devore, CA. 19 year old Buzz Maverik and his sidekick Eriglione and their non-heterosexual best friend Rog have just scored some acid off some guy who was walking all over everybody's blankets yelling, "Anybody wanna buy some acid?" It hasn't really kicked in yet, so I go to the porta-john (because would you really wanna be in a renta-poop while on acid?. I'm on my way to the Biergarten, fake ID in hand, to catch up with the guys when this girl who gave me a hit off a pike made from a bottle of eyedrops (say what you will about stoners, they are the real MacGuyvers. A stoner can make a pipe out of anything)run past me to the fence leading up to the stage. David Lee Roth is walking by unattended. I do the Roth howl and he does it back. I tell him he's who we're really here to see (lying because Ozzy is on the bill; Rog had killed a rattlesnake outside the gate and wanted to give it to Ozzy as an offering). Dave says something profound that changed my life,"Fuck yeah! What's going on?" I tell him I just did a blotter and he asks if I got another and I say, "What, do I look like I'm made of blotters?" He laughs and says not to cut wise with him because he'll fuck my girlfriend. I tell him I haven't got a girlfriend but if I can come back stage maybe one of his rejects will volunteer. He says he doesn't reject any of 'em. I tell him that I don't do any less myself. One of his handlers spots us and realizes that he's run into a shirtless geek who can do this all day, just like Dave so he hustles Dave away. I think by the time Dave performed that night, he'd got a blotter from somebody, though. It was hard to tell because Eriglione kept yelling at us because we'd thrown his clothes on the bonfire. In our defnese, it was cold...even colder for Eriglione but no one told him to strip down to his drawers. Anyway, you can see why they're not hair metal.
I Once Broke Up With A Girl Who Liked White Rattlesnake by Buzz Maverik	Apr 8th, 2007 11:38:53 PM
I could never decide whether I broke up with her because she liked White Snake or because she was too dumb to get its' name right. "Springsteen at the forum was the most amazing thing I've ever seen!" "My favorite concert was White Rattlesnake." "I hate you."
Oh Looda by Psynapse	Apr 9th, 2007 08:59:42 AM
We are SO going to hell (Not that I mind, they've got the best drugs). Regarding Vertigo I agree, that imprint kicks BOTH Marvel and DC's asses (do NOT lump Vertigo with DC talkbackers, that's sophistry at it's finest)
Ah, that's right.. Van Halen was cool.. by Thalya	Apr 9th, 2007 11:24:00 AM
And the rest were wannabes with a derivative 80s sound? And an update for those who wanted apprisal on that four-different-levelss-happeni ng-in-a-comics-page-thing-I was working-on: Page 13! Page 13! http://tinyurl.com/2ndlxp
Diver Down is THE best Van Halen album EVER by Psynapse	Apr 9th, 2007 11:52:54 AM
Naysayers will be disemboweled.
My favorite Van Halen album... by loodabagel	Apr 9th, 2007 12:32:47 PM
I'm sorry. I don't listen to Van Halen. But if High Five's fans, maybe I can get down with them. Dig? Dig?
For Me, It Was The First Van Halen Album. by Buzz Maverik	Apr 9th, 2007 12:53:46 PM
Being a little younger than the characters in FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH, it wasn't Led Zeppelin IV that we listened to before going out to strike out with a chick (and in the movie, the Rat was listening to PHYSICAL GRAFFITI, which was a great album, but showed what a dork the Rat was), it was side two of the self titled VAN HALEN. I sorta prefer VAN HALEN II overall, but the first is the sentimental favorite. DIVER DOWN is also up there because I assoicate that one with becoming a non-virgin. It wasn't playing at the time, but it was their new one and I was listening to it a lot. HIGH FIVE was published a little before the rise of Van Halen. Let's find out their favorite 70s bands, shall we: STONIE:"Pink Floyd, except for THE FUCKING WALL, man." WASTED WAYNE:"Zepplin. What was the question?" LOAD-O:"I was just listening to the Eagles." Q-LUDE:"You think yer so mature. BOC, man. Blue Oyster Cult." RESINATOR:"Cult is Sabbath for wusses, which you are and I'm not, so I'm sayin' Sabbath." THE NARC:"Rush!...Why's everybody looking at me like that?"
Dancin' in the streets by Psynapse	Apr 9th, 2007 02:23:33 PM
Van Halen made THE. BEST. VERSION. of that song EVER (EVER, I TELL YOU BITCHES!). And it just so happened to be on what album? That's right 'Diver Down'. Schooled, bitches.
That really was a darn good cover, Psy... by Thalya	Apr 9th, 2007 03:45:07 PM
KA-BANG!!! Die Rogue Monday, Die!!!
DIVER DOWN Had Some Great Covers. by Buzz Maverik	Apr 9th, 2007 06:27:15 PM
"Where Have All The Good Times Gone?" My friends and I always joked that after "You Really Got Me", VH would cover The Kinks' most famous song "Lola". Instead, they covered their third most famous song. Around that time, the Kinks were doing songs that mentioned superheroes (ie Superman in "Wish I Could Fly" and Captain America in "Catch Me Now, I'm Falling"). That album also featured a great version of "Oh, Pretty Woman." I liked that album because the band wasn't afraid of go against the hippie songwriting thing and do some fast and loose covers. I like most of their pre-Hagar stuff (I like Sam too, but not with Van Halen; before VH Sammy was sort of a local hero, regional star. I liked Van Halen with Roth and I liked Sammy's solo stuff, but to me, Van Hagar was just Journey with a better guitar player and worse songwriting). FAIR WARNING was their late sophmore slump (the guys got left back) but "Dirty Movies" became a favorite because it's about the Rialto Theater in South Pasadena, which I started attending when I lived there.
The only Van Halen song I can really stomach any more: by SleazyG.	Apr 9th, 2007 10:20:21 PM
"Ain't Talkin' Bout Love". Okay, fine...and maybe "Panama". But that's it. And that's two more than I can stomach by most hair metal bands. Motley Crue? Whitesnake? Ratt? Warrant? Not on your fuckin' life. Def Leppard? Extreme? Wasp? Winger? Feh. Buncha pussies, all of 'em. There were guys back then who actually rocked, y'know? And instead these douches got all the attention. Doubleyou tee eff, man?
"Reach down...in between my legs..." by Thalya	Apr 9th, 2007 11:08:22 PM
"...ease the seat back.." I've been having Hot For Teacher go through my head all day. Is that a good thing? And does Guns N Roses qualify as hair metal?
Guns N Roses... by SleazyG.	Apr 9th, 2007 11:36:53 PM
...squeaks by. A lot of it sucks, but just enough of it doesn't to make 'em tolerable. Best G'N'R moment ever: Jim Carrey as an asshole movie star lip-synching "Welcome To The Jungle" in Dirty Harry's "The Dead Pool" mere minutes before he's killed on-screen. Classic.
The shortest AICN-Comics talkback EVER? by dregmobile	Apr 10th, 2007 01:39:14 AM
i'm guessing posts were deleted? anyway, i just wanted to chime in to say how much i loved seeing the hall of justice back. i couldn't believe it. was carrey really in dead pool? I think i remember hearing that. will have to (or maybe won't) check it out.
BANG! BANG! splatter by Thalya	Apr 10th, 2007 08:15:37 AM
I'm going to have to start shooting people if I don't get a single frickin comment on that one troublesome comics page of mine. It's not even like I'm looking for praise. I want vile acidic criticism, darnit! I'm a masochist, couldn't you tell that already? Oh, and good morning, gents.
Sleazy, dude..... by Psynapse	Apr 10th, 2007 08:21:48 AM
I'm afraid we're gonna gave to disagree on Motley Crue. Far, far too many joints were blazed in 1984 to them, Ozzy, Dio, and Iron Maiden. Then again, I consider everything AFTER 'Shout at the Devil' to be completely sucktastic. (And Eddie Money's 'Shakin' will EVER own your asses)
See, Psynapse... by SleazyG.	Apr 10th, 2007 08:56:17 AM
...for me, that's the thing: to me, Crue just doesn't belong in the same sentence as the others you mentioned. I'd rather listen to Rainbow or Maiden than Crue any day of the week. Or S.O.D. or Anthrax or early Metallica or Motorhead.
Then again, maybe it's just.... by Psynapse	Apr 10th, 2007 08:59:03 AM
That the line "Not yet a man, just a punk in the streeeeeets!" from "Too young to fall in love" resonated a bit much with me. (I stole quite a few cars as a teenager.)
Journey! by loodabagel	Apr 10th, 2007 09:54:19 AM
Quite possibly the suckiest band ever. Me and my dad are up skiing. Some asshole kids are hanging out in the parking lot, listening to fucking JOURNEY. MY dad looks at em and says \"What the hell? That shit sucked when I was a kid.\" Good times. Good times.
snap-bang BRACAAAWWW!!! by Thalya	Apr 10th, 2007 10:33:32 AM
Oops.. I didn't realize we had chickens in here.. Good thing it was a chicken..
Panet P anyone? by Psynapse	Apr 10th, 2007 10:40:44 AM
"Why me" has GOT to be one of the hardest rockin' songs you've likely never heard of. Download it, crank it, and see what I mean.
And yet I ask again: who's reading 'Tec? by Thalya	Apr 10th, 2007 11:37:15 AM
BOOM I'm moving up to cannons.
I'm not.... by Psynapse	Apr 10th, 2007 11:51:21 AM
I've always preferred Batman in doses.
But 'Tec is doses! by Thalya	Apr 10th, 2007 11:54:02 AM
Complete done-in-ones save for that Stuart Moore fill-in two-parter. The latest was a Harley Quinn feature!
Well then..... by Psynapse	Apr 10th, 2007 12:00:17 PM
Mebbe I'll tradewait 'em....moving costs money!
Fair enough.. by Thalya	Apr 10th, 2007 12:06:59 PM
The first trade's already out, even, though. Dini's doing awesome things with Riddler.
And the winner is... by Psynapse	Apr 10th, 2007 12:27:02 PM
For most unintentionally pornographic statement of the day: Thalya! "Dini's doing awesome things with Riddler."
snarfs Code Red Mountain Dew by Thalya	Apr 10th, 2007 01:09:19 PM
_I'd_ like to do awesome things with Riddler (if I can't have my Noah, that is).
I SO would've done King Mob by Psynapse	Apr 10th, 2007 01:35:19 PM
Frrom The Invisibles as drawn by Duncan Fegredo. He did a few pages for a Vertigo preview a few years back that nearly gave me wood.
And they call us the All Week Cog Smooches, huh? by Thalya	Apr 10th, 2007 02:04:47 PM
Clownshoes, I say..
Mebbe it's just our turn..... by Psynapse	Apr 10th, 2007 02:22:29 PM
To prop up the Tb this week. If so, we're living up to our name. Viva La Cog Smooch!! (*_^)
sighs I'll be in my hamster labyrinth... by Thalya	Apr 10th, 2007 03:16:23 PM
If you hear gunfire, well.. is one little comment so hard?
peep by The Heathen	Apr 10th, 2007 03:34:31 PM
I'm here, but I gotta go! But first… Super Max sounds super bad. Why Ollie? He can't shoot a bow in prison?!?! Maybe if it was, Deadshot or somebody lower tiered? Simone leaving BoP? At least McKeever is taking over. BEEP BEEP
This is only a test... by Thalya	Apr 10th, 2007 11:26:53 PM
test test test
Right then, no formatting, only spacing. by Thalya	Apr 10th, 2007 11:28:26 PM
The hell with it, this TBs dead, so for those of you who can't access MySpace..
And yes, I realize I'm hopeless by Thalya	Apr 10th, 2007 11:42:55 PM
Thumbnails: http://tinyurl.com/3b2cm6 PAGE 13: (2-1-2-3. These panel shapes strain to keep their squareness and order, but the sudden angularity in panel 3 starts a chain reaction, which row 3 tries to fight, but the final row descends in height somewhat sharply, looking like shattered glass) Note: Ok, we're gonna try something here for the main panels. When I start referencing rear view mirrors what we're really seeing in them are Calc's thoughts, and if the first view is set up right then the progression in them shouldn't be confusing for the reader. PANEL 1: Scene setting panel. It's a bright, warm day out and a black sedan is stuck in moderately heavy traffic on an interstate (rightmost lane), and there's a smoking accident some ways down the road. Angle from behind to the left and focus on the driver's window. The gentleman driving's got the window rolled down and is resting out an elbow with his cuff rolled up. Gee, who could this be? A business traveler late to a meeting? Nah.. SFX: beep beep beep DRIVER: Yeah, whaddyawant? PERSON ON THE LINE: So who's pushing your buttons today? CAPTION: I suppose I have some splainin' to do.. PANEL 2: Inside the car, behind the driver's seat so we can see Calc driving and taking the call. But more importantly on the far right side we get Katie's left leg covered by a blanket save for down by the foot where we can see her bag peeking out from under, propping up her leg. Also importantly, we can see the accident straight ahead in the distance through the windshield, the smoke extending both ways, towards Calc's right temple and more voluminously towards the windshield-mounted rearview mirror (like thought bubble clouds!). Inside the rearview mirror, instead of the expected rear view, we get the exact same image as in the panel, minus the accident: that is, we see the back of Calc's head as he drives and a wide windshield showing nothing but a clear straight road. Keep Katie's captions right-justified, save for the first, which gets placed first in the top left corner. CAPTION: Why him? CALC: Len! You make it out or is this your one phone call? CAPTAIN COLD (on the line): I'm in the clear. Mardon came back for me. CAPTION: Somewhere along the way I wanted to write my daydreams down. CAPTION (just above Katie's bag): (that's what's in the bag) CALC: Good to know. The others? CAPTAIN COLD: Not so lucky. CALC: Rather like my mark.. CAPTION: But I wanted to do it well, so I studied storytelling however I could. PANEL 3: Make this panel look something like a jagged or angled rearview mirror, and we see Calc's upper face (eyes most important- he's looking into the mirror) reflected large in it, capturing a sudden startlement breaking his otherwise business demeanor. CAPTION: When I read Identity Crisis, well.. I fell in love. CAPTAIN COLD: Shoulda told us about the Titans then.. CALC: I-- CAPTION: Sure, there were the looks and the impeccable dress sense.. CAPTION: (suspenders! I'd swoon if I weren't already KO'ed) CAPTION: And of course the brains. (break captions/dialogue to right side of panel/other side of Calc's head) CAPTAIN COLD: Calculator.. You really sure this'll.. CALC: It better. CAPTION: But in a few well-chosen strokes, here, suddenly, was someone new and unique to this universe. CAPTION: Unlike, say, Superman or Batman, here was a well of depth and potential just waiting to be realized. CAPTION: My wonder was caught. PANEL 4: From Calc's rear-left, just to vary the angles a bit. We still need to see the rear-view mirror, where something odd has shown up. It doesn't have to be the cleanest as the colors placed right should tell it best, but in the rear view mirror Superman has apparently shown up, standing in the road in front of the car. Yet in reality we might also see enough to see that there's only cars in front of the vehicle, just as shown before. Calc has a hand to his head: is he adjusting his headset or showing signs of panic? CAPTION: Here was a villain who wasn't relegated to a rogues gallery, who could crossover into any book. CAPTION: He's a nexus for bringing disparate characters together in an infinitude of new stories that wouldn't have been possible before. CAPTAIN COLD: Listen, Calc, it was a small job with problems, but it still beat the hell out of losing in a Luthor Big Ego Society.. CALC: You're just saying that 'cause you got to lead. CAPTAIN COLD: That too. CAPTION: The universe is literally at his fingertips. PANEL 5: Closer on that rearview mirror now, only the rear top right of Calc's head making it into the panel, straight on the mirror as we see that Superman is gone from in front of the car, now open road again, but the rearview mirror pictured inside our rearview mirror image shows that Batman has just arrived behind the car. Maybe have the both rearview mirrors be a bit enhanced and larger than what they would be in real life so they can better accommodate the images. CAPTION: And he's a villain with friends. CALC: Look, I wouldn't've trusted an operation like this to just anyone.. CAPTAIN COLD: I'm still not your friend, pal. Digger was your friend. CALC (nearly under his breath): May he rest in peace. CAPTAIN COLD: I nearly got nuked in that little fireworks display of yours! CALC: You were in the jet? CAPTAIN COLD: They were tracking Mardon, take a wild guess! CALC: Oh sh.. CAPTION: A villain with a sense of decency? A villain you could trust? PANEL 6: Angle from behind Calc on the left: he's resting his elbow and looking out his open window at the side rearview mirror, seeing an optically impossible image of him sticking his closed hands out the window of the car in a "I give up/Cuff me" gesture. CAPTION: But mostly, he's a former Z-lister who scrapped his way up to the A-list. CALC: Look, it matters to me things got this far. And tell Mardon to stop snickering. CALC: If you want a bonus for not snitching, fine, but you're gonna have to wait a week. I'm already transmitting more than I'd like right now. CAPTAIN COLD: I want the terms here and now, not from your cell. CAPTION: His genius was there from the start, with his M.O. and his tech, but he never went anywhere with that. PANEL 7: Angle from Calc's right so we can see images in both the main and left side rearview mirrors: they've both gone pitch black, no images. Calc looks down at his unconscious passenger as she stirs (stir lines on panel, but her, not so much), his face tinged with a hint of emotion, some kind of desperation. At the same time, this is probably the most we see visually of him on this page, kind of like he's laid bare. CAPTION: How many villains give themselves complete makeovers? CAPTION: What in him helped him find his own unconventional path and thrive, not once, but twice? PANEL 8: Finally, on a sleeping Katie, whose head is starting to roll to the side, eyes slightly slitted. She's waking up and this is where we came in. CAPTION: How'd he do it? CALC: Have it your way, but..
Does it get sexy? by loodabagel	Apr 11th, 2007 09:56:43 AM
Methinks it doth.
sexy, uh...? by Thalya	Apr 11th, 2007 10:40:30 AM
Granted it's fanfiction, but.. argh.. must...finish...ending...so you can see the killer last page (which is then topped by issue 3's last page).
See now you've gone and done it T by Psynapse	Apr 11th, 2007 12:06:47 PM
I am going to have to wait until you finish to re-read from the start.
MWAH! by Thalya	Apr 11th, 2007 12:12:57 PM
Thank you Psy! I needed that kick in my ass, I genuinely did! No more thumbnails til I get the actual writing done, moreover. (though I have to ask, from a technical p-o-v, is there anything I can reduce/truncate/omit on that page above?)
So far?....No by Psynapse	Apr 11th, 2007 12:19:53 PM
But I may change my mind once I read the whole if that makes sense. Sometimes I've found you NEED to see the whole to see what it can do without.
True dat by Thalya	Apr 11th, 2007 12:33:20 PM
Though I've been conscious of trying to not have redundant info.. All I know is right now there's too many words for the page and the "He's a nexus for bringing disparate characters together in an infinitude of new stories that wouldn't have been possible before" line doesn't work for me.
LAST! by Psynapse	Apr 11th, 2007 01:27:24 PM
Bitches.
yep... by blackthought	Apr 11th, 2007 10:50:45 PM
yep...
wonder woman by council estate scumbag	Apr 24th, 2007 11:30:51 AM
was sexy. very sexy indeed

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