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By: Black cat

Black cat — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 01:09:51 +0000

Yep, that’s the one. I might save that name for another character.

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:56:27 +0000

I think I know which movie. Did you see the link to Ecks vs. Sever I included?

By: Black cat

Black cat — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:55:36 +0000

B. Mac, I actually got the name from a movie about a secret agent. I like Alec and Lex.

I hate naming characters. It’s so frustrating.

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:20:46 +0000

Ecks? Umm, that sounds to me a bit more like a name a secret agent would have.

By: Brett

Brett — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 23:06:17 +0000

Ecks doesn't really strike me. If you're looking for a variant on Alex(ander), maybe try Xander/Zander/Sander, Alec, Sandy, Alister, or even Lex, which is actually a legit name. Who knew?

By: Black cat

Black cat — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:47:32 +0000

Instead of the name Alex for my main hero, what do you guys think about the name Ecks?

By: Black Cat

Black Cat — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 23:49:58 +0000

‘No stay away what are you doing…! Rick where are you? I can’t see you!’ Running in the dark Alex fell to his knees. ‘Pain it is coming back… my body feels so strange… like I’m floating but at the same time drowning. What’s happening to me?’
“Is he still alive?” a muffled voice asked. “Good so then it worked? What about the other?” there was a moment of silence as Alex tried to figure who was talking. “I see, shame but then we knew this might happen-everything comes at a price…. he will be happy to hear about our progress.” the voice started to fade and Alex came to.
“Where…where am I?” Alex asked opening his eyes; all he could see where dim lights and machines with wires attached to his arms and chest.
“Finally awake I see, so the treatment was a success. How do you feel?” a man in white asked, in his hands a clipboard.
“Who are you?” Alex asked rubbing his face.
“Doctor Malady. Again how do you feel?” Malady asked again.
“Feel… I feel okay I guess. Where am I?” Alex asked, his head pounding and his bones ached with pain. ‘Fine what am I talking about, my body feel like it’s being torn in two and my head feels like someone kicked it.’ He thought trying to move.
“Interesting…most subjects experience incredible pain after treatment…I guess he was wrong.” He said to himself while writing. “Do you remember what happened before now?” Malady asked not looking at Alex. “Hmm most intersting.”
Still holding his head, he looked at the doctor. “Why are you asking me all of these stupid questions?” he asked shaking his head, Alex tried to move again. “Why-why can’t I move?!” panicking Alex started to shout. “What is this-what did you do to me?!”
Placing his hand on Alex’s chest the Dr. Malady tried to calm him down. “Please sir relax, this is for your own good. You have nothing to fear, trust me. We saved your life Alex.”
“Tru-Rick! Where’s Rick?! Tell me where’s Rick, he was with me before… he pushed me,” he said slowly, the memories of his best friend smiling before pushing him off the cliff, then the sound of guns firing. “, he can’t be…he can’t be gone! No, where is he tell me. Now!” he shouted, regaining feeling in his right arm, grabbing Malady by his coat. “Where the hell am I! And where’s Rick?!” he said baring his teeth.
Gentle brushing away Alex’s hand. “Rick Maddix is dead, I’m sorry.” He said lowering his head. “We tried to revive him but…the bullet bounced off his collar bone and ripped through his heart, there was nothing we could do. I’m terribly sorry.” He said almost as if I had rehearsed this line before.
“Liar! Your lying Rick can’t be dead…he can’t be. No, this is all the Force’s fault their the ones behind it all, that man…he said it was the force that was behind all the killings. Behind everything.” Taking in a deep breath Alex held back the tears. “Then how am I still alive? I thought for sure I was going to drown; how did you find me?”
“Locals found you floating along the river bank clinging to a piece of bark, at first they thought you were dead, till you started mumbling you were sorry and how the Force did all of this. Son listen to me whatever you heard or thought you heard isn’t true the Force is doing wonderful things.” speaking another man walked in interrupting the doctor. “Mr. Drake I din’t expect you to be so early.”

By: Black Cat

Black Cat — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:03:29 +0000

Yeah I was hoping that I wouldn’t have to go into great detail in my novel, still hoping. But I might with the Freedom Force later, great.

And at the end ‘squeaky wheel’, cracked me up.

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:48:58 +0000

I’m not fond of bringing up politics in entertainment. However, we do have an article about how to handle politics without infuriating readers. It worked in The Dark Knight, Team America and maybe Ironman.

…I remember that Booster Gold episode. “The Greatest Story Never Told,” right? It was hilarious. “I can’t deliver that baby.” “But you’re the beautiful scientist!” “I’m a physicist!”

By: Black Cat

Black Cat — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:44:58 +0000

I’m not a very politcial person I’m more liberal. So be careful when talking about politics, I think I can do that. If I have trouble I’ll just ask you guys

By: Black Cat

Black Cat — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:41:12 +0000

Yeah they did, I remember a key forgot what it did something about the mind. Anyway I’m not going to really have anything like that.

I’m still wacthing JL on boomerang, last one was about boostergold. Didn’t like how it ended I felt bad for him but he still got the girl.

Marvel and DC have alot of alien races, how can I introduce one without it being werid? Still working on name, I have one but not sure. Right now I’m calling them Tskarians.

By: B. Mac

B. Mac — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:37:40 +0000

Several of the episodes were obnoxiously political. In particular, I hated Patriot Act and the Cadmus arc. Political sermons in fiction always aggravate me, but I think it’s especially bad in a series that is mainly about people in brightly colored tights beating the hell out of each other.

Alternately, balance the political sermons by throwing in a likable conservative for each liberal. For example, John Stewart is a former US Marine, so he could easily be conservative. Maybe Batman, too. (He’s really tough on crime and has a cynical view of human nature, but he’s opposed to the death penalty).

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:05:07 +0000

Yu Gi Oh had the Millenium Items. They had varying vaguely established abilities, and it was never clearly specified exactly what each one could do, and there was a lot of overlap, like pretty much all of them allowing mind-reading to some degree. Also, some of them were almost never shown on-screen or used in any way and probably just put there for the sake of having a nice number like seven. Naturally, the Abridged Series spoofed this to no end.

On the subject of Justice League, I think Justice League (and for that matter the DCAU) ended right where it should have, enough (good quality, might I add) episodes/shows to keep us happy but not too much that it felt stale.

By: Black Cat

Black Cat — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:00:07 +0000

Tom I saw that one, it was very interesting. Hate that they don’t make anymore justice league shows. Yu Gi Oh I think they were called the millenium…something.

Alright cause I do have one that’s coming up whenever I get around to it. It’s a powerful jewel from another planet that was stolen by the Freedom Force, the jewel has the power to destroy or to create depending on who uses it and what their desire is. That’s all I have at the moment still working on it.

By: Tom

Tom — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:39:27 +0000

The Annihilator actually appeared in an episode before that called ‘Hawk and Dove’, where it was made by the god Hephaestus for the god Ares, and then given to one side in a conflict in Eastern Europe so Ares could sit back and lol at the peasants killing each other.

Eventually Wonder Woman, Hawk and Dove figured out that the suit was powered by anger, and when everyone put down their guns and stopped being agressive the suit turned off.

It was a quite Anvilicious anti-war message if you ask me.