Dec
27
2010
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Joel Wyatt just finished his 41st issue (chapter) of his free superhero story. It strikes me as sort of a Seinfeldesque take on superheroes. Here’s the protagonist reflecting on a fight between a superhero and a villain.
But you would be mistaken. Centrifuge, man: this guy’s got class, style… that certain je ne sais quoi that makes him the perfect dark horse for your super-group. His body’s center of gravity shifts wildly when he’s under stress, like the beads in one of those South American rainsticks, making the guy FLIP OUT, like a Topsy-Turvy Titan.
Now that is a freakin’ subtitle. Market analysis my balls.
“But Joel,” you say, “He didn’t even win the battle. Deacon Struck got away.”
“You, sir,” I retort, “are a dildo.”
Dec
25
2010
Tales from the Bully Pulpit was 84 pages of this. Teddy Roosevelt steals HG Wells’ time machine and meets up with Thomas Edison’s ghost to stop Argentinian Nazis from conquering Mars.
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Dec
15
2010
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Dec
10
2010
The U.S. Army bought about 100,000 M4s last fiscal year, improving the nation’s zombie readiness levels from “doomed” to “screwed.” In your face, zombies! Also, the Navy is working on a electromagnetic railgun. When the zombie dolphins are upon us, we’ll be ready.
Other exciting military technology that could mess some zombies up:
- Nuclear rifles
- Flying jeeps
- Chain-saw robots. Brilliantly, these would be powered by biomass furnaces, which would keep fallen humans and plants from turning into enemy combatants. (Also, gasoline would surely be in shorter supply than bodies).
Dec
10
2010
Here’s a wacky writing challenge inspired by Sporcle. Write a plot synopsis as a haiku. Here’s my favorite, one for Don Quixote:
Delusional man
Partner rides on a donkey
Terrorist windmills
Post yours below!
Dec
03
2010
Top Ten: “A killer who believes himself an artist of unmatched talent is incensed by being placed last on the FBI’s most wanted list, and begins killing off those fugitives above him, each in a twisted manner that serves his creative vision.” Hopefully your two-sentence synopsis is that interesting!
Hat-tip: J.A. Konrath.
