May
23
2008
We provide advice about
how to write novels, comic books and graphic novels. Most of my content applies to fiction-writing in general, but we also provide
articles specifically about superhero stories.
Dr. Darpa: I heard that Russia is now patrolling its nuclear-armed bombers 24 hours a day now.
Captain Carnage: That’s right.
Dr. Darpa: That could destabilize US-Russian relations, if we thought there were any conceivable chance Russian bombers could get close enough to attack Chicago or Seattle.
Captain Carnage: I’d say at least 50%.
Dr. Darpa: 50%, hah! Not after you see what I’ve been working on: Project Unmutually Assured Destruction. It’s the largest surface-to-air missile site ever built. It was so colossal that I could only fit it in Yosemite National Park.
Captain Carnage: An antiballistic missile site in a national park?
Dr. Darpa: Now, the only remaining task is to name it. I present to you: the Yosemite SAM Site.
Jan
13
2008
Dr. Darpa: Virtually every Office of Special Investigations agent uses a firearm as his primary weapon, but the vast majority of our kills are executed with non-gun weapons.
Captain Carnage: Every one of the criminals we deal with has steel-like skin, dodges bullets like they’ve gone out of style, or both.
Dr. Darpa: Over the past twelve years, I’ve been modifying tank-mounted machine guns to compensate for those unusual characteristics. I have created a handgun so horrifically lethal that Congress has limited its sale to NATO countries.
Captain Carnage: You mean…
Dr. Darpa: The Western Cannon.
Captain Carnage: I thought it was a myth!
Dr. Darpa: Mythically deadly, perhaps. With a full mound of ammo, it weighs roughly half a ton. It has three rates of fire: “full automatic,” “wall of lead,” and “dodge this.”
