2012-06-15: The One Where We Drag Even More Goddamn Superher

[Nosy Neighbordroid]

Discussion thread for The One Where We Drag Even More Goddamn Superheroes Into This Mess

[TheLastOutlaw]

The one where I ask a serious question of Poe (or maybe Impy might know.)

Is there any intention to make a history of Craigs family available? Even a bare bones timeline or something? Because it sounds like it would be over the top crazy awesome. Or maybe just crazy, but I bet it would be a fun read either way.

[Michael Poe]

Well, part of the problem is I'm reworking a lot of the old stuff as I go along, trying to tone it down into just over the top crazy, instead of Hawkman, Donna Troy, and Cable level stupid bat shit insanity. Plus I'm having to rename most of them, and coming up with a dozen+ superhero names all at once would be really draining.

[TheLastOutlaw]

Too bad it isn't still the 90s where they just used words like kill, death, shot, blade, etc and mashed them with other random words. Bam, instant superhero.

[BloodHenge]

Wait, why would he need to defend someone else's trademark? Isn't that the current holder's responsibility?

[Forrest]

Wait, why would he need to defend someone else's trademark? Isn't that the current holder's responsibility?

He needs to avoid infringing on it unless he wants to get sued. Answering to it could very well count as infringing.

[Lukkai]

Well, Craig is of some use to Jordan after all. Even if it's only for familiar bonds.

Btw: You removed the DNPWWO link from the Errant Story page? (and the EN link)

[Imp-Chan]

They'll come back, just in a different format. Working on a few things to update the site.

^-^'

[lyze]

"No, really, trademarks for superhero character names work weird. It’s why Marvel vomits up a new Captain Marvel character every six years or so."

Huh, can someone elaborate on that?

[Anthony]

Well, part of the problem is I'm reworking a lot of the old stuff as I go along, trying to tone it down into just over the top crazy, instead of Hawkman, Donna Troy, and Cable level stupid bat shit insanity.

What's wrong with that level of bat shit insanity in a comic that's mocking bat shit insanity. What you need to do is a have a comic which starts the explanation with "it's simple", then vomits the whole thing out out as a gigantic wall of text (possibly in an unreadably small font) that ends with whoever asked the question looking befuddled (probably Seth, he's usually a good candidate for straight man).

"No, really, trademarks for superhero character names work weird. It’s why Marvel vomits up a new Captain Marvel character every six years or so."

Huh, can someone elaborate on that?

It's basically blocking DC from making a Captain Marvel comic (based on their Captain Marvel, who gets titles like 'the Power of Shazam').