tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35358528282803796472024-02-20T19:52:07.213+00:00NO MORE HEROESRev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-88739733455975009022012-10-26T14:35:00.007+01:002012-10-26T14:35:54.069+01:00IT'S AAALLLLIIIVVEEE!!!!!I know, I can hardly believe it!<br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 17px;">Massive thanks to everyone who's stuck by this and shown their support - as evidenced by this very blog, it's been a long time coming!!!</span></span>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-69516158076786091702012-09-26T17:40:00.000+01:002012-09-26T17:40:29.945+01:00NO MORE HEROES FINDS A NEW HOMEIt was all going so well, but unfortunately this ended up being one of the many anthologies dumped by the previous publisher (due to time/financial constraints).<br />
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However, as I type this, new contracts are being signed and a new home has been found for NO MORE HEROES!!!! It's being put out by Matt Nord, who runs Norgus Press, so I know it's in good hands :)<br />
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More as it comes!<br />
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WayneRev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-84382909983366027212011-11-12T13:55:00.001+00:002011-11-12T13:56:24.111+00:00BEHOLD...NO MORE HEROES IS ALIVE!It's taken its sweet time but No More Heroes is ready to be published!!!Grinderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11547272394697201753noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-11289999758738074082011-02-28T11:11:00.004+00:002011-02-28T11:18:58.956+00:00NO MORE HEROES...WHERE ARE YOU?!Hello, world!<br /><br />We hoped to have No More Heroes out and ready to purchase by December 2010 (Jan this year at the latest) but, unfortunately, the head of the publishing company suffered some pretty serious ill-health and is still recuperating, which has had a knock-on effect for ALL the books the Library of Fantasy (and its sister imprints) were set to publish. <br /><br />Rest assured, though, that NMH is still coming out, we're just not sure when. The finished version (with complete cover artwork, correct formatting etc) was sent to the publisher back in November so it should be pretty darn near the top of the 'release' list.<br /><br />For now, your best bet is to keep an eye on the official thread on the publisher's forum: <a href="http://libraryofthelivingdead.lefora.com/2010/09/06/the-official-no-more-heroes-thread">HERE!</a><br /><br />Up, up and across!<br /><br />Wayne xxxRev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-59859519385918178572010-11-09T09:02:00.002+00:002010-11-09T09:05:17.225+00:00LOOK, UP IN THE SKY!NMH is with the publisher now so it's literally a case of waiting for it to appear! <div><br /></div><div>In the meantime, why not check out <a href="http://superheronovels.com/">http://superheronovels.com</a>? Eric, who runs it, recently contacted me as he's offered to plug NMH, so the least you lot can do is check the site out, hmmm? He's reviewed a ton of superhero books already! </div>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-62368914734397699082010-10-06T09:38:00.003+01:002010-10-06T09:41:06.377+01:00BULL SPEC / FORMATTING NEWSI recently received an email from a chap called Sam who runs a respectable zine called BULL SPEC - he's going to plug NMH as one of the contributors and the cover artist are from his region, so in return I'm plugging him! Not in a 1940's gangster way, mind you. That sort of behaviour won't do anyone any good.<div><br /></div><div><a href="http://bullspec.com/">http://bullspec.com/</a></div><div><br /></div><div>Regards NMH itself - my computer died a little while ago and has only recently been fixed, so that's delayed it a bit. However, it's still my top priority so I'll have it sorted asap, after which it will be entirely in the hands of the publisher.</div><div><br /></div><div>Toodle pip!</div><div><br /></div><div>Wayne xxx</div>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-9958566671372060772010-09-06T18:42:00.003+01:002010-09-06T18:45:45.486+01:00COVER ART....REVEALED!<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;">HERE IT IS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></span></b></div><div><br /><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/babies4feet/LOTLD/NMHBookCoverC.jpg" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 800px; height: 550px;" border="0" alt="" /></div><div>Front art by <a href="http://strutzillustration.com/">JASON STRUTZ</a></div><div>Back art by myself (Wayne Goodchild)</div><div>Click <a href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v204/babies4feet/LOTLD/NMHBookCoverBACK.jpg">HERE</a> to see a bigger version of the back, so you can read it :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Now just waiting on contracts whilst I finish the interior formatting!</div><div><br /></div><div>Wayne xxx</div>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-91382306076724222152010-08-27T14:09:00.002+01:002010-08-27T14:10:07.749+01:00SUPER MEGA FORMAT TEAM ASSEMBLE!I have now started formatting No More Heroes and the book is one step closer to publication!<div><br /></div><div>Wayne xxx</div>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-89041239620632014182010-08-19T20:43:00.000+01:002010-08-19T20:44:08.591+01:00COVER ARTIST SORTED<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(255, 255, 0); line-height: 15px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">POW POW POW POW!!!!!!!!!!!!</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">The cover art is now officially under way! This cover's going to rock your socks off! I've got hold of an actual comic artist, thanks to someone in this anthology ;)</span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">More will be revealed...in the FUTURE!</span></p></span>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-47428462312720298652010-07-30T14:26:00.000+01:002010-07-30T14:27:17.256+01:00DONE!<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#33FF33;">Phew! Initial and first-pass edits have now been sent out for all accepted authors! GO TEAM!</span></span></span></b></span>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-12659727112756172072010-07-25T18:48:00.002+01:002010-07-25T18:51:58.813+01:00WHOOPS!Life has got in the way a bit so I'll have all edits sorted by the end of this next week, easy peasy!<div><br /></div><div>Also in the process of trying to find a decent comic-style artist...I have a <i>very</i> strong idea for the cover, just need to find someone decent to do it...if anyone has any suggestions for artists, let me know!</div>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-49391768173893232502010-07-13T09:55:00.001+01:002010-07-13T09:56:10.624+01:00EDITS!BOOM!<div><br /></div><div>I've started sending out emails to everyone accepted for No More Heroes, regarding edits. I'm averaging two a day so I should have contacted everyone by the end of this next weekend!</div><div><br /></div><div>Wayne xxx</div>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-85370527530871833402010-06-20T22:38:00.002+01:002010-06-20T22:49:40.114+01:00TABLE OF CONTENTSNotifications have been sent out, here's the TOC:<div><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(255, 255, 0); line-height: 15px; "><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Prologue</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Uprising</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Michael C. Lea</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">When Good Men Do Nothing</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Jeremy Varner</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Slow Goth And St. North</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Patrick D’Orazio</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">A Light In The Darkness</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Mark M. Johnson</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Picking Up The Pieces</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Carey Burns</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">The Sidekicks</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Scott Voss</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">The Gunpowder Plot</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">David R. Roberts</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">The Half Of It</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Frank Byrns</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">A Crisis Of Purpose</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Jeremy Whitley</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">The Rebirth Of Farmer</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Matt Nord</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">The Nightwatch</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Chad</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> Williamson</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">B Team</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Richard Marsden</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Malady’s End</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Trent Lysander</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Dove Without Wings</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">-</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Olivia Berrier</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Epilogue</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'times new roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Congrats go out to everyone who made it in. The selection process for this was REALLY tough. Generally speaking, there were some very very good stories that didn't make the cut, purely based on space in the book, whether that/those </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-family: georgia; font-size: large; ">character(s) were already used, or overused, and also continuity. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">Of course, it's practically impossible with something like this to guess or organise continuity before or even during the submissions process, so I guess it was a bit of pot luck in that respect (Bill and I wanted to see what everyone came up with on their own, with only our prompts to guide them).</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;">I'll be in touch with everyone who was accepted soon about continuity issues, and general editing bits and bobs.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FF0000;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">As a sort-of taster, these are some of the characters who feature most prominently in the book:</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large; "><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">St North and Dr Pustual (of course), Goatman, Crisis, The Canadian, Evil Penguin, and Nykee, with a bunch of other characters getting cameos, walk-on parts, and so forth. I honestly think we've got a decent little universe here, and hope it does well when it gets published (publication date is still TBA).</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top: 0in; margin-right: 0in; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0in; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;color:#FF0000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Wayne xxx</span></span></p></span></div></div>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-71056452389748582122010-06-16T09:49:00.001+01:002010-06-16T09:51:50.458+01:00SUBMISSIONS CLOSED<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(255, 255, 0); line-height: 15px; "><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Oh noes! </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"></span></span></span><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW OFFICIALLY CLOSED</span></span></span></u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">Thank you to everyone who submitted, we've got a tough time ahead of us sorting out the wheat from the chaff and we'll try and get back to everyone asap. </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;">However:</span></span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"> I'm moving house this weekend and Bill's away so it's unlikely we'll get in touch with all y'all 'til sometime next week (because we'll probably both be offline) - just a heads up, a cruel twist of the tension knife BWAHAHAHAHA!!! </span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#CC66CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;color:#CC66CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 255, 0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Come along Bill, my diabolical cohort, let us away to cause more awkward mischief!</span></span></span><br /><img src="http://recaparama.files.wordpress.com/2009/09/dick9we33.jpg" alt="" width="480" height="360" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; " /></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC66CC;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Wayne Goodchild and Bill Tucker xxx</span></span></p></span>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-16134833343393579692010-06-15T13:46:00.000+01:002010-06-15T13:47:25.709+01:00THE HOUR IS AT HAND!Today's the final day for submissions, kiddos! Get 'em in, chop chop!Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-67889127910488232292010-06-11T14:09:00.001+01:002010-06-11T14:09:49.001+01:00TICK TOCKTime's almost up!Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-61723083562816101052010-05-20T19:11:00.002+01:002010-05-20T19:15:05.765+01:00CLOSER, IT LOOOOOOOOOOOMS!Deadline's just under a month away, kiddies!<br /><br />Woop!Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-52152191064665161302010-05-04T16:05:00.002+01:002010-05-04T16:06:03.564+01:00I WANT TO FEEEEEEEEL IT!Hey kids,<br /><br />Every story we've received so far has been different to each other, so no duplicate ideas, which is ace, but *I* would like to see more stories that take into account the villains discovering there are still heroes left and also take into account how normal people and the governments of the world are reacting to the aftermath of the Cataclysm. <br /><br />I won't comment on any of the stories received so far, but I will say stories that don't really reference the Cataclysm are fine, of course, but it would really put you in my good books if you can make me feel like our world really is in the grip of supervillains and everybody's struggling to cope. <br /><br />Just over a month left 'til deadline, so get cracking you nutters! Woop!<br /><br />Oh yeah and please please follow the guidelines for submission format. Thanks!<br /><br />Wayne xRev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-60570008972004248302010-04-15T11:22:00.001+01:002010-04-15T11:23:59.800+01:00NOT MUCH OF AN UPDATENo, it's not, not really haha - just to let folks know we're enjoying reading subs so far and it's gonna be a real toughie selecting the best! Keep on sending them in, kiddies!<br /><br />Wayne xRev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-6611000842117111922010-03-24T09:47:00.005+00:002010-03-27T14:32:59.111+00:00DEADLINE / 3 IS THE MAGIC NUMBER<div align="center"><strong>No More Heroes</strong> will<strong> close to submissions</strong> on <strong>JUNE 15th.</strong></div><p><br />Bill and I have been plotting and scheming in our secret volcano base and we've come up with diabolical plans to turn No More Heroes into a TRILOGY! Yes, like Indiana Jones, or Alien, or Star Wars. Yes, just like those ;)<br /><br />But we can only do that if we get a decent response to this first one. Early signs are promising, so keep it up, folks! We're seeing a nice mix of styles, too. If you have an idea but you're not sure if it's what we're looking for, don't be shy about querying. We're nice chaps.<br /><br />edit: regarding multiple subs...we'll send out rejections and acceptances after the deadline, but if you sub something and we either like it but think it needs a rejig, or we've seen too many similiar styles of story and want to offer you the chance to send something else, we'll let you know before the deadline.</p><p>And that's HOW for NOW.<br /><br />Wayne xxx </p>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-4955104818682052010-03-13T18:47:00.002+00:002010-03-15T10:59:03.585+00:00WRONG EMAILI got confused when sorting out all the info and put the wrong email.<br /><br />It SHOULD be:<br /><a class="external" href="mailto:nomoreheroesantho@gmail.com" rel="nofollow"><strong>nomoreheroesantho@gmail.com</strong></a> NOT <a class="external" href="mailto:nomoreheroesanthology@gmail.com" rel="nofollow">nomoreheroesanthology@gmail.com</a> as is listed.<br /><br />Sorry folks! At least I caught it early, phew!<br /><br />PDF has been altered: <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?giwmmkdgrug">http://www.mediafire.com/?giwmmkdgrug</a> <br /><br />Guidelines have been updated to include the info in both these updates.<br /><br />Wayne xxxRev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-64458103066072923402010-03-11T13:31:00.000+00:002010-03-11T13:32:17.758+00:00MULTIPLE SUBMISSIONS<strong>UPDATE:</strong><br /><br />Bill and I have decided that we <em>will</em> allow <strong>multiple submissions</strong>.<br /><br />We've decided to do this because we feel that the source material owes itself to multiple interpretations, and if we start to see a surfeit of say, humourous pieces, we want to give people the chance to submit another, more serious, piece. That's just an example though - we'll have more info in this regard much, much later on during the submission period.<br /><br />Still send one sub at a time though please. We'll give you a personal response later on in the sub period - for now all you'll get is a 'we received your story' email. Thanx!Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-10601094027262444612010-03-07T21:04:00.015+00:002010-03-24T09:59:34.811+00:00GUIDELINES<div align="left"><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">NO MORE HEROES</span><span style="color:#ffffff;"> [guidelines updated Wednesday 24th March 2010]</span></strong></div>The No More Heroes Anthology is based on a shared universe. We'd like YOU to write stories about the aftermath of The Cataclysm, using the created characters however you see fit. The <em>Prologue</em> to The Cataclysm and <em>character rosters</em> are listed below. We've got a mix of goofy and serious characters, to allow you to chance to write anything from Mystery Men/The Specials style humour (for instance) to darker, grittier plots. Everything (prologue/characters/contact info and guidelines) is available in <a href="http://www.mediafire.com/?giwmmkdgrug">this fancy-pants PDF!<br /></a><br /><strong>What we're after:</strong><br /><div align="left"><br />*Stories must be set after The Cataclysm, although they can reference events before (eg via flashbacks or exposition). Please bear in mind that no-one knows exactly what caused The Cataclysm as all forms of life on Australia were obliterated by it!<br /><br />*Stories must take place on Earth, in our reality (but once again, other planets/realms/dimensions can be referenced).<br /><br />*Stories do not all have to revolve around the pre-determined characters, but at least one of them should feature in the piece somewhere (in fact, we'd quite like to see how normal people handle events after The Cataclysm - this <em>is</em> their world, too).<br /><br />*And following on from that point: you can use as many pre-determined characters as you like, from 1 to (if you feel like going mental) all 60.<br /><br />Please keep an eye on this site for additional info and updates!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">MANUSCRIPT FORMAT</span></strong><br /><br />Standard manuscript format [check <a href="http://www.shunn.net/format/story.html">HERE</a> if you’re unsure] paying particular attention to these changes/points:<br /><br /><strong>Rich Text Format only<br />Courier font - size 12<br />Indent paragraphs with one press of the Tab button<br />Double space the entire manuscript<br />Use italics - do not underline<br />Place your contact information on the first page, in the upper left corner - name, address, phone number, and email<br />In the upper right corner please put the approx word count<br />No page numbers<br />No other headers or footers, please<br />Place your name/pen name under the title</strong><br /><br />Send submissions to <a href="mailto:nomoreheroesantho@gmail.com">nomoreheroesantho@gmail.com</a> with ‘Submission – Story Title’ in the subject heading. </div><div align="left">Please <strong>attach</strong> the file as a RTF document - <strong>do not</strong> paste it into the body of the email. </div><div align="left">We will send you a ‘story received’ email. If you do not get one of these after 4 days, please query.<br /><br />Please also mention any of your previous work and a brief explanation of who you are.<br />Multiple submissions allowed, please wait until you hear back from us about a previous submission before sending something else.<br />You do not have to live in the US to submit.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">WORD COUNT</span></strong><br /><br />A very lenient 3000 to 9000 words!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">DEADLINE<br /></span></strong><br />Anthology opened to subs on <strong>Monday 8th Match 2010</strong>. </div><div align="left">Anthology will<strong> close</strong> to subs on <strong>Tuesday 15th June 2010.<br /></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">PAYMENT<br /></span></strong><br />1 cent (United States) per word, plus a contributor copy of the anthology.<br /><br />This anthology is being edited by myself and Bill Tucker. </div><div align="left">Feel free to contact us via this site, the <a href="http://libraryofthelivingdead.lefora.com/">Library of the Living Dead forum</a> [my username is <strong>reverendaustin</strong>, Bill’s is<strong> grinder</strong>], or <a href="mailto:nomoreheroesanthology@gmail.com">nomoreheroesanthology@gmail.com</a>.<br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />We'd like you to bear in mind that, as far as all the villains are concerned, there are no more heroes left (see what we did there?). Therefore, there's no-one left to stop them doing whatever they want. Plus, the very thing most of them have dedicated their lives to has finally happened, although it's (technically) not a victory any of them earned themselves. How do you think this would affect them? <em>Would</em> it affect them...?</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />How are the remaining heroes going to handle the prospect of defending the rest of the world when they're outnumbered? How will they show themselves to the remaining villains? </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />And what of the civilians and governments of the world? How do they handle the fact that, as far as they're also aware, there are no more heroes?</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />These are all points for you to consider, so have at it!</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><br />Bill and I look forward to reading your subs! Good luck!<br /><br /><em>Wayne Goodchild</em></div><div align="left"><em></em></div><div align="left"><em></em></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left">nb We'll update this site as the submission, then editing, process goes on, so keep 'em peeled! The publication date for the antho is TBC. </div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"><em></em></div><div align="left"><em>All work on here and in the PDF is copyright W. Goodchild & B. Tucker 2010 - authors are free to use the material provided it's in a submission for the anthology. Cheers and thanks!</em></div>Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-52106152870688262812010-03-07T20:59:00.002+00:002010-03-07T21:03:28.284+00:00PROLOGUEThe first super villain appeared in <span style="color:#ff0000;">1952</span>. Attired in a tattered fedora and white pinstriped suit, with baleful purple glowing eyes and a Mexican skull for a face, he called himself <span style="color:#ff0000;">Dr Muertos</span> and possessed powers and abilities the likes of which had never been seen before. It also became readily apparent that not only was he an evil genius, but he'd secretly been building an army of skeletal robots and mutants. He made his aim clear, not just to the American government, but to the United Nations: Give me the world or I will kill you all.<br /><br />The armed forces tried to fight his diabolical Horde, but their weapons were no match for them, nor for Dr Muertos’ sinister powers. His grip on the planet slowly, inexorably, tightened. He could control life itself, corrupting and destroying all who stood in his way, and his victory seemed assured.<br /><br />That is until <span style="color:#ff0000;">1957</span>, when a Horde battalion attacking London was wiped out by an unearthly light. The haze cleared to reveal an imposing, pale-skinned figure. Standing over seven feet tall, with androgynous features and blazing white eyes, it called itself <span style="color:#ff0000;">The Guardian</span>. Whether an agent of Heaven or extraterrestrial being, it would not say. All it claimed was that it had been watching our planet for some time, and knew its help was finally needed. And with saying this, The Guardian set to work decimating the rest of the Horde, before finally vanquishing Dr Muertos in an epic battle, leveling two cities in the process. Though the cost in collateral damage was great, The Guardian had saved the Earth from its greatest threat.<br /><br />However, Dr Muertos was not the only individual with powers. From the rubble of his defeat rose a new danger: the <span style="color:#ff0000;">League of Doom</span>. Led by a former protégé of Dr Muertos who called himself Muerte, the League comprised of other super-powered individuals, not all of them human. Muerte wanted to complete his master's plan and conquer the Earth, and realized that forming his own, globe-spanning army of villains would be the best way to do it.<br /><br />The Guardian could not allow this to happen, of course, and so formed the <span style="color:#ff0000;">Protectors</span>, a worldwide contingent of people who choose to use their gifts to help others.<br /><br />Subsequent years were filled with constant battles, with one side pushing the other, back-and-forth, until everything reached a state of super-powered stalemate. Both sides were equally-matched, and it looked as if things would stay this way, in an uneasy equilibrium, unless something or someone could find a way to tip the balance.<br /><br />But when this happened, it wasn't in a way either side wanted or expected.<br /><br /><br />Dr Muertos reappeared in early <span style="color:#ff0000;">2008</span>. Nobody knew how or why, as The Guardian had managed to atomize him during their last battle. Some suggested that the doctor's power over life was so great that death was a mere inconvenience; others whispered that the villain had made a deal with a dark and ancient god. Whatever the cause or reason, Dr Muertos was more powerful than before, and this time he didn't want to rule the planet – he wanted to utterly destroy it.<br /><br />Many heroes, and even some villains, tried to stop him, but Dr Muertos killed them all, or changed them into his minions. And because over forty years had passed since his initial defeat, many of the original, most powerful members of both the League of Doom and the Protectors were dead and buried. A few remained, notably The Guardian, who did not age, and Muerte, who remained young by stealing the life from others and they understood that, as much as the idea of working together offended them, it would be the only way to halt Dr Muertos’ diabolical resurrection.<br /><br />Both the League of Doom and the Protectors journeyed to the heart of Australia's outback, where Dr Muertos grew a corrupt and repulsive organic city from the bodies of the dead. There, he revealed his new true form of a vast, tentacled beast, and a fierce battle tore through the heat and dust for several intense hours. The brief and violent war did not end with The Guardian's victory once again, nor did Muerte manage to slay his former mentor. Instead, something went horribly, horribly wrong.<br /><br /><br />Satellite images showed an electric red mushroom cloud suddenly bloom over Australia, accompanied by a visible surge of black energy which blasted out in a radius across the country. There were no eyewitness accounts or news reports because everyone and everything caught in the shock wave was obliterated.<br /><br />This event was dubbed <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Cataclysm</span></strong>, and happened on <span style="color:#ff0000;">20th November 2009</span>.<br /><br />Nobody could be certain exactly what happened, but experts reasoned Dr Muertos had unleashed a final, fatal blast of 'death energy', and in doing so decayed and withered all forms and traces of life; cities were reduced to rubble, rainforests to skeletal wood, and rivers and lakes to stagnant expanses. The Guardian and the Protectors were wiped from the face of the planet, along with Muerte and the League of Doom. The death toll totaled twenty-one million people and Australia was left a desolate wasteland, without any trace of life whatsoever.<br /><br />Through cowardice or other reasons, some members of the League were left, and they came together to rejoice in the aftermath of The Cataclysm. Their victory may not have been gained in a way they expected, but it was the outcome they wanted: all the heroes were dead and the world was theirs.<br /><br /><br />Or so they thought…<br /><br /><br />A group of heroes who missed the battle have banded together as a confederation to continue to protect the world. They call themselves The Last Protectors and soon the remaining villains will learn they are not alone.<br /><br />Along with the heroes, other powerful beings with neutral allegiances who avoided The Cataclysm are making their own ways in the world, but how they react to the unbalanced situation remains to be seen.Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3535852828280379647.post-80045733636347591392010-03-07T20:52:00.003+00:002010-03-07T20:59:01.960+00:00the LEAGUE OF DOOM<em>a ragtag collection of criminals and mutants!</em><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dr. Pustual</span></strong><br />A genius and expert at weapons engineering, and also the self-proclaimed leader of the remaining Leaguers. A freak accident in his dental surgery left him both physically scarred and mad for world revenge! He uses tools such as the pulse-sonic drill, whiting wand, barbed floss lasso, stinging water rinse, and the numb gun.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Goatman<br /></span></strong>With the head and arms of a man and the torso and legs of a goat, Vivian Dunkard of Manchester, England, is a genetic mutant who is fast and furious, with a rambling insane wit and the ability to run circles around his opponents. Watch out for his head-butts and the swift kicks of his feet!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Reverend</span></strong><br />Blind from birth this man from Cape Town, South Africa, has the ability to look into souls and seek out any corrupting influence that resides in people. Through his intense charisma and dogmatic manipulation he can cause even the holiest to sink to their lowest levels.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Napalm Chicken<br /></span></strong>After falling into an a vat of boiling water containing experimental growth hormone-injected chickens, Denver Gladstone’s genetics were fused with that of the fowls. After recovering from his burns in his hometown of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he began to grow feathers over his skin and a beak over his mouth. Now unable to be harmed by heat or fire he can shoot both from his mouth like a flamethrower.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Cookie Crumbler<br /></span></strong>Cornelius Sweet of Toronto, Canada, is a man obsessed by cookies to the point of madness; no matter how much he eats them his hyper-metabolic rate keeps him thin and wiry. He uses cookies in all manner of ways to create mischief and mayhem!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Black Empty<br /></span></strong>A shadow man from a negative-light dimension, he can envelop his opponents with his body causing them to relive their greatest fears, resulting in chilling, deadly ends.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Swivel Hips<br /></span></strong>A beauty with an hourglass figure, Saskia Ormond of Toulouse, France, has enhanced flexibility, agility, and dexterity with Olympic-level acrobatic skills. Using her feminine wiles, she is quick to capture the attention of men in her pursuit of money and thrills.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Disco Fred</span></strong><br />A man who was literally stuck in a 1970s time-warp, Fred Ball, formerly of New York City, New York, was finally released only to find himself unable to cope with the new world he found himself in. Gaining the power of rapid spastic body movements he can shoot beams of colored lights or white strobes from his eyes as well as scream a volley of pulsating sounds at his victims.<br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Crisis</span></strong><br />Don’t be swayed by his cool demeanor and attitude! This man from Oslo, Norway, can instill panic, anxiety, and fear in anyone with his mind. From a single individual to mobs of people he knows how to cause a crisis that is sure to lead to bodily harm without having to physically touch anyone.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Winged Mantis</span></strong><br />An alien from a far away galaxy, he has a strong powerful body similar to a giant preying mantis coupled with large wings like a bat. He is highly intelligent and has the ability to communicate with all forms of insects. Though unable to speak in the human language he can relay his thoughts to people telepathically.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Slow Goth</span><br /></strong>As a teenager taunted and teased for his weight, Nicholas Harvey of Columbus, Ohio, finally snapped. Drinking a concoction of poisonous liquids he found in the family garage to end it all, he instead woke up physically altered. His hair and eyes are now black as night and his skin is white and translucent. He found that he is able to siphon off the physical and mental energies of others making them lethargic and sick whilst making himself feel powerful and fearless.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Wormwoman<br /></span></strong>Karen Dawes of Seattle, Washington, was a librarian who sought revenge on a duplicitous lover by using an ancient spell book she'd discovered. The spell worked, but it also gave her the power to stretch and elongate any part of her body! She also discovered that if any part of her body is cut off or damaged, including her head, it can repair and grow back over a short period of time.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hot Possum<br /></span></strong>Blamed for a murder she didn’t commit, Pamela Patterson of Tampa, Florida escaped to South America to live a life of freedom, but it was not meant to be. After being exposed to a space meteorite and then bitten by a possum her body morphed into a humanoid possum. Now she must sleep and store up energy in the daylight, but when the world darkens she comes alive with power! She can see in total darkness, has great strength, endurance, and stamina. She can also generate an intense heat from her body.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Purple Wiccan<br /></span></strong>A witch who claims to be immortal, she uses various books potions, and magical objects to do her bidding. Though not innately evil she puts animal life over that of humans - who she sees as a blight on the world. Prone to whims and pranks she likes to toy with humankind to see how they will respond to her magic tricks.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Kaos Boy<br /></span></strong>As a young boy Ybabhooo was ousted from his mystical homeland of Ohadi. He promised revenge on all those who scorned him simply because he stood up to the evil King Hsub. Whilst on a quest he fell through a portal that was opened by accident by the Purple Wiccan, and found himself in our world. Once here he discovered he had the power to disrupt or cause a chaotic response to any force put upon him, using only his mind. The Purple Wiccan took him on as an apprentice in a bid to help him learn how to use his powers.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Father Scribe<br /></span></strong>With strokes of his enchanted pen on an ancient tablet this man from Hanau, Germany, can bring powerful mythological creatures and fictional monsters to life! The larger and stronger the creature the shorter the duration they can exist. Once they disappear they are also erased from the tablet.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Lady Bacon<br /></span></strong>Like the fictional Pied Piper she is able to control the minds of others and have them follow her commands. Helena Cartwright from London, England, was born with a pheromone that she can release from her body to trigger a response in anyone who genuinely likes the flavor and smell of bacon! The pheromone, though it can linger for some time, still eventually dissipates and she must rest in-between each release.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Gravedigger</span></strong><br />The true nature of this creature is still yet unknown. Standing over seven feet tall, but with a gaunt, slim frame, he has great strength, endurance, stamina and is seemingly invulnerable. A mute, he only grunts or snarls and is a fierce fighter using nothing but his bare hands.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Lord Astral</span></strong><br />A banished ruler from a planet in another galaxy, this reptilian humanoid has great strength, a thick metal-scaled skin, sharp teeth, and clawed hands and feet. His wish is to return home to regain his throne, but the technology he needs for a ship does not exist on our planet. Seeking refuge from the governments of Earth, he assists Dr. Pustual with his scientific endeavors.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">The Terror Twins<br /></span></strong>Lara and Lucia Marron from El Paso, Texas, are twins who were fused together at birth due to a gypsy curse placed upon the doctor who delivered them! These two girls have grown up with two heads sharing one body, and they have two pairs of arms, but only one pair of legs. Their combined height and weight make them incredibly strong and powerful as their anger is fueled by a world that ridicules them.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Hell Hound</span></strong><br />A refined country gentleman who is cursed with the duties of collecting innocent souls for demonic forces, Edward Barrington, III of Vidalia, Georgia, can transform himself into a wild black-furred creature with fiery red eyes, a dog-like snout, and great strength and speed. In human form he can commune with the demons that cursed him and visit their dimensional world in a phantom state. To avoid his own eternal damnation he must deliver 1000 pure souls. It is only with the help of alcohol that he finds the courage to do his duties. He enjoys the rush of power when transformed, but is plagued by guilt over his actions.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Toxic Bomber</span></strong><br />Bridget Lockmer of Belfast, Ireland, was once a brilliant, but naive scientist who looked to solve the world’s hunger problems. But when her husband and children were killed in a terrorist attack she became unhinged from reality by the pain, grief, and anger she suffered from her loss, and gave up on her beliefs of a just and safe world. She decided to use her scientific knowledge to create checmical weapons, in order to make the world feel her pain.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Madame Shambino</span></strong><br />A practitioner of voodoo, she was driven out of her home in the swamps of Louisiana due to her beliefs by the townsfolk, after years of abuse and turmoil. She got her revenge by killing everyone in her small town with poison, then moved on with her servant Shuffler, never looking back. She is able to control minds with her magic for brief periods and see through the eyes of those she controls. She has great knowledge of plant life and its medicinal uses.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Shuffler</span></strong><br />Brought to life by Madame Shambino from clay, straw, and human bones this creature is slow moving, but strong. He protects his mistress and does her bidding. Unable to speak he understands English and communicates with simple gestures and signs.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Gypsy Girl<br /></span></strong>Over three hundred years in age, this woman has been able to keep her youthful appearance by feeding off the life force of young girls every 10 to 15 years! She can mimic the form and voice of anyone she has ever physically touched and has become quite adept at using her abilities so as to continue a life of crime.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Misfit Boy<br /></span></strong>The mutant progeny of carnival sideshow freaks, Davey Natter’s parents were killed when he was a young child and he was enslaved by the carnival’s owner. Though not evil he has great anger and a fear of abandonment, and hates how the “normal” people stare at him. Standing at a maximum height of three and a half feet, he has great strength for his size and is an expert at tumbling and rolling. His entire body is covered with a thick matted fur.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Grillmeat<br /></span></strong>Logan Kyle of Pasadena, California, sought fame and fortune by any means and hoped to get his big break by his daring attitude and outrageously obnoxious personality! In a freak accident in which he lit his body on fire to reenact a stunt he saw on TV, he was doused with a chemical mixture then jumped in a pool. Although he survived, he was now hideously deformed, and knew he would never get what he wanted so he settled for a life of crime. His body and face are a twisted mess of scorched rough skin, that is immune to heat and fire and gives him enhanced strength and protection.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Rabid Fox<br /></span></strong>Through mystical means a large red fox was given human intelligence, the ability to speak, and an increased life expectancy so as to be his master’s familiar. Tucked away for many years in the European countryside he lived a secluded life until his master died. Going out into the world he soon learned how different he was, but used his natural animal instincts and abilities along with his human qualities to survive. A ferocious combatant he is not afraid to start a fight but is smart enough to know when to retreat!<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Dark Fairy<br /></span></strong>A dark-skinned, small pixie-like female creature who was banished from her home world because of her mental instability. Sent through time, space, and dimensions she ended up on Earth. She soon gained the attention of villains who offered a community that accepted her despite her off-kilter behavior. She has wings that allow her to fly, can release an enchanted cloud from her hands that can cause temporary paralysis in others, and turn her body into an intangible form.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Sumac<br /></span></strong>Juan Rodrigo from San Juan, Puerto Rico, was bombarded with cosmic rays whilst out camping as a teenager, giving him the power of the very next thing he touched. Unfortunately, this happened to be a patch of poison ivy! Given the ability to cause itching, inflammation, tenderness, swelling, and a burning sensation on any person that he comes into contact with, this has stopped him getting physically close to others. He channels his frustration and anger into a life of crime, thinking that great wealth will make him happy.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Grinder</span></strong><br />Riku Tokushima was born in Osaka, Japan, with an innate ability to meld with inorganic material on an atomic level. He can use this ability to ‘pass through’ solid objects (and likewise, allow objects to pass through him). He can also disrupt inorganic material by touch, causing its atoms to ‘grind’ against each other, subsequently atomizing it into a fine dust. Initially a hero, Grinder accidentally destroyed an orphanage whilst battling an elemental villain named Landslide. The constant recriminations from others in the hero community wore away at his self-belief until he snapped, and went rogue. Now he aids the remaining Leaguers in a demented plan to prove himself capable of using his powers to the best of his ability.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Morto</span></strong><br />Abdullah Duponte of Lagos, Nigeria, was the partner of the villain known as the Bushman in both crime and life. His powers were passed down from his grandfather after it’d skipped several generations. He is able to communicate with and briefly control the spirits of the dead who have not passed on. When he makes eye contact with living creatures he can briefly induce a catatonic state in those caught in his gaze! As he is not attracted to woman he may very well be the last of his line with his powers. After the Bushman was killed in The Cataclysm he took over control of the fearsome Crocodator.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Crocodator<br /></span></strong>This reptilian creature is part crocodile and part alligator and was the pet and companion of the villain known as the Bushman. It has the natural abilities of both animals, but multiplied five-fold, and can understand human speech. It is a vicious fighter, whose dangerous nature is commanded and reined-in by a collar controlled by Morto.<br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">Evil Penguin<br /></span></strong>The being named Shatouno comes from a parallel universe in which penguins are the dominant species on Earth. A renegade scientist, he flew into space desperate to find the life equation of the Great Creator. However, he lost control of his ship during a cosmic storm, and crash-landed near Vladivostok, Russia! He was captured and imprisoned by the government to be used for scientific experiments. Angered and confused because he had never seen humans before, he barely escaped with his life. Seeking out other penguins he soon learned that there was no-one else like him and he was obviously not on his own planet. Feeling trapped and alone he blamed the Great Creator for leaving him to this fate. Soon his existence became world news and various groups started to hunt him down. He came to develop a sever dislike for humans until a group of villains approached him and offered sanctuary if he would join them. Realising these humans were different to the others he’d previously encountered, he agreed and has been working with them ever since. He has the form and natural abilities of an emperor penguin. He can swim at great speeds and is immune to the cold. He understands and speaks English. He is a brilliant strategist who is able to access situations quickly and to make hard decisions without allowing his emotions to get in the way. He wears a jetpack of his own design that allows him to fly.Rev. Austinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02520856854058360914noreply@blogger.com0