8FOLD: Victory #1

Drew Perron pwerdna at gmail.com
Tue Apr 9 12:19:08 PDT 2019


On 4/7/2019 8:01 PM, Scott Eiler wrote:
> On 2019-04-07 14:43, Jeanne Morningstar wrote:
> 
>> This story originated from years ago, sometime around 2014-2015. Back then I 
>> was working on and off on a new reboot for the DCU. I am basically always 
>> coming up with pitch/revamp ideas, sometimes I make them into original stuff 
>> (like here), sometimes I write fanfic, sometimes it just goes into story limbo 
>> or mutates into something unrecognizable.
> 
> I've probably said this before, but it bears repeating.  Practically everything 
> I've ever written, stems from adolescent power fantasy of me being Adam Warlock.

That is the most amazing type of power fantasy I've ever heard of and makes 
total sense with your writing. X3

>> Originally, this was going to be a new version of Power Girl. I decided to go 
>> from the angle of, what kind of person would . I also wanted to connect her to 
>> something other than Krypton that still felt appropriate for the character, so 
>> having a Shazam-based origin made sense.
> 
> Shazam kind of explains Adam Warlock too.  But so does Jesus Christ Superstar.

He very much comes from that mix of '70s spirituality influences.

> And I noticed the cute animal warrior.

I LOVE CORNELIUS. Actually, come to think, was he influenced by The Golden 
Compass? I haven't read it but I'm pretty sure there's a heroic talking polar 
bear in there o3o

> Nowadays I just rework my own old stories.  One of my original villains from 
> power fantasy, is about to get a series like "Infinity Quest" to describe how he 
> became a Doom Creature.

oooooooh lovely. :>

Drew "has definitely fantasized about having the Infinity Gauntlet" Perron


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