In part two of the failure of my first webcomic, we look at the world and concept I built for that webcomic. This one goes a bit long by necessity.
Logo used by the “Ghostbusters” in the film (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Walter Peck, from the first Ghostbusters movie, is rather famous for being a character that exists only to be a pain without any real logic. From what I’ve heard Dan Akroyd wanted to take a pop shot at government bureaucrats. So he misuses his authority to investigate where he has no business investigating simply because he refuses to believe ghosts exist. Personally, I think the Mayor’s re-election campaign manager is even dumber because by that point everybody should already be aware that ghosts exist but he opts to still not believe despite A GIANT MARSHMALLOW MONSTER WALKING DOWN TO A BUILDING THAT HAD AN ANCIENT TEMPLE ON TOP OF IT AND VARIOUS DEMONIC FORCES RUNNING AROUND IT! Even with the cartoon not in canon to the movies this alone should be enough to not be a problem.
Cracked Editor In Chief Jack O’Brien looks into Peck’s problem as a character, as well as three others, demonstrating why this kind of character is stupid and in at least one case how it should have been done better. Were most of these characters even necessary? For that matter, was the cursing that shows up here, and one sexual reference we could have all done without?
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Apparently I’m missing issue #5. I don’t know if it’s lost in the collection or an issue I never had in the first place.
Nowadays this is just another political rally.
Heroes For Hire #6
Marvel Comics (December, 1997)
“Deviants Attack”
WRITER: John Ostrander
PENCILER: Pascual Ferry
INKER: Jaime Mendoza
COLORIST: Joe Rosas
LETTERER: Jon Babcock
EDITOR: Mark Bernardo
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Before we discuss why my first webcomic failed so miserably we need to go into what a sprite comic is, and a bit of defense for it.
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Chapter by Chapter features me reading one chapter of the selected book at the time and reviewing it as if I were reviewing an episode of a TV show or an issue of a comic. There will be spoilers if you haven’t read to the point I have, and if you’ve read further I ask that you don’t spoil anything further into the book. Think of it as read-along book club.
Last time Asimov added a scene to introduce the characters, or at least the staff of the CMDF. We have yet to meet our focus character, which we’ll get to this chapter. And possibly this is where the book catches up to the movie. I don’t expect Asimov got to the miniaturization reveal at this point but I wonder what additions will be made to the opening scene of the movie, where Benes comes off the plane and gets shot, setting up the events of the movie.
Chapter 2: Car
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This year’s Renaissance Fair didn’t go so well.
Superman #55
DC Comics (May, 1991)
“Time And Time Again” phase 6: “Camelot”
WRITER/ARTIST: Jerry Ordway
COLORIST: Glenn Whitmore
LETTERER: John Costanza
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Dan Thorsland
EDITOR: Mike Carlin
“THE DEMON” CREATOR: Jack Kirby
