KMC Writer's Tournament

So, in terms of the continuity thing, how strict do we have to be with it?

Let me explain: I hadn't, until just now, read the recent Dark Avengers or latter end of Thunderbolts, where Man-Thing is featured as part of the team. In it, they don't just alter some things about his powers or abilities, but in fact, radically redefine how the character works. Prior to this change, he was a mindless monster who could only react to the emotions of others, but now he has the mind of some ancient god or some such within him.

The big issue is, the story I want to write also includes the new Hobgoblin and recent historical events in Haiti. While the Hobgoblin thing would be possible to work around, the Haitian thing wouldn't, so I can't just set the story in the past.

In this case, if I want to use Man-Thing, do I have to use this new version, or can I use the version that existed for 30+ years? I totally understand if not, it really doesn't make sense to pull characters from different time streams for no reason, just a fairly major setback to what I thought was going to be a good story.

Originally posted by Oliver North
So, in terms of the continuity thing, how strict do we have to be with it?

Let me explain: I hadn't, until just now, read the recent Dark Avengers or latter end of Thunderbolts, where Man-Thing is featured as part of the team. In it, they don't just alter some things about his powers or abilities, but in fact, radically redefine how the character works. Prior to this change, he was a mindless monster who could only react to the emotions of others, but now he has the mind of some ancient god or some such within him.

The big issue is, the story I want to write also includes the new Hobgoblin and recent historical events in Haiti. While the Hobgoblin thing would be possible to work around, the Haitian thing wouldn't, so I can't just set the story in the past.

In this case, if I want to use Man-Thing, do I have to use this new version, or can I use the version that existed for 30+ years? I totally understand if not, it really doesn't make sense to pull characters from different time streams for no reason, just a fairly major setback to what I thought was going to be a good story.

I was gonna go the Thor: Vikings route and just leave it vague

Just pretend that your stories are alternate reality versions. Pick and choose the things from Marvel or DC you want to keep. It doesn't have to be in continuity, but it can be if you wish.

alright, cool 🙂 thanks

I'm rectonning certain things, because **** Marvel.

This is looking good, I'm excited to see what people post.

Originally posted by -Pr-
because **** Marvel.

amen brother

I've been getting into Marvel again recently.

I don't have anything else to add, just that.

I really don't feel confident enough to write in the tournament.... yet my idea I feel shouldn't go to waste... maybe I can give ideas to someone else.

Just write it dude. Not being rude; just saying, what's the worst that can happen? Some people on the internet don't like it?

Originally posted by Bardock42
I've been getting into Marvel again recently.

I don't have anything else to add, just that.

I try, every few months, to get back in to Marvel, or more specifically, X-Men.

I can sit and read Thor, Iron Man, Daredevil, Hulk and the Avengers vs the world book and feel like I'm reading a good comic. It's just hard to get over what they're doing to X-Men.

The thing is I don't have an entire story planned out, and I don't think I can come up with enough material to meet the requirements.

idk, I'd still say go for it. I've always wanted to write something, had some ideas kicking around, but never got around to it. having some pressure to actually come up with ideas and produce a proposal and issues has been really helpful in that way, something that may even help me get my own stories started beyond the writers tourney.

necessity being the mother of invention and all that

So, what was your idea?

Originally posted by Endless Mike
I really don't feel confident enough to write in the tournament.... yet my idea I feel shouldn't go to waste... maybe I can give ideas to someone else.

Originally posted by Endless Mike
The thing is I don't have an entire story planned out, and I don't think I can come up with enough material to meet the requirements.

Once you start typing things out, it's you might find you feel you don't have enough time or space to put down all your ideas or words.

I wanna judge

Originally posted by Newjak
You'd be surprised at how much more you have than you realize.

Once you start typing things out, it's you might find you feel you don't have enough time or space to put down all your ideas or words.

Yup. It can easily happen.

Originally posted by Zack Fair
I wanna judge

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Judges
Badabing
Newjak
Galan
Zack Fair

Participants:
PR
Oliver North
Curryman
Starscream
Gecko
Lek Kuen
Bardock
Leonidas

Shuma-Gorath invades Asgard and nearly kills Odin. Dr. Strange has an intense battle to defeat Shuma, but then the LT reveals that the balance of magical power in the omniverse is becoming disordered because an evil alternate version of Strange has been using the Staff of Polar Power to gather all of the mystic power in reality to himself, 616 Strange fights him but gets owned, then he and Thor have to team up with Galactus, gather the Infinity Gems, and try to face the evil Strange.

Couple questions, don't know if you answered them, but anyway:

Do you have to label panels and pages and what is happening on each one? Because this could get tedious fast for if I wanted to write something.
Or could we just let it flow, and the readers pick for themselves what happened on what pages?

And, how many characters (by this I mean the 10000 character limit) on average would your standard issue be? How many posts? 1 full post, 2 posts, etc?

And, if we finished it all, could we drop multiple issues at once, or do we have to wait? 6 months is a lot of time to wait if you're proud of your post and you want people to see it.
I understand if not though. However, what about bi-weekly, or weekly?

I'm going to write up one "issue" regardless before I officially sign up.