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Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One

by WillGibson

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Words from the Creator: Contained herein, the first thrilling chapter in the untold tale of Alma College, down who's hallowed halls walked girls of most unique & supernatural ability, & among whom a visiting gentleman met a slue of most grievous happenstances! Registration for the fall semester is now open, at left.

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Angela

STURSTEIN, 18:09 Fri Nov 6th, 2009

Angela, WillGibson, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,



I'm a little late for Friday, but I promised Angela, and here she is.

The other lads seem to be doing rather spontaneous sketches...


I'm a little late for Friday, but I promised Angela, and here she is.

The other lads seem to be doing rather spontaneous sketches at work, and I thought I'd try to follow suit by keeping this quick. So I limited myself to half an hour (for the drawing; the colours took some extra time to slap down in Photoshop).

Now that it looks like we may actually get some ongoing commitment to this weekly sketch thing, perhaps it's time we really established some guidelines for ourselves. And I think it's about time we started using our own clever name, rather than relying on a borrowed one. Mr Stewart's clever name should remain his own :)
Any bright ideas?

We all seem content to make Friday the official posting day (even if we're a little late at times), so let's keep it at that, shall we?

And I think we're all content to make it specifically girls, right? Do we want to have weekly topics, or just leave it a free for all? Personally, I'd prefer to not have specified topics, since I like the spontaneous nature the recent drawings, and topics often require some amount of research, which tends to hold things up.

Thoughts?

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STURSTEIN

Fri Nov 6th, 2009 18:50

That's not a bad suggestion, Dumo. I was thinking maybe we should have something with a Z2H or Zed reference in it, but I guess it's not really important. Alliteration is always good :)
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Angela

STURSTEIN, 18:09 Fri Nov 6th, 2009

Angela, WillGibson, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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I'm a little late for Friday, but I promised Angela, and here she is.

The other lads seem to be doing rather spontaneous sketches...


I'm a little late for Friday, but I promised Angela, and here she is.

The other lads seem to be doing rather spontaneous sketches at work, and I thought I'd try to follow suit by keeping this quick. So I limited myself to half an hour (for the drawing; the colours took some extra time to slap down in Photoshop).

Now that it looks like we may actually get some ongoing commitment to this weekly sketch thing, perhaps it's time we really established some guidelines for ourselves. And I think it's about time we started using our own clever name, rather than relying on a borrowed one. Mr Stewart's clever name should remain his own :)
Any bright ideas?

We all seem content to make Friday the official posting day (even if we're a little late at times), so let's keep it at that, shall we?

And I think we're all content to make it specifically girls, right? Do we want to have weekly topics, or just leave it a free for all? Personally, I'd prefer to not have specified topics, since I like the spontaneous nature the recent drawings, and topics often require some amount of research, which tends to hold things up.

Thoughts?

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STURSTEIN

Fri Nov 6th, 2009 18:50

That's not a bad suggestion, Dumo. I was thinking maybe we should have something with a Z2H or Zed reference in it, but I guess it's not really important. Alliteration is always good :)
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As You Can Clearly See, I'm No STURSTEIN (which isn't to say that nobody shouts at me)

Tenzil Kem, 11:00 Fri Oct 30th, 2009

Friday Artwork, Sturstein, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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So who says that writers can't draw?
After seeing this I'm going to guess just about everybody.
This is a rendering of Will Gibson's Angela from the story ALMA - Jumbo the Elephant (check it out in the comics section now if...
So who says that writers can't draw?
After seeing this I'm going to guess just about everybody.
This is a rendering of Will Gibson's Angela from the story ALMA - Jumbo the Elephant (check it out in the comics section now if you haven't already).  I did it in pencils, with a quick borrow of pencil crayons from TK Jr. to add a splash of color.  Enjoy!

Don't try this at home kids!  Call a professional next time!

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PsElliott

Fri Oct 30th, 2009 11:18

Shes hawt :)  I was fully expecting a stick person, so you beat my expectations TK !  Good job !

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My Friday Submission

dumo, 10:27 Fri Oct 30th, 2009

girl friday, WillGibson, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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I saw a drawing very similar to this once, and liked it enough to do my own version, so it's not wholly original, hope you like it, though.
(I have to say, though, following STURSTEIN is like being an amateur comic going on after Chris Rock or...
I saw a drawing very similar to this once, and liked it enough to do my own version, so it's not wholly original, hope you like it, though.
(I have to say, though, following STURSTEIN is like being an amateur comic going on after Chris Rock or something).

p.s. It's a succubus, a mythological female demon who seduces men and then destroys them.
Actually, here's my Angela from Alma, too, just for the sake of boosting Will's ego with some fan art.  And please do consider it fan art, as I loved your story, being very taken with that era and tales of mystery.

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Tenzil Kem

Fri Oct 30th, 2009 10:44

Looks good, dumo!  She can destroy me any old time!

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The Calender Challenge

WillGibson, 11:16 Thu Oct 15th, 2009

Calender Challenge, MUP, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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I've gone stagnant lately, and I need to keep my brain working. Especially with the absolute dearth of work here in the office. So I've decided to give myself somethign along the lines of the MUP thing that floated around, but simultaneously a...
I've gone stagnant lately, and I need to keep my brain working. Especially with the absolute dearth of work here in the office. So I've decided to give myself somethign along the lines of the MUP thing that floated around, but simultaneously a little more challenging and a little less strenuous. The Calender Challenge.

Each month, starting with October, I'm aiming to have up not just a pitch, but a script. A 12-page script [both to make it easier and to, I dunno, make it like one page for each month or whatever], titled after and thematically linked to the month in which it is written and set. I like the idea of self-contained non-continuing stories, having been reading mostly just short-story collections lately. So I'm gonna do it. Or at least try it. Or at least get one written. Wanna join? All are welcome to try and meet the challenge! What challenge? The CALENDER Challenge!

Look for OCTOBER, sooner than later. [It'll have zombies in it.]

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STURSTEIN

Thu Oct 15th, 2009 18:54

Will it really have zombies in it, or are you just saying that to make everyone read it?

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Reflections on the year

WillGibson, 10:09 Wed Sep 2nd, 2009

The Past Year, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One, Stan's Last Deal,

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So it's been what, a year or thereabouts since the first major wave of Z2H books came out. I seem to recall meeting Christian Major at FanExpo 2008, pondering his curious shoes, and wondering how the whole thing was going to turn out.


Well it's been a full 12 months, and where are we at? I see Stan's Last Deal just premiered, and I hafta say, quickly perusing it, it looks promising. I'll reassess after reading it, for sure, but I think it's a sign of, I dunno, something that I'm even looking. I go in fits and starts, I think. Jags and jiggers. And after the book launches and the Greenburg and the long cold winter, I sorta flew out of the gravity of the site. But maybe it's fall, maybe it's going to the Fan Expo again and seeing the trajectory of Jeff Lemire's career [who I realized I've been unconsciously stalking for the past 2 or so years], I've come back to wanting to write something, and make books and junk. Will it stick? Does it matter? I don't know. We'll see.

 

Anyway, it has been a year. Any reflection on the initial dozen books? I know there's no room for anything close to negative in this Utopian wonderland, so I don't expect anything like what hasn't stood the test of time, but what books have held up well? What, if any, have you re-read? Which do you feel NEED more issues and are being hobbled by their mere 22 pages, and which, conversely, have managed to be satisfying wholes within their own limitations? I re-read my own book just now, and... it's a little wordy, there are things I'd change, but damnit if I'm not my own biggest fan. But again, maybe that was my problem from the start.

 

I think it's been a while, and I'm still waiting patiently for the first big flaming superstar to rise out of this huddled mass. I may return to that. Or I may jot some notes down, maybe be productive for a change. That or go meet Jeff at the local comic store, get Sweet Tooth issue one signed, and attempt to get him to read ALMA or Paramour.

 

 

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BDStevens

Fri Sep 4th, 2009 23:47

Not if you want an answer at least. :) There are so many of the comics projects that would be great reads for development. Unfortunately Space Hogs isn't part of the club, but a consolation is that I...

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No heat! I'm FREEZING!

WillGibson, 08:35 Wed Apr 22nd, 2009

heat meter, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One, Blake Undying,

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This is just a bit of a throw-away blog, a venting, a rant if you will.
Pertaining to that always mysterious and oft-debated MacGuffin, the Meat Heater. Er, Heat Meter.

Why, why does it make no sense to me!?!

Hm....
This is just a bit of a throw-away blog, a venting, a rant if you will.
Pertaining to that always mysterious and oft-debated MacGuffin, the Meat Heater. Er, Heat Meter.

Why, why does it make no sense to me!?!

Hm. That was a short rant, all in all.

Maybe I will explain further my confusion. How can Paramour have what was the lowest Heat of any property, even of those not updated for, like, a year? It can't be ratings or reviews, 'cause it seemed to be decent on that front. Perhaps it's simply views that drive it. I have no clue. It's not community presence. Or, maybe, it is, but that sort of heat builds and cools extremely rapidly. Alma cracked the top 5 at one point, like magic heading into the creamy 90s, and then, like magic and with dizzying speed, rocketed back down into the milky mid-70s. Whereas Blake [not to disparage the property, honest*] has sat somewhere between 95 and 100 for the past few months, despite Mr. Cook's almost total absence from the clubhouse [where IS that guy, anyways? I sort of miss him]. So maybe the high heat properties just have more readers? But it must be new readers, as Blake hasn't been updated in a very long time, so I can't imagine it's returning people re-reading the comic... can it? Maybe!

Gah! I dunno. Someone will mention squirrels, and it seems most logical right now, but why do the squirrels pick on me?! I went so far as to delete the Paramour property entirely, because that 27 degrees was embarrassing. Who's gonna read something with that kind of crappy score?

Okay, I've mellowed now. I'll return to playing with my Transformers and enjoying the cold weather while it lasts. And maybe, MAYBE, do some work today.

Thank you and good night!!

*I tagged the blog with Blake out of fairness, as if, by some strange chance, this creates a discussion, my man J should get his share of the Heat. If this kind of stuff even generates it...

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Riot

Wed Apr 22nd, 2009 09:16

Face the Music cycles between the 30's and the 50's in the span of one day sometimes. It's been circling around like a seal with one flipper in this 20 degree span ever since it was created....

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Jimmy the Squid, Part One

WillGibson, 15:35 Mon Apr 13th, 2009

Jimmy the Squid, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One, ,

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So I stumbled across something that I'm sure Inter-nerds have been aware of for some time [I'm behind the curve], called XtraNormal, where you can plug in a "script," slap some pre-designed expressions and actions onto computer people, and get what...
So I stumbled across something that I'm sure Inter-nerds have been aware of for some time [I'm behind the curve], called XtraNormal, where you can plug in a "script," slap some pre-designed expressions and actions onto computer people, and get what is essentially a bad highschool production of your script, if said highschool was, uh, a highschool for robots.

As such, I've decided to recreate as much as I can of a very old script called Jimmy the Squid in this funky XtraNormal way.

For those trying to keep up, Boxman is Jimmy. Imagine he's, you know, a 6-foot upright talking squid in a business suit. Also, if you want to have any real hope of following the story, the descriptions are sort of required.

Anyway, without further ado:

Part Zero
Part One
Part Two
Part Three
Part Four
Part Five
Part Six

I'll keep updating as more get made. It's gonna be HUGE!


PS: I've arbitrarily tagged this blog under my other properties, to farm some heat for them. I'm sneaky like that.

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WillGibson

Mon Apr 13th, 2009 16:42

I got bored and added parts 2 AND 3!  Get 'em while they're hot!!

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Alma in a Movie

WillGibson, 16:23 Tue Mar 31st, 2009

Happenstance, Viral Marketing, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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So check it:

http://orphan-movie.warnerbros.com/

Here's a movie. It looks like The Good Son but with a girl. Creepy killer kid movies are always good for a larf, and that's fine. But if you go to 1:29 and stop the tape, what do you...
So check it:

http://orphan-movie.warnerbros.com/

Here's a movie. It looks like The Good Son but with a girl. Creepy killer kid movies are always good for a larf, and that's fine. But if you go to 1:29 and stop the tape, what do you see? I'll make it easy for ya.



That right there is none other than Alma College. Well, from before it burned down.

So it seems my viral campaign is FINALLY taking off, eh!?

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jmcleod

Tue Mar 31st, 2009 16:32

Ever neat Will!  Who won the charred brick from your contest?

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Re: First Annual ALMA Fan-Tensity Challenge!

jmcleod, 13:53 Fri Nov 7th, 2008

Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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As written in the original blog "will get an extremely special prize, positively glowing with eldritch power and age-earned metaphysical gravitas:   ...

As written in the original blog "will get an extremely special prize, positively glowing with eldritch power and age-earned metaphysical gravitas:

 

An actual brick once belonging to the stately Alma College! [complete with scorch marks from the unfortunate (and probably supernatural) fire that consumed her]"  on Sept 16th, I was wondering if a winner was ever declared and who won the brick?

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Tenzil Kem

Fri Nov 7th, 2008 14:22

I don't know who, if anyone, won, but I do know that you should all get over there and read that book!

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Serious fans for a serious time

WillGibson, 12:11 Wed Oct 15th, 2008

Pop Rocks, Starship Troopers, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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So I was tooting around on my "Official Alma Fan Club" that I made for Facebook [remember Facebook?It was SO all the rage, like, 3 weeks ago]. And while the fan population there is slim but dedicated, I did see a rather interesting nugget....
So I was tooting around on my "Official Alma Fan Club" that I made for Facebook [remember Facebook?It was SO all the rage, like, 3 weeks ago]. And while the fan population there is slim but dedicated, I did see a rather interesting nugget. Apparently, somehow, Casper Van Dien is a fan.*

Imagine! Johnny Rico maybe likes my book!

That's all. Carry on.

*I did a diligent 12 minutes of research, and it certainly, by all accounts, appears to be the real live actual Casper Van Dien, and not some strange Facebook facsimile. However, this being the internet, who really knows for sure.

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Asclepius

Wed Oct 15th, 2008 12:22

You can't be too sure, one of my freshman roommates made a Facebook account claiming to be Zach Braff.  I saw it and it seemed pretty genuine, he ended up with tons of friends on the account and...

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Happy Pre-Thanksgiving

WillGibson, 09:46 Thu Oct 9th, 2008

Arbitrary Tagging, Eating Pie, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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Happy Pre-Thanksgiving everyone!

Here's a recipe for Pumpkin Pie, courtesy of Food Network Canada:

Perfect Pumpkin Pie:...
Happy Pre-Thanksgiving everyone!

Here's a recipe for Pumpkin Pie, courtesy of Food Network Canada:

Perfect Pumpkin Pie:

Ingredients:

Pastry:
  • 6 tbsp cold unsalted butter
  • 6 tbsp cold vegetable shortening
  • 1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp fine salt
  • 4 to 5 tbsp ice water
Pie Filling
  • 2 cups canned pumpkin
  • 3/4 cup light brown sugar, packed
  • 3 tbsp fancy molasses
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
  • 1/8 tsp ground cloves
  • 1/2 tsp fine salt
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 1/3 cups whipping cream
  • 3 tbsp brandy or orange liqueur
Spiced Whipped Cream
  • 1 cup whipping cream
  • 2 tsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp cinnamon
  • pinch nutmeg
 
Directions:

For Pastry
  1. For pastry, freeze butter and shortening for 30 minutes. Combine flour, sugar and salt in a large bowl. Using a box grater, grate the butter and shortening into flour. Toss this mixture with your fingers to coat the fats, breaking up lumps with your fingers as you go. The dough should be a rough, crumbly texture and take on a slight yellow tone. Add 3 Tbsp of the water and mix with a spatula or wooden spoon to bring dough together, adding a little more water if needed. Shape dough into a disc and chill for an hour before rolling.
For Pie
  1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. On a lightly floured surface, roll out dough to just under ¼-inch thick. Dust the bottom of a 9-inch pie shell with flour and line with dough. Trim edges, keeping scraps to roll and cut for garnish, if desired. Chill while preparing filling.
  3. For filling, whisk pumpkin with brown sugar, molasses spices and salt. Whisk in eggs, then whipping cream and brandy or orange liqueur. Pour into chilled pie shell.
  4. Bake for 10 minutes, then lower temperature to 350 degrees F. and bake for 20 to 30 minutes, until filling puffs just a little around edges but still has a bit of jiggle in center when moved. Allow to cool to room temperature, then chill completely.
  5. To serve pumpkin pie warm, it is recommended to bake and chill completely, then re-warm in a 300 degrees F. oven for 15 minutes before slicing. Serve with spiced whipped cream.
Spiced Whipped Cream
  1. Whip cream with sugar and spices until medium peaks form. Dollop over the pieces of pie.

Also: according to "the internet," nothing goes better with Turkey than Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One [citation needed].

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bpdemon

Thu Oct 9th, 2008 14:29

Don't tell me you made this to bring to ma and pa's place!? I'm impressed.

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Amazing Alma

Lotus, 00:45 Wed Oct 8th, 2008

Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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I have to admit, when I first read the pitch for this book I wasn't sure how to take it. To be honest, I'm not a fan of historical stories (it's the MTV-Nation in me), but once the book was created I've developed a new found appreciation for the...
I have to admit, when I first read the pitch for this book I wasn't sure how to take it. To be honest, I'm not a fan of historical stories (it's the MTV-Nation in me), but once the book was created I've developed a new found appreciation for the genre. The art is beautiful and I envy Will's choices with dialogue and character development. Wonderful book! 

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Tenzil Kem

Thu Oct 9th, 2008 01:18

I couldn't agree more.  ALMA is one of the comics I most enjoyed.

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St.Thomas?

jamTheJam, 21:59 Mon Oct 6th, 2008

Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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Is St. Thomas real? I want to go there now. The comic was great. Only one issue? Are there going to be more in the works? I would really like to read some more. I sent my friends the URL for the comic and they dig it as well. Usually we do not read...
Is St. Thomas real? I want to go there now. The comic was great. Only one issue? Are there going to be more in the works? I would really like to read some more. I sent my friends the URL for the comic and they dig it as well. Usually we do not read comics online, but if you put out more issues we will read them fow show.

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bpdemon

Tue Oct 7th, 2008 06:55

Is St. T. real are you serious?! Of course it real and every bit as strange as Will makes it out to be.  Check out his pic from his last trip here.  Yes Alma ...

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Alma:JtE as evidence of Climate Change

jthesquid, 19:30 Mon Oct 6th, 2008

artwork, Climate Change, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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Looking at the finished comic again, I noticed something strange.  The date is September 15th, yet the leaves on the trees are in bright oranges and reds.  While some may take this as an artistic decision meant to contrast the blue tones...
Looking at the finished comic again, I noticed something strange.  The date is September 15th, yet the leaves on the trees are in bright oranges and reds.  While some may take this as an artistic decision meant to contrast the blue tones of the nighttime scenes, I disagree.  If one takes Alma as a historical document, (and I do) this is evidence of a different phenology for the trees of Elgin county in past centuries.  Evidence is now shown that the trees of the Great Lakes Carolinian forest changed their leaf colour much earlier in the year then compared to now.  I suggest climate change as a likely explanation.  Any influence of evil spirits can be ruled out as the base level of psychokinetic energy has been clearly shown (Tobin, 2007)  to have not changed in recent eons.

open for debate.

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Asclepius

Mon Oct 6th, 2008 19:52

I think you and Tenzil should put on the tin foil hats.

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Alma: The Griffin Part One, part one!

WillGibson, 17:02 Mon Oct 6th, 2008

Pirates!, The Griffin, Alma: Jumbo the Elephant Chapter One,

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Attention all! I'm going to premiere, for YOU, the first 4 pages of Alma: The Griffin Part One. This would be arc 2 [a shorty one] which would logically make it issue 5. Read, comment, critique, debunk! That's what this is all...
Attention all! I'm going to premiere, for YOU, the first 4 pages of Alma: The Griffin Part One. This would be arc 2 [a shorty one] which would logically make it issue 5. Read, comment, critique, debunk! That's what this is all about, right?

ALMA: The Griffin Part One, Part One

PAGE 1

17th century map of the great lakes and upper Canada [as it would eventually be known].

 

CAP [as journal entry]: Luc, Pilot in command of schooner Griffin,

 

Having departed from Potawatomis the morning of Tuesday, and entering a fog thicke as pitch the evening last, as we have been asea for two days I have not a sign of where we might be headed. I am to direct our cargo south to the Niagaras, and yet the direction has eluded me. The fog remains through the night unto morn, and hangs about us still. We hear the drumming off the starboard bow again, and the Jesuits have taken to prayer. The men, reliable as one must demand, becoming unhinged at the manic droning beat, have taken to drink. Would that I could join them~

 

Above I hear a clamor, and I am away to investigate--

 

PAGE 2

A haggard sailor in 17th century attire stares off the bow of the ship. In the distance is a deathly thick fog, and deep within it appears to be a glowing sphere containing three burning globes arranged in a triangle.

 

HEADER: SSEP & Z2H Present ALMA: The Griffin Part One

 

CAP 1: 21 September, 1679

 

CAP 2 [as journal entry]: I see it! Even now. Off the prow, in the thickening mist, ever closer! The eye! The three-lobed burning eye!

 

PAGE 3

 

Panel 1

Looking at the front of the Griffin, a small-to-mid-sized schooner, listing violently to its starboard as a wave crashes into its port side.

 

Panel 2

The ship rocks violently and the sailor struggles to hold on to the mast. His eyes are wide with terror.

 

Panel 3

Behind the sailor, a huge head appears to just be cresting the side of the ship, water still rolling off of it.

 

PAGE 4

 

Panel 1

Mallory holds his hand up. He looks incredulous. He is seated in a tavern.

 

MALLORY: A moment, sir. What, if I may ask again, is the source of this tale?

 

Panel 2

A bald, grizzled man sporting an eye patch [how piratey!] stares Mallory down.

 

MAN: The journal, man. The pilot's logs.

 

Panel 3

Two-shot. The man holds a tattered journal up to Mallory, offering it to him across the table. A lead stein sits in front of him.

 

CAP: 6 October, 1885

 

MAN: Great with French I'm not, but I can read a good amount.

 

Panel 4

Mallory examines the weathered artifact.

 

MALLORY: Then you've a leg up on me, I'm afraid.

 

Panel 5

Mallory looks up at the Man.

 

MALLORY: I'd appreciate it greatly if you would continue.

 

 

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jthesquid

Mon Oct 6th, 2008 19:17

Coolsville daddio.  A Great Lakes ghost ship?!?  Is it going to include reference to the creepy dock to nowhere in Tyrconnell (near St.Thomas). 

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