No Denver 5 just yet. I'll work on it this afternoon. Had a splitting headache yesterday and I couldn't format it right.
Sorry again.
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Thursday, September 26, 2013
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Thursday, September 19, 2013
Denver 5 Comics 76-80
Denver 5 is an unillustrated comic strip about a group of dicks that are vaguely acquainted with one another because they are all endowed with metahuman abilities. Character descriptions are here.
Comic 076
1. THE DENVER FACILITY BREAK ROOM (See Comic 11 for reference). In addition, there's a Key Rack on the side of the refrigerator, towards the front so it doesn't catch on the door. THE SPIDER is sitting in the couch, reading a copy of The Rocky Mountain News (a newspaper which is defunct IRL). Through the interior wooden door behind him, TYLER FOSS is leaning through.
TYLER FOSS
2. We're looking at The Spider head-on, from a POV just inside of the newspaper. He's pointing his left hand at his face.
3. We're back to the POV from Panel 1. The Spider's word bubble continues across to this panel. His hands are both back on the newspaper. Tyler is standing in the room now.
4. Same POV. Tyler is curious and has stepped a bit closer to The Spider.
Comic 076
1. THE DENVER FACILITY BREAK ROOM (See Comic 11 for reference). In addition, there's a Key Rack on the side of the refrigerator, towards the front so it doesn't catch on the door. THE SPIDER is sitting in the couch, reading a copy of The Rocky Mountain News (a newspaper which is defunct IRL). Through the interior wooden door behind him, TYLER FOSS is leaning through.
TYLER FOSS
"Hey. I'm going to the mall. Wanna come?"
2. We're looking at The Spider head-on, from a POV just inside of the newspaper. He's pointing his left hand at his face.
THE SPIDER
"This is not a mask. I'm a violent vigilante."
3. We're back to the POV from Panel 1. The Spider's word bubble continues across to this panel. His hands are both back on the newspaper. Tyler is standing in the room now.
THE SPIDER
"I'm hated by criminals, wanted by the police, and loathed by activists hunting for a cause."
TYLER FOSS
"You're worried they'll catch you?"
THE SPIDER
"I'm worried your ego will be collateral damage when they do."
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Monday, September 16, 2013
A Layperson's History of Getting {U} from a Stone, Part 4, Part II of II
For the past few weeks, I've been idly speaking about artifacts (and lands) in Magic's history that give mana of any color. Some of those colorless cards give you mana, but attach a high cost to each of their uses. Some are more forgiving. In this final installment, I get to talk about some of my favorites.
Forbidden Orchard straight-up gives an opponent a 1/1 creature. A creature with a strong tribal type no less. Is one mana worth giving your opponent another body? As someone who's died to a 1/2 Hunted Ghoul, I have my doubts. Those who've never suffered that fate may disagree.

Forbidden Orchard straight-up gives an opponent a 1/1 creature. A creature with a strong tribal type no less. Is one mana worth giving your opponent another body? As someone who's died to a 1/2 Hunted Ghoul, I have my doubts. Those who've never suffered that fate may disagree.
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