“Gemma Fade”

[mizkit]

The problem, of course, with writing Gemma Fade’s story is that it would take a whole new universe, because it’s too big an idea to waste on fan fiction, which is what it would be if I left it in the Marvel universe. And that would defeat the whole geeky meta fanboy point of it (although I donno, there’s not much prose superhero fiction, it might

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[twfarlan]

It wouldn't HAVE to be fanfic, you know...

As a What If? or Elseworlds, it is exactly the kind of story that the Big Two love to showcase. As was mentioned in the other thread, the story of the Sentry started roughly like this; DC's Tomorrow Woman is an example of the mirror of the story.

You could do this with the Marvel Universe. It wouldn't be 616, but it could be done.

Or you could honestly write the thing, assuming you didn't have ten dozen other ideas and series going already. ;)

[mizkit]

I suppose it could be done in a What If, although the usual 6-8 page format for those would be awfully limiting. Even a full single issue wouldn't really give you the room to play around the way I'd want to. :)

[twfarlan]

I was thinking more along the lines of the "Earth X" trilogy they did, three graphic novel-length pieces telling one long alternate universe tale. It would have to be at least one GN to give it the scale it would need.

You could do it as a novel. ("You" specifically or generally, btw.) there have been very good superhuman novels, both using established characters and wholly original. I think in this case, presenting the story you've described, the medium would be part of the message, best served through the comic book medium.

[silcrist]

In fact, I read an enjoyable Spiderman novel that was basically a 'sequel' to the Morlun storyline (by JMS, IIRC) from the comics. A novel written by a friend of yours, Jim Butcher. :)

http://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-Darkest-Hours-Jim-Butcher/dp/1416594760/ref=sr_1_29?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1252521049&sr=8-29

[omegar]

"Don't you forget about me"

Sorry, it just popped into my mind.

This story sounds really Intresting, though not sure how well it would work outside a major comic universe.

[mizkit]

I think (I said confidently, and perhaps arrogantly) that I could make it work as a prose novel outside a major comics universe...but it'd be an awful damned lot of fun to do it as conceived of. :)

[liralen]

OOooo... and such a gorgeous beginning...

[eldestmuse]

But-but.

Please?

[madmiss]

Well, Miss Kit.
How about simply creating the foundations and perhaps letting others have at it?
the beginning of a new empire of fiction, like DC, Marvel, Darkover?

It certainly is a very compelling idea...

[roseaponi]

I second madmiss' idea :) Since I've been kicking around something similarish, too. A superhero fic anthology, perhaps?