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    Default Age of Marvels: New Universe Bullpen



    Welcome to the AGE OF MARVELS: NEW UNIVERSE Bullpen



    What is The Age of Marvels and how does it work?

    The Age of Marvels (“AOM”) is a fan fiction universe and solicitation game started many moons ago by distinguished former CBR mod Mattbib. It has been in existence on the CBR boards for approximately ten years! It has gone through several iterations and has survived forum reboots! It’s a survivor, it’s gonna make it!

    The way it works is that “plotters” write short solicitations for monthly comic books! They steer established Marvel characters in series that they develop themselves, putting together teams, villains, artist/writer pairings, concepts and most importantly creative storylines and playing them out each month through entertaining solicitations. Then participants “buy” the books they want to read! Sounds fun, right?

    These fanmade books share a universe and continuity, the newest version of which is called “AOM: New Universe,” e.g., “the AOM: New Universe Universe.” Its a fresh reboot that started in November, 2018.

    The plotters and editors that make up the Age of Marvels Universe are referred to as "The Bullpen." This Bullpen page is an avenue for plotters, editors and readers to discuss the behind-the-scenes aspects of Next Dawn, to pitch ideas, promote what is to come, show off fan made artwork, ask questions, etc. It's the proverbial conference room, water cooler, and after hour bar - all in one.

    Solicitations are posted once a month. Plotters write up their solicitations in the proper format and send them to an editor before the end of the month. The editor then publishes all the solicitations in a big monthly post. In that thread, readers (including the plotters and editors themselves) choose which books they'll purchase and usually vote in a poll of some kind (book of the month, etc.).

    You don’t have to be a plotter to buy books! All are welcome! If you are a plotter, you may and are encouraged to buy your own titles. There is friendly competition between the titles as there are rewards for top sellers!

    This is a shared community. The Bullpen Team works together to strengthen each other's stories and together we contribute in building a brand. Collaboration is encouraged. Plotters have "ownership" of the characters in their own books. If a plotter wishes to use a character "owned" by another plotter/title, they are asked to run the idea by the plotter that "owns" that character for approval. This helps keep continuity tight and also often leads to plotters working together and making something greater than they may have even originally planned.

    There is a running and updated listed of characters that have been "drafted” to a title. If a character is not currently "drafted,” then they’re available for new books! Pitch ‘em in this thread!

    We are starting with a 2 title cap/limit for each plotter. This can expand through participation rewards.


    Can you join the Age of Marvels?

    Hell yeah you can!!

    First, absolutely everyone can “purchase” books they like in the monthly solicitation thread! No commitment! (And it doesn’t actually cost anything, it’s all fictional money).

    Also, new and interested plotters are welcome and graciously appreciated! If you are interested in becoming a plotter then just let us know. This is an open universe project so to speak. We're happy to welcome new members and will help you get set up with your own title. However it does require a minimal commitment - a short solicitation, once a month!

    Awesome Editorial Staff:

    Exciter
    Yours truly! Scorekeeper, post-master, sales comptroller!
    H-E-D
    Wikimaster, community organizer!
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    This project boasts a long history!

    Our previous bullpen/community threads, since the 2014 forum reboot, can be found here:

    The first post-reboot bullpen: a bold era of restructuring under our leader Highwayguy after our previous work was wiped out in the Crisis on CBR forums reset everything!

    The next, “Bullpen,” spearheaded by our marvelous former E-I-C Marvell2100!

    The 2018 Relaunch’s Draft Thread is HERE.

    The, “previous Bullpen,” spearheaded by Global Honored and the start of our current continuity!
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    Behold! Our monthly archive!
    This is the repository of our prior work; a compilation of all the monthly solicitation posts since the forum was reset in 2014.

    2014

    JUNE | JULY | AUG. | SEP.
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    2015

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    2018

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    2019

    JAN. | FEB. | MAR. | APR.
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    SEP. | OCT. | NOV. | DEC.

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    2020

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    We have “Distinguished Competition” in the form ot our sister universe, “DC NEXT DAWN.” This is the DC version of Age of Marvels and involves many of the same participants. It’s bullpen can be found here!





    Next Dawn and Age of Marvels also have an OFFICIAL WIKI!

    This wiki is designed not only to be a resource for browsing our creative work and continuity, but also to preserve our solicitations in the event of another forum reboot. It’s not comprehensive, but we do what we can - and wikimaster H-E-D offers metahuman effort!
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    Rules
    Choose the characters, Write the Solicits, Send them to an Editor, Make monthly purchase!

    BOOKS & PITCHING:

    *Each plotter can start with two books. Join at any time!

    *To pitch a book, propose a basic idea, its cast of characters and its creative team either directly to an editor via private message or right here in the bullpen thread! A book begins with a maximum of 13 characters.

    *You can use every single character from Marvel, the MCU, Timely, Icon, Crossgen, or any “Marvel” brand. You can’t use a character already drafted by another plotter without that plotter’s permission. You can create new original characters and they do not count towards your 13 character limit.

    *Before the end of each month, plotters must submit their solicits to an editor. The editor (that’s me) then collects them and posts them in the Monthly Solicitations Thread opened in the DC Forums board.

    *Participants then “buy” the books they want! This is done simply by posting the books you like in the Monthly Solicitation thread. The sales period is one month, at the end of which sales totals will be tallied and posted. Purchases must be in before the end of the month (they are accepted until sales are tallied but not after). Participation and top-sellers earn rewards!


    SOLICITATION:
    This is the standard solicitation set up to send to your editor. Let’s keep it uniform!

    THE AMAZING BOOK TITLE #(#issue number)
    Plotted by YOU_THE_PLOTTER
    Written by AWESOME WRITER
    Art by TALENTED ARTIST
    Solicitation body, containing what happens in the issue. Be catchy, creative and check your spelling.
    32 PGS./ Rated T...$2.99
    (rating decided by you!)


    Commitment

    When you sign up as a plotter, you make a modest commitment to submit a short solicitation every month. We want to accommodate you! We know sometimes you might miss a month, and hey, we’re forgiving. Just let an editor know either by posting in this thread or via direct message.

    However, if three months go by without any communication and no submissions (the old no-show, no-call), a title will unfortunately be cancelled and the drafted characters returned to the available pool. Don’t make me do this, it doesn’t bring me joy!
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    Rewards

    Rewards are based on a point system! Titles accumulate reward points punch card style through plotter participation and sales victories!

    Points will be awarded monthly to the title itself, e.g., Captain America will have X amount of points - not the plotter of Captain America. You can’t mix and match points either (so if you have two books with 8 points, you can’t combine them to make 16 points). If you cancel a title and replace it with a different title, however, your points from the cancelled title will carry over (so you’re not married to a book if it starts to not work for you).

    You will get:
    *1 point for turning your monthly solicitation for the title in on time
    *1 point to each title you plot when you make your monthly purchases
    *2 points for being the highest selling title that month.

    So any given title could attain a maximum of 4 points per month. I will endeavor to keep a tally of these points in this very thread after the monthly sales totals are done.

    A title’s plotter can cash in its points at any time for any of the following rewards:

    *4 points - “Swapper Supreme” - swap a character, dropping a Marvel character you drafted in exchange for picking up a new one from the unused character pool.
    *6 points - “Hope You Survive the Experience” - get an additional roster spot, allowing you to select one additional Marvel character beyond the 13 character limit to be permanently added to your title.
    *12 points - “Minfinity Gauntlet” - plot an additional 4-issue Miniseries using available characters.
    *12 points - “Worlds Collide” - temporarily draft a non-Marvel/DC character for a maximum of 4 issues.
    *18 points - “I am Amalgam Man” - plot an additional 4 issue miniseries crossover between your AoM book or other available Marvel characters and Next Dawn or another universe.
    *20 points - “All New, All Different” - permanently add a complete third title with up to 13 available characters.
    *20 points - “To me, my Plotters!” - create a highly-promoted “line-wide event” book where plotters of other books have the option of tying in. Limit one per month.


    Miniseries acquire points in the same manner that regular books do. When the miniseries ends, any points it still has will be transferred back to the title whose points were used to create the miniseries.


    Referral Bonus

    Anyone who refers a new plotter, where that plotter then proceeds to submit their solicitation(s) and make pulls for two consecutive months, will receive 26 REWARD POINTS for a book of their choice (or to be split between multiple books).
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    Reward Points update!

    Here is the current official reward points tally. Consider this your punch card, plotters!




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    Current titles


    Below is a list of currently plotted books!

    AGENTS OF A.R.C.A.N.A.
    Plotter: nX01a
    Writer: Grant Morrison
    Artist: Jerome Opena
    Location: Armageddon, Israel; Limbo; Negative Zone
    Concept:remise: The Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. may protect the world from mundane or even extraterrestrial threats, but the Agents of A.R.C.A.N.A. defend mankind from the eschaton! Every culture has its end times myths but a few are more than mere stories. Our Agents of A.R.C.A.N.A don't just stop doomsday, they stop every doomsday!
    Starring:
    1. Magik
    2. Doctor Voodoo
    3. Man-Thing
    4. Elsa Bloodstone
    5. Scarlet Witch
    6. Dr. Strange
    Supporting Cast: Vision (Aarkus); Clea; Rick Jones; Spider-Man 2099; Annex.
    Antagonists: Shuma Gorath, Set (Serpent Society), Ragnarok, Agatha Harkness, Belasco, Apocalypse (Horsemen), Annihilus, Marvel Zombies, Psycho Man, Diablo; Blackheart; Sise-Neg, Nebulos, Doctor Druid, The Glob, Dreamqueen, Quan-St'ar, Woodgod, Witchfire, Bi-Beast; Lord Vermiskowl; Leonhardt von Königsblut; Friedrich von Roehm; Hunter in Darkness; Nina Price (Vampire by Night); Xka'Ahk the Slitherer, Shamash-Shum-Ukin, Asteroth, Marduk Kurios, Khosatral Khel, Uluath the Undergod, Nyarlathotep, Nightwatch, Jaine Cutter, Ghost Dancer, Maha Yogi

    AMAZING FANTASY
    Plot, Writing, and Art by rotating creative teams!
    A round robin book based on Marvel's licensed properties listed here.

    THE BLACK PANTHER
    Writer: JOSHUA DYSART
    Artist: SALVADOR LARROCA
    Concept: Political intrigue, global turmoil, espionage and whispers of war are just a few of the threat that The Black Panther must face as he leads his nation through the turbulent waters of a dangerous world!
    Starring: T'Challa, The Black Panther: King of Wakanda
    Supporting: Shuri (Prime Minister), Okoye (Head of the Dora Milaje), Akili (Leader of the Hatute Zeraze), Queen Zanda (Niganda), Derek Khanata (Agent of Wakanda), Medusa (Grey Queen - Hellfire Club); Kasper Cole
    Antagonists: Hellfire Club (Adrienne Frost, Moses Magnum, Gorgon), Fredrick Kiber (Kiber Island), Markus Zulu (President -N'Gabo), Coal Tiger (Evil alternate universe T'Challa), Viper, James Woo (HAMMER); Red Widow; Yelena Belova

    CAPTAIN AMERICA
    Plotter: Exciter
    Writer: Frank Miller
    Artist: Sean Gordon Murphy
    Location: The Free World
    Concept: The Sentinel of Liberty supports and defends his nation from all enemies, both foreign and domestic.
    Starring: Captain America (Rogers)
    Supporting Cast: Sabra, Ms. America (Chavez), Mockingbird (Morse), Dr. Valerie Cooper, Winter Solider (Bucky Barnes), Black Widow (Natasha Romanoff), Tyger Tiger; American Kaiju; Tiger's Beautiful Daughter; Ulysses Solomon Archer and the U.S. 1; Connie Ferrari; Big Bertha; Silver Sable
    Antagonists: Mandarin, Omega Red, M.O.D.O.K. (A.I.M.), Tarantula (Anton Miguel Rodriguez), Sally Floyd, Donald Pierce (Reavers), Bonebreaker, Sultan Magus, Deadly Nightshade (Tilda Johnson), Steel Serpent (Davos); Most Perfect Hero; Kraven the Hunter (Sergei Kravinoff); Mojo; Daimon Hellstrom the Son of Satan; Landau, Luckman, & Lake; Dog Brother #1; Resourceful Snake; Murderous Lion; Wolfgang von Strucker; The Kraken Daniel Whitehall

    DIAMONDBACK & NOMAD
    Writer: KELLY THOMPSON
    Artist: MARCO CHECCHETO
    Concept: Disillusioned by their time with the Agents of Fury, Diamondback and Nomad put the past behind them and strike out on their own as freelance operatives.
    Starring: Rachel Leighton(Diamondback) and Jack Monroe(Nomad)
    Supporting: Jack Flagg, Rikki Barnes, Victoria Hand (HAMMER)
    Antagonists: Sen. Sharon Kelly, Priscilla Lyons, The Grand Directo r(William Burnside), Mother Night, Power Broker (Curtiss Jackson), Jasper Sitwell (HAMMER); Patriot(Eli Bradley); Cloud 9(Abby Boylen)


    Writer: KIERON GILLEN
    Plotter: CAPTCLEGHORN
    Artist: JAMIE MCKELVIE
    Concept: Four people get super powers, go cool places, meet unusual people, and fight bad guys. They're also a family.
    Starring:
    1. Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
    2. Sue Storm (Invisible Woman)
    3. The Thing (Ben Grimm)
    4. Johnny Storm (Human Torch)
    Supporting Cast: Alicia Masters; Josephine the Telepathic Super Ape, Franklin Richards, H.E.R.B.I.E., Valeria Richards, She-Hulk Jennifer Walters, Esq., Henry Pym, PhD, Nadia Pym, Paste Pot Pete Petruski, Wyatt Wingfoot, the TVA (Time Variance Authority), Moon Girl (Lunella Lafayette), Human Torch Jim Hammond; Leonard Samson, MD
    Antagonists: Victor Von Doom, Rhona Burchill, the Mad Thinker, Gregory Gideon, Ivan Kragoff, the Red Ghost; Graviton; Tana Nile; Xemu/Zemu (Strange Tales 103); Bolo (Daring Mystery Comics 3); Diablo! The Demon from the Fifth Dimension; Ego the Living Planet

    HAWKEYE AND SPIDER-WOMAN
    Plotter: FFJamie94
    Writer: Jonathan Hickman
    Artist: Jerome Opena
    Concept: Hawkeye and Spider-Woman are assigned to a top secret mission to Save the World. When a future becomes the ultimate nightmare, it’s up to our two heroes to prevent it from ever happening. Sci-fi meets espionage in this new on-going.
    Starring: (1) Hawkeye, (2) Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew)
    Supporting Cast: (3) Venom
    Antagonists: (4) Ultron, (5) Scream (6) Knull

    THE INITIATIVE
    Writer: CHRISTOPHER PRIEST
    Artist: STEFANO CASELLI
    Concept: The Initiative is a program by the gov't agency HAMMER to train new recruits and to eliminate foreign and domestic threats!
    Starring: US Agent (John Walker), Nuke(Frank Simpson), Snapdragon (Sheoke Sanada), Bombshell (Wendy Conrad), Lady Bullseye(Maki Matsumoto), Super-Patriot(Patrick List)
    Supporting: Henry Gyrich, Clay Quartermain
    Antagonists: Marcus Fury(Scorpio), Agent 13 (Sharon Carter), Jason Strongbow(American Eagle), Monica Chang (Kimera)
    Freedom Force: Miss Patriot(Mary Morgan); Bucky II(Fred Davis); Free Spirit(Cathy Webster); American Dream(MC2 Sharon Carter); Miss America(Madeleine Joyce)

    THE INVINCIBLE IRON MAN
    Writer: MALCOLM JONES
    Artist: STEVE EPTING
    Starring: Tony Stark (Iron Man)
    Supporting: James Rhodes, Bethany Cabe, Maria Bulinski, Arno Stark, Nick Fury
    Antagonists: Ezekial Stane (Stane Group), Madame Masque (Whitney Frost), Iron Patriot (Bart Gallows, affiliated with HAMMER), Justine and Sasha Hammer (Crimson Cowl) -Hammer Inc, Edwin Cord (Cord Industries); M.A.C.H 1(Abe Jenkins);
    The Iron Legion: Force(Clayton Wilson); Mauler(Aaron Somes); Armada(David Breyer); Ultra-Dynamo(Galina Nimorovsky); Beetle(Janice Lincoln)
    The Iron Curtain: Crimson Dynamo; Titanium Man; Cobalt Man

    THE MIGHTY THOR
    Plotter: Exciter
    Writer: Alan Moore
    Artist: Mike Mignola
    Location: The Nine Realms
    Concept: The Prince of Asgard faces sword and sorcery in his quest to safeguard the varied realms connected by Yggdrasil the World Tree.
    Starring: Thor Odinson
    Supporting Cast: Hulk (Banner), Sif, Odin Barson, Frigga, Balder the Brave, Hercules; Gaea; Fandral, Hogun, and Volstagg; “Wonder Man” Simon Williams; Fafnir; Gunna (Troll)
    Antagonists: Loki Laufeyson, Fin Fang Foom, Malekith the Accursed, Red Hulk (Thunderbolt Ross), Ulik the Troll, In-Betweener; Juggernaut; Zeus; Ares; Chthon; Atum/Ra; Anubis; Hela; Kurse (Algrim); Amora the Enchantress; the Maestro

    PETER PARKER, THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN!
    Plotter: CAPTCLEGHORN
    Writer: J.M.DEMATTEIS
    Artist: SARA PICHELLI
    Location: NYC
    Concept: Peter parker is a precocious Queens teenager with a talent for science who is bitten by a radiated spider.
    Starring:
    Spider-Man (Peter Parker)
    Supporting: Ben Parker; Flash Thompson; Gwen Stacy; J Jonah Jameson; May Parker; MJ Watson; Margo Damian; Jean DeWolff; Capt. George Stacy; John Jameson
    Antagonists: Dr Octopus; Lizard; Mysterio; Vermin; Vulture; Kingpin (Wilson Fisk), Rhino, Senor Muerte, Senora Suerte.

    SILVER SURFER
    Plotter: GUANLISHABI
    Writer: RON MARZ
    Artist: CHRIS BACHALO
    Location: Space, Zenn-La
    Concept:
    Norrin Radd discovers a conspiracy against his master Galactus? Can he stop it? Does he want to?
    Starring:
    Silver Surfer, Shalla Bal
    Supporting: Galactus, Genis-Vell, Nova (Richard Rider), Sentry
    Antagonists: Tyrant, Fallen One, Terrax, Firelord, Ravenous, Charon, Lord Mar-Vell

    UNCANNY X-MEN
    Plotter: nX01a
    Writer: Kurt Busiek
    Artist: Pepe Larraz
    Concept: Protecting a world that hates and fears them!
    Starring:
    1. Jean Grey
    2. Storm
    3. X-23
    4. Cyclops
    5. Nightcrawler
    Supporting Cast: Professor X, Wolverine, Beast (Hank McCoy), Banshee, Siryn, Black Tom Cassidy, Quicksilver, Havok, Polaris, Colossus; Cable; Rachel Summers
    Antagonists: Magneto (Brotherhood), Emma Frost (Hellfire Club), Mystique, Rev. William Stryker, Mr. Sinister, Bastion, Lady Mandarin (Kwannon), Jack Winters: the Living Diamond; Captain Killian, Cerise; God-Killer; the Uncreated; Sunfire, M, Penance, Blink, Axe, Armageddon Man, Humus Sapien, Brother Nature; The Americops; Will Evans; General Toma Zaslon; The Sphinx; Ariel; Horde; Pogg Ur-Pogg, Genocide, Sphinx II, the Living Monolith, Death the First Horseman

    VENOM: AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D.
    Writer: Chip Zdarsky
    Artist: Juan Cabal
    Characters; Main: Venom, Knull, Sleeper, Meridius, Deadpool; Carnage
    Side: Hawkeye, Spider-Woman, Bedlam, Ultron, Blind Al and Ajax
    The follow up to Deadpool! Venom is an agent of Shield! Along with his partner, Deadpool, they must both take down any existential threats that come Earth's way after the recent events in Hawkeye and Spider-Woman have brought the Earth near to destruction.
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    SPELLBOUND
    Plotter: H-E-D
    Writer: Vita Ayala
    Artist: Peach Momoko
    Location: Citrusville, Florida; Pillar of Smoke, Salem, Massachusetts; Atlantis; Crystalium; Splinter Realms; Inner Realms; Far Realms; the Cascade
    Concept: Jennifer Kale confronts hidden truths about her past as she defends the world from rising mystic threats!
    Starring:
    1. Spellbinder (Jennifer Kale)
    Supporting Cast:
    Andrew Kale; Joshua Kale; Zhered-Na; Necromancer (Kimberly Vesco); Apocaledon; Topaz; Tareva of Atlantis; Crystalline Conjurer (Ika)
    Antagonists:
    Taboo; Jude the Entropic Man (Yagzan); Bio-Gem; Xorr the God-Jewel; Satana
    Blue Blaze (Spencer Keen)
    Namor, King of Atlantis
    The Crux
    Mona St. Croix
    Sam Wantling
    Nigel Orpington-Smythe
    Omen (Charles Blackwater)
    N’astirh
    Aan Taanu
    Kierrok
    Charles Magnus
    Blue Shield (Joseph Cartelli)

    ADAM WARLOCK
    Plotter: GUANLISHABI
    Writer: JIM STARLIN
    Artist: RON LIM
    Location: Space
    Concept:
    Adam Warlock is back! But what are the truth behind his mysterious resurrection?
    Starring:
    Adam Warlock, Gamora
    Supporting: Pip the Troll, Maya Teraxola, Darklore, Moondragon
    Antagonists: Thanos, Man-Beast, Count Abyss, Dragon of the Moon, Syphonn, Mistress Death, Eternity

    THE ΔSSEMBLY
    Premise: Assembled by fate, these often overlooked heroes discover that they may be far more important than anyone ever imagined.
    Plotter: NX01A
    Writer: PETER DAVID
    Artist: JORGE MOLINA
    Cast: TRIATHLON, MONICA RAMBEAU, D-MAN, STINGRAY, THUNDERSTRIKE, VISION, SERSI, STARFOX
    Supporting Cast: MACHINE MAN, JUSTICE, FIRESTAR, CLOAK & DAGGER, DOCTOR DRUID
    Locations: Abysmia, Alberia, Bagmom, Costa_Diablo, Irabia, Myridia, Orbia, San_Diablo, Submera, Trebekistan, Zukistan
    Villains: SCORPION (Max Gargan), SHOCKER, MOLTEN MAN, SPOT, SPEED DEMON, PROFESSOR POWER, CONTROLLER, PSI-BORG, RONAN THE ACCUSER, GREY GARGOYLE

    DARK INTELLIGENCE
    Writer: ED BRUBAKER
    Artist: STEVE EPTING
    Plotter: MARVELL2100
    Cast: Villains from Agents of Fury, Black Panther and Iron Man plus newly created characters in rotating stories.
    Baroness Blood- Lili Cromwell
    Carrion -Miles Warren Clone
    Master Man -Max Lohmer
    Warrior Woman -Julia Koenig
    Monica Chang
    Jason Strongbow
    Peter Gyrich
    Jasper Sitwell
    Jimmy Woo
    Concept: "Forget your so-called heroes, you don't need them. You may not like the things we do or how we get things done. You may even call us villains in some misguided notion of good and evil. But make no mistake, we are the ones who will protect you and save the Earth! All that we ask for is your complete and utter obedience!"

    EXCELSIOR
    Plotter: NX01A
    Writer: BRANDON THOMAS
    Artist: JESÚS SAÍZ
    Location: Cassidy Keep, Ireland; Japan; Russia; various other dimensions
    Concept: The exclusive Outer Sphere secretly protect and strive to control a world that hates and fears mutants!
    Cast: Janus III, Trinary, Black Box, Francisco Milan, Hijak, Paradigm, Hexus the Living Corporation; Allgod; Invincible Man, Nth Man, Doomsday Man, Modular Man; Trash; Archangel, Rogue, Zero, and Songbird; Betsy Braddock; Elektra

    THE ENIGMA CORPS
    Plotter: CaptainUniverse
    Writer: Jim Krueger & Alex Ross
    Artist: Iban Coello
    Location: Everywhere! Anywhere!
    Concept: An unholy alliance between Mephisto and The Magus in the far future has left several temporally-displaced individuals stranded in a reality not their own!
    Starring:
    THE ENIGMA CORPS!
    1. Prince Wayfinder
    2. Aleta Ogord
    3. Iron Lad (Nathaniel Richards)
    4. Spider-Girl (May "Mayday" Parker)
    5. Cosmic Ghost Rider
    6. Thundra
    SUPPORTING CAST!
    7. Alkinoos
    8. Jill Harper
    9. Immortus
    10. Benjamin Richard Parker
    11. Stinger (Cassie Lang)
    THE BAD GUYS!
    12. Mephisto
    13. The Magus

    CAPTAIN UNIVERSE: BEYOND
    Plotter: CaptainUniverse
    Writer: Kieth Giffen
    Artist: Patrick Gleason
    Location: Everywhere! Anywhere! Beyond!
    Concept: An investigative journalist gets more than she bargained for when she begins an in-depth investigation on the mysterious Beyond Corporation and its connection to a forgotten hero.
    Starring:
    MAIN CAST!
    1. Captain Universe (Steve Coffin)
    2. Clare Dodgson
    3. Manifold (Eden Fesi)
    4. Abigail Brand
    5. Ex Nihilo
    6. Abyss
    SUPPORTING CAST!
    7. Mara the Dreamer
    8. Ray Coffin
    9. Ann Dodgson
    10. Marcus Momplaisir
    11. Phillip Prometheus
    BEYOND BIG BADS!
    12. Maxine Danger
    13. Mr. Beyond

    MISTRESS OF KUNG FU
    Plotter: CaptCleghorn
    Writer and layouts: Cynthia Von Buhler
    Artist: Nicola Scott
    Location: China, London, pretty much anywhere.
    Concept premise: Fu Manchu is a historically infamous despot with plans to, if not rule, to at least turn the world into a tool for his personal benefit. He is currently utilizing his daughter, Fah Lo Suee, to create surgical strikes against those who would stand in his way. Fah Lo Suee starts to get other ideas
    Starring:
    Protagonist: Fah Lo Suee (aka Shen Qi)
    Antagonist: Fu Manchu
    Supporting cast
    Shang Chi
    Sir Denis Nayland Smith
    Dr. James Petrie
    Clive Reston
    Leiko Wu
    Agent Phil Coulson
    Jeanne-Marie Beaubier aka Northstar
    Aurora
    Andreas Von Strucker
    Andrea von Strucker

    ACADEMY X
    Plotter: H-E-D
    Writer: Tillie Walden
    Artist: Kris Anka
    Location: The Moon!
    Concept: Spinning out of X-Men Silver, Karma runs a boarding school for mutants... on the moon! But she's not the only one!
    Starring:
    ACADEMY X STAFF
    1. Karma (Xuân Cao Mạnh), Headmistress
    2. Silhouette (Janelle Chord), Dean of Students
    ACADEMY X STUDENT BODY “PARAGONS”
    3. Chance (Ryu Mok-won)
    4. Apocalypse Twins (Uriel and Eimin Kishi-Worthington)
    5. Cylobel (“Lille l’Obel”/Unknown)
    6. Dragon (Dei Guan)
    7. Surge (Noriko Ashida) [芦田 典子]
    TRANQUILITY GULCH PREPARATORY STUDENT BODY “DARK RIDERS”
    8. Jetstream (Haroun ibn Sallah al-Rashid)
    9. Bling! (Roxanne Washington)
    11. Deadbolt (Park Joon-ho)
    12. Pipeline (Cormick Grimshaw)
    13. Pixie / Nightmare (Megan Gwynn)
    TGP STAFF
    13. Centurius (Noah Black), Head of Science
    14. Eila Locke [OC], Director
    X-MEN SILVER FIELD TEAM
    1. Mercury (Cessily Kincaid)
    2. Iceman (Robert Drake)
    3. Ricochet (Johnathan Gallo)
    ACADEMY X / X-MEN SILVER SUPPORT STAFF
    4. Doctor Cecilia Reyes, Chief of Medicine
    5. Prodigy (David Alleyne),
    6. Wallflower (Laurie Collins), Guidance Councilor
    7. Triage (Christopher Muse), School Nurse
    TGP STAFF
    8. August Hopper (The Locust), Biology Teacher
    9. Thame Panagitis, Head of Languages
    10. Katherine Reynolds, Head of Para-Psychology
    COMBAT INSTRUCTORS
    11. Toko Ashida
    12. Timeslip (Rina Patel)
    13. Omega White (Fyodor Engel)

    OGHT (Original Gangster Human Torch): Jim Hammond…Commie Smasher!
    Story: Roy Thomas
    Art: Phil Hester
    The original Human Torch was fighting in Europe back in 1953 when he fell into a time loop/gap and ended up bouncing through time within the Marvel Universe (or whatever universe was valid as that particular fan fic world.
    He was then plopped into the Fantastic Four/F2 book where he fell into a trial given by the Time Variance Authority who sent him back to his own time and place. He reconnects with his old sidekick, Toro, also able to burst into flame and fly. Toro, however, is now pushing 30 and is not particularly crazy about being a “kid’ sidekick.
    The two fight communist villains
    Heroes:
    Jim Hammond
    Thomas Raymond
    Villains:
    Gargoyle
    Fantasia
    Doctor Sun
    Melina Vostokoff
    Lyudmila Antonovna Kudrin
    Georgy Malenkov
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    Concept: In the grim, dark galaxy of the Large Magellanic Cloud… there is only war! For the Supremor!
    Characters:
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    Kona Lor
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    Spinning out of the pages of "Deadpool", Burton Slade has been murdered, and France's greatest detective is on the case. Welcome to Marville, the Town of forgotten Marvel Characters.
    Captain Zero is his trusty sidekick, helping him find out "Who Killed The Forgotten Wasp".
    This mini series plays into events which will lead into the next great Super hero team... but we've still got a while until we get to that story...



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    It is with great sadness that I announce the upcoming cancellation of Old Moon Crone.. The book, regrettably, never found that combination of future AOM-NU setting and Lunella's attitude. The last issue shall be #12 which will be the end of the current "Search for Devil Dinosaur" arc.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CaptCleghorn View Post
    It is with great sadness that I announce the upcoming cancellation of Old Moon Crone.. The book, regrettably, never found that combination of future AOM-NU setting and Lunella's attitude. The last issue shall be #12 which will be the end of the current "Search for Devil Dinosaur" arc.
    Shame to see it go. I much preferred your imaginative take on Lunella to Marvel’s. At least you’ve still got Fantastic Four, which is a certified hit!

    AoM also has a lot of A-list openings if you’d like to try something different. I could see you doing excellent stuff with a certain friendly neighborhood character, for example.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Exciter View Post
    Shame to see it go. I much preferred your imaginative take on Lunella to Marvel’s. At least you’ve still got Fantastic Four, which is a certified hit!

    AoM also has a lot of A-list openings if you’d like to try something different. I could see you doing excellent stuff with a certain friendly neighborhood character, for example.
    I am definitely grabbing another title. Lunella was intended as a mix of Moon Girl and the "old man" schick that all the rage with the kids nowadays. I will take a look at available characters for both here and over at the dawning distinguished competition. But OMC is going out with a bang.

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