Feb
5th
2018
All right, now we can begin! · 8:59pm Feb 5th, 2018
Hey, guys. Well, after getting a fair amount of backlash on its similarities with another story called Metanoia by Ragga_Muffin, after talking about what I have planned with Ragga, work can now begin on Pulse, with the initial concept I had in mind. So, yay! Now comes the tricky part: villains. I already have a few in mind.
Juniper Somethng-Or-Other/Mirror Mistress (this version was never redeemed, and her abilities are completely innate)
Chrysalis/The Everybody/Mystery( this version is based on Hannibal Bates/The Everyman. Could use help with the name.)
Steven Magnet/Magnetix (basically Magneto)
Feel free to suggest others!
except FABULOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
Don't want to overstep, but I do have to point out some suggestions.
First, wouldn't it make more sense for Chrysalis to be Queen Bee (insect ruler theme), or Ma'alefa'ak (exact same power set), or Saturn Queen (same personality and half of power set), or Black Adam (same base motivation)?
Another one is that, if you want to write Magneto, you have to address the racial background, as Erik Lehnsherr is best written when keeping in mind he's the mutant equivalent to Malcom-X. Otherwise, I'd pick Doctor Polaris. Same theme and powers, without the exigencies of a well known and iconic character.
Finally, and this is just fanboyism that you can overlook, I'd love to see a Kate Spencer/Manhunter adaptation. If you need info, she's an attorney who got fed-up with villains getting way of cardboard prisons (Strikers, Blackgate, Iron Heights, Belle Reeve), so she takes some equipment from the evidence room and goes full Frank Castle on criminals the system can't hold.
The first issue gives a good swift origin: http://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Manhunter-2004/Issue-1?id=45370&readType=1
and the 15th explains her powers and abilities: http://readcomiconline.to/Comic/Manhunter-2004/Issue-15?id=45376&readType=1
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You have no idea what's going on do you? See, the thing is, this literally isn't a crossover with anything DC or Marvel related per se. This is a self-contained story in and of itself, with characters who share similar powers to these comic book characters due to Equestrian Magic or in Vinyl's case, getting a large neon sign falling on top of her. Look, here's the long description:
Summer is nearly over, and senior year is about to begin for Vinyl Scratch, Octavia, Sunset Shimmer, and their friends. However, things around town seem to be a bit more magical as of late as the Equestrian Magic that has started to seep through to the human world has started to affect it, giving people various powers and abilities, and turning normal creatures into monsters. However, this bizarre phenomenon is the least of Vinyl Scratch's problems after a large neon sign falls on top of her during a storm, thrusting her into a coma. Upon waking up, Vinyl discovers that she's somehow gained neon-based powers from the accident. So, she does what any teenager in high school would do in her situation: becomes a vigilante and/or a superheroine called Pulse, and begins fighting not only ordinary crime, but the supervillains and monsters created by the Equestrian Magic. However, things get really complicated really fast when the government finally gets involved with all the supernatural events that have been happening the past year. Can Vinyl make it out of this mess in one piece?
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So, this is a monster of the week setting? Like when Smallville (there goes the generational gap) focused on people getting powers through Kryptonite fragments (Meteor Freaks)?
In that case, you should focus way more on giving the setting an overall story arc than on filling the weekly villain quota. I say this from experience (reading and writing). It gets really old and really fast if there's nothing going on in the story as a whole.
Remember that web-series I recommended you, Terrible Writing Advise? Give it a quick watch, it may give you some really useful guidelines:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3ogrx6d9oohf6D42G44j1A