Update on The Justice League of Equestria + The Batmare Halloween special announcement and preview. · 7:00pm Oct 22nd, 2023
Hello everypony!
So here's the thing. I haven't been getting much writing done recently and this time it's not because i wasn't able to, but because I finally managed to pick up Aliens: Dark Descent and Marvel's Midnight Suns. I happen to like tactical games and those two happen to be some of my favourite franchises so they took my attention away.
The last issue of Canary & Arrow is only about 10-15% finished yet. But from tomorrow, I'll try to return to my normal writing schedule. Though I started working on some other stuff as well, one of which is gonna be a spinoff with Twilight/Batmare that is based on the Long Halloween story. I started writing it yesterday and I'm having a great time with it! As a bit of a promotion, I'm gonna give you a short preview of it and I'll try to get it out by 31st to make the Halloween deadline. So without further ado, here's a preview of
The Batmare: The Long Nightmare Night
Captain Jam Garden of the Manehattan Police Department really hated his job sometimes, but never was that so prevalent than when duty called him away from the side of his family. It was supposed to be an uneventful, relaxing night. His two foals would be out there collecting candy with their friends like everypony else on Nightmare Night, he would spend a quiet evening at home with his wife that only should have been interrupted by the occasional trick or treaters.
Instead, it was interrupted by a call from his partner, Hardy Bulldog about a murder case. Just his rotten luck, the psychos of this city couldn't wait for him to be back on duty before they started killing each other. At times like this, he really regretted not listening to his mother - Faust rest her soul. 'Police academy? What's wrong with dentist school?' At least then, he'd only need to worry about the state of his foals' teeth instead of another psycho killer roaming the streets and their potential body count.
With a sigh, he put out his cigar and crossed the police line tapes to enter the house that served as the crime scene. Hardy was already waiting for him at the door.
"You're not making my life easy, partner." He said gruffly as he followed the earth pony inside. "Finally I get a night off with my wife and you can't find anypony else to bother with this case."
"I'm sorry, partner." Hardy retorted. "I'm gonna go ask the homicidal maniacs of the city to start offing each other at more considerate times regarding your work schedule." The unicorn rolled his eyes.
"Let's just get this over with. Has the victim been identified?"
"You're never gonna believe it?" Hardy said as he lead his partner into the living room. "You remember Sweet Dreams? AKA, The Scarecrow?" Garden's eyes widened as he saw the former fear mongering super criminal sitting in an armchair in the middle of the room, pale, stiff and dead as a doornail. "Looks like his crimes have caught up with him." Hardy finished.
It took Garden a few moments to get over his shock. He was well aware of the crimes of the unicorn stallion in front of him but that didn't mean he believed he deserved to die like this. But even more so, he was shocked that somepony was able to murder this former criminal mastermind like this. Speaking of which, he saw nothing that indicated foul play here.
"What makes you think it was a murder?" He asked. His partner gave him a questioning look.
"Can't you smell it?" It was the unicorn's turn for a questioning look.
"Smell what?" Hardy pulled a robber glove onto his hoof and picked up a candy wrapping.
"Cyanide. It's so bitter it stings my nostrils. The candy he ate was bathed in the stuff." This earned an angry frown from the captian.
"Poisoned candy on Nightmare Night. Is nothing sacred anymore?" Garden fumed, thinking of his own foals trick or treating out there. "Where did he get it anyway? If he was the one who poisoned it, he wouldn't have eaten it." Hardy shrugged.
"Probably thought he'd eat the leftovers from the trick or treating himself. My guess is it was already poisoned when he bought it." Garden looked down at the dead body in the armchair, already knowing that this investigation was gonna be a pain in the flank.
"Uh, listen, Jam..." Hardy started nervously. "I know you're buddy-buddy with you know who. Don't you think we should let her in on this investigation? Given the identity of the victim, this case could be bigger than we realise." But Garden was unconvinced.
"I don't think that's necessary, Hardy. So far, we have no reason to assume this isn't an isolated case." Hardy sighed and looked down.
"Yeah, that's what I thought too. Until I checked the inside of the wrapping. You should take a look too." Garden did as he was instructed and picked it up with his magic. He raised the wrapping under the lamp's dim light and he saw the writing on the paper.
I gave him something sweet to bite.
The Candy Colt.
It would be better and more interesting to see a volume inspired by the movies "Batman: The Long Halloween (Part 1 and 2)".
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I haven't seen those. Only read the comic.
What a nice surprise. Will this be canon to the main series continuity or will this just be like an alt universe?
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Same universe, so yeah, canon.
5751731
Oh wow! So Scarecrow is dead?
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Yeah, that was a tough call. I planned to have him reformed along with this story's version of Clayface who was gonna be a mare and have them leave the criminal life behind to start over together at some point in the main series, but maybe I'll bring him back when I get around to the Blackest Night.
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Ooooh Blackest Night? I like that storyline. Interesting. Very interesting.
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It's gonna be much later down the line though. That's gonna be in the Emerald Mare Vol 2 which I'm only planning for Omnibus 4. Could be years away.
5751735
Something to look forward to if we live. And besides, you'll fill in the gap... Or give up... preferably the former.
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Short Summary:
Batman, Catwoman and Gordon investigate the murders of Holiday, a mysterious serial killer who only kills on holidays, and who also has a mysterious relationship with Falcone and which will cause the origin of the villain Harvey Dent (aka Two-Face).
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I know the story.
5751752
Well, the two movies were incredible. I recommend them to inspire you.
Maaan. I need to catch up on your Flash story still. And you here planning to finish GA story sooner or later. I neglected fimfiction for a few months now I need to get back at it ASAP.😅
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Yeah, i was wondering where you disappeared to.
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I disappeared into a horrible time loop called job, home, YouTube, repeat.