Vaal uses Marvel’s Original Sin as a teaching moment–and it’s not all negative! Also, did you know there was a Rambo cartoon and another where Donald Duck was a Nazi? WELL YOU DO NOW! Continue reading
And now for something less-than happy. Vaal vents over Dc’s Villains Month event and explains how it is a guide on how not to write villains.
Vaal’s talkin’ ’bout love again as he counts down his favorite romances in comics plus those who didn’t quite make the cut.
The countdown continues with Brian Cox, mermaids and… a touching story of sisters facing the world together? Are we sure we’re on the right blog? Continue reading
Vaal’s thoughts on why Batman is far more idealistic than his dark and edgy rep would lead you to believe. Continue reading
The final installment of Making the the Rules where Vaal teaches you how to totally ignore everything he talked about before. Continue reading
In a vain attempt to avoid writing actual blog content, Vaal ends up writing blog content. Continue reading
Welcome to a new feature that will be popping up in the blog posts from time to time: Character Focus. This is where I talk a little bit about the conception and development of different characters from my works and after this one, it will be driven by popular demand, so if you’ve got a favorite character and want me to talk about them, just let me know on the forums or in the comments and I’ll make it happen.
This week, we’ll start with the original Descendants character: Warrick Kaine. Now, some of you have read my old blog and know that Chaos and Darkness both existed years before the Descendants, but it’s important to know that when they were created, Chaos and Darkness did have the same codenames, but their powers were vastly different (Darkness’s powers were acidic, Chaos had a lot of fire powers), and they were both just alter egos of myself and whatever girl I had a crush on at the time. So they don’t count.
Warrick counts though, because he started it all. Somewhere about 2006, I was invited to play in a Marvel Universe HERO System game set in the Xavier Institute.
Before … Continue reading
A more detailed look at a concept I spoke about on my old blog. Also, Batman Continue reading
