The Law of Attraction

The Law of Attraction and the Law of the Harvest (also together called the Law of Cause and Effect) is the theme of my Comic Book. I woke up today, trying to think of something to sell my comic book when it hit me.

The Law of Attraction itself!!

Here is the Law, described in simple English and in the most technical way possible (it also happens to be my favorite piece of LDS Scripture).

For ^aintelligence cleaveth unto intelligence; ^bwisdom receiveth wisdom; ^ctruth embraceth truth; ^dvirtue loveth virtue; ^elight cleaveth unto light; ^fmercy hath ^gcompassion on mercy and claimeth her own; ^hjustice continueth its course and claimeth its own; judgment goeth before the face of him who sitteth upon the throne and governeth and executeth all things.

D&C Section 88:40

The Law of Attraction is the most powerful Law in the Universe! It is by this Law, and the proper use of it, that we get anything, do anything, or be anything! My hero, the Shaper, learned the Law of Attraction when he was ten years of age. Instead of using it to get friends or girl friends, money, or fame; he used the Law to get super powers. His super powers are general, but also very powerful -- instant manifestation of what he desires. He uses his super powers for the doing of good.

On the other side, the Law provided him with a Super Villain with the same potential --> Circe the ancient Sorceress that was thwarted by Ulysses/Odysseus. Circe is a sorceress with a timeless body. She uses the Law to control how she ages. She can be a young maid, an alluring mother, or a haggard old crone. She also used it to gain powers of magic. She uses her power for Evil.

But if Circe is ever defeated, the Law will spin out other people who understands the Law, but uses their powers for Evil to balance the Shaper's capacity for Good. Through the Superhero drama and fantasy, the Law of Attraction can be explained and taught.

Target Audience: Those who want to Learn about the Law. Young teens and young adults are the main audience of the comic series. I'm thinking of turning this into a proposal for Image Comics soon. What do you all think?

Allyssa

Okay, that's the anatomy of Allyssa. Let me show you what she looks like in her armor.

Still Doing a Comic

Now that certain things are out of the way, I can concentrate on doing my comic book. I think I'm going fantasy this time. Fantasy is easier for me to do since I have so many settings for fantasy I can hardly believe it.

So, I'm going to do a fantasy comic. Middle fantasy, set in the Known Lands. :)

Here is Alyssa, a Massalian Elf Paladin. I did up some anatomy studies before I put her in armor. Hi resolution, Anatomy study (no pornography created for those that follow my blog and go "huh?").

Series Bible

Instead of the pitch, I call it a series bible. I'm currently writing it for Factor 1. I admit that superheroic comics are not totally my bag. My head has been swimming in Dungeons and Dragons like fantasy for so long, to do a Superheroic comic will take a lot for me to pull off convincingly.

I'd have to read a lot of comics, again, to get back in the swing of the Superheroic story style. So, I thought to bridge the two somewhat. Using ideas from Urban Arcana campaign setting; I decided to make a new brand of superheroes that fight threats that come out of the the Shadow World. Perfect job for Factor 1.

Factor 1 wasn't meant to be a new Youngblood, nor have all the prestige of the Youngblood. They fight in an Urban Fantasy. This is a different sort of Superheroes. They fight to keep the people safe from the threats that the Shadow World may bring.

I'm writing up the series bible right now (they still call it a pitch). I'm using DAZ Studio to illustrate the book. I'm hoping it would be an ongoing series. ;)

Autism as a subject in Comics

I wonder . . .

Autism is really getting around these days. I have a nephew who is autistic, and I have Asperger's Syndrome. My brother has an idea on doing a story about autism since his son is full blown autistic.

He wanted to write about autism using the werewolf trope, stating that a Werewolf story is a Victorian Erotic Romance. I'm thinking the same thing, but in a superhero vein (not a Victorian Erotic Romance). I wondered if Kirkman's Astounding Wolf-Man had that potential. After reading the previews and the free first issue, there is nothing autistic about the Astounding Wolf-Man. It's very tragic, but nothing explicitly romantic about it.

However, Autism can be expressed for all comic book readers, even without the Werewolf (besides, my Werewolf would probably be heavily influenced by the Werewolf: the Apocalypse RPG, so it would be a tad different than Kirkman's Wolf-Man; but then I could be wrong).

The best thing about comics now a days, you can write about positively any issue through the independent, creator owned comic world. You can put any spin you'd like on it. Shadowhawk is a superhero with AIDS, he's like Doc Halloway -- a man with a Death Sentence (Doc had TB). That's something that can't be explored in DC or Marvel at the time. Now that Stan Lee might introduce a gay Superhero, I say that character belongs at Image.

Image and Darkhorse cater to the right demographic according to Kirkman (30 year olds, which is making me rethink my own demographic for my own comic). Creators at Image and Darkhorse should explore such powerful issues for the Adult Audience. After all, Dragon is back to being one of Chicago's finest. In Marvel and DC's universes, none of the Crimefighting superheroes work for the Police Departments in their own cities. Batman is a quasi-exception.

Marvel and DC should return to stories that speak to young kids, about 9 to 13 years old. Image Comics and Dark Horse should appeal to older readers. In the mean time, while I prepare a proposal for Factor 1, I believe it should speak to my current generation.

I don't have a gay hero on the Factor 1 roster, but I will eventually have an autistic one. Maybe even said werewolf.

Factor 1

I like you to meet Factor 1.

Story: Factor 1 is a Superhero Team that was incorporated by the Government to deal with threats that the police couldn't handle. I.e. rampaging metahumans. Evil metahumans have been stalking the good folk of Salt Lake City, and the real life Superhero community tried to stand up to them.

The result was failure except for four super-powered humans that repelled their attack. The result was that the four of them: Shaper, Ms. America, Thermique, and the Serpent; was eventually approached by the Utah Department of Homeland Security on the Factor Initiative. The Factor Initiative would sanction the four of them into a team that would handle any superhuman, or extraterrestial, threat to the peace and security of the United States.

Their powers are as follows:

Ms. America: Due to exposure to toxic waste; Ms. America has increased strength and durability. She fought during the Afgan War, and became a body builder and Pro Wrestler after her tour of duty. She was then subesquently transformed by "toxic Waste." But she actually volunteered for the Super Soldier program of the U.S. Army. She is married to a man who is not a U.S. Citizen, but a citizen of Guatemala.

The Serpent: The Serpent is a mutant animal who is a near human-rattlesnake. He can speak passable English except for a slur on his s's and sh's. He has heat "vision" and poisonous fangs. He is also warm blooded as part of his mutation. The Serpent is an expert on Kung-Fu.

Thermique: A French ex-patriot who is named Anne Chevalier. Miss Chevalier has thermokinesis; which allows her to generate an amazing amount of heat. She can fly, create fire, and project fire in a blast.

Shaper: He's perfect (his "ability" is actually a hyperactive Subconscious).