Well here it is! Page 1 of the Destructoid community driven comic. This week's winning comment was from ArcticFox:
"The scene: A dark boardwalk arcade, lit only by the lights of the games inside on a rainy evening. The arcade has old cabinets of Daytona USA with INSERT COIN burnt into the screen. Games of Area 51, Police Trainer, Ski Ball and Time Crisis II are unoccupied. The place is empty except for two people; a bored clerk with a cigarette loosely hanging from his lips playing his DS in front of racks of Chinese rip-off plushes of Sonic, Knuckles and Tales with a sign reading 500 Tickets in front. The other person in the arcade is a silhouetted figure standing in front of an old version of Street Fighter II. We can't see the player as he is lit only by the arcade screen.
Suddenly, from outside, we hear something very large land from just outside the entrance. Its so heavy that you hear the boardwalk cracking. It's Destructor-Toid, though we don't see it at this point. The final frame on the page is Jim, outlined by a lightning strike, wearing a bandoleer of shotgun shells and holding a pump action shotgun. Looking straight at the shadowy figure playing Street Fighter II, as the clerk stares dumbfounded at Jim and his cigarette falling out of his mouth, Jim speaks the first line of the comic:
"The President has been kidnapped by Ninjas ... and that's the least of our problems." End scene."
I tried to stick with the general outline as much as I could. What do you think? Do you like where it's going? Want to push the story ahead? Then go ahead! You know what to do!
THE RULES:
1. You have 24 hours from the time this blog was posted to suggest what happens next, after that, I will choose the winning comment! The page will then be posted the following week.
2. Try to keep it relatively SFW.
3. You can only make a suggestion once per week.
4. Your suggestion has to fit on one page.
Things to think about for the next comic:
The loud crashing noise in the third panel was caused by the Destructor-toid. Who is the mysterious figure Jim confronts? Why is Jim at the arcade? Why does he need to inform this mysterious figure?
Okay guys, it's all up to you! Your 24 hours starts ...
NOW!
Contest:
1:00 AM on 01.20.2009
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thumbs up mate, nice artstyle :)
I'd start giving a suggestion now, but it's late at night and I don't remember who is and isn't a SF geek on the staff, so I'll remain silent for now.
"Lots of gamers."
The power flicks back on and the clerk, yelling for help, is seen being taken by a trio of Lambent Wretches to a hole in the ground behind the clerk's desk. The shadowy figure pounds his head into the arcade cabinet, his quest for highest score lost to the power outage. Wearing only a white t-shirt and some khaki slacks, the lanky, red-eyed gamer turns to Jim and says "I'll only help you if we get the clerk back first."
Jim, knowing this lanky kid to have certain abilities he needs to complete his own task, throws the butt of his ciggarrette down, giving the kid a hard stare. "You drive a hard bargain, but I guess I have no choice. Tell me, is it true about what you can do?"
The kid only laughs in response and then jumps into the emergence hole.
They walk down a long corridor(Jim compelled to complete his thought, but continually shushed by Topher) into a large underground stronghold filled with many big screen tv's with all kinds of electronics hooked up to them. Game consoles, computers, a well oiled party room lit only by the tv's save for the large round table in the center of the room, which is dimly lit by a single hanging ceiling light. Many people are around in the room, each one a member of the Destructoid Army.
At the table in the center of the room we see Hamza, Chad, Colette, and Anthony engaged in casual conversation(or a highly rage filled debate if you wish), who are then joined by Topher and Jim. Another large crash is heard, shaking the whole room, knocking out the power to everything in the room except the single light in the center.
"I said the president being kidnapped by ninjas was the least of out worries..." says Jim to the others at the round table, ending the scene.
The final panel reveal is Dyson wearing old school Bionic Commando gear (none of this 3D/dreadlock/hot dog arm noise). The bionic arm features prominent in the panel- maybe he's taking aim at the Destructor-toid. "Oh hey Jim Sterling, look what I found at Goodwill!"
A phone is "heard" ringing in this panel (either on Dyson or at the Sharkade) . . .
Actually that idea kinda sucks can you just use this dialouge:
someone about to hurt jim: "i'm gonna jack you up now!"
jim: "we'll see..."
You are made of win Mikey, great job sir!
I has no ideas. ;_;
In the background somewhere in the dark arcade something bumps and shakes one of the arcade games. The nervous employee follows the noise for a couple cells in the dark and the suspense builds...employee also notices that the door that Jim kicked in upon entering is still wide open.
Employee is now staring into avery dark area of the room when the mystery noise/puppy starts running towards him.
Suddenly Jim appears from behind (followed by a trail of toilet paper leading off into the background) and forces employee out of the way (maybe by embowing him in the face L4D style?) , quickly takes aim and fires his shotgun. The blast tears apart the little puppy instantly into a puff of red mist and body parts....the torn collar falls onto or close to employee as he looks on in shock.
Jim then grabs employee up by the collar of his shirt and yells into his face,
"Look punk, if that was a ninja....*looks at the collar that says some cute name like 'Lucky' or something* ....and not a stray puppy you'd be sushi right now!"
Finish the scene however you want.
camera switches as if it were inside the screen of the game, illuminating the face of Sterling and partly revealing the mouth and chin of the hooded figure. Jim: "You know you can't hide here forever".
Mystery man: "It's funny, I still can't manage a..."
The cashier reaches for the phone but jim blind shoots the cigarette from his mouth, the bullet ricocheting from a screen behind and smashing the phone to pieces.
the cashier flies from behind the desk towards Jim, in a ninja fashion. Jim still has his back turned but the shadowy figure spins around and lands a sweet dragon punch to the ninja cashier's chin, lightning flash filling the entire room.
"...Dragon Punch at will on this damn game."
"Welcome back, Brad".
The muscular frame of Brad Nicholson is revealed.
The startled clerk jumps up from his chair, "What the hell man? What do you think place is?".
The previously shadowed figure starts to walk into the light, revealing his lower body but still partially cloaked. He responds to Jim without any regard for the startled clerk, "Is that all?".
Jim looking confused and partially agitated, "What do you mean is that all?!".
The shadowy figure approaches Jim as his face comes into the light of day. Enter Anthony Burch in an indie gaming shirt mostly covered by a bullet proof vest, a Dtoid robot tattoo on his neck, and his signature trusty Glock at his side,with one or two hand grenades.
Both Jim and Anthony leave the Sharkade with the Clerk still looking quite confused as to what exactly just happened and why he let a man with a pistol and hand grenades into his arcade in the first place.
Note:Sorry for the double post my browsers being weird.
And how us forum regulars are going through withdrawal symptoms.
They're called chavs. And I hate them.
1 - Nice artwork
2 - This is part hilarious part fn stupid.
3 - Participation here guarentees no hot girlfriend for atleast 4 years, for you've just gained 112 nerd points.
PANEL 1 - Close-up on Jim's Monocle. He says: The media is blaming all gamers.
PANEL 2 - Jim proceed to explain the events regarding the Gamer's Round-Up, and we see SWAT's breaking and entering GameStop shops, and arresting all the gamers they can find. Explanation CAP: Nowhere is safe. Other cap: They are actually STEALING us.
PANEL 3 - A gamer sits hypnotized in his couch, typical hardcore gaming rig and room. Dimly lit. He is watching the TV monitor, where an image of Jack Thompson is displayed, and the text: "Stay where you are... and think of me." We also see a PS3 is running. Explanation CAP: Those who log on to PSN or LIVE, instantly RROD'D and await to be taken to concentration camps.
PANEL 4 - Drastic change of venue. We see several families taking hands and dancinc in circles, in a disgustingly happy and joyful forest. Explanation Cap: Obviously, Wii players are safe.
Panel 5 - Return to the sharkade, we see the Hand of Sterling pointing at the mysterious figure in the arcade, which is slowly walking towards the light, but only half visible up to the waist. Jim says: That's why I need YOU...
Panel 6 - The figure is fully revealed now, both by arcade light and by roaring thunder. He is Ash, and he will save the world, finish the fight, and rescue the princess. Jim says: ...'cause Ash.... (Second ballon): ... they DON'T know what'cha playing.
Scene End
If I think of an idea late tonight I'll rush over to my PC and post it. As of now, I've got nothing.
lol and so far, i really like eternalplaers's story, albeit short.