Doctor Fate Tidbit
The overall title of the eight-part Doctor Fate story arc in COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY is “More Pain Comics”, a mildly perverse tip of the helmet to the title in which Fate made his 1940s debut:

The overall title of the eight-part Doctor Fate story arc in COUNTDOWN TO MYSTERY is “More Pain Comics”, a mildly perverse tip of the helmet to the title in which Fate made his 1940s debut:
August 16th, 2007 at 7:13 AM
You are one SICK man š
How far is the story progressing, or is it done allready, writing wise?
August 16th, 2007 at 7:17 AM
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August 16th, 2007 at 12:02 PM
Catchy!
August 16th, 2007 at 8:30 PM
It’s about half-finished. I had to do some rethinking and restructuring when we went from ongoing to limited series format.
I’m currently working on the chapter that introduces Inza, which, I promise you, is unlike any introduction of any Inza you’ve seen before.
August 16th, 2007 at 10:25 PM
Um…if you’d said “I just threw a disguised ‘Peace’ Barwick into the mix for fun” I would know who you meant…
August 17th, 2007 at 12:28 AM
Inza? Now I’m intrigued, apppaled, confused and some others things at the same time.
Can’t wait to finaly get the book.
August 17th, 2007 at 9:46 AM
It may be too late for this series, but if and when it’s collected as a trade, it’d be great to have someone work up a logo for “More Pain Comics”.
I can’t wait either — is September 19th still the magic day? (Pun semi-intended.) Just in time for the following significant day?
August 17th, 2007 at 11:25 AM
Inza, eh? Why do I get the feeling it’s not exactly who we’re expecting?
Also is the title refelctive of the story content? Or just a sly nod? š
August 17th, 2007 at 3:23 PM
We have a “More Pain Comics” mini-logo that we’re using on the title pages of the stories. (Unfortunately, I don’t have a color shot of it to show you yet.) If and when the stuff is collected as a trade, I’m sure we’ll do a larger version.
By the way, this title was a collaboration of sorts between myself and Joey Cavalieri. I originally wanted to call the arc “More Phun Comics”, but Joey discovered a prior use of that title as a gag in some other story. It was he who suggested “More Pain”, which (to answer Jack Holt) suited the story’s tone and which I loved immediately.
I wasn’t aware September 19th was the release date of the book — nobody tells me anything — but that sounds about right.
August 17th, 2007 at 6:45 PM
Surely these coincidences point to something else? Itās far too improbable that Kent Nelson had a grandnephew called Kent Nelson who becomes Doctor Fate and befriends āInzaā. Three things come to mindā¦
1) The spirits of Kent and Inza have returned to the mortal plane and through some cosmic transference, once the previous age of magic died⦠Fate has intervened⦠although quite twisted.
2) This is the āEarth-2ā Doctor Fate
3) Its just coincidence and itās a brand new Doctor Fate
August 18th, 2007 at 1:19 AM
Uhm what is significant about september the 20? Could someone enlighten a german?
August 18th, 2007 at 6:46 AM
Andrew B: It’s just coincidence.
Starocotes: September 20th is my birthday. I’m pretty sure most Americans don’t have it marked on their calendars, either. (And I’d rather forget this one, anyway.)
August 18th, 2007 at 3:45 PM
hope you update her ‘shining path’ affiliation. that action is pretty 70s. falun gong? or if you’ve got a couple, these folks, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kahane_Chai
August 19th, 2007 at 2:38 PM
This Inza’s likeliest affiliation would be with a small press association.
August 20th, 2007 at 8:46 AM
heh. how subversive. š
cheers!
Doc
August 20th, 2007 at 10:52 AM
Happy Birthday, Steve,,,
August 20th, 2007 at 10:53 AM
(just a month early)
August 21st, 2007 at 12:07 AM
The Solicitation for November is up with the cover to CtM #3.
Click here.
August 22nd, 2007 at 9:23 AM
Steve,
Your b-day will stick; it falls within the roaming period in which Autumn starts (although that’s 2:51 a.m. September 23 this year.)