Showcase: The Gray Ghost, Chapter 3: G Squad
by Sandy Hausler Return to chapter list The Gray Ghost headed down the hill at a good speed. The hill ended when the natural terrain met a wall on the side of the highway. At that point, there was a ten-foot drop to the road. It would be tricky to land at just the right . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Showcase: The Gray Ghost, Chapter 2: Hugo
by Sandy Hausler Return to chapter list Hugo looked at his watch. He estimated that in twenty minutes Buddy Carter would be dead. He shook his head. The cops were so stupid. The mob wanted Carter dead. They needed him dead. They would do anything to ensure that he was dead… including paying Hugo an . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Showcase: The Gray Ghost, Chapter 1: Dead Man
by Sandy Hausler Return to chapter list Buddy Carter woke up in his bed. This was a problem, because the last thing he remembered was being at his job at the station. When he realized where he was, Buddy jumped out of the bed and switched on the lights. There was a sign on the . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Weird Mystery Tales: What if the Flash Won the Race?
by Immortalwildcat, with Doc Quantum
What if Jay Garrick, the Flash, had been successful in his bid to become the next U.S. President? Join Destiny as he explores how some events would have played out differently, and how some events were simply fated to happen, even in this alternate reality.
DC Universe: The Race, Book 4: Endgame
by Immortalwildcat
With the race for the U.S. presidency coming to an end, Jay Garrick and his team expose a plot to manipulate the upcoming vote, but deep questions still remain. Why is the Flash running for office, and for what hidden reasons did his campaign managers approach him in the first place? Is politics simply too dirty a game for a super-hero to be involved? And will the outcome of the election place a puppet in the White House, one way or another? Don’t miss the exciting conclusion of the Race! Guest starring the Justice Society of America!
DC Universe: The Race, Book 4, Chapter 4: Cutting the Strings
by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list Four weeks after election day, Jay Garrick arrived for his first regular meeting of the Justice Society of America since taking a leave of absence for the campaign. As he entered the JSA Brownstone, he encountered the man who had taken his place during the past two years. “Johnny! . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .DC Universe: The Race, Book 4, Chapter 3: Election Night
by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list The final two months of the campaign passed in a blur, even for the Flash. With Pat Dugan taking over the security detail — much to the chagrin of the Department of Extranormal Operations, or the DEO — there were no further incidents on the campaign trail. Traveling back . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .DC Universe: The Race, Book 4, Chapter 2: Sleepers Exposed
by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list Late August, 1988: The All-Star Party’s nominating convention was a modest affair compared to the earlier conventions of the two major parties that summer. Even Stan Gunderson’s Humanist Party held a bigger event, at least in terms of dollars spent and the arrangements made. However, the two-day affair held . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .DC Universe: The Race, Book 4, Chapter 1: Political Intrigue
by Immortalwildcat Return to chapter list Continued from DC Universe: The Race, Book 3: Dirty Tricks “A startling development today in the presidential campaign of Jay Garrick. After the disruption of last week’s presidential debate, there has been much speculation about the source of the attack. Now, an anonymous source close to the Garrick campaign . . .
This entry was posted in Earth-2 on .Have a Happy Mother’s Day
Today isn’t actually Mother’s Day yet, but it is May 1st, and that means a monthly theme image. This month’s image is of Queen Hippolyta, queen of the Amazons and arguably the greatest mother in comics. As the mother of Earth-1’s Wonder Woman (Princess Diana), Queen Hippolyta was responsible for many, if not most, of . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .Europe gets a few new heroes in The Paragons: Deus Ex Astra
What do you do with a whole bunch of stories and story fragments that don’t fit into the continuity of the fictional world you’ve created? Why, you string all of them together into one massive story that eventually dovetails into a coherent ending, of course! At least that’s what I did when trying to find . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .What in the world is Bizarro Fiction?!?
The other day I stumbled upon a fictional genre that was entirely new to me: Bizarro Fiction. I was captivated by the name alone. Obviously, as a comics fan I knew this genre was named after Bizarro from the comics, Superman’s imperfect duplicate. But while Bizarro Fiction’s name may have been inspired by the eponymous . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .April at the Five Earths Project
If you happened to drop by yesterday, you may have noticed a few changes. For those of you who missed it, here’s a screenshot of how the site looked. It was our own little April Fools’ Day joke. For the month of April, we’ve decided to celebrate our own “fools” in the DC Universe by . . .
This entry was posted in Featured on .Brand New Look for the Five Earths Project!
After months of testing out various possible themes for the Five Earths Project website, we’ve finally settled on one that really suits us best. We’d also like to announce that we’ll be adding a few new categories, which we hope will appeal to all you young folks out there: Twilight Fan Fiction Quick question: Team . . .
This entry was posted in Featured and tagged april fools, glee, justin bieber, twilight on .How to Write Comics and Graphic Novels by Dennis O’Neil
Over at Bleeding Cool, veteran comic-book writer and editor Dennis O’Neil — best known for his work on Batman and an acclaimed run in Green Lantern/Green Arrow — has over the last few weeks been sharing his tips on writing comics and graphic novels. Whether or not you want to ever write comics, fanfic, or . . .
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