Author: StarNinja
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StarNinja’s Six Ages of Comics
Hey y’all, It’s a new year and I’m feeling reflective. And when I get reflective, I also get analytical. So, here’s my thoughts on the Ages of Comics. Now, a lot of ink has been spilled trying to categorize and delineate the different eras of comics and since I read and write about comics so […]
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Rejection Notice
Hey folks, It’s the last day of the year in the Western calendar, so I thought I’d make this the last post of 2021. It seems fitting, given the subject matter. I hope you enjoy it! “Look, Iām sorry, but your near future sci-fi story is just too unrealistic.” Clint pushed Lucy’s manuscript back across […]
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Oblivion (32.2)
Previous Julio snuck away from the clubhouse once everyone had went to bed. He found an empty lot behind several connected buildings and waited. From the shadows, a darker shadow emerged. Julio smelled him before he saw him. The alcohol was like a cloud of disinfectant, surrounding the man. He wore a fedora and trench […]
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Oblivion (32.1)
Previous IS ANYBODY THERE? PLEASE HELP ME! 882: Syncro Earth Professor Salvador softly closed the door to his living quarters. It was centrally located on campus, close to the Core and the Oblivion Generator and the Sync Shield Revitalizer. And most importantly, perhaps, close to Professor Rivera. He dropped his notebook on his desk, shut […]
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Urban Myths (2.1)
Just what is Oblivion, anyway? The pixie jumped ever upwards, leading the trio on a wild chase up the face of the Binding Gate until they reached a platform jutting out beneath the Pandora Lock. “Now I got ya!” Deka exclaimed, cornering the pixie. The pixie shivered, then dropped the videotape and flew away into […]
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The Mandela Syndrome Case Files
My name is Dr. Karim and I am one of the foremost authorities on Dissociative Displacement Disorder, more commonly known as Mandela Syndrome. The affliction known as Mandela Syndrome was not very common only a few years ago. However, with the recent spike in cases as well as case severity, I thought it prudent to […]
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The Minimalist #12
A Prince’s Promise Danika, a mid 30’s interior designer from New York City, just found her happily ever after. A chance meeting with a prince of the small European nation of Fredrekia led to a whirlwind romance which led to a shotgun wedding. The honeymoon was front page news on every paper in the world. […]
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The Minimalist #11
Hell Inc. 2: Satan’s Boogaloo It’s been two years since the hell mouth explosion, and business is terrible. The trio of monster hunters are flat broke and there hasn’t been a new hell mouth opening in almost a year. Taskforce Tartarus, the U.S. government response to monsters, cleaned up most of the regional incursions and […]
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The Minimalist #10
A Star of Her Very Own Shelby Wells had one dream; to have a star of her very own. But rather than going to the International Star Registry like a normal person, she decided to call upon the gods of the Heavens. With arcane ingredients and psycho-dramatic garments in tow, Shelby performed her well researched […]
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The Minimalist #9
The Princess and the Beggar It came to pass that one fine day, Princess Haley came face to face with her near perfect reflection, a beggar named Carla. The princess, who’d always wanted to live an exciting life, came up with the brilliant plan of switching places with the beggar. The beggar, presented with the […]
The Wormhole Less Traveled 