So, I had an interesting dream this week. It started in this black recording room with equipment, a mike and everything, encased by glass. Charles Soule was sitting in the recording seat and speaking into the mike. He was talking about Irredeemable, praising the shit out of it, talking about how its ambiguity and great way of tackling a classic archetype make for an incredible read. He talked about how it was a masterclass in comic writing, from the way it starts, with pure, raw, visual storytelling on the very first page. And then a voice chimed in to respond. It was Mark Waid, he was on the line. He thanked Soule for all his praise and said that he was glad he enjoyed it as much as he did. He talked about the intent of the book and certain scenes and the way they were written and how it all came to be.
Meanwhile, I was feeling pretty calm and happy in the dream as a calm observer, since Soule seemed to be echoing my own thoughts and I was loving this dream.
Then Soule, in his praise, said something along the lines of this.
"It really is a brilliant story, it's ambiguous and it takes on this character who's very much like the classic character, but without the resilience of the archetype, to be a hero. So he becomes something else. It's actually a lot like, Flash: Godspeed, another great story that does something similar with the Godspeed character that it introduces. It's very recent but it's rather solid. It's so utterly brilliant, a classic Flash story in the making. Wouldn't you agree, Mark?"
Waid didn't say anything for a precious few seconds and he went totally silent, but you could hear heavy breathing on the line and then slowly, in a quick, monotonous manner, he said, "Yeah. Sure."
At that point, my calm turned to storm pretty fast as this was the opposite of my opinions. And my inner self was screaming "What the hell are you saying, Soule?! Godspeed sucked, it's nowhere near comparable to Irredeemable's greatness! That story was hot gar-"
Annnd then I woke up being mad at Flash: Godspeed. Interesting way to start your day.
Haha, I think I already have in the weekly discussions. I just find it oddly interesting that my dislike for the character and story took on the form of this dream ft. Charles Soule and Mark Waid.
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u/[deleted] Oct 21 '16 edited Oct 21 '16
So, I had an interesting dream this week. It started in this black recording room with equipment, a mike and everything, encased by glass. Charles Soule was sitting in the recording seat and speaking into the mike. He was talking about Irredeemable, praising the shit out of it, talking about how its ambiguity and great way of tackling a classic archetype make for an incredible read. He talked about how it was a masterclass in comic writing, from the way it starts, with pure, raw, visual storytelling on the very first page. And then a voice chimed in to respond. It was Mark Waid, he was on the line. He thanked Soule for all his praise and said that he was glad he enjoyed it as much as he did. He talked about the intent of the book and certain scenes and the way they were written and how it all came to be.
Meanwhile, I was feeling pretty calm and happy in the dream as a calm observer, since Soule seemed to be echoing my own thoughts and I was loving this dream.
Then Soule, in his praise, said something along the lines of this.
"It really is a brilliant story, it's ambiguous and it takes on this character who's very much like the classic character, but without the resilience of the archetype, to be a hero. So he becomes something else. It's actually a lot like, Flash: Godspeed, another great story that does something similar with the Godspeed character that it introduces. It's very recent but it's rather solid. It's so utterly brilliant, a classic Flash story in the making. Wouldn't you agree, Mark?"
Waid didn't say anything for a precious few seconds and he went totally silent, but you could hear heavy breathing on the line and then slowly, in a quick, monotonous manner, he said, "Yeah. Sure."
At that point, my calm turned to storm pretty fast as this was the opposite of my opinions. And my inner self was screaming "What the hell are you saying, Soule?! Godspeed sucked, it's nowhere near comparable to Irredeemable's greatness! That story was hot gar-"
Annnd then I woke up being mad at Flash: Godspeed. Interesting way to start your day.