Posted by nova3333 on September 6, 2007, 5:15 pm, in reply to "Re: Nova Fan-Fiction serial: You Decide! "
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Hi Frank. Thanks for the comments. It's been very balanced with the polls I set-up at CBR and I have obviously checked the current poll at Nova Prime. So far its 50/50 between Rich/Worldmind and Rich forming a new Corps/ or being a member of a newly re-established Corps. Maybe as a idea I can sorta dangle a possible future scenario first and sorta lead up to it as each arc progresses. I do agree with you that the Worldmind must also contain negative/ darker engrams from not so perfect Xandarians..its just odd that we've never met a true Xandarian villain; okay Garthan Saal is a true Xandarian Villain but there must be others....and here's a question that always bugged me. Just what did prompt the Xandarians of yesteryear to start the process of storing living brains to create the Worldmind in the first place? I mean if such a practice occurred in our society, would we be repulsed by it? Considering there has been a lot of controvery over cryogenics, genetic engineering, stem-cell research, etc I would what we would think if suddenly our loved ones near death were offered an opportunity of pesudo-immortality by having their brains extracted and hooked up to a super computer which you could visit every Sunday evening? That's an aspect of Xandarian culture that really needs a good exploration..that and also exactly how/where/what is the Nova Force. Maybe I may tread where angels fear to go... Darren --Previous Message-- : In the Worldmind's first appearance, Adora : makes it clear that what makes the Worldmind : unique from things like the Supreme : Intelligence is that it contains *all* : Xandarians. The Supreme Intelligence was : just a small part of the population, the : politicians and military and such, while the : Worldmind is the entire dead Xandarian : civilization. So there would really be a : dark Worldmind in that case -- but the : Worldmind as a whole isn't exactly 100% : "good" either. : : I'd say, write the story you want to tell, : whatever the rest of us think. That is, if : there already *is* a story you want to tell. : Me, for instance, I'm surprised that people : like having Rich as the only Corpsman left, : because to me his membership in the Corps is : the most interesting, defining part of his : origin. If I were to write Nova, he'd be : just one soldier in a vast corps, because : that's where I see story potential. But I'm : sure things are different for you. : : --Previous Message-- : I'm off on holiday in the next week so : before : I go I'd like to sorta : know where the best way to go with my Nova : serial as I want to get : cracking when I return..I'm even tempted to : illustrate the thing as : an on-line comic..maybe. From the CBR poll : its a tie between Rich : staying solo, forming the Corps, or a : forming a response team so : depenent on which of these 3 options is the : best depends on which way : I go though for the record I'm sorta keen on : a solo Rich scenario : myself as its easier to write! : : However further to that: here's a few : possible story ideas to mull : over so let me have your thoughts on them: : 1) Time Travel opus in which current Rich : travels back to the days of : the Xandar Skrull war to solve the mystery : of Epyrus 7 and ends up : having to tutor his younger self to be a : better hero..oh before that : 17 year old Rich..sorta well kicks the : bucket causing a time : embalism. This arc idea will explore my take : on Xandarian culture : during the war period. : : 2) Solo epics which delve further into the : Nova as a cosmic cop kinda : scenario set well after Conquest (or : in-between Annihilation 6 and : Nova 1) Arcs include finding the whereabouts : of Drax, Brood, Drug : Runners and the return of the Shadow : Consortiumn. Also a aspect of : Xandarian history that always picqued my : curiosity. If Xandar did : have colony worlds; where are they? And : another thing: If the : Xandarian Worldmind contains all the elite : brains/memory engrams in : its gestalt mind.where are all the : negatives? After all Xandar could : not be all perfect and white; is there as : dark Worldmind out there in : the cosmic depths? And add to this; in an : alternatve universe Could : Xandar have gone the other way along the : lines as Conquerors and what : if they decided to invade our Universe?; : after all when the Crunch : got ripped by Annihilus; maybe they weren't : the only ones to emerge : from the rip; they're a plenty more : multiverses out there... : : 3) Ultimate Nova: Carry on the story from : the fan-fic at Nova Prime : Page as 19 year old Richard Rider having : defeated the Ankari now has : to face the minions of Ultimate Annihilus : : 4) Nova/Ko: Well two strong-headed Novas are : better than one. And : besides if/when Rich is cured of the T-O : virus (or not..) Perhaps : he'll have to decide and help Ko find her : son..likewise anyone for : Rich/Starlord..etc. : : 5) Your own ideas. Please type them in. More : the merrier.. : : Thanks to anyone who helps. Darren : : : :