bigbywolfe Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 The Tick and Hellboy, my first and second choice sniped. Dang. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 I disagree. The rules for the round said they have to start as an independent, so it seems to me Yoda is disqualified. I stand corrected! Forgot that qualifier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 The Tick and Hellboy, my first and second choice sniped. Dang. You have my sympathies but there are some amazing choices still out there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbywolfe Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 I know there are, but now I have to think about it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKJAM! Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 As I've already picked a manga character, and I was reminded of the existence of Milestone-- Static (Virgil Hawkins) joins the team! He'll be picking up some new tips on electromagnetic manipulation from the master.... While my video is of the cartoon, my version will be from the late Milestone run. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 2, 2015 Report Share Posted April 2, 2015 As I've already picked a manga character, and I was reminded of the existence of Milestone-- Static (Virgil Hawkins) joins the team! He'll be picking up some new tips on electromagnetic manipulation from the master.... While my video is of the cartoon, my version will be from the late Milestone run. Nice pick, good to see Milestone get some love. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 It's been over two hours since I posted impatiently. Progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psybolt Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 The Tick and Hellboy, my first and second choice sniped. Dang. I almost passed on The Tick to draft another... with the hope that he would get back to me in round 8. I guess I made the right choice then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 It's been over two hours since I posted impatiently. Progress! Yes, This round seems slower than prior ones. There must be a lot of thinking going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 She kicked her share of ass last season if I recall Indeed. She absolutely owned that cargo plane. She also gave The Universals their one and only win in last year's Finals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueCloud2k2 Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 As I've already picked a manga character, and I was reminded of the existence of Milestone-- Static (Virgil Hawkins) joins the team! He'll be picking up some new tips on electromagnetic manipulation from the master.... While my video is of the cartoon, my version will be from the late Milestone run. I thought Static Shock was a DC property? EDIT: Do sub-companies owned by DC Count? Cuz I found this: An American teen, Static was a key character of Milestone Comics, an independently-owned imprint of DC Comics with a greater representation of minority heroes. Static Shock is also part of the DC Animation Continuity (there was crossover with both the Batman: TAS and Justice League). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 I thought Static Shock was a DC property? from wikipedia An American teen, Static was a key character of Milestone Comics, an independently-owned imprint of DC Comics with a greater representation of minority heroes. Dwayne McDuffie has stated that the creation of Static was a group effort. Originally developed for Marvel Comics, Static would become a main staple of the Milestone line. Much of the inspiration for Static's character came from Marvel's Spider-Man. When initially creating the first five characters for Milestone Comics, it was decided that Static would be created as a teenage hero who was a contemporary version of Spider-Man. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Static_(DC_Comics) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 I knew Milestone was reliant on DC for the distribution, but thought they owned the rights to the characters separate from DC at the time? Oh well.. I'll rattle Log's cage and see if he can get a verdict on this one too . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 I knew Milestone was reliant on DC for the distribution, but thought they owned the rights to the characters separate from DC at the time? Oh well.. I'll rattle Log's cage and see if he can get a verdict on this one too . Additional relevant information: Milestone Media is a company best known for creating Milestone Comics and securing an unheard of publishing and distribution deal with DC Comics and the Static Shock cartoon series. It was founded in 1993 by a coalition of African-American artists and writers (namely Dwayne McDuffie, Denys Cowan, Michael Davis and Derek T. Dingle) who believed that minorities were severely underrepresented in American comics. Milestone Media was their attempt to correct this imbalance. And Although Milestone comics were published through DC Comics, they did not take place in the DC Universe. Under an arrangement similar to the one DC and Wildstorm established later, all Milestone characters existed in a separate continuity that did not fall under DC Comics' direct editorial control (but DC still retained right of refusal to publish). Unlike Wildstorm, whose properties were bought by DC Comics, Milestone Media retained the copyright of their properties. Fundamental to Milestone’s agreement with DC was they would not relinquish any of the legal or creative rights to their work. Throughout the negotiations, Milestone insisted on three basic points: that they would retain total creative control that they would retain all copyrights for characters under the Milestone banner that they would have the final say on all merchandising and licensing deals pertaining to their properties. In essence, DC licensed the characters, editorial services, and creative content of the Milestone books for an annual fee and a share of the profits. The rules for this round are worded thus: Round 7 – Independence Day Characters must have originally been published by a company other than DC or Marvel. (DC and Marvel swallowed up several smaller publishers, so they may be published by one of those currently.) The issue then seems to be if a company has a publishing deal with either Marvel or DC, is it considered independent? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Pariah Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 GIven the current dispute over whether Static counts or not, I'm going to hold off on my pick until the issue is discharged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 And i thought my puns were bad... GIven the current dispute over whether Static counts or not, I'm going to hold off on my pick until the issue is discharged. Well do you want to whisper it to me and I'll let you know if it is the character i thought you would pick. You also do realise that 1) you can pick now that it is your turn 2) wait for a ruling from Commish Logan and if SKJAM needs to redraft he could snipe you. Do you want to take that chance? If you draft now, the round can continue. Up to you m'lady. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Pariah Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 And i thought my puns were bad... Well do you want to whisper it to me and I'll let you know if it is the character i thought you would pick. You also do realise that 1) you can pick now that it is your turn 2) wait for a ruling from Commish Logan and if SKJAM needs to redraft he could snipe you. Do you want to take that chance? If you draft now, the round can continue. Up to you m'lady. Watt is wrong with my puns? How about you whisper who you think I'm going to take and I'll let you know if you are right or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Watt is wrong with my puns? How about you whisper who you think I'm going to take and I'll let you know if you are right or not. Your puns are pun-tastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Psybolt Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 GIven the current dispute over whether Static counts or not, I'm going to hold off on my pick until the issue is discharged. There are people who are waiting to charge ahead. I am sure that they do have negative feelings about having to wait and positive that they would like to give a jolt to this round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptnStrawberry Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 I think many of you have your wires crossed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted April 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Terrible. Just terrible. How can I be expected to conduct business in this kind of environment? Stay off the lecture circuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted April 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 As to the actual question at hand, Static is going to stay. Main reason: my own damn fault. I remembered reading an old interview with Dwayne McDuffie about the creation of Milestone, including the unique M trademark, and I could swear that DC was basically a distribution partner only. Reading more now, I see DC is indeed listed as a publisher of the Milestone imprint. But I had already given a general ok to Milestone elsewhere, so Static was taken in what I believe was good faith. He shouldn't have to pay for my mistake. So let's go ahead and move on with Lady Pariah's selection when she's ready. I'm sorry for the confusion, folks. This season has been a real learning experience for me as well. On Static as a character, remember that this is the comic book version that has been drafted, not the animated version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 And the the judgment made, peace in the kingdom reigned once more... and the dire pun threat had been ended.... forever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 Wanna bet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted April 3, 2015 Report Share Posted April 3, 2015 It's more of a prayer to the kindly powers that be rather than a bet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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