The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted July 22, 2004 SMARK. Basic Synopsis A new comic book called "Smark." has hit the streets and captivates a wide audience, all the while the mysterious writer hangs in the shadows...not wanting to reveal too much about his identity, even going so far as to use a pen name. The comic book itself is based in a world where professional wrestling is more than a career and sports entertainment....It is life. Cultures and Societies are based more on style and experience rather than race or religion. Governing over the entire world is one government, known as the International Wrestling Council, or IWC. This group, led by General Manago, has become corrupt and violent...using their resources to destroy those less fortunate. Out of the shadows comes a one man uprising, a man known as Smark Jones. Using anything he can, this masked man looks to take down the IWC one by one on his way to facing off with the General himself to hopefully restore order to the world in which he lives and fights every single day. As the comic book grows in popularity, fan clubs pop up around the world...none bigger than the Official Smark Jones Fan Club, whose members take the comic to levels of serious obsession. One day, the writer is out doing his daily routine, when a man rushes straight into him, sending both tumbling to the ground. The man gets up and sees the writer dazed and trying to apologize, but the man turns out to be running from the authorities, who close in now that the man has become tripped up. In a fit of anger, the man attacks the writer, only to be taken down in expert fashion. Confused himself, the writer has no clue how he just did it. The cops offer there thanks, but he is still in shock himself. A few more instances such as this occur, each time the writer becomes more and more confused...but finally the stark reality hits him. He has somehow become a real life version of his own creation. Struck with this fact, the writer takes it upon himself to use this new found power to do good in the world, and hopefully also garner publicity for himself in the process. In doing so, newspapers around the country pick up on the stories and this real life Smark Jones is the talk of the town---especially in the Official Fan Club. Seeing this "wannabe" as a disgrace to the legacy of the comic book hero, the fan club president is not pleased. Using his pull among the members, a group of them villianize themselves as a real life IWC...looking to put an end to the shenanigans of the writer. Due to the secrecy the writer has kept for himself, not even the fan club knows who exactly is behind the mask...but they want to put a stop to it. Contents The book itself will not simply be a novel. Instead, it will focus on how those involved, as well as the rest of the world, react to the real life battle that has came straight from the comic pages and into their lives. In no particular order, the book will contain one or many of the following: 1. Excerpts from "Smark." The Comic Book 2. Entries from the personal journals/diaries of the writer and the fan club president 3. Pictures, either from amatuers or the News. 4. Clippings from newspapers - anything pertaining to the Writer vs. Fan Club fight...editorials, actual news stories, anything. 5. Television News Scripts - see above. 6. Minutes from the Smark Jones Fan Club meeetings. 7. Drawings from the writer (basically for illustrative purposes throughout book) 8. Maps 9. Battle Plans from the fan club ("IWC") 10. Any other various documents I haven't thought of yet. Each "chapter" of the book would also contain a small narrative introduction to help aid in giving information to the reader that couldn't be given through the means mentioned above. Currently, this is pretty rough. Any feedback would be appreciated however. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest The Last Free Voice Report post Posted July 22, 2004 That sounds really interesting. I'd buy it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fuzzy Dunlop 0 Report post Posted July 23, 2004 You probably don't want too many people to see all your plans like this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ravenbomb 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2004 *steals the idea* Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
starvenger 0 Report post Posted July 30, 2004 Do this, and everyone will think you're Howard Mackie... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Amazing Rando 0 Report post Posted July 31, 2004 Now...I know who Howard Mackie is, but I don't get the reference. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
