The Nice House On The Lake Book One
Comics are a serious contemporary artform now. A creepy guy in a bar is part of big, meaningful and permament change to come. Covid is acknowledged. A group are invited to a nice house on a lake by the creepy guy turned mysterious friend. Then a horrific apocalypse takes place. But the house on the lake is untouched.
There are points of contention and even in an apocalypse: people post on twitter and instagram. Did aliens attack? Why do that? Why save some? This was good.
Best Lines:
“Mostly listening unless spoken to.”
“America won't last forver because nothing does or ever will.”
“I feel like I'm sullying the place by even looking at it.”
“I think the others will be more disappointed in the long run.”
“No internet communicaitons have come out of China in three hours.”
“You picked.”
“There's nowhere for you to leave to. No world to go back to. Not in any way that matters.”
“This is what's left.”
“I wanted to save you from what my people were going to do to your planet. I'm not going to explain to you what I really am. Or why this was necessary.”
“THERE IS NO AMERICA LEFT. GET UNDERGROUND.”
“How do you think the world will end?”
“I don't know I'm still trying to decide.”
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Future State: Nightwing 1
Finally I have this. Nightwing is wanted in this possible future. Why is there a mask resistance? Why is Nightwing wanted? What became of Batman? When did fascists take over Gotham? Nightwing hides out in Arkham. What's A-Day? Who's the new Batman? Nightwing goes to war. This was okay.
Best Lines:
“Let's amp up the drama.”
“You're not the threat.”
“Wanted for--”
“--a lot.”
“...An idiot thug.”
“...You are grimdarker than you were before ----I think someone's overcompensating for not ahving a Bat-Daddy any---”
“It can be yanked from your grasp. Brutally.”
“...Victory is mandatory.”
“He has too much attention. Too much support...and......far too much success. An example must be made. Bodies must be put on display.”
“I wonder if Nightwing sitll believes that we killed his seemingly unkillable mentor...”
“The Magistrate is coming for us, and it's sharpened its teeth.”
“...When I worked out where you were, which was very difficult, by the way...”
“...No one expects you to choose to live in the shadow of such horror.”
“Hurt the people who need to be hurt.”
“Anti-mask zealot.”