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I've been having a lot of dreams lately; dreams that turn into full-scale ponderings during the day. Usually, when my hands are occupied but my mind is not, I start thinking, creating.

There's a book series I want to write. Not the space story Jillian and I thought of while discussing an Outlaw Star episode, or the Great Rift War period of my D&D campaign, but an original story.

It would start with the first book in the series, which is about a police detective/officer/ex-SWAT, what have you, waking up after a short coma to find that his city is full of superheroes. And he comes to realize that any time there is a superhero, be it in a comic or a movie or a cartoon, the local police tend to degenerate to comic relief or cannon fodder (lol canon fodder).

What if that's the idea?

Dayna, you're incredibly versed in current-DC canon. Has this been explored at all?

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Date: 2007-09-16 01:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] queenanthai.livejournal.com
Not as far as I know; however, the idea of "from the little guy's perspective" has been done over in MARVELS and GOTHAM NIGHTS, and Greg Rucka is well-known for his portrayal of such things i.e. with Renee Montoya. Having "regular heroes" coping with the idea of "superheroes" in their world is definitely old hat, but I don't think I've ever seen it played out as a farce. More power to you if you can make that work.

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