Chapter 4: Bad Karma | 44
xmung on March 8, 2011
Those of you reading Crossoverkill would be familiar with the Character Assassins as they featured in the Magellan leg of the crossover epic. This page however is the very first appearance of them within the Magellanverse - the Character Assassins are a cult that believes they are part of a fiction and that by killing the story's alpha character they will be able to transcend the fiction and capture their creator. Ooops, that would be me! The Character Assassins are one of those ideas that come to me when I'm walking to the train station in the morning.
This is also where we get to see Tom use his power for the first time - he's not called ThundaKlap for nuthin' y'know! It's a vocalised sonic boom, so look out anything that might be in the way!
What they have to do with the death of Freya Foster will be revealed in tomorrow's update - don't you dare miss it, even if you hate me for killing Freya!
In other news, Monday marked Magellan's 7th anniversary… yay! You may also be interested to know that Magellan now has a theme song… please check it out (the link takes you to the current Magellan website, but is non-spoilery for those of you preferring to follow the updates here on Drunk Duck).
Tomorrow… Tom vs Assassin????
Thanks for reading and commenting. Be sure to check out Crossoverkill which features Hoodoo from Magellan and a heap of other awesome superhero webcomics… there was a new update by me yesterday as Hoodoo take on Chant from the Doppelganger Gang.
Tolrick at 3:39PM, March 9, 2011
@al: I liked how the story over in Crossoverkill went anyhow I can't see this bunch working for or with anyone and seeing the bad guys in just as bad a spot as the heroes make the whole thing a wonderfully complicated, messy situation for everyone. What really sucks for this story/comic, Kaycee's biggest supporter just got killed. Now she's really in trouble.
Tolrick at 3:36PM, March 9, 2011
Anyone else notice how, without changing at all, that frownface mask manages to look very surprised by the boom and being thrown across the room?
alschroeder at 8:45AM, March 9, 2011
I was rereading the Magellan archives for CROSSOVERKILL reference, and came upon the Character Assassins (which I had forgotten about) and instantly fell in love with the characters. I wanted the Assassins to be cannon fodder/underlings for the Doppelganger Gang, but Stephen has other plans for them---and who can blame him?--Al
Lemniskate at 7:31AM, March 9, 2011
And what do they do when they capture the creator?
kriss1989 at 7:09AM, March 9, 2011
For anybody who thought they were a bunch of mooks from Crossoverkill, no, no they are not.
God of War at 2:51AM, March 9, 2011
CHARACTER ASSASSIN vs SONIC BOOM!
shastab24 at 10:27PM, March 8, 2011
I've always loved the Character Assassins, and it was fun to see the Master Assassin in Crossoverkill. This introduction really had piqued my interest in them, and they still seem like a very fresh idea.