04-20-2009, 04:54 AM
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GL of Sector ZZ9pluralZa
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Superhero novel title competition!
Seeing as these forums are composed of the finest comic fans around, I figured this might be a good place to post about a competition.
I'm writing a superhero novel with the working title of New Gods, and to avoid the very real possibility of the almighty Jack Kirby descending from above and smiting me for my insolence, I need to come up with a new book title. The book title is also the name of the 7-member superhero league I've created. The book is nothing to do with Marvel or DC or anything, it's entirely original. Hence the need to ditch the 'New Gods' tag. Anyway, I thought it would be fun if I could get some ideas rolling for a title, so I've made up a little competition. Come up with a name, and if it gets chosen, you get full credit and a dedication, and your name will be used for a character that gets brutally, gruesomely, and maybe bizzarely, killed by the main bad guy in the book. Details at my blog, which is http://www.adamchristopher.co.uk. Remember, it's just a bit of fun, but your help and ideas are appreciated! Post your suggestions in the comments. Cheers everyone! Last edited by Gef; 04-21-2009 at 02:09 PM. |
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04-20-2009, 11:23 AM
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04-20-2009, 11:32 AM
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Seņor Member
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21st Century Gods
Edit: On second thought...don't use that...I think I wanna use it now!  j/k...go ahead and use it if you do actually like it. Last edited by escapegoat; 04-20-2009 at 11:35 AM. |
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04-20-2009, 12:41 PM
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"Almighty"
"GODS" I tend to go with really simple names though
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04-20-2009, 02:13 PM
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The Line of Duty
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"New World Order"
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04-20-2009, 02:17 PM
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Liberty gods.
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04-20-2009, 02:38 PM
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Kirri kirri kirri
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You could call the book the Devil's Keeper.
Or God Complex.
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04-20-2009, 02:44 PM
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Board Game designer
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The Pantheon
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04-20-2009, 04:21 PM
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Writer
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"Orvieto's Facade"
The idea being, the sculpture Lorenzo Orvieto saw the birth of these new gods in 1310 and hid them amongst the traditional Christian saints depicted in his sculptures, and only later was his work understood to be prophetic. This could be a hidden backstory, with only glimpses of the facade seen after the real events took place. Sorry if I'm writing too much of your story for you. I don't mean to intrude. |
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04-20-2009, 04:50 PM
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Explosions are fun!
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It's the working title for my own setting and comic book line I've been working on for months now rather than one of the individuals comics in it but they all use Patheon as part of the title. So good title but best to avoid it. :) Posted this preview sketch a couple months back: http://i91.photobucket.com/albums/k3...e1sketch07.jpg Pantheon: Godsend Patheon: Messiah protocol Patheon: Bloodline Pantheon: Genesis Pantheon: Second Coming All titles of my stories. Hate to get proprietory about it but it'd really tick me off if someone ran off with it.
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04-20-2009, 06:51 PM
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It's Good to be King.
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The Heptad?
The Heptad Deities. HD for short? VII Gods?
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04-20-2009, 07:19 PM
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The Legion Of Gods.
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04-20-2009, 09:54 PM
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Board Game designer
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http://www.lonestarpress.com/pantheon.html So, back to the original post, how about "The Magnificents"? Kind of a play on "The Magnificent 7". Or "The Seven Wonders". Having 7 in your group opens up a few of these references. Deadly sins, colors in the rainbow, continents. |
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04-20-2009, 11:13 PM
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Writer
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Centurion 7
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04-21-2009, 12:36 AM
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Pro-Devil Deal
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Gauds.
A play on words, maybe? Might be that Tony hates them so much that he intentionally mispronounces 'Gods' to sound more like 'Gaudy'. Superheroes can be just that quite often, after all.
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