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Looks like they're gonna stretch out Linda's next novel. That's okay, this was a rather cool novel. The Haitian is back with HRG, Sanjog Iyer too, plus a new ability, and a new mystery that looks like could have a part 2. Can anyone grab the photo of Sanjog inside Piper's eyeglasses? I think that would make a good screencap for the novel.--MiamiVolts (talk) 05:25, 1 April 2008 (EDT)

At first I thought MiamiVolts was pranking us

For a while, I had thought about designing a fake graphic novel page to be put up on april fool's day, since it would fall on a tuesday. I had some ideas floating around, like "Cold Blood" that talked about how Sylar stole the Freezing power from JAes Walker. And then when people clicked on the links to read it, they would be treated to Rick Astley. So of course, when I got here I saw through the recent changes that Miami had added "elasticity" to the GN powers page and I thought "oh wow, that's even better! I can't wait to see how people react to this fake GN of his!"

But I found out it was all real. Dangit.

It was still a great Graphic Novel, anyways.--Piemanmoo 05:28, 1 April 2008 (EDT)

• Heh, you think maybe NBC is going to pull this novel and replace it with Linda's? They've done two novels before. Anyways, Happy April Fool's day.--MiamiVolts (talk) 05:31, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
  • We should start doing April Fool's in the future. "Volume Three airs today!" And then create a fake episode for it, with crossovers and plot twists and everything. Even pictures. --DocM 09:27, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
    • I have to admit, I'm not a big fan of April Fools pranks so I really wouldn't go for it. (Admin 09:45, 1 April 2008 (EDT))
      • Totally agree. I hate to be a spoilsport, but I would consider April Fool's jokes to be one step below vandalism. I know, I'm just an old fart. :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 10:01, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
        • When I read this I though Ooo, bendyness. :) -Lөvөl 12:02, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
          • It's confession time: I actually wrote a script for NBC during the writer's strike which featured a character with the power of elasticity. The script wasn't needed because about the time that I submitted it, the strike ended and the writers came back. But it's nice to know that my power choice wasn't too far off the mark! :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 19:37, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
            • Assuming you weren't pulling our leg (pun intended, heh ;)), that'd be pretty cool.--MiamiVolts (talk) 19:41, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
              • No, no leg pulling (see my post above). Joe Tolerico was in charge of all the graphic novels and asked me to submit one. He's focusing on just Evolutions now, and really doesn't have much to do with the GNs. There's still a chance I might write one in the fall, but that's very much up in the air. In the meantime, NBC has plenty of guest writers to cycle through before they hire on new guys. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 19:44, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
                • You mean write a second one? I'm assuming NBC will save the script you submitted, used or unused.--MiamiVolts (talk) 20:05, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
                  • Probably not. I mean, they have it in their possession, but it's just a sample script. Sure, it could be used at any time (I wrote it so it wouldn't need to fit into the chronology of the show or the other graphic novels). But I'm sure that if they want me to write a script, they'll give me a subject, or a specific storyline to focus on. We'll see, we'll see. :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 20:09, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
                    • I'd love the opportunity to write a graphic novel. --DocM 21:30, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
                      • Yes, me too. :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 21:56, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
                        • It is indeed a great opportunity Ryan got. FWIW, there are several online sites that allow people to publish fan-fiction such as fanfiction.net. Of course, getting your novel drawn and colored by a professional artist is a different story--it's a bit harder to accomplish and much more cherished. On a similar note, anyone hear any word on when Create Your Hero will continue?--MiamiVolts (talk) 22:48, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
                          • Voting is finished, I think. No results have been announced. I get an update email from Joe once every week or two. The last one was two weeks ago, so he's probably due for another, assuming he's not swamped with work. That's the most I know. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 23:01, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
                            • If I ever got the chance to write a graphic novel, I'd write about a time traveller, just to irritate people. --DocM 08:18, 2 April 2008 (EDT)
                              • Oy, I wouldn't ever want to touch time travel! The graphic novel I submitted had a few different powers (some we've seen, some we haven't), but I'm going to refrain from saying too much more about it.... :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 15:47, 2 April 2008 (EDT)
                                • I have a passion for time travel. I'd make it a four-part series, only the series is done backwards. And when people read that the last one is actually the first one, it'll be on a completely different level. --DocM 11:47, 3 April 2008 (EDT)
                                  • That's sort of the way the Linda Tavara novels are working out. War Buddies, Part 6 had Linderman's meeting with Petrelli (how did he get that address?). Then War Buddies, Part 7 went back a bit and told us about Linda's notebook, and introduced us to Linda (but who was her informant?). Bounty Hunter went further back and answered that question. R.D. Hall wrote the next chapter of the set (to be released on Tuesday), which goes back a bit further in time and gives us some more background, and finally Jason Badower is finishing up the series which takes place in 1967. Pretty nice structure! -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 16:56, 3 April 2008 (EDT)
                                • I would love to write a graphic novel. :) It would probably turn into an epic 50-part story pretty quickly, though. All my writing ends up like that. --Hero!^(talk)_(contribs) 15:09, 3 April 2008 (EDT)
                                  • Right, here's my plan. Become friends with Joe Tolerico and work from there. It'll be zen. --DocM 16:19, 3 April 2008 (EDT)
                                    • Nope, that route won't work ... unless there's another strike! Joe is no longer in charge of the novels. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 16:56, 3 April 2008 (EDT)
                                      • Right, here's my plan. Become friends with whomever is in charge of the graphic novels, and work from there. It'll be zen. --DocM 17:03, 3 April 2008 (EDT)
                                        • Yeah, that'll work. :) -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 17:10, 3 April 2008 (EDT)
                                          • I hope it does. I want to write some novels. --DocM 20:59, 4 April 2008 (EDT)

The Other Debbie

Might Piper's sister be Debbie Marshall? Hmm. They at least look similar...--MiamiVolts (talk) 05:45, 1 April 2008 (EDT)

• Thats exactly what I thought when I read it too but that makes no sense whatsoever - not that that's ever been a problem for the Powers That Be --Yamawhata? 16:43, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
  • Actually, I'm thinking it makes perfect sense if Debbie was brainwashed by the Haitian.--MiamiVolts (talk) 19:19, 1 April 2008 (EDT)

Questions for Micah

If anybody has any questions for Micah about his art, feel free to submit them here. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 07:31, 1 April 2008 (EDT)

Is that really everything?

I'm asking myself one question about the GNs for several weeks now: Is that everything we're going to get to see about our heroes until September? This novels about characters that only appear once and then disappear into nowhere, where they obviously originated, are really starting to annoy me. I'm always excited when I hit heroeswiki every Tuesday, if there's gonna be an exciting or unraveling novel, but no... cheesy novels about Ben Franklin or this "Hey, I'm in your dreams to help you, but actually I can do a shit to do so"-boy. Man, I want some characters I can relate to. I have to admit, that I enjoyed the story about Noah getting his glasses, but 80% of the novels that have appeared since the season 2 finale just sucked like a**. I mean wouldn't you also like to see what happens meanwhile with our heroes? Or at least what happened to the main cast sometime between season 1 and 2, that was cut out or dropped from the script, because the episode would've been too long? --BloodyFox, 17:52, 1 April 2008 (CEST)

• You're right. Even if these one-shot comics are okay for filler, last year had so much more. We had multi-part backstories on Candice, the Haitian, Claude, Hana, and Linderman, and even one-shot backstories for Eden. Honestly, I hope they start doing more than this. But yeah, backstories and explanations on characters/things like Angela and Arthur, Peter's scar, the Haitian's real name, or hell, even more adventures with Adam. I appreciate that they're at least giving us something each Tuesday (they could just leave us with Evsdropr and go about their way), but it's been five months since Powerless. Pleeeeeeease give us something more. --NellaBishop 12:07, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
  • Four months, actually.--Paronine 13:21, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
    • Four Months Later... after Powerless, and we get this. --DocM 13:22, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
      • Indeed... and Debbie Marshall's character first aired in Four Months Later.... Interesting coincidence.--MiamiVolts (talk) 13:41, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
        • And to think, Six Months Ago, we saw Sylar return in Season Two. I wonder what we'll be doing when Five Years Go by. Hopefully, we Don't Look Back at-... Okay, I'm done. And yeah, I'm bad with counting months sooo sorry. >_> --NellaBishop 20:05, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
          • How unexpected. --DocM 20:17, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
            • Oh, boys, you have really crossed The Line... -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 20:21, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
              • Heh. You've made One Giant Leap and are now heading for Collision with the Date Line. So you better Run now, cause you're running Out of Time! :)--MiamiVolts (talk) 20:38, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
                • Are we going to stay up until Seven Minutes to Midnight doing this, or are we going to find some Distractions? --Hero!^(talk)_(contribs) 20:43, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
                  • This is the hard part. We have to fallout to end this run. --DocM 21:33, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
                    • Meh, a decent sized Landslide should be The Fix to this problem. --SacValleyDweller (talk) 22:42, 1 April 2008 (EDT)
                      • ... Truth and Consequences. --NellaBishop 01:06, 2 April 2008 (EDT)
                        • There's a .07% chance that there will soon be a Turning Point in these titles. --Piemanmoo 05:38, 2 April 2008 (EDT)
                          • Yeah, but I mean they have Nothing to Hide. I'd like to hear some new Cautionary Tales... but who am I counting on the Kindness of Strangers? --BloodyFox, 13:21, 2 April 2008 (CEST)
                            • All of these sentences are Different and the Same. --DocM 07:35, 2 April 2008 (EDT)
                              • Judging from Past Experience, the writers' Normal Lives have never interfered with the quality of their work... We'll just have to wait for the Aftermath and hope for something Special. With luck, the writers will go down The Path of the Righteous and won't be Blindsided at The Crossroads. --Ciwey 08:50, 2 April 2008 (EDT)
                                • Is it really that fun? Playing around with episodes names and make it a inside joke? I know you guys like to be in Control, but we do have a habit of creating inside jokes. What if a newbie come, and doesn't understand the joke? They'd be Powerless against it and it makes us look like a Bully (Maybe even Monsters.) Although It Takes a Village, we need some Super-Heroics user to stop all this. Heroism Is Found in the Heart, so I hope someone will stop The Rogue user who started this. It's a Revolutionary War - God send someone to put an end to inside jokes! I know other users will be Unexpectedly angry at my post here, so I will be On the Lam for now. Gotta Run! 07:27, 3 April 2008 (EDT)
                                  • It'd be a good Team Building Exercise for us though, and as long as we Quarantine the inside jokes to this page, newbies can always look at the Snapshots on the History of this Secret talk page and associate the comments by String Theory. I mean, I'm a newbie myself, and there's Nothing to Hide - The Hard Part is to avoid the Distractions and find the Hiros - I mean, Heroes - who are willing to help you find The Last Shangri-La. The Kindness of Strangers can be really Unexpected sometimes. Us newbies would be Flying Blind without you guys. So, kudos and a Golden Handshake for helping us avoid Collisions with Walls! You really helped me take One Giant Leap. Anyway, I'm so tired I might just Blackout, and I suspect if I don't Control myself, there'll be Pieces of Me all over the place after the Trial By Fire - gunfire, that is. So, adios, my War Buddies! --Ciwey 10:30, 3 April 2008 (EDT)
                                    • I am The Golden Goose behind all of this. --DocM 11:52, 3 April 2008 (EDT)

According to NBC Digital, the graphic novels aren't all we'll be getting until this fall. Webisodes will start up this July. --Psiphiorg 15:52, 2 April 2008 (EDT)

We have been exposed to some pretty kindred cold wars. No, I do not know what "kindred" means.

We are well past the second coming of these bad jokes. So let's stop (Although which of these jokes do you think is the better half?).--ERROR 12:01, 11 June 2009 (EDT)

Dream Study

On activatingevolution.org there is a submission by a Piper J, it has some similarities but there in a lot that is different. Oddly the GN is very similar to the dream I submitted, I will see if I have a copy. -Lөvөl 12:02, 1 April 2008 (EDT)

Trivia

The kid in the Soma shirt is totally Theo from the Aspen series Shrugged.--Leshia 03:37, 2 April 2008 (EDT)

• Wow, good eye Leshia! Here's Theo. Not coincidentally, they're both drawn by Micah Gunnell. -- RyanGibsonStewart (talk) 07:58, 2 April 2008 (EDT)

psychic bounds

huh? - Tristan0709 17:36, 8 December 2008 (EST)