Look, I know that just because we, the viewer, knows that we're reading or watching a horror story, doesn't mean that the characters in said story know that. We love screaming "LOOK BEHIND YOU YOU IDIOT!" As we watch our favorite characters fail to notice the serial killer advancing slowly...
Still, Hazel thinks she's in a supernatural story (or at least hopes) so she really has no business touching creepy paint. Lucky for her these floorboards are rotted to shit, so we'll (never?) find out what would have happened if she had touched that goop...
I suppose this is a story that revels in infinite timelines, so maybe someday we could do a one pager on what might have happened...
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Tragic Irony -- that is a big concept in stories. It is the situation when the viewer/reader knows more information than the character, and can foresee the tragic consequences of the character's actions, while the character is unaware of all that. This makes the story more thrilling & exciting, and triggers powerful emotions to the audience. An old technique, mastered in Greek Tragedies, can be a strong tool if used right!
Anyway! It would be nice to see what-if scenarios as one-pagers; you might as well incorporate them in your story, and use them as plot-points, having some kind of significance, since the whole idea of Iss-Nagish involves multiple realities. Characters might gain information from interacting with other timelines, or their actions in one timeline might have unforeseen results in others. And, the reader might know about the consequences, while the characters would not...
Have you read Camelot 3000? In the last page, as a one-pager, a totally new view is given on the finished story, from a different perspective, making it one of the best endings I've read in comics.
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I have not read Camelot 3000, is that like a sci fi King Arthur? I'll have to see if the library has it...
I've seen "Fables" do some really fun work with "what if" scenarios with a few spare pages in the back of their book too.
Maybe it will be Ithaqa's fate as well!
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It was a 6-issue run in the early 80s with art by Brian Bolland. England (and the rest of the globe I guess!) was attacked by aliens, and King Arthur returned in the hours of the greatest need to save everyone. All the Knights of the Round Table reincarnated and tried to face the threat; Morgana le Fey, Merlin, Excalibur and the Holy Grail are parts of the story as expected. A good read, perhaps a bit outdated, should give it a try anyway.
As for Fables, I have not read it, although I was following several Vertigo titles (Hellblazer, Sandman, Preacher, Books of Magic, etc)
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Fables is one of my favorites, but I'm definitely going to search for Camelot 3000 now!
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