Super Vote by Spidere
October 19th, 2007 6:24 AMNo...no, not a Super Vote.
A Super...Villain Vote.
I thought some motivational villain posters would be appropriate, to help inspire the Villain to greater acts of Villainy. So I included two 8x10 framed Inspirational Posters for Supervillains, which I rather like.
The wrapping for this was crucial, and I think came out really well. It's made from a collection of supervillains (Lex Luthor gets top billing of course, but Doctor Doom, the Joker, Magneto, and many, many others also appeared). These were taken from actual comics (cutting up the comic books might have been the hardest part for me to do) and taped together to create the wrapping paper. I really like the look of it.
But the heart of the vote (for me), the part I actually thought of first, was saved for last. You see, it was the Villain who really helped me see the SF0 community--I've been really impressed with the way he's managed to weave an ongoing community narrative into his task completions. In particular, the comic art in A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words was a great way to work together SF0 characters, and a beautiful work to boot. So it seemed like this would be appropriate. "Understanding Comics" is a great work trying to analyze what makes graphic storytelling work. I've been a huge fan ever since it came out--I think it does an amazing job of going through so much of visual storytelling. I hope the Villain enjoys it. A few years back, I had the pleasure of meeting Scott McCloud when we hosted him at Vericon, and was able to get him to sign a copy.
The copy I sent to the Villain is this one--my own, personal, signed copy.
I'm glad to be your foe, Villain. Thank you.
Understanding Comics Title page, signed by Scott McCloud
An excellent book, for an excellent tasker.
Aspiration
Let Others Think Small
Aspiration, framed
The glass makes it look lighter than it is.
Details
Always keep your eyes on the little things.
Details, framed
Another 8x10 glossy, suitable for hanging or taking to the workplace.
The contents
A lovely prize package, I think.
Hole-y comics, Batman!
Poor comics...
Villains
Some of the villain pictures, from the comics
Wrapping begins
Start with the big ones: Luthor, Doom, Magneto...
Zipties
The contents kept shifting and threatening to tear their way out of the villainous wrapping; they had to be restrained with zipties.
Continuing to wrap
A nice big splash page made the back a little easier, but the sides were tricky the whole way through. The Joker, Gorilla Grodd, Cheetah, Dr. Light, and Galactus (and Doom again) down at the bottom.
Wrapped
I do like the final effect
Wrapped
I couldn't help but add some more villains
Flipped, in the box
Mainly to show the back again with all the additional villains, including Darkseid.
Letter
My letter to the Villain.
Final package
All packed together; ready to go after a little more padding and an address from a secret source.
18 vote(s)
The Villain
5
Scarlett
5
Charlie Fish
5
Lincøln
5
Burn Unit
5
Ladybug
5
Bex.
5
Loki
5
The Vixen
5
Lank
5
YellowBear
5
K prime
5
anna one
5
Not Here No More
5
Flitworth
5
Meta tron
5
Mike Hellstrom
5
Caroline The Curly
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I have gotten some incredible things in the mail recently.
This one takes the cake.
Firstly, because I had to cart myself all the way across town to pick it up from the UPS headquarters because the package was apparently declared too precious to leave on my doorstep.
Secondly, because unwrapping the web of Villains protecting the package was a Villainesque puzzle in itself, which was a vehemently harrowing task on this end... but so, so worth the trouble of not tearing a single Villain.
Thirdly, because you framed the damn inspirational posters!
Fourth, because I have been dying for a copy of Understanding Comics ever since a college professor recommended it to me as academic reading.
And here is a photograph of me having the sudden shock of discovering that this is a personalized, signed copy of this infamous book.
Spidere, you have tread on dangerous ground by singling yourself out from the crowd of Players like this. Be warned. There is no going back once you have stepped into the Meta-Narrative!
Mwa ha ha ha ha ah aah ah ahh!
The Villain's second Super Vote!
Deserved.
An awesome and thoughtful Super Vote it is, too.
And to think, some people just wanted a button.
I'm right, baby! spar knows I'm right!
I love it when people go into awesome mode on tasks I wrote, it's like getting a super vote all my own.
push all the buttons you like—nothing's as satisfying as sweet nourishing praxis.
buttons. pshyeaah.
But what if you had a button THAT DID ALL THAT!!!
The formatting would give it all away...
buttons. pshyeaah!!!
Mmmmm Meta Narrative!
I got a note today from the Villain saying he received it, which gave me a double mental backflip of joy, both because he likes ('Superfantastic' is an excellent adjective :) and because it did in fact make it to him. I've been on pins and needles waiting for the package to arrive, all through the Villain extravaganza revolution.
Tracking link, for anyone who wants to see the sordid saga of the parcel's perilous progress.
Many thanks to my secret ally for providing the Villain's location!