Sgt. Null's Zen Men

[sgt.null]

Rac Shade (above) is a secret agent of the world in the Meta-Zone, a dimension near that of Earth. A part of Meta is destroyed by a quantum explosion. The affected area is shifted into the Zero-Zone, along with many citizens who are still alive. They are consumed by the Area of Madness. Shade is sent to Earth to investigate the source of the explosion. Armed with the M-Vest (Miraco-Vest) The M-Vest creates a strong forcefield that repels weaponry, allows a degree of flight and distorts Shade's appearance dependent on the viewer's mental state or his own.


Captain Atom

Captain Allen Adam is a test subject for the Air Force & Nasa. He is aboard an experimental ship designed to breach the quantum field. He is sent to Meta but there is an explosion, forcing the Metan scientists to transport the affected areas to the Zero Zone. Captain Atom as the Metans dub him teleported to another dimension after the explosion...


the Question

ordered by the Metan authorities to travel to Earth, Shade meets a hero who will help him in his quest. the Question is all black & white and acts as a anchor in reality for our quickly forming group.

The Odd Man
Clay Stoner was someone Vic Sage knew as a PI. But one night they teamed up to stop the Madmen and learned each other's heroic identities. So the Odd Man is recruited into our cadre.


our last member of the Zen Men joins the others by popping out from behind a dumpster and introducing himself as their final member. There is much arguing but it is set now.

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the four heroes visit a ware house belonging to Metan scientists set up on the docks in NYC. the scientist explains that Captain Atom has opened a breach in the time/space continium and hurtling through dimensions. but Shade can follow the energy signature and the vest should protect the four heroes so they can give chase. so our adventure will begin...

it begins
our four heroes stand ina circle as Shade activates the vest. with a tearing of space the four are pulled away to...
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the Doom Patrol! an alternate version of the group featuring...

Metamorpho


Felix Faust


Captain Comet


Congorilla

the Zen Men help the Doom Patrol defeat the Brotherhood of Evil
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Monsieur Mallah & the Brain


the Mad Mod


Ding-Dong Daddy Dowd


Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man
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next up, a world where a war wages between gods...

[sgt.null]

our Zen Men arrive to find


Aztek


OMAC (One Man Army Corp)


Hercules
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fighting


the Deep Six
Gole, Jaffar, Kurin, Shaligo the Flying Finback, Slig, Trok
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when the battle is done the Zen Men that Earth has been conquered by
Darkseid


Darkseid has destroyed New Genesis and has the Fire Pits of Apokolips running full time making weapons for an excursion into Qward in search of the Anti-Life equation.
the New Gods maintain a base on the ruins of New Genesis. not all of the New Gods are accounted for though. the Forever People are still missing.

[Queeaqueg]

What have we told you about double-posting!!!

Other then that, very interesting... nice pictures.

[dANdeLION]

This sort of reminds me of what Alan Moore did years ago with the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen. One of the main differences is that the LXG characters are much more interesting to me, as they are well-known in general, and are for the most part considered the seminal works of their creators. When I started collecting comics in the '70's, Marvel was so clearly ahead of everybody else that companies like DC (who actually had tons of superheroes) had to take somewhat extreme measures to regain lost readership. Looking back, it seems clear that DC offered Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko the opportunity to create, write, and draw their own comics; something Marvel apparently wasn't interested in at the time. I'm sure DC offered more money too. Anyway, I think Kirby had some successes, but to me, none of the Ditko creations were any good. The best thing DC put out in the 70's was Swamp Thing, which actually got Marvel copying them with the Man-Thing.....anyway, I think DC finally realized that to compete they just needed to put good artists and writers on their big titles.

[sgt.null]

the Ditko stuff from the 70's DC is pure genius. Shade was a surreal treasure. the Stalker had good points, the Odd Man would have been fantastic. Kirby's stuff is also great. the 4th World saga needs to be collected and expanded.

[dANdeLION]

Pure genius? Boy, are you easily impressed or what? Pure crap is a much more accurate term. Oh, and quit double-posting. I've had enough of it from you here.

[sgt.null]

Shade, sent to Earth to investigate the source of the explosion, sifted through the burning timbers and rubble, while the others scattered throughout the wreckage that was once the lower levels of Southerland Castle.

“Atom, did you see this?” Shade moved toward his fellow Zen-Man, carrying a small, gleaming object in his hand.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” said the Creeper.

Captain Atom looked it over, grunting “Looks like the o-ring from a solid fuel booster rocket, Shade. This is odd, because I believe a medieval castle resided here for the past several centuries”.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” said the Creeper.

“How can this be?” asked Shade

Odd-man spoke up “I wonder if the castle was a space ship, maybe?”

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” said the Creeper.

“Say Atom. Did you know the castle was a space ship?” Shade shouted.

“No, Shade. Can’t say as I knew that truly helpful piece of information.” The Captain glared at Shade.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” said the Creeper.

“Hey Odd-man!” Shade found another o-ring a few feet away. “Did you know the castle was a space ship?”

“Sorry Shade.” Odd-man spoke with a thick accent. “I think I would have mentioned that to someone if I had known anything about a space ship given the fact that we got our asses sent here to find out what happened.

“HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!” said the Creeper.

“Creeper. Did you know the freaking castle was a space ship?” The Creeper remained silent but extended his middle finger in Shade’s direction.

“How about that?” Shade spoke to no one in particular.
“How about that?”

[dANdeLION]

I don't see the point. Nobody seems to be paying attention to this thread, so why make 2 threads nobody pays attention to? Speaking of points, what is the point of this thread, anyway? Frankly, all I see here is an attempt at a sort of fan fiction, which I don't really think is what this forum is about.

[sgt.null]

Monsieur Mallah & the Brain searched through the wreckage that was once the Castle Southerland, not sure why they were there, but glad to be back in a story, nevertheless. Mallah came across what looked to be an o-ring from a spaceship, and held it up for the rest to see….

“How can this be?” asked Ding-Dong Daddy Dowd.

Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man spoke up: “I wonder if the castle was a space ship, maybe?”

“Yoooiikks!” said the Mad Mod.

“Say, Ding-Dong. Did you know the castle was a space ship?” The Brain shouted.

“No, Brain. Can’t say as I knew that truly helpful piece of information.” Ding-Dong glared at The Brain.

“Yoooiikks! It be lookin’ loik me aunties’ shamrock pie, it dooes!” said the Mad Mod.


“Hey Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man!” Ding-Dong Daddy Dowd found another o-ring a few feet away. “Did you know the castle was a space ship?”

“Sorry Quadruple D.” Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man spoke with a thick accent. “I think I would have mentioned that to someone if I had known anything about a space ship given the fact that we got our asses sent here to find out what happened.

“Yoooiikks! Me aunties’ shamrock pie tastes worse than it loiks, it dooes!” said the Mad Mod.


“Monsieur Mallah. Did you know the freaking castle was a space ship?” Monsieur Mallah remained silent but extended his middle finger in Ding-Dong Daddy Dowd’s direction.

“How about that?” Ding-Dong Daddy Dowd spoke to no one in particular.
“How about that?”

[dANdeLION]

The Badger


The Owl

The Badger rose in the cool night air;
Into the heavens he did stare
With beady eye did he spy
A castle-shaped ship passing by

This perplexed the badger much
It invaded his thoughts and dreams and such
So much so that he decided to speak
To the wizened owl, who was taking a leak

“I say, Mister Owl, did you happen to know
That the castle was a spaceship, hurtling to and fro?”
The owl turned his head round and round,
And proceeded to answer in a voice like a frown

“If I happened to possess such a useful lore;
Think you not I’d have told you afore?”
The Badger pondered such tidings with aplomb
And decided to mail the smart-assed owl a bomb.