When: Thursday, December 13th - Friday, December 21st
How it’ll all go down:
Each day, everyone follows the order I’ll post in the Round Thread as it goes up. Each draft will contain a pick for a hero and a villain.
All genres, companies, eras and styles are welcome.
For example, if you were going to draft Iceman and The White Queen, you’d give us a breakdown on who that person is.
EX.
Iceman
Real Name: Robert “Bobby” Drake
Debut Comic: The X-Men #1 (September, 1963)
The White Queen
Real Name: Emma Frost
Debut Comic: Uncanny X-Men #129 (January, 1980)
For those cats with Photoshop skills or other talents, you can get all fancy pants with your draft picks.
The discussion thread is to explain why you chose who you did and for people to bring the trash talk.
A third thread will be opened for you guys to list your teams of selected heroes and villains.
Each draft round will feature a drafter picking 1 hero, 1 villain. I used the White Queen as an example of the shaky area. Specify what era you’re culling from and I’ll make the call on it. When in doubt, PM me first.
EvilTwin brought up an interesting point, that I completely glossed over while trying to make this accessible yet varied.
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I don’t want to be really obscure, but I’d make the case that any character that originated in Heavy Metal, Lone Wolf and Cub (heck, they even had a cameo in Samurai Jack), Akira, TinTin, and probably a dozen anime imports that I’m forgetting aren’t obscure.
He’s right and I’ll allow it. I just don’t want to see crap like Captain Vishnu and his Eight Arms To Hold You.
so call me a n00b, or greenhorn or whatever. I have never done a draft or anything before, do we EACH pick a hero and villain per day or does just one person get to pick each day? Any specific rules and etiquette would be greatly appreciated.
Originally Posted by Rob Hughes The hero and villian we pick each day don’t have to be part of the same comic or publisher do they? Like I could pick one from DC and one from Image as an example?
Exactly.
Hell, you could pick Archie Andrews and Baron Zemo.
I won’t be available for a couple of days during this period- I am bowing out. Please remove my name from the draft order. I hope I didn’t fuck anything up- more Maxx for everyone else!
I’d be all over this draft were it not for the fact that a guy at my work had a heart attack recently, and I got roped into doing -his- job until January, effectively taking away my computer access from about 9:30am to anywhere from 3 to 5pm.. Mountain Standard.
Originally Posted by Rob Hughes Ok, I really hope I don’t mess this up for anybody. I’ve always wanted to participate in a draft but it always seemed so daunting in the past. Thanks for the quick response Anderson.
Don’t worry, there’s no way to mess this up for anybody. You just think up a list of the ones you want, and when it’s your turn, you pick the best option. In the great scheme of things, whatever you pick doesn’t mean anything, other than perhaps building some rep for yourself with your choices.
As I see it, there are two rules of drafting:
Rule 1 is simple: Pick what you want, and enjoy your list, and have fun with the anticipation of getting your next pick, and seeing what others choose
Rule 2 is tricky: Pick what you think others will respect, as there will be plenty of smack talk. Just be open to criticism, and remember that it’s all in fun.
Originally Posted by Eric C I just got home from work and saw the draft order/time, and I absolutely cannot do it at 2:00-4:00. I’ve got a meeting that’s been scheduled for two months at that time, and I doubt I’ll be able to get anywhere near a computer before 5:00. EDIT: I can do it earlier in the day, though. But it’s up to you Anderson.