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Post by scoob16 on Jul 27, 2016 2:31:13 GMT -5
I had my sister ask Howard Porter on Twitter when Scrappy will show up, and this is what he replied: Obviously he meant that he'll appear in issue 4, I'm so excited!! It's made clear from the messed solicitations that he has a gang of mutanted dogs and he's a bad guy. Hope we see his backstory, what's his connection to Scooby, and I'd like to see him appear again later in the series and eventually be part of a group of allies the gang will have towards the end of the series to end the apocalypse. I have a theory that, as seen in "When Shaggy Met Scooby!", Scrappy was transferred in the Complex as a smartdog guinea pig along with Scooby. When Scooby proved unworthy of the program, the other smartdogs turned Scrappy against him and he somehow escaped from the facility. What's your theory?
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Post by russm on Jul 27, 2016 2:42:12 GMT -5
We've seen birds and rabbits both non-mutated so I'm not sure the dogs will have been mutated but it depends what the implants were, if they contained any human DNA then possibly. I suspect they took off and have gone 'wild'. It doesn't mean they are evil, they may just be trying to survive the only way they know how. They are intelligent attack-dogs after all. Just a few more weeks to go then we find out.
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Post by ShaphneLegacy27 on Jul 28, 2016 16:53:53 GMT -5
They could at least make him a neutral character instead of a villain.
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Post by russm on Jul 28, 2016 17:20:29 GMT -5
They could at least make him a neutral character instead of a villain. On this occasion I agree with you, Scrappy doesn't have to be 'good' I'm assuming he's one of the group of cybernetically enhanced attack K-9s The Complex were developing so they're not likely to be running workshops on Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales and teaching the monsters how to growl in imabic pentameter. But he doesn't have to be actively evil towards the gang, but I expect he will still be an obstetrical that they need to deal with.
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Post by Soupperson on Jul 30, 2016 6:58:47 GMT -5
Even if he is a villain I'll be glad to see him show up. But we need a lot more of the gang's allies to be in this series!
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Post by Soupperson on Aug 1, 2016 2:00:25 GMT -5
He's the only ally we'll see for a while
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Post by russm on Aug 1, 2016 2:22:23 GMT -5
He's the only ally we'll see for a while But that tells us the story is open-ended and that its lifespan is not fixed. I would hope they have a set of story arcs planned to cater for how the sales are going so they can bring the story to a conclusion.
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Post by Soupperson on Aug 3, 2016 7:25:51 GMT -5
He's the only ally we'll see for a while But that tells us the story is open-ended and that its lifespan is not fixed. I would hope they have a set of story arcs planned to cater for how the sales are going so they can bring the story to a conclusion. Yep it's interesting they don't have a set number of issues, perhaps they're waiting to see will the sales pick up when the action starts.
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Post by russm on Aug 3, 2016 14:36:01 GMT -5
Being open-ended can be a bit of a curse as stories can go on well beyond their use-by date. I would hope they have a main story arc that will take us to closure and they know how many comics that will take if they focus on just that arc. Now if sales hold up (and if the writing holds up) then they will be able to add side-stories, so we're still progressing towards the end, but taking a more scenic route - it's the journey not the destination.
I would guess in a issue or two sales would have stabilized and then they will probably make a decision on what they are going to do. DC may also have a view as Scooby was probably the biggest of the HB relaunches so you'd want to ensure that it had a 'soft landing' if at all possible from a reputation point of view..
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Post by Soupperson on Aug 6, 2016 13:13:15 GMT -5
Being open-ended can be a bit of a curse as stories can go on well beyond their use-by date. I would hope they have a main story arc that will take us to closure and they know how many comics that will take if they focus on just that arc. Now if sales hold up (and if the writing holds up) then they will be able to add side-stories, so we're still progressing towards the end, but taking a more scenic route - it's the journey not the destination. I would guess in a issue or two sales would have stabilized and then they will probably make a decision on what they are going to do. DC may also have a view as Scooby was probably the biggest of the HB relaunches so you'd want to ensure that it had a 'soft landing' if at all possible from a reputation point of view.. Well they pushed Apocalypse a lot more than the others, I think Wacky Raceland and Future Quest would've done better if they had similar promotion. I think Flinstones was just to see if people had interst in reading normal Hanna Barbera comics. It'll be interesting to see if we'll get more Hanna Barbera comics as a result of this, spin offs (I'm sure you'd love Velma ) or at least a Scooby-Doo comic with more serious mysteries.
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Post by scoobnick on Aug 6, 2016 14:58:01 GMT -5
i tend to this this is its own seperate thing. usually in superhero comic theres about 500 different universes and timelines.
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Post by russm on Aug 6, 2016 15:13:05 GMT -5
Being open-ended can be a bit of a curse as stories can go on well beyond their use-by date. I would hope they have a main story arc that will take us to closure and they know how many comics that will take if they focus on just that arc. Now if sales hold up (and if the writing holds up) then they will be able to add side-stories, so we're still progressing towards the end, but taking a more scenic route - it's the journey not the destination. I would guess in a issue or two sales would have stabilized and then they will probably make a decision on what they are going to do. DC may also have a view as Scooby was probably the biggest of the HB relaunches so you'd want to ensure that it had a 'soft landing' if at all possible from a reputation point of view.. Well they pushed Apocalypse a lot more than the others, I think Wacky Raceland and Future Quest would've done better if they had similar promotion. I think Flinstones was just to see if people had interst in reading normal Hanna Barbera comics. It'll be interesting to see if we'll get more Hanna Barbera comics as a result of this, spin offs (I'm sure you'd love Velma ) or at least a Scooby-Doo comic with more serious mysteries. Scooby is in many ways the figurehead for HB cartoons and is the one of the few from that era still being made so I'm not that surprised he got the lion's share of the marketing. Wacky Raceland was too much of a hard sell for the lead comic and Future Quest,, well I last remember seeing Space Ghost when I was a kid (I'm nearly 50 now). The Flintstones was the only other of them that could have been the standard bearer for the launch but they still don't have the traction that Scooby does. It will be interesting to see what the impact of this will all be. IMO Where Are You is feeling a bit tired at times and could do with a creative shot in the arm. What would be interesting is if DC Animations got involved, either making a movie or a series based around Apocalypse. I'm not sure I'd be interested in single character spin-offs unless they were one-offs or limited to just a few issues, though a cross-over between Batgirl and Velma would be fun. I do agree that some more serious stories and material would be good for the Scooby Doo franchise.
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Post by scoobnick on Aug 6, 2016 15:18:01 GMT -5
imo we tried some serious stuff in mystery Inc, with the overarching storyline, which was cool, in its own way. I agree that WAY! is rather dated. and perhaps a more modern take is appropriate
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Post by Soupperson on Aug 7, 2016 4:54:31 GMT -5
imo we tried some serious stuff in mystery Inc, with the overarching storyline, which was cool, in its own way. I agree that WAY! is rather dated. and perhaps a more modern take is appropriate I don't think the serious stuff in Mystery Incorporated worked well as it came of rather fanficy. Personally I think the fact WAY! is unapologetically 1969 and 70's adds charm to it. We already have a modern take with Be Cool and What's New was just Where Are You! set in 2002.
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