The annual gathering of the Exsanguinators' Society in Portland, OR, is the world's largest regular meeting of vampires, hangers-on, and wannabes from all walks of life (and afterlife). This year's convention promises to be among the biggest, with controversial rumors of a cure coming out of New York City and a momentous reveal planned for opening night. The emcee promises an end to fears of sunlight, an end to hiding from slayers, an end even to hunting humans like prey--all thanks to the Society's newest acquisition, a completely customizable miniature planet called Transilvane. But before the interested attendees can visit the surface, the party gets crashed--by the Man of Steel! Superman has been trying to track down Transilvane since learning of its disappearance from Cadmus during the DNA Diaspora, and while he sympathizes with the vampire separatists, he warns them that Transilvane is inhabited--and dangerous! If there's to be a colonization, then he's going to make sure it's done right, so that everyone benefits. Countless human, vampire, and Transilvanian lives hang in the balance, as Superman accompanies the first expedition to the surface of the demon planet!
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Friday, October 15, 2010
Walking with Superman: Day 86
A number of people have disappeared in New Hope, Alabama under mysterious circumstances, and it all seems to be centered around a conservative Christian youth group and their annual "Judgment House." Supernatural energies in the area led former Justice Leaguer and Shadowpact member Zauriel to investigate, but when Zauriel failed to return, his teammates Blue Demon and Nightmaster decided to call in reinforcements--specifically, the traveling Superman. The trio takes a terrifying tour through the showcase of sins, and quickly discover that the staged acts of depravity aren't staged at all! In trying for authenticity, it seems that the actors in the Satanic Mass scene accidentally summoned the Demons Three, and now all the actors and attendees have become trapped in their grisly scenes! With their tortured souls and Zauriel's angelic form, Abnegazar, Rath, and Ghast hope to break down the dimensional barriers and make a literal Hell on Earth! Will Superman and his magical allies be able to stop the demons, or will they become just another part of this hellish pageant?
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Walking with Superman: Day 85
Superman's journey so far has been punctuated with publicity and popularity. People in nearly every town he's visited have welcomed him as a hero and celebrity, and while the Man of Steel is not typically one to bask in such a limelight, he would never think of begrudging people their parades and celebrations, no matter the occasion. His reception in this latest city, however, is considerably colder. There are no crowds of onlookers, there is no line of autograph-seekers, no queue of hands to shake. Every face he sees, every whispered comment he hears lets him know that this place, this city, does not welcome Superman, not since he was gone when they needed him. Here, the shield he wears on his chest is not a symbol of hope, but of destruction and death. Superman has arrived in Coast City, California. Here, only one person would walk the lonely streets with the Last Son of Krypton, a person who knows what it is like to be unwelcome: the Phantom Stranger. And he's about to give Superman a glimpse into what might have been...
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Walking with Superman: Day 84
Superman's visit to Sleepy Hollow, New York brings him into contact with its most legendary resident--the Headless Horseman! Superman thinks the phantom jockey is after his Kryptonian cranium, but the truth is far stranger! The Horseman tires of his centuries-old ride, and he needs Superman's help if he hopes to reach his eternal rest. Superman must take a journey into early American history and into the strange supernatural forces which have kept one dead Hessian riding since the eighteenth century. One unsolved mystery stands between the Headless Horseman and his final fate: what is the strange secret of Ichabod Crane?
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Walking with Superman: Day 83
The Second City Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, boasts an impressive roster of famously funny alumni, and continues a fifty-year-old tradition of knocking audiences dead. Today, though, the act is really killer, as the Joker takes the stage! But th-th-that's not all, folks, because the Prankster's in town, and he's determined to depose the Clown Prince of Crime! Can Superman save Second City from this calamitous clash of criminal comedians, or will they literally bring the house down?
Monday, October 11, 2010
Walking with Superman: Day 82
An alien race has been studying Earth history and culture through the media and the Internet, and they believe that they've discovered the perfect day and place to begin their invasion. And so the Zakid ships land in Columbus, Ohio, on October 11th, and Nolak plants his flag in the manner of Earth's celebrated conquerors. Superman stands against the would-be emperor and his armada, but they aren't the only threat. Even as the Man of Steel battles the Zakid warriors, alien nanotech is infecting the people, architecture and landscape, changing them to something more suitable for Earth's new owners. If Superman doesn't act quickly, there won't be a Columbus--or an Earth--left to save!
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Walking with Superman: Day 81
The calls come into various authorities from all across Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Police receive numerous noise complaints, from the ringing of bells to the firing of guns. Late-night radio hosts and the Department of Extranormal Operations receive claims of spectral horsemen, racing loudly across the countryside. Some dismiss the reports as the activities of bored teenagers, others chalk it up to the mischievousness of poltergeists, but when seven hundred phantom British Army Regulars rise up in Boston and begin their deadly spectral march to Concord, it suddenly becomes clear that those "poltergeists" were actually the spirits of William Dawes, Samuel Prescott, and Paul Revere, trying to raise the alarm. Now, Superman stands against the ghostly redcoats, but what can anyone do against a regiment of dead men?
Saturday, October 09, 2010
Walking with Superman: Day 80
It's the double-sized conclusion to the Supergroup Saga! Clark Kent and his newly-named band, Freedom, have arrived in Boston, ready to take on The Man with the power of rock and roll. In order to get at the man behind the music, however, they're going to have to outperform every sold-out musician and band on his label, from Carlos Sivana to Slade to Kobra Starship to Elinel and S6! Even if they manage to survive that musical assault, do they have what it takes to stand up to the sultan of swing, the king of rock, the emperor of emcees, the ambassador of soul, the maestro of music himself, the felonious Fiddler? Clark's band finally has a name, but even with Bat Halen and Arrowsmith playing backup, do they have what it takes to go up against the nigh-omnipotent Fiddler and his symphonic prog-rock band Yz? Tonight, the fate of the world comes down to a single concert!
Special thanks to Eric Garneau for his help with this storyline.
