#15 "Waiting For Twilight" (Dreams, Hoaxes, And Imaginary Tales Part IV)

or "A Gorilla In Lady Gotham's Court!"

In the finale of our series on the greatest comic book stories never told, we recount what may be the most influential comic event of the past thirty years... and not a single word of it was ever printed. Join The House of Mistakes as they detail what was once the most closely-guarded secret in the industry: Alan Moore's pitch for "Twilight Of The Superheroes", a company-wide crossover event that would have plunged the most unlikely hero of all into a dark future, where factions made up of DC's last remaining titans vie for control of a world passing them by. Sound familiar? You have no idea. How did this one pitch sow the seeds for Kingdom Come, Infinite Crisis, and-- somehow-- Game Of Thrones? Who was "Slipstream", and what modern form did she end up taking?  Why was Alan Moore obsessed with creating "the ultimate video game"? WHAT IS WRONG WITH DOLLMAN?!

To find out, well, you'll just have to listen!



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Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/
Pruit Igoe and Prophecies by The Philip Glass EnsembleLicensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

FURTHER READING
Alan Moore's Full Pitch For "Twilight Of The Superheroes"
"The House of Thunder" commission by Don Simpson
The Fate Of Congorilla by Steven Bissette
The time Charles Xavier woke up sexy (explained at last)
The full story of Alan Moore disowning Dave Gibbons ON HIS WEDDING DAY
For reference, this is what Alan Moore tends to look like on his wedding days

#14 "Podcast Of The Soul" (Dreams, Hoaxes, And Imaginary Tales Part III)

or "The Iron Lantern's Emerald Escape!"

In part three of our four-part series on the greatest comic book stories never told, we uncover two epics that would have left DC Comics unrecognizable in their wake. Join The Unreal Experts as they trek through the heart of darkness to battle a mysterious adversary with plans to expose their favorite heroes' deepest frailties, are rescued by a cosmic soldier of fortune with a care-free attitude and unsettlingly familiar color scheme, and ponder along the way just how generic a company is willing to make a single character. What story nearly gave the DC Universe its own answer to "Watchmen"?What was the original identity of Guy Gardner? What kind of a name is Trammel Soloman?

To find out, well, you'll just have to listen!



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Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/
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FURTHER READING
The original pitch for Crisis Of The Soul
Concept sketch for Trammel Soloman
First ever sketch of Guy Gardner's classic costume (and that name...)
Concept art for The Corruptor 
The Corruptor's beautiful Tom Hiddleston face
Be Research Mike and buy your own copy of Back Issue #9 for the full Crisis scoop
An interview with Gerard Jones on his Green Lantern run, and "Emerald Twilight"
The original solicits for "Emerald Twilight"
This episode's cover is an edit of this Parallax sketch by Georges Jeanty

#13: "Metropolis Restored" (Dreams, Hoaxes, And Imaginary Tales Part II)

or "IF THIS BE MY MISTRESS..."

In part two of our four-part series on the greatest comic book stories never told, we meet a caped crusader fighting for his life in The Great War, a wall-crawler in too deep with the wrong kind of lady, and a born-again 'bub with his heart in the right place (and the rest of him in ninja). Who IS The Huntsman, and how would he have been a game-changer for Image? How does The Dark Knight Returns tie into a coup d'etat that would have changed the comic book industry forever? And why on Earth won't Len Wein admit the TRUTH about Wolverine?!

To find out, well, you'll just have to listen!



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Music used: Neuro Rhythm by Jens Kiilstofte https://machinimasound.com/music/neurorhythm/
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Through the Night - CC by-nc-nd 4.0 - Russ Makiwicz 
It Wasn't Me by Shaggy Ⓒ MCA

FURTHER READING
Aces High, Joker's Wild

Bob Layton and Paul Smith's Spider-Man
Chris Claremont on "The Huntsman"
The Dark Wolverine Saga
Wolverine's Original Origin
Metropolis
And the time Wolverine's true name was revealed by a leprechaun

#12: "The Old Gods And The New" (Dreams, Hoaxes, And Imaginary Tales Part I)

or "The Secret Dark Side of Captain Victory!"

In the first of our four-part series on the greatest comic book stories never told, we travel from the Silver Age to the Twitter Age, from Batman '89 to Superman 2000, from Grant Morrison's brightest days to Frank Miller's blackest nights. Just how many different All-Star books were in the works before the line died? What were Jack Kirby's original plans for his legendary run on Thor? What the HELL were they going to do to Wonder Woman in 2005?! And why must we LEAVE HIMMM?!

To find out, well, you'll just have to listen!



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C'est la Vie by B*Witched Ⓒ Epic
Eobard Desiccates Wells by Black Neely Ⓒ Warner Bros.

FURTHER READING

Batman '89
Batman: Kingdom of The Mad

The All-Star that wasn't

The Wonder Woman that NEVER SHOULD HAVE BEEN

Superman 2000

The Bat-Hyphen-Man

Tartakovsky's CAGE

John Byrne on his own "Fantastic Four: The End"

A summary of "The Last Galactus Story"

John Byrne commission of Galactus's final moments, from the collection of William Roberge

Jack Kirby's Savage Silver Surfer, and other sources of friction

The origin of the New Gods

Kirby's original concept art for the Fourth World

Captain Victory and his hilarious quantum scooter

The only published appearance of Black Mass we could find (many, many years later, in Legenderry #5)