#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/
Licensed under Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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