The Mutations
Arc 1: Golden Age
Issue #0
Washington DC: 1985, 3:16 AM
A slender man draped in a flowing white cloak stares off at a distance, locking his eyes squarely on a building hundreds of feet away. At the same time he tries to block out the sound of his teammate's voice over his earpiece.
"You see any movement?"
"For the one hundredth time, no. But Mister Goliath's neighbor three doors away is watching one of those aerobics videos and has a very nice high kick."
"Pay attention Zephyrthis is our most important case we've ever had. You can't take everything in life so lackadaisical you know."
"Ah don't get your panties in a bunch John, it's been eight hours and the freak hasn't even moved five fee—"
Zephyr's voice stops short, and John begins to realize that something's wrong.
"What is it?"
"He spotted me, oh ****, I have to get out of here now."
"Just stay calm; you're five hundred yards away from him. I'm calling the rest of the team."
"Ok, but hurry up."
As Zephyr looks back to the window he notices that the man he was watching is gone. He looks all around the area for the man but doesn't realize until the last moment the heavy breathing on the back of his neck. He turns around to see the monstrous figure staring him in the face.
"Hello, Osprey."
Osprey tries to lash out at the hideous monstrosity, but he's easily blocked. Goliath simply grabs his arm and tosses him fifty feet into the air. Goliath jumps up after him.
"GUYS!? I COULD USE SOME BACK UP NOW!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Calm yourself Osprey, I'm here to assist."
Before Goliath can reach Osprey, a huge mechanical being, almost like a silver bullet, shoots out the sky and rockets into Goliath.
"Relax your limbs. At the current speed and trajectory, your body will not be able to sustain itself and you will be rendered inert."
Goliath looks at the machine and just laughs.
"Inert? I suggest you realign your sensors robot, I want you going this fast."
Before the robot can stop it self it realizes what Goliath is talking about and sees the huge mountain right in front of him.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The two slam into the side of the mountain, causing a huge hole in the side of the figure.
Osprey and three other figures walk up to the mountain wondering what has happened to the two combatants. The woman, a well built female in her thirties calls out to her teammate.
"Robo?"
A giant hand reaches out and grabs Osprey by the throat and rips at him, leaving a gaping cut in the place of his neck. The largest of the three and the man in a trench coat both jump at Goliath.
"Hit him low Ram Man, I'll get him high."
"I got you Spark."
Ram Man grabs Goliath at full speed and sprinting, tackles him into a tree. At the same time Spark pulls out twin pistols, firing blasts of lighting at the villain. Ram Man tries to reason with the monster he has pinned to the wall.
"Give it up Goliath, you can't possibly win this."
Goliath swats away Spark as he tries to fire off another shot at him. Goliath counters Ram Man and pins him to the ground.
"Give up? What, do you think I'm scared of you Ram Man just because you're immortal? You know that great disaster to befall man that you keep waiting to happen? I'm that disaster."
"You're damn right you're a disaster Goliath."
A small but fast figure jumps onto Goliath, pulling him off of his teammate.
"Why don't you and I have a talk?"
"What's there to talk about Io? Once you Mutations fail to stop me, I'm going to destroy Moscow and Washington; the Cold War will finally come to an explosive ending."
"Don't flatter yourself."
Io kicks Goliath into a huge cave starting a cave-in. As Ram Man runs up to help his friend, Io turns around and throws him outside of the cave. Io lets the cave fall in on both Goliath and himself. The two are buried by tons of rubble. Ram Man can only look on as his teammate is engulfed. His teammate Spark runs up and notices the damage that has ensued.
"Oh no, Io."
Spark turns on the intercom to check in on their teammates.
"Is everyone ok over there Sue?"
"No John, Osprey's losing a lot of blood and I'm trying to help him out, but we lost Robo. He was completely destroyed in the crash. Did you all get him?"
"Yah, but Io was trapped in a cave-in with him. I don't think either survived. Ram Man and I will rendezvous with you all back at the plane. We're going to see if we can find Io."
The two heroes arrive back at the plane hours later to meet their team. They are greeted by Sue. Spark checks on Osprey while Ram Man talks to her.
"How's he doing Amaza?
"Well he's stable, but I don't know how long it'll be until he's back in fighting shape."
Spark enters the room with a concerned look on his face.
"Who says there's going to be another fight? From what I see, the Mutations don't even need to exist anymore. We got the bad guy and saved the world. Besides, Half of our team is dead already."
"Didn't you all look for Io and Goliath?"
"Yah, we did. We moved through that place pretty thoroughly but could see a sign of either one of them."
"So there's a chance Io's still alive?"
"And Goliath; we're still not sure if he didn't die in the crash."
"So that's why we need the Mutations John, to be ready for him if he comes back."
"No, we've already spent too much time worrying about the rest of the world. This whole experience has made me realize that our kids can't afford to lose a parent."
"I agree with John, Susan. The two of you need to get on with your lives and raise a family. If Goliath ever comes back I still have you number. I'll call you if I need the help."
"Alright, but I'm just worried. If it took so many of us to take him down this time and we still had huge losses, what's to stop him from completely beating us the next time?"
"I don't know, but at least he'll still have to go through us again."
Back at the cave where they had there fight, hundreds of feet below, a clawed hand stirs. Goliath tries to get up but is pinned under rubble. The bloodied and broken Goliath utters words to himself.
"They can't keep me down here forever. I'll get out and skin them alive. I'll make them suffer a thousand sufferings and then I might kill them."
"Doubt that you sick ******."
Goliath turns around to see Io standing in front of him, completely unscarred.
"Let's have a look-see into how much that healing factor of yours can take, because we're going to be down here for a long time."
Check issue #1 to see the start of the modern team of Mutations, the reunion of the older team and the escape of Io and Goliath.
I'm hoping to actually write comics one day and I would like to see your feedback on what I need to work on. This is a prequel to the actual superhero team I'm planning to write and I would like to know what you all think. If you guys like it I'll post more starting with issue one.
Arc 1: Golden Age
Issue #0
Washington DC: 1985, 3:16 AM
A slender man draped in a flowing white cloak stares off at a distance, locking his eyes squarely on a building hundreds of feet away. At the same time he tries to block out the sound of his teammate's voice over his earpiece.
"You see any movement?"
"For the one hundredth time, no. But Mister Goliath's neighbor three doors away is watching one of those aerobics videos and has a very nice high kick."
"Pay attention Zephyrthis is our most important case we've ever had. You can't take everything in life so lackadaisical you know."
"Ah don't get your panties in a bunch John, it's been eight hours and the freak hasn't even moved five fee—"
Zephyr's voice stops short, and John begins to realize that something's wrong.
"What is it?"
"He spotted me, oh ****, I have to get out of here now."
"Just stay calm; you're five hundred yards away from him. I'm calling the rest of the team."
"Ok, but hurry up."
As Zephyr looks back to the window he notices that the man he was watching is gone. He looks all around the area for the man but doesn't realize until the last moment the heavy breathing on the back of his neck. He turns around to see the monstrous figure staring him in the face.
"Hello, Osprey."
Osprey tries to lash out at the hideous monstrosity, but he's easily blocked. Goliath simply grabs his arm and tosses him fifty feet into the air. Goliath jumps up after him.
"GUYS!? I COULD USE SOME BACK UP NOW!!!!!!!!!!!"
"Calm yourself Osprey, I'm here to assist."
Before Goliath can reach Osprey, a huge mechanical being, almost like a silver bullet, shoots out the sky and rockets into Goliath.
"Relax your limbs. At the current speed and trajectory, your body will not be able to sustain itself and you will be rendered inert."
Goliath looks at the machine and just laughs.
"Inert? I suggest you realign your sensors robot, I want you going this fast."
Before the robot can stop it self it realizes what Goliath is talking about and sees the huge mountain right in front of him.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The two slam into the side of the mountain, causing a huge hole in the side of the figure.
Osprey and three other figures walk up to the mountain wondering what has happened to the two combatants. The woman, a well built female in her thirties calls out to her teammate.
"Robo?"
A giant hand reaches out and grabs Osprey by the throat and rips at him, leaving a gaping cut in the place of his neck. The largest of the three and the man in a trench coat both jump at Goliath.
"Hit him low Ram Man, I'll get him high."
"I got you Spark."
Ram Man grabs Goliath at full speed and sprinting, tackles him into a tree. At the same time Spark pulls out twin pistols, firing blasts of lighting at the villain. Ram Man tries to reason with the monster he has pinned to the wall.
"Give it up Goliath, you can't possibly win this."
Goliath swats away Spark as he tries to fire off another shot at him. Goliath counters Ram Man and pins him to the ground.
"Give up? What, do you think I'm scared of you Ram Man just because you're immortal? You know that great disaster to befall man that you keep waiting to happen? I'm that disaster."
"You're damn right you're a disaster Goliath."
A small but fast figure jumps onto Goliath, pulling him off of his teammate.
"Why don't you and I have a talk?"
"What's there to talk about Io? Once you Mutations fail to stop me, I'm going to destroy Moscow and Washington; the Cold War will finally come to an explosive ending."
"Don't flatter yourself."
Io kicks Goliath into a huge cave starting a cave-in. As Ram Man runs up to help his friend, Io turns around and throws him outside of the cave. Io lets the cave fall in on both Goliath and himself. The two are buried by tons of rubble. Ram Man can only look on as his teammate is engulfed. His teammate Spark runs up and notices the damage that has ensued.
"Oh no, Io."
Spark turns on the intercom to check in on their teammates.
"Is everyone ok over there Sue?"
"No John, Osprey's losing a lot of blood and I'm trying to help him out, but we lost Robo. He was completely destroyed in the crash. Did you all get him?"
"Yah, but Io was trapped in a cave-in with him. I don't think either survived. Ram Man and I will rendezvous with you all back at the plane. We're going to see if we can find Io."
The two heroes arrive back at the plane hours later to meet their team. They are greeted by Sue. Spark checks on Osprey while Ram Man talks to her.
"How's he doing Amaza?
"Well he's stable, but I don't know how long it'll be until he's back in fighting shape."
Spark enters the room with a concerned look on his face.
"Who says there's going to be another fight? From what I see, the Mutations don't even need to exist anymore. We got the bad guy and saved the world. Besides, Half of our team is dead already."
"Didn't you all look for Io and Goliath?"
"Yah, we did. We moved through that place pretty thoroughly but could see a sign of either one of them."
"So there's a chance Io's still alive?"
"And Goliath; we're still not sure if he didn't die in the crash."
"So that's why we need the Mutations John, to be ready for him if he comes back."
"No, we've already spent too much time worrying about the rest of the world. This whole experience has made me realize that our kids can't afford to lose a parent."
"I agree with John, Susan. The two of you need to get on with your lives and raise a family. If Goliath ever comes back I still have you number. I'll call you if I need the help."
"Alright, but I'm just worried. If it took so many of us to take him down this time and we still had huge losses, what's to stop him from completely beating us the next time?"
"I don't know, but at least he'll still have to go through us again."
Back at the cave where they had there fight, hundreds of feet below, a clawed hand stirs. Goliath tries to get up but is pinned under rubble. The bloodied and broken Goliath utters words to himself.
"They can't keep me down here forever. I'll get out and skin them alive. I'll make them suffer a thousand sufferings and then I might kill them."
"Doubt that you sick ******."
Goliath turns around to see Io standing in front of him, completely unscarred.
"Let's have a look-see into how much that healing factor of yours can take, because we're going to be down here for a long time."
Check issue #1 to see the start of the modern team of Mutations, the reunion of the older team and the escape of Io and Goliath.
I'm hoping to actually write comics one day and I would like to see your feedback on what I need to work on. This is a prequel to the actual superhero team I'm planning to write and I would like to know what you all think. If you guys like it I'll post more starting with issue one.