You should have started this exercise in October. Anyway, here's mine:
The current iteration of God and Satan (or whatever fictional supernatural character you choose) BOTH suddenly go AWOL and throw the entire system of heaven and hell into a quandary. Turns out they are both vacationing on Earth on some remote island, spending their days fishing and drinking beer.
Romantic twist: One is male, the other female and it turns out they have eloped and plan to spend the rest of their lives together.
Thriller twist: They get fascinated by the concept of zombies and start creating a zombie army to serve their needs. The existence of Earth is threatened.
Sci-Fi twist. Heaven and Hell are singularities at the two ends of the universe. Thanks to the disappearance of the two, the singularities are unstable and about to collapse into one unholy (pun unintended) mess.
S&S twist: God and Satan are names of Dragons who copulate and the eggs they lay create new universes. Them going AWOL is a traditional indicator of the end of one universe and the beginning of the next.
ASOIAF twist: Each religion gets to be God and Satan for a specific period of time. The current iterations (the ones that have gone AWOL) of God and Satan are killed and the blame is laid squarely on the representatives of one of the religions. Other contenders to the thrones of Heaven and Hell emerge.
1. A story about a rich man who, afraid he will go to hell, hires a spiritual "coyote" [0] to smuggle him into heaven.
2. Legion of Creation: I read a 2009 Wired review [1] of the films (unrelated) Legion [2] and Creation [3]. Not realizing the article was reviewing two separate films, I thought it was describing a single film about an angry God sending an army of angels to assassinate Charles Darwin and cover up his theory of evolution. It sounded like a more interesting film than either Legion or Creation, so I imagined a mashup called Legion of Creation. :)
I know what I'm hunting for the next time I am at the bookstore! Not much of a graphic novel reader but this one certainly deserves a read... Thanks for the suggestions! :-)
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Fellow NaNoWrimo-er!
You should have started this exercise in October. Anyway, here's mine:
The current iteration of God and Satan (or whatever fictional supernatural character you choose) BOTH suddenly go AWOL and throw the entire system of heaven and hell into a quandary. Turns out they are both vacationing on Earth on some remote island, spending their days fishing and drinking beer.
Romantic twist: One is male, the other female and it turns out they have eloped and plan to spend the rest of their lives together.
Thriller twist: They get fascinated by the concept of zombies and start creating a zombie army to serve their needs. The existence of Earth is threatened.
Sci-Fi twist. Heaven and Hell are singularities at the two ends of the universe. Thanks to the disappearance of the two, the singularities are unstable and about to collapse into one unholy (pun unintended) mess.
S&S twist: God and Satan are names of Dragons who copulate and the eggs they lay create new universes. Them going AWOL is a traditional indicator of the end of one universe and the beginning of the next.
ASOIAF twist: Each religion gets to be God and Satan for a specific period of time. The current iterations (the ones that have gone AWOL) of God and Satan are killed and the blame is laid squarely on the representatives of one of the religions. Other contenders to the thrones of Heaven and Hell emerge.
Take your pick? :)
1. A story about a rich man who, afraid he will go to hell, hires a spiritual "coyote" [0] to smuggle him into heaven.
2. Legion of Creation: I read a 2009 Wired review [1] of the films (unrelated) Legion [2] and Creation [3]. Not realizing the article was reviewing two separate films, I thought it was describing a single film about an angry God sending an army of angels to assassinate Charles Darwin and cover up his theory of evolution. It sounded like a more interesting film than either Legion or Creation, so I imagined a mashup called Legion of Creation. :)
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coyote_%28smuggler%29#Coyotes
[1] http://www.wired.com/underwire/2009/09/legions-tattooed-ange...
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legion_%282010_film%29
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creation_%282009_film%29
1. sounds extremely interesting for a short-story. Maybe, 8vll try my hand at it one of these days...
2. sounds hilarious and difficult, especially given that I am not all that well-versed in Biblical mythology. Maybe with Indian mythology...
Haven't seen either of the films you mentioned, but they sound very intriguing. Will check them out one of these days, thanks! :-)
Reminds me a little of my favourite series of comics ever, Preacher: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preacher_(comics)
I know what I'm hunting for the next time I am at the bookstore! Not much of a graphic novel reader but this one certainly deserves a read... Thanks for the suggestions! :-)
You'll also want Hellblazer, and how could I forget the entire Sandman series. Those will keep you busy for a while!
Sounds fun. I would love to read this! I hope you finish your NaNoWrimo. :)
I just wrote that seed for the OP. My NaNoWriMo concept is a time-travel fantasy that I am struggling to flesh out.
Now that you mention it, I wonder if I should ditch my current concept altogether and try this one out instead. Very tempted... :D