9/11 Report: a Graphic Adaptation for Every American

[thurnandtaxis]

<!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://img434.imageshack.us/img434/627/4544popupzw9.th.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1560976128/002-1249268-2437632?v=glance&n=283155<br><br>not entirely 9/11 related, but this is a good place to start. Kudos to Mack White for putting this one together! -seems like he'd definately be a guy to consult if anyone was doing a 9/11 report "Omissions" adaptation. <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=thurnandtaxis>thurnandtaxis</A> at: 7/17/06 1:32 pm<br></i>

[Seamus OBlimey]

Too scary Jeff, don't want to alienate anyone! I was thinking more along the lines of..<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/seamus_oblimey/fun/poodle480.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--> <p></p><i>Edited by: <A HREF=http://p216.ezboard.com/brigorousintuition.showUserPublicProfile?gid=seamusoblimey>Seamus OBlimey</A> at: 7/17/06 1:53 pm<br></i>

[Seamus OBlimey]

Or..<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v642/seamus_oblimey/fun/Pentagon_9_7_01sm.jpg"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>sorry about the size of that last pic, it should shrink with time. <p></p><i></i>

[Seamus OBlimey]

i mean if we can't even piece together a scrapbook of our own then we're stuck with theirs. <p></p><i></i>

[Avalon]

Like seeing how somebody scissored your head out of all the family pictures.<br><br>Or I'm picturing someone doing "scrapbooking" gone wild, with little pieces of flesh, asbestos, and hijacker identification attached to the pages.<br> <p></p><i></i>

[NewKid]

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[AlanStrangis]

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[Joe Hillshoist]

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[AlanStrangis]

Gouda: the spectral orbs are supposed to be lens flares, from the looks of it (they were really trendy in the mid 90's for Photoshoppers and 3D animators - myself included) .<br><br>Seamus: I'd LOVE to collaborate on a mashup/rebuttal. It would give me a chance to get back to my comic book roots and do some pen and ink artwork, which I only do from time to time (see my comment to Gouda for the "why").<br><br><br><br><br><br><br><br> <p></p><i></i>

[Gouda]

Yeah, yeah - your simple "lens flares" are someone else's trans-dimensional spectral orbs. Tomato, Tomato. <br><br>Just kidding. Thanks Mr. Strangis. <br><br>You guys could hook up with P. Thompson/Cooperative Research on that as well... <br><br>(Also, could you imagine a graphic realization of Hopsicker's <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Welcome to Terrorland</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->, or P.Dale Scott's <!--EZCODE ITALIC START--><em>Force X</em><!--EZCODE ITALIC END-->?) <p></p><i></i>

[AlanStrangis]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Also, could you imagine a graphic realization of Hopsicker's Welcome to Terrorland, or P.Dale Scott's Force X?<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>When I first heard about the 9/11 graphic novel, I thought about the alternative comics idea, but a comic book is a major undertaking, compared to making a video that one can distribute for free on Google or YouTube (which would mean a larger audience, which is really what would be the best).<br><br>Maybe instead of a full-fledged comic all at once, it'll be interesting go through the graphic novel, and release phantom "missing pages" in a regular basis.<br><br>From what I understand, the book is supposed to cover the terrorist activities leading up to 9/11, so on whatever page the early August info appears, do an "insert page" about where Atta got that $100,000. Then, for Sept 5th, show them on the SunCruz gambling boat.<br><br>There's so many directions it could go, depending on how they tell the Report's "story". <p></p><i></i>

[bvonahsen]

well, I'm an artist, I think there are a few others around, if someone storyboarded it I can do the line art. I'm not a writer at all though. <p></p><i></i>

[Seamus OBlimey]

<!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>a comic book is a major undertaking<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>Hi Alan<br><br>I know, and it's far too much for me to take on. I was suggesting we start to think about how to couteract this before it appears. If we could publish a comic that would be amazing! We probably won't but we can at least throw up a few alternative ideas. Who knows? The official version might even look old-hat before it's released.<br><br>I'm no artist nor a great writer, all I can do is try to encourage those who are. As for format all you need is HTML, PDF (and for maximum exposure powerpoint, sorry don't know .xxx never used honest)<br><br>I was hoping for a few suggestions about details to be covered and how, caricatures and subplots (Hell I can't piece it all together myself)<br><br>One way to tell the tale is as a detective novel. A detective on an individual case who meets another PI who knows a bit more and knows someone who knows someone else..<br><br>Another would be a muslim kid wondering why his brother did this then slowly finding out why.. yet still wondering if he did.<br><br>So have we got it in us to do this?<br><br>Even if it's just for a laugh?<br> <p></p><i></i>

[AlanStrangis]

I'd be totally up for it too. Having done a couple of comic books a LONG time ago, I know how labour intensive it is. <br><br>I think (hope) I have more discipline than when I was a 20 year old who had his own house and room mates that rival Barris and Luckman from A Scanner Darkly.<br><br>At the same time, besides full time work, I'm busy doing post production on an indie feature (a transdimensional thriller - not quite PKDick but still interesting I hope). <br><br>More discipline + less time = same net result.<br><br>I'd be good for a page a week myself. I'm pretty sure there's gonna be at least one "oh that's horseshit" moment per page of the 9/11 Report Adaptation. That's why I thought of the mashup/rebuttal idea, but it would certainly be interesting to wrap some fictional characters into a 9/11 narrative, a la James Ellroy.<br><br>Maybe if we had a thread to bang out ideas, or use this one for that purpose? <p></p><i></i>

[Seamus OBlimey]

Hey NewKid! you got a link to that page? I can't read it at that size and I'm sure it's not off the top of your head. Maybe ask HMW?<br>Sorry if that sounds bitchy but I don't like teases.<br> <p></p><i></i>