Author Archive: patrickrennie
My name is Patrick Rennie. I am 36, have a day job that has nothing to do with comics, and live in Erie after growing up elsewhere. I can be found online at www.patrickrennie.com and on twitter as @patrennie.
I am primarily a writer of fantasy, superheroes, and science fiction. I enjoy both short form and long form comics and have done work with both. For example, the daily strip Phantast Staffing Services that I used to do can be found here while this link leads to a more recent script for a superhero comic called Epiphany.
I also prefer reading the genres I write in, although I supplement them with comedies, autobiographies, and dramas. I mostly read comics on the web, in trade paperbacks, on my iPad, and in the newspaper. I usually skip monthly comic books, magazines, manga, editorial cartoons, and children’s books.
#19 Mechanical Jack
Name: Mechanical Jack, Jack Nikas
Place of origin: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Occupation: Professional superhero
Legal status: Citizen of good standing of the USA
Identity: Public
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: Mother Molly Nikas aka Queen Icarus, Grandfather John Nikas, Brother Jack Green aka Greasemonkey, Biological Father Green Edward, Biological Mother Spare Parts Sally
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
History: The superhero Queen Icarus was supposed to have been Jack’s surrogate mother. Continue Reading
#18 Queen Icarus
Name: Queen Icarus, Molly Nikas
Place of origin: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
Occupation: Professional Superhero
Legal status: Citizen of good standing of the USA
Identity: Publically Known
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: Father John Nikas, Son Jack Nikas, Son Johnny Green
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
History: The only daughter of inventor John Nikas, Molly grew up in his lab as his assistant. Continue Reading
#17 Seven of Cups
Names: Seven of Cups, Philip Gianakos
Place of origin: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Occupation: Orthodox Priest
Legal status: Citizen in good standing of the USA
Identity: Secret
Marital status: Married
Known relatives: None
Group affiliation: Tarot Men
Base of operations: Newark, New Jersey, USA
History: While never as centralized as Catholic efforts, the Orthodox Christians maintained their own traditions in dealing with the demonic and the dead. Continue Reading
#16 Googly Eyes Jones
Name: Googly Eyes Jones
Place of origin: Unknown
Occupation: Criminal – enforcement and security
Legal status: Convicted criminal, currently no outstanding warrants for his arrest
Identity: Secret
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: None
Group affiliation: Various crime families
Base of operations: East coast of USA
History: Not much is known about Googly Eyes Jones before he received his superpowers. Continue Reading
#15 Grassblade
Names: Grassblade, Adongo Wilson
Place of origin: Amazon Forest, Brazel
Occupation: Crimefighter
Legal status: Citizen of good standing of the USA, legally too young to be eligible to vote
Identity: Public
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: Adopted brother sort of cloned from Sam Wilson aka Summerman, Adopted Mother Bamidele Wislon
Group affiliation: Seasonals, Cohort of Champions
Base of operations: Solstice Tower
History:Â Grassblade was designed by the genetically distorted supervillain Genecrop to defeat Summerman. Continue Reading
#14 Summerman
Name: Summerman, Sam Wilson
Place of origin: Washington D.C., USA
Occupation: Superhero
Legal status: Citizen of good standing of the USA
Identity: Public
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: Mother Bamidele Wislon, Adopted brother plant clone Adongo Wilson aka Grassblade
Group affiliation: Seasonals, Cohort of Champions
Base of operations: Solstice Tower, Washington D.C., USA
History: Sam Wilson was born with his powers. Continue Reading
#13 Coal Dust
Names: Coal Dust, Ralph Macgavin
Place of origin: Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA
Occupation: Professional criminal
Legal status: Criminal wanted in the USA
Identity: Secret
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: None
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: Varies
History: Ralph was a scientist working for a power company. Continue Reading
#12 Ernesto Bedoya
Name: Ernesto Bedoya
Place of origin: New York City, New York, USA
Occupation: Cop
Legal status: Citizen of good standing of the USA
Identity: Public
Marital status: Married
Known relatives: Wife Amy Bedoya aka Speedway, Son Loredo Bedoya, Son Michael Bedoya
Group affiliation: NYPD, formally USMC
Base of operations: New York City, New York, USA
History: Ernesto finished high school without a clear direction for himself. Continue Reading
#11 The Sinner
Name: The Sinner, Paul Edson
Place of origin: Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation: Crime Boss
Legal status: Citizen of the USA. Repeatedly investigated by police but never convicted.
Identity: Public
Marital status: Married
Known relatives: Brother Peter Edson, Father Raymond ‘Rex’ Edson, Mother Elizabeth Edson
Group affiliation: Sweet Angels crime family
Base of operations: Boston, Massachusetts
History:Â Paul was born into an Occult Mafia family. Continue Reading
#10 Trinity Red
Names: Trinity Red, Red Son, Paul Edson
Place of origin: Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation: Vigilante
Legal status: Wanted in some jurisdictions within the USA as Trinity Red, legally dead as Paul Edson
Identity: Secret
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: Brother Paul Edson aka the Sinner, Father Raymond ‘Rex’ Edson, Mother Elizabeth Edson
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: Boston, Massachusetts
History: Peter Edson was born to Raymond ‘Red’ Edson and Elizabeth Edson, mid-level members of the so-called Occult Mafia, the organized crime families that specialize in magic. Continue Reading
#9 Maggie Ravenlock
Name: Maggie Ravenlock
Place of origin: Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation: Magic store owner
Legal status: Citizen of good standing of the USA
Identity: Publically known
Marital status: Married
Known relatives: None
Group affiliation: Snake and Owl Magic School
Base of operations: Forethoughts and Black Locks (a magic store in Salem, Massachusetts)
History: Daughter of a lawyer and a teacher, Maggie loved magic from a very young age. Continue Reading
#8 Patience the Ogre
Names: Patience the Ogre
Place of origin: The Dim Realms
Occupation: Sorcerer
Legal status: Wanted for crimes committed in the USA and elsewhere
Identity: Public
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: None
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: The Shadow Mansion
History: Between goblins and demons stand the ogres. Large, humanoid, vicious, and intelligent, they have plagued the heroes that defend humanity for millennia. Continue Reading
#7 Mad Rat Mad
Names: Mad Rat Mad
Place of origin: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Occupation: Violent criminal
Legal status: Wanted criminal in the USA
Identity: Publicly known
Marital status: Divorced (I’m sure there’s a story behind that)
Known relatives: Mad scientist “father†Dr. Whistler
Group affiliation: Currently none. Has repeatedly worked as a lieutenant for other supercriminals
Base of operations: Various. Usually within the USA
History: Mad Rat Mad was built in the late nineteenth century by a mad scientist named Doctor Whistler, who was inspired by the work of Doctor Frankenstein. Continue Reading
#6 Speedway
Names: Speedway, Amy Bedoya, Amy Asner
Place of origin: Albuquerque , New Mexico, USA
Occupation: Chief designer for a for a racing team
Legal status: Citizen of good standing of the USA
Identity: Publicly known
Marital status: Married
Known relatives: Sister Emily Asner, Uncle Roger Asner, Husband Ernesto Bedoya, Son Loredo Bedoya, Son Michael Bedoya
Group affiliation: Seven Stars
Base of operations: Alburquerque, New Mexico, USA while working. New York City, New York, USA when home or with Seven Stars
History: Amy Asner was born as the youngest daughter of a racing family. Continue Reading
#5 Deluge
Names: Deluge, Jonah Dewitt
Place of origin: New York City, New York, USA
Occupation: College Student
Legal status: Citizen of the USA in good standing
Identity: Public
Marital status: Single
Known relatives: Marcus Dewitt (Father), Maria Riley (Mother), James Smite (Former stepfather), Robert Riley (Stepfather), Veronica Taylor (Former stepmother), Sarah Dewitt (Stepmother) and a list of siblings, half-siblings, step-siblings, and ex-step-siblings.
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: New York City
History:Â Jonah was swimming in the ocean when a Deep Other attacked the beach he and his friends were at. Continue Reading
#4 Cashgrab
Names: Cashgrab, Sally Newcomb
Place of origin: New York City, New York, USA
Occupation: Burgler
Legal status: Citizen of the US. Wanted for crimes in US and elsewhere.
Identity: Publically known
Marital status: Single
Group affiliation: None
Base of operations: New York City
History:Â An adrenalin junky, Cashgrab likes money but likes the risk of stealing it more. Continue Reading
#3 Homi Kapoor
Names: Homi Kapoor
Place of origin: India
Occupation: Astronaut
Legal status: Citizen of India in good standing
Identity: Publicly known
Marital status: Married
Known relatives: Cousin Superfusion Heart.
Group affiliation: Far Sky Adventurers Collective
Base of operations: India. Space.
History: A promising young physicist from India, Homi was recruited early by a private space program, the Far Sky Adventurers Collective. Continue Reading
#2 Supernova Stag
Name: Supernova Stag
Place of origin: The birth of a universe somewhere in the multiverse
Occupation: Cosmic Being
Legal status: Undocumented extraterrestrial alien
Marital status: Dominant male of his herd
Known relatives: Stellar Does, Cosmic Fawns
Group affiliation: Stellar Herd
Base of operations: Migratory through the multiverse
History: King of the Stellar Herd, Supernova Stag is prized among the hunters of time-space. Continue Reading
#1 Notetaker
Name: Notetaker
Place of origin: East Asia (undetermined – see story role)
Occupation: Sorcerer. Consultant and archivist of magic
Legal status: Citizen of good standing
Identity: Publicly Known
Group affiliation: School of the Five Elements, School of the Hidden Snake, School of the Seven Rivers
Base of operations: The Library of Fallen Stars
History:Â Notetaker is an academic magician in a world of superheroes. Continue Reading
2012 New Challenger: Patrick Rennie
Happy Halloween, everyone. I am Patrick Rennie.
I found out about the 30 Day Character Challenge last year but was busy with a project that kept me from participating. This year found me in between projects, so I decided to join in.
I am primarily a writer, so I will be presenting my characters as articles written for a superhero encyclopedia. The setting is my pet superhero world, Shattered Earth. Its world document can be read here if you are interested.
The format of my submissions does not lend itself to presenting a proper narrative arc, so I created a Macguffin, the Book of Unpleasant Truths and Useful Lies, and a cross-over event, the Cosmic Stag Conflagration, to help tie the month together. If you want to check out my most recent work before the kickoff tomorrow, here’s a link to my 24hcd comic.
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