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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Ad Astra Online Comic Jun 15^th, 2012 at 8:29pm	Print Post
	Here's a link to Joe Singleton's Ad Astra. It's an online comic I've been reading off and on for a couple of years now. It's got some fun characters and a nice backstory. Joe's an artist for hire and a gamer as well. http://adastracomic.com/

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #1 - Jun 16^th, 2012 at 9:13am	Print Post
	Here's a mock-up cover for Dynasty, featuring Overlord, one of the members of Dynasty, one of the villain groups created for Joe Singleton's Ad Astra comic. I think it just looks cool as hell.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #2 - Jun 16^th, 2012 at 9:15am	Print Post
	And here's the full roster of Dynasty. Quote: Dynasty is an alternate time-line super-team, in the HeroBlog universe. If the mainstream team Legacy is the Justice League, then Dynasty is the Crime Syndicate. The front man, there is Abraxas, the second of that name. Behind him, and being inappropriate with a co-worker is Valkyrie. The tiny guy falling from someplace up high is Virus. In the cowl and cape is The Raven. The guy in yellow and black is Overlord, in his time-line, a member of the Overlords, an interstellar group of enforcers, like an evil Green Lantern Corps. The armored guy is Panzer, basically a walking tank. The big guy is Orqa, basically an anthropomorphic killer whale. Peeking out from behind Orqa is Quickfire, a speedster who literally burns up the road, and snaking her way through the group is the green-skinned Serpentine. She's very stretchy. It's been awhile since I wrote any HeroBlog stuff, but I'm planning to get back to it, soon.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #3 - Jun 16^th, 2012 at 12:10pm	Print Post
	Indeed That guy's look rocks. Always thought a muted yellow was a good second color on a costume. You see it everywhere. It goes with greed, red, black, blue, etc.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #4 - Jun 16^th, 2012 at 5:02pm	Print Post
	Talked to Joe Singleton, and he too is an old school V&V gamer (V&V was his first RPG), and he's planning on swinging by here when he can.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #5 - Jun 16^th, 2012 at 6:00pm	Print Post
	Another mock cover, this time it's the Guardians, one of the hero teams in the Ad Astra universe.

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Joe Sidekick Offline I like to play the villain, who doesn't? Posts: 15 Location: Little Elm, TX Joined: Jun 17^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #6 - Jun 19^th, 2012 at 9:00pm	Print Post
	I guess I oughta poke my nose in here. I write, draw, etc Ad Astra, which grew out of a concept I had for the Legion of Super-heroes, but since I'll never get that gig, I decided to do something of my own. I came up with HeroBlog in 2005, which tells the story of the superhero Amp in the form of blog posts, with a piece of art here and there. Within a couple of years, I figured out a way to make a web comic work for me, and Ad Astra was the natural choice. I linked it to the Heroblog universe, because you gotta have roots, right? That was later 2007, and it's still stumbling along. I had hoped to have hundreds of thousands of readers, by this point and be able to quit my job and do it full time, but that ain't in the cards, I guess. Still having fun, though. It's made me a better storyteller, I think and my mock covers are an extension of that. A way to tell a story with one image and a few words. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't, but it's still something fun for me and I'm glad when others enjoy them as well. The Guardians were created way back in high school and were left to moulder in the compost of my memory for a long time, only to be revived and introduced into the HeroBlog universe when a big multi-dimensional crossover event occurred. For the first time in 15 years or so, I'm doing art for someone else's comic, which is going to take up a bit of time from my usual stuff, but it's nice to have a paying gig for a change. Anyway, that's a bit of me. Laters...

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #7 - Jun 20^th, 2012 at 1:54pm	Print Post
	I'm enjoying what I've read so far, and I'm really liking some of the costume designs, and character concepts.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #8 - Jun 25^th, 2012 at 3:21pm	Print Post
	The latest addition is up. If you haven't checked it out, you should, as I'm enjoying it more than a lot of the stuff being put out by the "big two" right now.
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Joe Sidekick Offline I like to play the villain, who doesn't? Posts: 15 Location: Little Elm, TX Joined: Jun 17^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #9 - Jun 27^th, 2012 at 2:38am	Print Post
	Well, I'm 7 pages into this 24 page story I'm working on. At this rate, it's probably going to take me another month to finish the pencils and inks. After working on a page or two, though, it's kinda nice to take a break and do these single-character pieces for dsumner. I cut Ad Astra back to once a week while I'm doing this, so I can keep it going and still have plenty of time to work. Anyone interested in commissions can PM me here or email me, or contact me through Deviant Art. I usually post new stuff up there every week or so, too.

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Joe Sidekick Offline I like to play the villain, who doesn't? Posts: 15 Location: Little Elm, TX Joined: Jun 17^th, 2012 Gender:	My V&V character from way back in the day Reply #10 - Jun 27^th, 2012 at 11:47pm	Print Post
	Way back in the mists of time, when I played V&V for a short time, this guy was my character. I couldn't recall his stats to save my life, but he was slightly better than average in strength, speed, reflexes, that kinda thing. and he was mute. Recently, I decided to add him to my universe. I drew him into a mock cover I haven't colored or posted, yet.

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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #11 - Jun 29^th, 2012 at 2:32pm	Print Post
	He looks awesome, Joe!


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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #12 - Jun 29^th, 2012 at 2:37pm	Print Post
	Majestic wrote on Jun 29^th, 2012 at 2:32pm: He looks awesome, Joe! I agree, and with his power set, he's got that Deathstroke (with a little Jericho mixed in) feel to him.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #13 - Jun 29^th, 2012 at 2:38pm	Print Post
	dsumner wrote on Jun 29^th, 2012 at 2:37pm: Majestic wrote on Jun 29^th, 2012 at 2:32pm: He looks awesome, Joe! I agree, and with his power set, he's got that Deathstroke (with a little Jericho mixed in) feel to him. If, and it's a big if, I get time this weekend, I might take a stab at whipping up some stats for him.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #14 - Jun 29^th, 2012 at 2:46pm	Print Post
	And a new update has been posted.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #15 - Jun 29^th, 2012 at 10:57pm	Print Post
	OK, I know he's Joe's character, but I worked up a quick set of stats for him. If Joe doesn't mind, I can whip up a full blown PDF of him next week. Vanguard Side: Good Level: 3 (a guess as I've got no idea how much experience he has) Training: Accuracy Powers/Inventions: 1. Heightened Agility A: +8 2. Heightened Endurance A: +8 3. Heightened Defense: -4 to be hit while conscious and mobile. 4. Heightened Expertise: +4 to hit with everything. 5. Natural Weaponry (Unarmed Combat Training): +3 to hit, +6 damage in HTH combat 6. Body Power: Heightened Reflexes: +10 Initiative Score 7. Utility Belt: TBD Weapons: Sword: +2 to hit, HTH+1d6 damage Dagger: +1 to hit, HTH+1d2 damage Throwing Blades: +1 to hti, HTH+1 damage, R=A/3 Semi-Auto pistol: +3 to hit, 1d6 damage, R=Ax6 Concussion Grenades: +2 to hit, 1d10 damage, 2" blast radius, save vs. END of fall unconscious for 1d6+4 minutes. Normal wake-up rolls apply. R=A STR: 19 END: 19 AGL: 21 INT: 13 CHR: 13 Weight: 180 Basic Hits: 4
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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #16 - Jun 29^th, 2012 at 11:24pm	Print Post
	Dom I think that looks like a nice write up given everything Joe provided. I know it's your House Rule, but I think it's a real good one. You ought to give him Combat Sense (maybe in place of Heightened Expertise?) I think it fits the Deathstroke type to a T

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #17 - Jun 29^th, 2012 at 11:51pm	Print Post
	Ranger wrote on Jun 29^th, 2012 at 11:24pm: Dom I think that looks like a nice write up given everything Joe provided. I know it's your House Rule, but I think it's a real good one. You ought to give him Combat Sense (maybe in place of Heightened Expertise?) I think it fits the Deathstroke type to a T I'll talk to Joe, and see if he can provide me a more detailed listing of his abilities.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #18 - Jun 30^th, 2012 at 8:37am	Print Post
	Okay, here's how Joe described Vanguard, as well as some plans for him. Quote: Originally, this guy was my Villains & Vigilantes character. Of course, his costume was based on Taskmaster and Deathstroke, as the powers I rolled up kinda fit that kind of character. His strength and speed were enhanced with cybernetics, as was his hearing. I had to take a disadvantage, so I made him mute. It made communicating with other characters difficult, so he was pretty much a shoot-first-ask-questions-at-the-autopsy kind of character. I recently decided to add him to the Young Guns team in my HeroBlog universe, so this drawing, while fairly consistent with the original design, is meant to be the new version. He won't be a mute, this time around, and probably not a cyborg, but I haven't decided, yet. Originally he carried a Walther P-38, but 9mm is kinda puny against supervillains, so the .44 Automag is a better choice. He carries a light bastard sword, an old Mauser bayonet, a 14-inch buckler and a small arsenal of throwing irons and spikes, as well as a couple of grenades. In the Young Guns, he's going to be a young adult, probably 19 or so.
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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #19 - Jul 5^th, 2012 at 9:05am	Print Post
	The Guardians 2010 "The core of this team was created way, way back in the dim dark days of the 20th century. Two guys, hoping to work in comics one day, creating superhero alter-egos for themselves. We even published a chapter of a story with them, years later in a B&W mag called Stages. The team had different names, over the years, but the Guardians is the one that stuck. Up front we have the team leader, Paul Chandler, known as Mega. Next to him, his wife Cassandra. Both of them are refugees from an alternate Earth that was destroyed in the 1980s. In the armor, is Centurion. Osprey is the girl with the wings and next to her is Tesla. In the center is Amp, the main character in HeroBlog, who will soon be joining the Guardians. At the back is Victoria Montgomery known as Virago, she and Tesla are refugees from a completely different Earth that was destroyed in the same catastrophe that took out Earth on a number of time-lines. And lastly, there's Boyd Chandler, known as Wildstar. Mega, Wildstar and Centurion are among the oldest characters in my portfolio. At this point in his career, Mega has given up on costumes, hence the jeans and t-shirt."

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #20 - Jul 7^th, 2012 at 10:36pm	Print Post
	This week's installment of Ad Astra is up.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #21 - Jul 9^th, 2012 at 2:11am	Print Post
	Okay I think I caught up on Ad Astra? - what happened to the university kids from the future? - story suddenly switched to the Valiants origin story - very cool by the way Oh and where do I find anything substantive on the Guardians and Dynasty?
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Joe Sidekick Offline I like to play the villain, who doesn't? Posts: 15 Location: Little Elm, TX Joined: Jun 17^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #22 - Jul 11^th, 2012 at 2:36am	Print Post
	Well, the Valiants story ties in with the Earth suddenly being there again. When the supers were exiled to space in 2119, the spell had a backlash that moved Earth slightly out of phase with the rest of the universe. It caused an ice age that has Phoenix, AZ under 20 feet of ice and snow and thoroughly disrupted all of human civilization. I kinda got to having too much fun telling the Valiants story, but it's coming back to the story-teller soon. As for the Guardians, the most stuff available right now is in the notes on my mock covers and other illos on Deviant Art and a couple of story posts in HeroBlog. Dynasty is much the same. Bascially, Dynasty is this universe's answer to the Crime Syndicate of America or the Squadron Sinister. Just as Legacy is my Justice League and the Valiants are my Avengers. And, of course, Ad Astra is my Legion of Super-Heroes.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #23 - Jul 11^th, 2012 at 7:47am	Print Post
	Cool. I was with you on the Ice Age thing on Earth (get it cool?) but the Valiant flip through me like a Judo Master. As an Avengers fan your homage is being thoroughly enjoyed , so soldier on McDuff. I asked about Dynasty because that picture of Overlord has got to be my second favorite piece of work I've seen you do.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #24 - Jul 11^th, 2012 at 12:04pm	Print Post
	I LOVE that pic of Overlord.

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Joe Sidekick Offline I like to play the villain, who doesn't? Posts: 15 Location: Little Elm, TX Joined: Jun 17^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #25 - Jul 11^th, 2012 at 4:13pm	Print Post
	I haven't really done much with Overlord or Dynasty. I had them show up in my crossover event in HeroBlog where the original Abraxas got killed and later they showed up when a new Abraxas (probably the bastard son of the first) joined up. In neither of those story bits did Overlord show up. Just haven't had an idea for using him.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #26 - Jul 11^th, 2012 at 5:10pm	Print Post
	Which is amazing because I have this whole scenario in my head that is the result of that one picture Unlike the mug shots where everyone is posing, your action pictures do a good job of telling a story - apparently even when you don't have one in mind

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Joe Sidekick Offline I like to play the villain, who doesn't? Posts: 15 Location: Little Elm, TX Joined: Jun 17^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #27 - Jul 12^th, 2012 at 3:50am	Print Post
	That's why I love doing my mock covers. If I do it right, there's a story in a single frame. I always hated comic covers where "this scene appears nowhere in this issue", unless they were super-cool illustrations. With the Dynasty covers, I wanted to show a sense of growing desperation as they progressed toward the end. They were faced with something implacable, that no matter how ruthless they were, just wouldn't stop coming. It's not like beating back the heroes, who have codes of honor and such. When Omnedon came to eat your world, nothing could stop him. (not "eat", literally, in the Galactus sense, but you know what I mean)

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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #28 - Jul 12^th, 2012 at 1:27pm	Print Post
	Gotta agree with you on that, Joe. I wonder what it is about comics, that they have such a history of putting stuff on them that has nothing to do with the story? I've got a t-shirt with this fun comic cover on it. It's quite amusing when you try to figure out when this would fit into the movie:


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Joe Sidekick Offline I like to play the villain, who doesn't? Posts: 15 Location: Little Elm, TX Joined: Jun 17^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #29 - Jul 12^th, 2012 at 3:31pm	Print Post
	Hahahah, I forgot about that one. Great example.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #30 - Jul 13^th, 2012 at 5:21pm	Print Post
	This week's installment of Ad Astra is up.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #31 - Jul 13^th, 2012 at 9:51pm	Print Post
	Joe's consolidated several installments of Ad Astra into the History of Ad Astra. You can download the zip file here - http://joe-singleton.deviantart.com/art/Ad-Astra-History-of-the-World-314185390 The "download" link is on the upper right hand side, under the "Add to Favorites" button

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #32 - Jul 24^th, 2012 at 3:14pm	Print Post
	For those of you keeping up, a new installment's been uploaded.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #33 - Jul 24^th, 2012 at 6:20pm	Print Post
	With the campaign beginning to 'ramp' up, I think it's time to inveil the piece of work Joe did for me . . . Maybe I can get him in an iPhone cover too Thanks Joe
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	cool pic Ranger who did that?

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #35 - Jul 24^th, 2012 at 8:32pm	Print Post
	Avatar wrote on Jul 24^th, 2012 at 7:46pm: cool pic Ranger who did that? Why this thread's very own Joe Singleton, author and artist of Ad Astra and other cool storylines. Joe was great at taking all the symbolic elements I was looking for and come up with a unique creation. I wanted the look of a 'professional' uniform. Like policemen, firefighters, etc. The U.S. Air Force symbol, old school flight goggles transformed into a high-tech set of visors, and a touch of the patriotic hero look without going garish. I was very pleased and the print he sent me is awesome. Thanks again Joe. Now I have this idea . . .
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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #36 - Jul 25^th, 2012 at 10:21pm	Print Post
	I'd love to see it, Ranger, but it currently says it's been deleted or moved in Photobucket.


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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #37 - Jul 25^th, 2012 at 11:34pm	Print Post
	Majestic wrote on Jul 25^th, 2012 at 10:21pm: I'd love to see it, Ranger, but it currently says it's been deleted or moved in Photobucket. Thanks, fixed Must have happened while I was doing some house-cleaning

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Bill Kropp Justice Leaguer Offline Great. Its That Guy. Posts: 659 Location: Colonial Heights, Virginia Joined: Mar 26^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #38 - Jul 26^th, 2012 at 12:11am	Print Post
	yep, Ranger, that illo is super sweet. i used to have an npc hero in one of my champions campaigns named Skyforce. he was an Air Force pilot whose mutant powers manifested during training. He was a moderate power brick with LOTS of flight


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Bill Kropp Justice Leaguer Offline Great. Its That Guy. Posts: 659 Location: Colonial Heights, Virginia Joined: Mar 26^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #39 - Jul 26^th, 2012 at 12:15am	Print Post
	he also had a customized fighter pilot helmet with HUD, navigational instrumentation, polarized lenses, communicator, radar, and enough telescopic vision to function at hypersonic speeds. later i was like "duh!" and added wristmounted 50cals fed from belt


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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #40 - Jul 26^th, 2012 at 5:13pm	Print Post
	Nice pic!


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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #41 - Aug 20^th, 2012 at 1:21pm	Print Post
	More weekly updates have been posted.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #42 - Aug 24^th, 2012 at 9:24pm	Print Post
	This week's installment is up.

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	Good stuff here! I love the Dynasty team! That's just...oozing cool.


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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #44 - Aug 27^th, 2012 at 7:24pm	Print Post
	I've just started reading them (and they're awesome). Does anybody have any idea how many panels there are? I'm just curious if there's a way to note or mark where you're at (are they broken down into chapters or anything?)


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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #45 - Aug 28^th, 2012 at 12:54am	Print Post
	I just read it until I had to stop, then Bookmark/Favorite it. Then picked it back up and did same by deleting old Bookmark and making new one when I stopped again. Took sometime but yeah ... it sucked when I caught up
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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #46 - Aug 28^th, 2012 at 3:23pm	Print Post
	I can't do that at work, though. I have a "roaming profile" and use completely different CPUs each day. I'm unable to even save Favorites, I think.


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Joe Sidekick Offline I like to play the villain, who doesn't? Posts: 15 Location: Little Elm, TX Joined: Jun 17^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #47 - Aug 30^th, 2012 at 2:07am	Print Post
	Hmmm, I don't know if there's a bookmark thing, let me look in the add-ons and see what I can find. you could note the date of the strip, if nothing else and start from that date. Still working weekly for the time being. We just had a major change at my job and now I work Mon-Fri instead of Fri-Mon. I already miss my 3-day weekends, every week. Probably means I've seen my last movie for awhile, but it might mean I can do a convention or two, if they're not too far a drive from the Dallas area.

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Joe Sidekick Offline I like to play the villain, who doesn't? Posts: 15 Location: Little Elm, TX Joined: Jun 17^th, 2012 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #48 - Aug 30^th, 2012 at 2:32am	Print Post
	Okay, I added a bookmark thing on Ad Astra. Somebody try it out and see how it works. It's down on the left by the blog entry section.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #49 - Sep 3^rd, 2012 at 4:36pm	Print Post
	There's a new installment up. I'd actually like to see several of these combined into Zip files, similar to what Joe did with the history, and put up for download. That way you can read little segments, and get a complete story.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #50 - Sep 7^th, 2012 at 7:27pm	Print Post
	This week's installment is up.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #51 - Sep 14^th, 2012 at 3:54pm	Print Post
	This week's installment is up.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #52 - Sep 15^th, 2012 at 11:46am	Print Post
	Thanks

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #53 - Sep 24^th, 2012 at 3:21am	Print Post
	This week's installment is up.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #54 - Oct 29^th, 2012 at 9:41am	Print Post
	This week's update has been posted, with some more very cool looking WWII era Nazi supervillains.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #55 - Oct 29^th, 2012 at 7:22pm	Print Post
	Wooo hooo Ideas to plunder for the V&V campaign Thanks Joe ... and Dom

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #56 - Oct 29^th, 2012 at 7:57pm	Print Post
	Ranger wrote on Oct 29^th, 2012 at 7:22pm: Wooo hooo Ideas to plunder for the V&V campaign Thanks Joe ... and Dom I'd really like to get some additional info on the various German/Nazi villains depicted in the last few updates, as I really like their look.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #57 - Oct 29^th, 2012 at 8:20pm	Print Post
	Yep really I liked that dude in the Iron Legion with the metal wings and the pic they were chasing the yeti was cool too

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #58 - Oct 29^th, 2012 at 8:56pm	Print Post
	Ranger wrote on Oct 29^th, 2012 at 8:20pm: Yep really I liked that dude in the Iron Legion with the metal wings and the pic they were chasing the yeti was cool too I think winged dude looks cool as hell. I'm not sure what Joe is calling him, but the first name that pops into my mind is Eisen Adler (Iron Eagle). I also like the cyclops looking guy, and the wolf. Have you seen his WWII American characters?

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #59 - Oct 29^th, 2012 at 11:53pm	Print Post
	I dont think Ive seen the USA guys yet ... absolutely Iron Eagle I wasnt sure if Wolf guy was a Nazi or a prisoner?

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #60 - Oct 30^th, 2012 at 12:24am	Print Post
	They're Liberator, Sky Rocket, Torpedo, Bombshell (a female), and one other guy who's name I can't remember. Liberator and Bombshell are the 70's era Liberator's parents.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #61 - Nov 27^th, 2012 at 10:47pm	Print Post
	Anyone know if Joe is okay? AA hasn't updated forever and I just hope everything is okay

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #62 - Nov 28^th, 2012 at 12:45am	Print Post
	He's running behind on updating Ad Astra, as his work schedule has changed. Plus he's working on some other material as well.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #63 - Nov 28^th, 2012 at 11:58am	Print Post
	Thanks Dom. Worry bout my peeps this time year specially.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #64 - Jan 19^th, 2013 at 8:58pm	Print Post
	Joe's latest Ad Astra piece. Valiants of the 27th Century.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #65 - Mar 25^th, 2013 at 9:59pm	Print Post
	OK, I spoke with Joe over the weekend, and between being sick, the holidays, work, and getting caught up on some comissions, he was swamped, and then he hit a "block" and just couldn't get back into the swing of things. He's feeling motivated now, and has started working on Ad Astra again, as well as his other online comic, Hero Blog, and should be posting some updates soon.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #66 - Mar 28^th, 2013 at 5:01pm	Print Post
	And here's Joe's latest addition to the Ad Astra pantheon of characters, Pyxi.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #67 - Apr 22^nd, 2013 at 12:21am	Print Post
	Two new pieces by Joe for his Ad Astra online comic.. The android hero Hoplite The villain super-speedster Hotstreak

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #68 - May 6^th, 2013 at 6:18pm	Print Post
	Well I talked with Joe, and due to his work schedule, he's been running behind, as well as feeling a blah. He's got several pages of new Ad Astra material that still needs to be inked, colored, and scanned in,, but he's got no idea of when he'll get around to it.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #69 - Sep 26^th, 2013 at 3:01pm	Print Post
	Good news, Ad Astra is back up and running again.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #70 - Sep 26^th, 2013 at 9:50pm	Print Post
	Huzzah. Joe's back. I hope his new schedule works well for the future.

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Majestic Justice Leaguer Offline Guardian of Earth Posts: 5179 Location: Seattle Joined: Jun 8^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #71 - Sep 27^th, 2013 at 3:40pm	Print Post
	Don't know if anybody's seen these before, but here's some amazing V&V characters done by Joe (apparently for the V&V card game).


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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #72 - Sep 29^th, 2013 at 11:57pm	Print Post
	Majestic wrote on Sep 27^th, 2013 at 3:40pm: Don't know if anybody's seen these before, but here's some amazing V&V characters done by Joe (apparently for the V&V card game). I'd seen them on his Deviant Art page, along some other stuff he's been working on.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #73 - Oct 4^th, 2013 at 2:42pm	Print Post
	A new installment is up.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #74 - Oct 13^th, 2013 at 9:58am	Print Post
	Another installment is up.

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #75 - Oct 15^th, 2013 at 11:47am	Print Post
	Just out of curiosity, who's reading this?

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #76 - Oct 15^th, 2013 at 11:47pm	Print Post
	Me always and back to DynaGirl too

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Gerry Justice Leaguer Offline Graak kill Blue Skins! /> Posts: 1257 Location: Portland, OR Joined: Sep 4^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #77 - Oct 16^th, 2013 at 12:19am	Print Post
	I wish Joe would consider making this available via one of the apps, like Dynagirl is. I can't get into reading stuff on a webpage, but love reading them on my tablet


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Dr.Demented Teen Titan Offline who knows what evil lurks in heart of man Posts: 205 Location: Kentucky Joined: Jan 23^rd, 2011 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #78 - Oct 17^th, 2013 at 4:06am	Print Post
	this is a great story line and art work is really great


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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #79 - Oct 28^th, 2013 at 9:56pm	Print Post
	Another issue is up

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #80 - Nov 6^th, 2013 at 3:17am	Print Post
	A new installment is up.

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Ranger Justice Leaguer Offline Also known as Dracos! Posts: 1543 Location: East Indiana Joined: Aug 29^th, 2010 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #81 - Dec 23^rd, 2013 at 10:40pm	Print Post
	Okay Dom ... Time to unchain Joe from all your special projects so we can get a new issue of Ad Astra

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dsumner Justice Leaguer Offline Oppresser of worlds Posts: 5285 Location: On High Joined: Apr 20^th, 2009 Gender:	Re: Ad Astra Online Comic Reply #82 - Dec 25^th, 2013 at 2:56pm	Print Post
	He's taking a break for the holidays, as he's got several gaming projects he's working on as well.

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