...How to Travel Through An Infinite Multitude of Universes On Less Than Forty Dollars A Day. That's my working title for this project.

Basically, I've been reading this old book, published in 1980, titled The Dictionary of Imaginary Places. It's basically a serious-toned compilation of a bunch of fictional locales from literature-- it has geographical descriptions, maps, diagrams, dissertations on local customs, etcetera. So, with my amazing one-track mind, I thought, Why isn't there one of these for comics as well?

So here it is. Basically the idea is to post a brief write-up on different locations in your comic (or someone else's-- but you might as well write about your own, since you're the foremost authority on the subject, right?) as if you were writing it for a travel guide. Eventually we might even organize them into a book or something, or at least a Wiki.

As an example, here's one about a place from TEO:

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Scromulex 7. Scromulex 7 is the outermost planet in the Scromulex system, situated at about 42 million miles from a star incrementally hotter than ours. Planets Scromulex 1 through 6, of course, are nothing more than inhabitable bis of pockmarked char, but Scromulex 7 is just the right distance away from its star to maintain a sunny Miami Beach-esque climate all year round.

It is interesting to note that the Scromulex system was discovered after scientists had run out of god names from the pantheons of every culture on Earth, as well as famous figures in science and the arts, well-known military leaders, major literary works, and flavors of Campbell's Soup (in a partnership with the company; and an ill-advised one, too, as the Cream of Mushroom system can attest). And so Scromulex was the first star system named after a Saturday morning cartoon character. The original Scromulex was a 200-foot-tall cougar-shaped robot that could fly and shoot lasers out of its nostrils.

Scromulex 7 is not a very large planet, and it only has about three large cities: Fredericksburg, New Cincinnati, and Dave (Dave being the name of the founder of the town, last name of Infinger. Dave hadn't really heard of the custom of towns taking their founders' last names instead of their first, but by the time he found out, it was already on the post office stamps). Luckily, the planet didn't need much in the way of terraforming: It already has a mostly oxygenic atmosphere and (more importantly) a rotating metal core, producing a magnetic field that repels incoming cosmic rays. Travelers are not required to bring much in the way of life-support equipment, though a sturdy pair of sunglasses is recommended.

The citizens of Scromulex 7 are, on the whole, a peaceful civilization. As members of the Intergalactic Transplant Act of , they volunteered to leave Earth and start a new life on a new planet, free from whatever injustices and social barriers they felt had been pushed upon them in the past. Just as the Veridian system became a new home for nudists and Hawthorne 3 became a colony of angsty goth teens, so did Scromulex 7 become a haven for those who had a passion for disco music.

Anyone visiting Scromulex 7 will find a laid-back atmosphere, with not many restricting laws (the government's official position on this is "Hey, whatever works for you, so long as you're not killing or stealing anything"). A surprisingly effective social welfare program has been set up, and the traveler will find most hours of the day devoted to leisure. A caveat: Many who come to this planet to "party hearty" will find the lifestyle to be somewhat grating and monotonous after a while. (If you're not anything besides a rabid fan of disco music and nightclubbing, of course, you'll find the experience sours somewhat quickly, though the Scromulex 7 Board of Tourism rarely mentions this.) Travelers are advised to bring their passport, ample funds, and as many polyester items of clothing as possible.

NOTE: Due to a recent law statute, rock 'n' roll musicians are no longer welcome on Scromulex 7.

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I'll come up with more of these later. In the meantime, good luck, and happy writing!

~IJ

Now, that there. That`s a good idea. I did one a while ago about the various places in and around Los Angeles that don`t exist and of course the Los Angeles International Airport. It`s a page on my little piece of DrunkDuck that I show to no one. I will, when the site looks good.

@ian jay
or at least a Wiki.

Since you`re planning on this, why not use the free wiki maker thingy, editthis.info [editthis.info]?

But in that, I say one.

Wilshire Blvd

Wilshire Boulevard is one of the principal east-west arterial roas in Los Angeles, California. Running from Grand Avenue in Downtown Los Angeles to Ocean Avenue in Santa Monica.

After the Earthquake of 2007, much of downtown Los Angeles was left in ruins. Most notably, Wilshire Blvd. Whereas this section of downtown had been badly damaged the most. Many old bulidings fell, leaving the street under 7 feet of concrete. Notably The One Wilshire buliding survived this whole ordeal. This part of Downtown Los Angeles was closed shortly after,

In 2008, The city of Los Angeles reopened Wilshire Blvd. Since many of the old bulidings collapsed. And many were too old to contiune being there, they had to start over, thus became the new Wilshire Blvd. The sort of Times Square L.A. Live promised and brought to Los Angeles. There`s about 200 brand name stores, two malls, a ton of theathers. And the expansion to the Macy`s Plaza. This brought many changes to Downtown Los Angeles, making the Downtown area one of the hottest places for clubing and nightlife. The area is like a combination of all that L.A. has to offer, a bit of Hollywood & Vine, and a bit of Sunset Blvd.

The LACMTA Red Line runs along Wilshire Boulevard from just past the 7th/Figueroa Street stop to its western terminal at Western Avenue in Koreatown. After the earthquake, The 7th/Figueroa stop was destroyed. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa pronounced that when the New Wilshire Blvd went live, The LACMTA Red Line would be up too. That in fact happened with a minor addititon to the plan. The LACMTA Red Line now goes all the way to Ocean Blvd in Santa Monica, Making this The Wilshire Subway Line.

What`s different about this Wilshire Blvd and the Old is that there are more ads here than in rest of Los Angeles, you can find ads from Nokia all the way to Panasonic. Leading this place to be a target of The Blue Sky Experiment many plans

Yeah.

.: Myxomatosis :.

I looked on that editthis.info page, and that is too dang hard. Like, requiring-a-good-night's-rest-and-a-solid-three-hours-of-experimentation hard. Anyways, we'll get to it later when this topic proves worthy of developing upon.

Otherwise, everyone, keep postin' articles!

~IJ

I don't often post short, near-empty posts, but I'll make an exception for this thread.

If I get Telenarius back up, the first thing I'm going to do is flood the forums (in the appropriate places) with requests for help and whatnot, and part of the PR campaign would include using this thread for a more in-depth discussion about the world it is set in, as it is sort of enigmatical and sketchy to those not...y'know...creating it. So, whatever you do, don't let this thread die.

I want to hear about more people's comic-worlds. This is intriguing, and I'll give cookies to the most original/inspiring. And I'm talking about the good, tasty, home-made cookies. None of those crappy, dry, generic store-bought kinds. Think about that. (Chew on that?)

Well, there's only one real locale for Mad World, that being the city of Hellview.

The high and oft changing cityscape of Hellview is wrought with peril at every turn. Located in idyllic pastures south of nowhere, Hellview is home to a sparse fifteen-thousand citizens, boasting a vast diversity of zombies, undead muffin-demons, scenesters, and people's people.

And by that, I mean paramedics that hit on patients .

The climate in Hellview is a sexy sixty-seven degrees year round. Seasonal variety ranges from Autumn to Winter and back again at the drop of a hat. However, it is safe to assume that Hellview has never the likes of Summer or Spring. The trees are seldom enleaf'd, and are prone to shed leaves faster than a fat kid sheds pounds running from a turncoat ice cream truck. Take that, childhood obesity!

Hellview also boasts homage to the only point on planet Earth where the magnetic pull is strong enough to suck stray asteroids into the atmosphere, often running complete destruction upon the denizens therein. But thanks to the old American can-do spirit and plenty of card-board cut out skylines, Hellview is quick on the rebound. Just like your mom. And speaking of mom's, Hellview is home to the National "Your Mama" Joke Archives. I just made that part up. Just now. But it is cause I say so, and you can't fight it.

So you wanna hear all about my comic world?

alright... This is set on an parrell world similar to earth, and this world is called Gaia.

In this world, people with "magical" abilities, whenever it can be explained with science or not, have always had an important position in all countries, all societies. They not only act as protector of their own people, but they also stand to reflect and stand for their country as a whole, just like Presidents and other leaders do. But they are not presidents or leaders. instead they are asked to do things that no normal human beings can, for the sake of others or for themselves.

They can grant wishes, they can save whole cities from being plundered by villains, and depending on the person's magical abilities, they can be anything they want to be.

But that isn't to say they aren't imperfect. Far from it. Even though those beings have magical abilities, most of them are still just humans. They have desires, which can be just as evil or as good as the avenge humans desires. For all the most mundane things too.. Fame, money, sex.. you name it.

Which brings us to the main City in my Comic.

Melbourne City, Also nicknamed Mel City for short.
It originally was just a few simple villages and an castle which the Dark Queen would occasionally come to sleep in.
But in the present day, it's pretty much an metropolis full of all sorts of interesting things you could find. It's also home to one of the most deadliest, and also possibly most ridiculous yearly tournament held in the world.

This tournament is pretty much "American Idol", every fighting show, and the Olympics combined together into one . And if you end up being a winner or just happens to catch enough interest from certain crowds, there's always the chance that you could end up having your own TV series, star in movies, or just be filthy rich doing certain "errands" for the rich men/women out there. It was also a way to let the world (as seeing this tournament is broadcast worldwide), who was the most powerful out of the bunch.

It's also a chance for all nations to put on their best face in an "friendly" competition, with their own magical beings representing their country.

For those reasons alone, Magical beings from all over the world comes to compete in this tournament for their own reasons.

Melbourne city is also an city that tends to have the most magical energy source in the world, and for this reason alone many strange things tends to happen in the City on a daily basis.
Strange to outsiders at least anyway... most residents are used to the sights.

Anyway, that's it. I'll have more later on. ;)

you know it would be more intresting if it was illlustrated... how would it be to do a "page comic" where you get to brake the forth wall and talk to the reader explaning why it is great or bad to live in your world... then i don't know e-mail them to someone and we post a comic that has a new artist all the time... in a random sort of way... places you wish you could go..

my world I guess is well 2006 earth...we use cell phones MP3 players, Ipods, x box, watch football and sifi...and make fun of life in "the real" world ..

figure there once was magic all over the place and then one day the human world said hey this wont do and made a magic reservation..relocated the nattive magic life forms there and said here this is yours land .leave it and we shot you...yeap. we are a soverign nation now. (yes there are such things..inside the United States.). that us it is all right in the middle of oklahoma but now its 2006 and we don't want to stay on the reservation.the laws have changed. we don't want folks thinking we aren't real..or we live in the past ok sure we live in a castle but hay what is wrong with that?

yep the real world but with vampires werewolves and dragons. hobbits work at walmart..dragons use cell phones...vampires take trains..and wear tacky hats.. elves ride busses and unicorns are sometimes evil. dragons are furry here and sometimes they marry humans..kinky well sort of. ..(who know as a soverign nation we might put in a casino and let the trolls trick humans out of there $ in a fun way.)


right now "Life with dragons" looks like life with vampires as i figured duck going back up made for a good time to go back in time and tell how a human kid ended up with a dragon for a brother...and a vampire for a best friend..
"life with dragons" and "public humiliation" have been around for a bit it just looks new. 20 pages up as of today..and as i don't plan on re posting a years worth of daily.. comics...it stays new....if you really want the old ones some of them are up at smack jeeves...


but that my world..me im a dragon that can't spell...

This is an interesting idea - riley's right, some illustrations would compliment these descriptions very well :)

Anyway, here's a quick write-up on the setting for my comic, Dog's Eye View:

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Welcome to Paradise Beach, home of sun, surf and babes in bikini's!

Nestled amongst the sandy beaches of Queenslands Gold Coast, Paradise Beach is a quiet retreat from the hustle and bustle of big city life - here relationships are quickly established and friendships formed that will last a life time.

Why not browse the many shops on offer at the beachside promenade, for example the Surf Shop owned by former surfing legend Nick 'the Surgeon' Barsby. Not only does he offer excellent stock at exceptional prices, but he'll also regail you with words of wisdom gleemed from his many years as a zen surfing master... even if you don't ask him to!

Feeling hungry after one of the Surgeons inspirational pearls of wisdom? Then why not duck next door and grab a quick bite to eat from Anna's Cafe. And whether you're just passing through, or planning on staying in town a little more permanently (as so many of the visitors to Paradise Beach do... such is the towns appeal, it was once a long standing joke in the community that it was Queenslands very own answer to the Bermuda Triangle), why not inquire with the Cafe's proprieter, Anna Ritchie, about lodgings in her very own home!

Affectionately named 'the Shack' by those who live there, the Ritchie household has long been an affordable alternative for tourists seeking accomodation - so affordable, in fact, that there's a question as to whether anyone has ever actually paid any rent!

While exploring the town, you may want to check out the Barsby Mansion, oppuleant home to the famous local bilionare Tom Barsby - brother of the Surgeon and himself a famous Ironman from years past. You might have read about him in the society pages, where his recent whirlwind romance and subsequent engagement to an American Flight Attendant, Lisa Whitman, have been the talk of the town. Of course, you won't be able to make it past the security at the gate, but if you're lucky you might catch a glimpse of Lisa's rumoured solid-gold bathing suit glinting in the sunlight as she lounges by the pool...

Paradise Beach also plays host to a number of interesting events that no visitor would want to miss, including the famous Miss Paradise Beach competition - a local beauty pagent that has been the springboard for a number of internationally famous models.

But if the towns relaxed atmosphere starts seeming a little too slow for you at times, don't worry... Paradise Beach is a mere stones throw away from such Gold Coast favourites as Warner Brothers Movie World (just ask local resident Tori Hayden for directions if you're unsure) and SeaWorld (where if you're lucky, marine biology student Cassie Barsby might introduce you to the loveable Scrape the Dolphin)!

And if you're still craving excitement, why not try to catch the mysterious 'Ghost Who Surfs' that is said to haunt the waves just before dawn. Or if you're not afraid to 'let it all hang out', you could always try out the latest craze that has hit the beaches this year (and was pionered right here at Paradise Beach itself!)... Skinny Surfing!

Watching as the sun sets against the waves, even the most jaded of travellers will be hard pressed to ignore the way Paradise Beach manages to capture you by the heart with it's picturesque scenary and warm, friendly inhabitants. You'll find yourself making excuses to put off going home, just to enjoy another beautiful day here in paradise. Perhaps there's something to those Bermuda Triangle jokes after all...

OMEGA: The only place in Australia with wild pokemon, Omega even has a connection to the Hoenn, Kanto and Johto regions. The borders are heavily guarded in order to keep poachers from smuggling pokemon out.

The currency is Australian dollars, which are used to buy pokemon items. People get their food from markets and pokemon centres, which are funded by the government, so food is free.

Once some one is seventeen years of age, they are allowed to leave home. many young people choose to go across the region to claim the ten gym badges they need to enter the Omega league.

There are two aspects to this league. One is to enter the tournament that takes place annually against other trainers who've gained the badges. The tournament has a maximum number of 32 people to enter. However, only 27-31 trainers manage to get the badges in time

The other is to take on the Omega 4. These are a select group of trainers who have won the tournament at least once. After that, is the leader, who is some one who has beaten the 4 and the previous leader without taking a break. However, this isn't forced.

The region has three research centres. One stationed at the Golden Beach for search on water pokemon. One on Mt Ruby, an active volcano. It is said that the researchers have discovered how to control this volcano so it won't erupt. The last centre is located on an airship in the sky, for research on pokemon and the weather

There are 15 towns, which shall not be mentioned because I can't think up of names yet

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Note: Not complete... Will complete later

New Breckenshire is lovely little town built over a magickal vortex. Other than than the occasional flying monkey, a completely normal town. A great place, where despite the obviously magical occurances, no one is aware of the exsistance of magic. A precious little burg, there are row after row of nice, normal houses. There's a mall, a public High School and Elementary School, Churchs, and several very small town-esque stores. There's even a magic shop, for those whose preface is more occult. We just actually got a branchof the hopefully ironicly named "Evil Incorperated", which has great oppertunities for someone who had an unquenchable desire to have the world in the palm of his or her hand...and a Business Degree.
It's a sea-side town in New England, so in the summer it's warm, and in the winter you could freeze you ass off... I mean, any children would have fun in winter by playing the massive amounts of snow we get.

So, despite a flying monkey or three, and the occasional vampire, New Breckenshire is sure to be the town for you!

most likely i well regreat this later... if the project gets to big and i get short on time.....but maybe some one is willing to co manage..here is what im thinking i could put up a comic that is a hitch hikers guide to duck.. .. you can e-mail me one or two pages showing off your world with what ever info you want posted in comments..
then we post it..any one like that idea? something to play with...any way..anyone got a better one ..this is fun to read but i like to see...most likely the dumb idea of some one that had a long long day ......................

Well... I kind of envisioned this to be more like a travel guide. You know, like something put out by Lonely Planet or Arthur Frommer. It might get boring if we turn it into a comic, seeing as it showcases places and not people. (However, if you're going to stick in pictures of your featured location with your written post, I won't say no to that.)

I guess we could try making it a comic, though... if anyone is really that, you know, interested...

~IJ

This is being done already.

http://www.nightgig.com/bep/groedingers/groedinger.html

You should all join up with these guys. They want submissions, and are delightfully witty in their own right.

So, eh?

yeah that is what i was think a way to display art work showing a place sort of like a travel guide... the best part of travel books is all the pict.. and you look at them and try to imagen what it would be like to live there. the text is a after though...back ground normal gets scamped on becouse your going to fill it up with test and people ...might be a dumb idea someone most likely has a better idea,
Eggbert for example...

Dude!
I got really excited about this thread and I was all ready to post about my locale when I realized... my world is the world we all know and love today. The only difference is that in my world there is a bar in San Fransisco with an occasional pirate ship and comes and goes on its roof (which no one can quite explain). That's the only thing I changed.

However, perhaps when the time comes I can chat-it-up about Nan Madol. Cause I'm betting that even though it exists, almost no one could point to it on a map.

my world is almost real as well the places any ways if not the people.. and my friends get laughing when they find that little bits of them gets morphed into my world...

The Land of Funneh is an extremeley bland place, with a white sky and black grass. The occupents of this mind-numbingly boring place (Munchys, and a talking banana) have been searching for years to escape to the green grassed and blue skyed England. There are no houses or buildings there, and at times there isn't even a floor.