Friday, 5 August 2011

Friday Flash - A Hero Comes Along

I've taken this story down as it's now out for submission!
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40 comments:

  1. nerinedorman5 August 2011 at 09:35

    LOVE THIS SO MUCH I WANT TO HAVE YOUR WORD BABIES!!!!

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  2. Carrie Clevenger5 August 2011 at 09:38

    Fantastic. This is insightful, sharp, insanely brilliant. Well-f'n-done.

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  3. Tim VanSant Writes5 August 2011 at 09:44

    Very cool. Interesting idea that eating the brain provides images and memories of the victim.

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  4. Helen A. Howell5 August 2011 at 10:21

    Ooo very creepy. The main Character sort of repels me and yet I like him too. Cool idea to eat the memories of one attacker to find the other.

    helen-scribbles.com

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  5. Anonymous5 August 2011 at 10:24

    Yup - really good. The tone was perfect. My favourite images were the angry scratches and the rotting vocal chords.

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  6. Jen5 August 2011 at 11:30

    This is a great smile for a Friday morning. Thanks Icy. I love this guy (& this story.) :)

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  7. Anonymous5 August 2011 at 11:40

    BRRAAAAAAAAIIIIIINNSSSSSSS!
    What a wikkid story. Love the twist on the superhero story. Fabulous. Cool idea that a zombie sees the memory of the person through eating the brains.
    Adam B @revhappiness

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  8. Anonymous5 August 2011 at 12:01

    Niiice. First Person rocks this one. Thanks.

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  9. Anonymous5 August 2011 at 13:08

    This needs to be posted all over the galaxy. Bravo.

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  10. Samantha Stoner5 August 2011 at 13:39

    Wow! Well done. Is there more to this character's story/world I can get caught up on? This flash has left me seriously wanting more!

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  11. Anonymous5 August 2011 at 14:02

    This is wonderful! I really enjoyed reading it! It's creepy and yet you can't help liking the zombie "hero," depsite his brain fetish. :)

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  12. Cat Russell5 August 2011 at 14:21

    GREAT story! Words cannot express how much I love this!

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  13. John Wiswell5 August 2011 at 15:19

    Zombie Avenger, best friend or nemesis of the Toxic Avenger? Either way the ghostly crimefighter with "dead weight" behind its fists is very amusing for me. Maybe "Dead Weight" could be the name of a sidekick?

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  14. Anonymous5 August 2011 at 15:35

    Okay this is made of epic awesomeness! God, can this be a series? LOVE IT!

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  15. Anonymous5 August 2011 at 15:38

    I think "I chew on the amygdala" is the best line I've read in weeks. Excellent!!

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  16. Unknown5 August 2011 at 16:00

    This is just SOO far beyond good to make it impossible for me to praise it enough. I really REALLY enjoyed this!! Kudos to a Queen of Flash Fiction. This is just SOO far beyond good to make it impossible for me to praise it enough. I really REALLY enjoyed this!! Kudos to a Queen of Flash Fiction.

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  17. 5 August 2011 at 17:09

    Terrific, you can't go wrong with superheroes and zombies!

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  18. Chad Eagleton5 August 2011 at 18:09

    Nice. Great language. Great pacing. I dig the zombie superhero idea. And the whole eating a part of the brain and being able to see what the attacker saw throughout his day is pretty genius.

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  19. Spot5 August 2011 at 18:09

    Zombie superheroes? What's next Zombie heartthrobs? I do believe you could pull it off!

    Great flash! Unique story idea, interesting character and I love the bit about eating the brain giving him access to the victims memories.

    Stacey

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  20. Anonymous5 August 2011 at 21:23

    Cool superhero! Really like this idea, espically the brain eating idea. lol

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  21. Steve Green5 August 2011 at 21:33

    OOOH YEEEAH!!! A zombie in a superman outfit. Be afraid crims, be VERY afraid. :)

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  22. Raven Corinn Carluk5 August 2011 at 22:57

    The most innovative zombie story ever. Brilliant work.

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  23. Emilia Quill5 August 2011 at 23:27

    "but my vocal chords rotted a week ago."

    Love that line, also love it when jerks get it. Hope he finds the taller man as well.

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  24. Unknown6 August 2011 at 00:29

    Your best story yet and by far the best zombie story I have EVER read.

    Sub this to Weird Tales or something like that because everybody needs to read this.

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  25. Anonymous6 August 2011 at 02:58

    So full of awesome. I can't put together the words. Amazing.

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  26. pegjet6 August 2011 at 05:23

    And the voice slays this one, er, sorry--the lack of voice? This is so right on so many levels--from the dirty cape to the whole marvel comics last paragraph. YOu're twisted, but in such a good way.

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  27. Timothy P. Remp6 August 2011 at 13:34

    And I just saw ‘Captain America the First Avenger’ …LoL Your story reminds me of Marvel’s Zombies saga they had going years ago. Very well done!

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  28. Anonymous6 August 2011 at 21:45

    OMG, this is so cool!! A series, I presume? *please say yes*

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  29. Anonymous6 August 2011 at 22:31

    Fantastic Icy! love it. ZOmbies isn't normally my bag, but this has possibly converted me, its so cleverly done

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  30. Scath7 August 2011 at 14:30

    Super awesome! =)

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  31. Unknown7 August 2011 at 14:32

    My knid of superhero indeed.My knid of superhero indeed.

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  32. Anthony Deaver7 August 2011 at 14:56

    Pure, Grade A awesomness! Nice explanation of why zombies move and 'speak' like they do.

    When is the next episode??

    *grabs popcorns and waits*

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  33. Chuck Allen7 August 2011 at 16:22

    Leave it to you to create a zombie super hero. Unexpected and awesome!

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  34. Unknown7 August 2011 at 17:59

    Fantastic. What I love about this flash is the twists on the premise you added. The opening seems to mix the idea of ghosts with zombies, which was a nice touch. However, I loved the reason why she eats the zombie at the end.

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  35. Icy Sedgwick7 August 2011 at 18:03

    Aidan - I don't follow...why WHO eats the zombie at the end? No one eats the zombie.

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  36. Stephen7 August 2011 at 21:14

    "I have somewhere else to visit tonight."

    That would probably be Apartment 4B. For dessert.

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  37. Anonymous8 August 2011 at 14:07

    Exceptional! Wonderful! Awesome! (ok, got to limit myself to three superlatives.) You need to find a good artist and turn this into a graphic novel!

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  38. Clive Martyn9 August 2011 at 14:37

    I shall just go for one superlative - awesome :) x

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  39. Okami9 August 2011 at 15:42

    lol - I cracked up at the Zombie Avenger - wonderful

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  40. Stephen10 August 2011 at 09:40

    Hi there Icy -- I loved his being buried in his Superman stuff, lumbering into 'attack position' and the rather chilling 'brain reading'. While I sometimes wonder how the 'sneakers of good' cannot outrun the 'shambling of evil', in this case I can see how this dude might not be stopped. Great reading something from the Z-perspective. Writing with brrrraaaains...
    St.

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