13||0|2849|0|yes 0|0|0|||1||S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|Gryphon||02:49:03|03/15/2010|%5Btt%5D%5Bpre%5D A few paces back%2C the black-clad Valkyrie snapped open the visor%0D%0Aof her helmet%2C looked up at the towering SPARTAN next to her%2C and said%2C%0D%0A%22Hey%2C John. Long time.%22%0D%0A The Master Chief glanced down at her%2C but if he was surprised to%0D%0Asee her%2C he gave no sign%3B just nodded cordially and replied%2C %22Shepard.%22%0D%0AFacing front again%2C he added conversationally%2C %22Heard you were dead.%22%0D%0A Shepard shrugged. %22I got better. Thought the same about you%2C%0D%0Athough.%22%0D%0A The Master Chief gave a dry chuckle. %22SPARTANs don%27t get%0D%0Akilled%2C%22 he said%2C %22we just go MIA sometimes.%22%5B%2Fpre%5D%5B%2Ftt%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 1|1|0|||1||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|Tzukumori||04:32:17|03/15/2010|%3E%22Shepard.%22 Facing front again%2C he added conversationally%2C %22Heard you were %3Edead.%22 %0D%0A%3EShepard shrugged. %22I got better. Thought the same about you%2C %0D%0A%3Ethough.%22 %0D%0A%3EThe Master Chief gave a dry chuckle. %22SPARTANs don%27t get %0D%0A%3Ekilled%2C%22 he said%2C %22we just go MIA sometimes.%22%5B%2Fpre%5D%5B%2Ftt%5D %0D%0A%0D%0ADear Bioware%2C%0D%0A%0D%0AThank you very much for creating and sharing with us the characters and universes of Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2. Even though I%27ve never played either game%2C I am especially thankful because you created something for Gryphon and Co. to consume%2C and now they have have more ammunition to add to their creative stores.%0D%0A%0D%0ATo wit%3A Awesome shit%27s about to get awesome-r.%0D%0A%0D%0A%2Aevil cackle%2A%0D%0A-T.Z.%0D%0A%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%0D%0A%22I believe that when life gives you lemons%2C you make lemonade. %0D%0AThen find someone whose life gives them vodka and have a party.%22%0D%0A%5Bi%5D--Ron White%2C stand-up comedian.%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D%3D 2|1|0|||||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|BeardedFerret||06:12:38|03/15/2010|%3E%22Shepard.%22 %0D%0A%0D%0A%5Bi%5DYeeeeeees.%5B%2Fi%5D Oh%2C that%27s perfect.%0D%0A%0D%0AIncidentally%2C http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Du5Fjc1hBwuE 3|1|0|||||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|mdg1||22:37:06|03/15/2010|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Mar-15-10 AT 10:37 PM (EDT)]Which of the authors is a Blue Beetle fan%3F 4|2|3|||1||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|Gryphon||22:45:19|03/15/2010|%3EWhich of the authors is a Blue Beetle fan%3F %0D%0A%0D%0ANot... sure where you%27re coming from with that.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 6|3|4|||1||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|Matrix Dragon||02:54:08|03/16/2010|%3E%3EWhich of the authors is a Blue Beetle fan%3F %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3ENot... sure where you%27re coming from with that. %0D%0A%0D%0ABig fight sequence in that comic had two formerly dead heroes using a similar line to each other.%0D%0A%0D%0AMatrix Dragon%2C J. Random Nutter 7|4|6|||1||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|Gryphon||03:00:22|03/16/2010|%3E%3E%3EWhich of the authors is a Blue Beetle fan%3F %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3ENot... sure where you%27re coming from with that. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EBig fight sequence in that comic had two formerly dead heroes using a %0D%0A%3Esimilar line to each other. %0D%0A%0D%0AOh. I had no idea. I%27ve got the first couple of trades%2C but I don%27t remember that scene. %22I got better%22 was the standard ha-ha-only-serious response to %22I thought you were dead%22 in %5Bi%5DX-Men%5B%2Fi%5D comics back in the %2780s%2C when that sort of thing was just starting to become lampshade-worthy.%0D%0A%0D%0A--G.%0D%0A-%3E%3C-%0D%0ABenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin%0D%0AEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F%0D%0A%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D 8|5|7|||||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|Arashi||03:27:06|03/16/2010|%3EOh. I had no idea. I%27ve got the first couple of trades%2C but I don%27t %0D%0A%3Eremember that scene. %22I got better%22 was the standard %0D%0A%3Eha-ha-only-serious response to %22I thought you were dead%22 in %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DX-Men%5B%2Fi%5D comics back in the %2780s%2C when that sort of thing was just %0D%0A%3Estarting to become lampshade-worthy. %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3E--G. %0D%0A%3E-%3E%3C- %0D%0A%3EBenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin %0D%0A%3EEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AShepard says that%2C or variations there of%2C a fair number of times in ME2 as well. That%27s where %5Bi%5DI%5B%2Fi%5D thought you got it but. %5Bi%5Dshrugs%5B%2Fi%5D 9|6|8|||||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|SliderDaFeral||04:09:42|03/16/2010|%3E%3EOh. I had no idea. I%27ve got the first couple of trades%2C but I don%27t %0D%0A%3E%3Eremember that scene. %22I got better%22 was the standard %0D%0A%3E%3Eha-ha-only-serious response to %22I thought you were dead%22 in %0D%0A%3E%3E%5Bi%5DX-Men%5B%2Fi%5D comics back in the %2780s%2C when that sort of thing was just %0D%0A%3E%3Estarting to become lampshade-worthy. %0D%0A%3E%3E%0D%0A%3E%3E--G. %0D%0A%3E%3E-%3E%3C- %0D%0A%3E%3EBenjamin D. Hutchins%2C Co-Founder%2C Editor-in-Chief%2C %26 Forum Admin %0D%0A%3E%3EEyrie Productions%2C Unlimited http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eyrie-productions.com%2F %0D%0A%3E%3E%5Bi%5DCeterum censeo Carthaginem esse delendam.%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%3E%0D%0A%3EShepard says that%2C or variations there of%2C a fair number of times in %0D%0A%3EME2 as well. That%27s where %5Bi%5DI%5B%2Fi%5D thought you got it but. %0D%0A%3E%5Bi%5Dshrugs%5B%2Fi%5D %0D%0A%0D%0AThe original version of that line is straight out of %5Bi%5DMonty Python and the Holy Grail.%5B%2Fi%5D%0D%0A%0D%0A%22She turned me into a newt%21%22%0D%0A%2Aevery head swivels to look at this guy%2A%0D%0A%22I got better.%22%0D%0A%0D%0A-- Slider Da Feral 11|5|7|||||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|mdg1||15:37:24|03/16/2010|That%27s the risk with pulling in from so many sources. People %28like me%29 start assuming references that don%27t actually exist. %3A%29 10|2|3|||1||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|Mephron||11:08:36|03/16/2010|%3EWhich of the authors is a Blue Beetle fan%3F %0D%0A%0D%0AI haven%27t bought Ben the third and fourth trades yet.%0D%0A%0D%0A%28I loved that series. Taking two years to do the character origin%3F The 15 point Code Versus Killing moment in the final confrontation%3F Guy Gardner NOT being a complete jerk for an entire issue%3F Yeeeeeeeeeees.%29%0D%0A%0D%0A--%0D%0AGeoff Depew - Darth Mephron%0D%0AHaberdasher to Androids%2C Dark Lord of Sith Tech Support.%0D%0A%22And Remember%21 Google is your Friend%21%21%22 12|3|10|||||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|mdg1||15:39:30|03/16/2010|That last arc may very well be perfect comics.%0D%0A%0D%0AAnd I%27m still amused by the fact that an ancient alien armada was defeated with the aid of a hand-written letter. 13|3|10|||1||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|Peter Eng||23:31:23|03/16/2010|[updated:LAST EDITED ON Mar-17-10 AT 07:37 PM (EDT)]%3EGuy Gardner NOT being a complete jerk for an entire issue%3F %0D%0A%0D%0A%22IS. THAT. A. GIANT. GREEN. FIST.%22%0D%0A%0D%0AStill my favorite line from that issue.%0D%0A%0D%0APeter Eng%0D%0A--%0D%0Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fdragcave.net%2Fimage%2FMmXD.gif 5|1|0|||||RE%3A S5M3 A Song of War%3A a fragment|CdrMike||23:38:29|03/15/2010|%3E The Master Chief glanced down at her%2C but if he was surprised %0D%0A%3Eto %0D%0A%3Esee her%2C he gave no sign%3B just nodded cordially and replied%2C %0D%0A%3E%22Shepard.%22 %0D%0A%3EFacing front again%2C he added conversationally%2C %22Heard you were dead.%22 %0D%0A%3E Shepard shrugged. %22I got better. Thought the same about you%2C %0D%0A%3Ethough.%22 %0D%0A%0D%0A%22Well%2C you look good. Ah%2C the benefits of a redundant nervous system%21%22