Stories by @thepinkmenace

The Creature from the Black Lagoon Lives!

Years after the events of the original film, journalist Kate Marsden hunts for a notorious serial killer in the heart of the Amazon. Hot on the trail of this madman, she soon encounters an unexpected new threat, but is he a friend or foe? Or is he simply... the Creature from the Black Lagoon!

Dracula

When Dr. John Seward admits a strange new patient into his asylum, the madman tells stories of a demon who has taken residence next door. But as Dr. Seward attempts to apply logic to the impossible, his surrogate daughter Lucy begins to fall under the spell of the twisted Count Dracula.

Watchmen

"I don't believe it... it's the fucking Watchmen!"

Batman: White Knight Presents - Generation Joker

The stolen Batmobile tears through the neon-lit streets of Gotham, its passengers being the runaway twins Bryce and Jackie Napier. Their only guide is the flickering, fading hologram of their father, Jack Napier, who urges them away from the criminal legacy they seem destined for. Yet the siblings have discovered a secret with the power to resurrect him permanently. This pursuit has drawn the attention of a disparate collection of Batman’s former enemies and allies, all converging on the twins. Their cross-city flight becomes a race against those who would stop them, and against the ghost of the man they are trying to save.

Batman: Beyond the White Knight

A decade of corporate reform has reshaped Gotham City. With Bruce Wayne incarcerated, Derek Powers of Gotham Motors now controls the Wayne legacy, repurposing its assets to overhaul the city's infrastructure and the GTO. While official crime statistics have plummeted, a new vigilante wearing the cape and cowl now patrols the streets. From his cell, Bruce recognizes this new Batman as a profound threat, a symbol that must be permanently dismantled. To achieve this, he is forced to reach out to a figure from his past: Jason Todd, the first to bear the title of Robin. The city's gleaming new skyline hides the preparations for a final, personal war.

Batman: White Knight Presents - Red Hood

The name Bruce Wayne is a scar. For Jason Todd, it marks the moment his path as Robin ended and his identity as the Red Hood began. Operating without sanction in Gotham City, he enforces a brutal code that blurs all lines. His solitary war is interrupted in East Backport, where a young woman named Gan confronts him. Her neighborhood is being systematically dismantled by a new, powerful threat. She demands his help and refuses to be left behind, insisting on fighting at his side.

Batman: White Knight Presents - Harley Quinn

The city of Gotham is in a state of uneasy transition. With Bruce Wayne incarcerated and The Joker gone, Harley Quinn now navigates a fractured life as a mother to her twins. This vacuum has been exploited by a figure known only as the Producer, who has recruited the cinematic serial killer the Starlet whose murders of old film stars have drawn the attention of the GTO and FBI Agent Hector Quimby, who see a disturbing link to the late Clown Prince of Crime. Forced to cooperate, Harley begins an investigation with Bruce’s remote guidance, a path that leads her back toward the very chaos she left behind.

Batman: Curse of the White Knight

Set one year after the events of Batman: White Knight, the Joker enlists Azrael, a knight of the Order of St. Dumas, to aid him in his latest scheme against Batman, which involves exposing a shocking secret regarding the Wayne family's legacy and its influence throughout Gotham City's history since its founding. As the mystery of his ancestry unravels, Batman must protect Gotham and his loved ones from both the Joker and Azrael in one last showdown that might decide the city's future and prosperity.

Batman: White Knight Presents - Von Freeze

With the positive reception of Batman: White Knight, Sean Murphy and the execs at Warner Bros. decided to greenlight a series called Batman: White Knight Presents which would serve as an anthology delving into the supporting characters of the "Murphyverse" as well as provide world building. The first episode would center on Victor Fries and his difficult childhood during World War II and his connection to Thomas Wayne.

Batman: White Knight

With the DC Extended Universe already struggling, especially after the production of Justice League, Warner Bros. decided to scrap it and start over with a new DC cinematic universe focusing solely on Batman, the most popular and biggest money maker. While the announcement received some disappointment from DC fans, who felt that the character had received enough attention on screen, the pitch from comic creator Sean Murphy, which revolved around a cured Joker seeking to change his public image, sparked a lot of interest from fans. Batman: White Knight was an immediate critical and financial success and was instantly deemed as one of the best Batman stories upon its release.

Superman: The Men of Steel

Superman was in desperate need of a reboot, with concerns that the character was no longer relevant to modern audiences. Enter comic legend Grant Morrison, who had received critical acclaim with the character several times in their career. Morrison's approach was to take Superman to his Golden Age roots, portraying him once again as "the Champion of the Oppressed" even donning a new costume consisting of a t-shirt and jeans. While there was some initial hesitation, over time it became a celebrated take on the character and a welcome return to form.

Batman: The Court of Owls

Dick Grayson investigates the deep conspiracy of Gotham City's Court of Owls and discovers he understands his home and himself far less than he originally thought.

Batman: Gates of Gotham

In this sequel to Batman: The Black Mirror, we learn about the history of Gotham City. In the present day, Batman tries to stop a new villain calling himself the Architect, from destroying famous Gotham landmarks beginning with its bridges. This makes Grayson delve into the city's history through the legacies of the founding families of Gotham.

Batman: The Black Mirror

After Heath Ledger's tragic death, Christopher Nolan made the difficult decision to end his Batman movie series prematurely. Warner Bros., not wanting to be without DC's flagship character, scrambled to come up with something new. Enter Scott Snyder, an up-and-coming comic writer who used his horror experience to give the franchise a new tone. In an even riskier move, the cowl would not be worn by Bruce Wayne but his protege Dick Grayson. While this announcement was met with some cynicism and confusion from casual audiences, it won over the comic book fans. Batman: The Black Mirror was released to positive reception and plans for a brand new Batman trilogy were soon in discussion.

Superman: Birthright

“They'll come around. You watch what happens the next time someone co-opt that symbol. People know now, it stands for courage. It stands for Hope. It stands for Superman. and the whole world will remember that.”

Marvels

After ImageMovers' success with Polar Express and Beowulf, Marvel, who had recently been acquired by Disney approached Robert Zemeckis with a proposal to adapt their landmark miniseries Marvels, hoping that the motion capture technology would be able to adapt Alex Ross's artwork on screen.

Kingdom Come

I see Ragnarok at last unfold. And worst of all, I see the desperate hope of the one man who might yet stop it turned to ash and cinders... by a single bolt of lightning. Armageddon has arrived.

Spider-Man: Rebellion

In the year 2005, 58-year-old Peter Parker grapples with feeling unfulfilled in his current chapter of life. However, things start to get exciting again when a former supervillain returns to New York to try and finish what he started.

Spider-Man: First Hunt

Spider-Man, alongside police Captain George Stacy, have double the trouble when a mysterious bounty hunter converts a timid man by the name of Herman Schultz into a deadly supervillain.

Spider-Man: Electricity

Disgruntled, elderly, blue-collar worker Maxwell Dillon enters a life of crime after developing an obsession with electricity.