Charmed Comic coming in summer 2010

[Terry]

I’ll reply in a backward way:

I hope they do demon-looking demons too – no budget cuts excuses indeed.

Well, Piper’s power is molecule-based. So basically, Piper’s power is linked to every and anything. I’d take it for her to be able to manipulate plants’ molecules into making them grow and so it would relate to her power-base. Anyway, we all know that the power-base wasn’t always respected: Phoebe had premonitions and levitation? Aside from the “tion” suffix... Or Paige’s many different powers: glamouring? healing? those have nothing to do with her orbing base. (And I know that those are Whitelighter powers but still, they have no common base.) Or Christy: telepathy and pyrokinesis? So the “power-set” point isn’t really valid.

Gah, Google-translation. Ahem, no comments lol And wow, I’ll try finding the link, that was so long ago. Will get back to you when I find it.

Lol well, I’m sure you’ve been inspired before, too, even if you won’t admit it. Your fics have got to come from somewhere, they’re not coming from an abyss within your brains. But I’ll let Ross sue them if a Pamela appears, alright

[Glenn]

Mar 17, 2010 16:12:26 GMT Terry said:

Well, Piper’s power is molecule-based. So basically, Piper’s power is linked to every and anything. I’d take it for her to be able to manipulate plants’ molecules into making them grow and so it would relate to her power-base. Anyway, we all know that the power-base wasn’t always respected: Phoebe had premonitions and levitation? Aside from the “tion” suffix... Or Paige’s many different powers: glamouring? healing? those have nothing to do with her orbing base. (And I know that those are Whitelighter powers but still, they have no common base.) Or Christy: telepathy and pyrokinesis? So the “power-set” point isn’t really valid.

Me and some guys on the Charmed wikia think that Levitation and Premonition are linked to each other in the way that Phoebe can levitate to get a better view of her surroundings.

Paige's powers are very logical. She's half whitelighter so she has the powers of a whitelighter. Witch's powers are linked to each other whilst Whitelighter powers aren't. This also counts for Paige's whitelighter side.

Chirty's telepathy may have been given by the Triad so that they could control and manipulate her.

Sorry I went off topic, just to clarify.

About Geokinesis, I don't think that would be a new power of Piper.

[Active Engaged]

I know this may sound stupid, but I always just thought that the Dragon-Warlock (Or whatever he was) from the season 2 finale left a bit of his flying power behind. I mean, she did get her power just one episode after, maybe the producers liked that power, but decided to modify it slightly so Charmed didn't suddenly become a rip-off of Smallville.

Ross' fanfiction was set and started after season 7, so he owns the twins and Victor/Alyssa.

[Glenn]

Mar 17, 2010 18:26:45 GMT Active Engaged said:

Ross' fanfiction was set and started after season 7, so he owns the twins and Victor/Alyssa.

I guess that purely coincidental. There were already so many fan fics around that time that anything could seem to be taken from a fan fic.

[atlan]

Why are people leaping to the conclusion that Piper is controlling those things and that they are vines? They are not in position to be used against an enemy but against the Co's.

Furthermore even if they are vines under Piper control am I the only one who remember Oh My Goddess? Piper displayed plenty of earth powers there and IIRC was referred to as Mother Nature once. That would be much more likely to give ideas for a plant power as it was certainly seen by the writers and over 5 million other people. A fan fic would have been seen by a tiny tiny fraction of that and is far less likely to inspire ideas than something actually on the show.

[Glenn]

Mar 17, 2010 23:17:31 GMT atlan said:

Why are people leaping to the conclusion that Piper is controlling those things and that they are vines? They are not in position to be used against an enemy but against the Co's.

Furthermore even if they are vines under Piper control am I the only one who remember Oh My Goddess? Piper displayed plenty of earth powers there and IIRC was referred to as Mother Nature once. That would be much more likely to give ideas for a plant power as it was certainly seen by the writers and over 5 million other people. A fan fic would have been seen by a tiny tiny fraction of that and is far less likely to inspire ideas than something actually on the show.

The Goddess powers have nothing to do with Piper's normal powers. We don't even know if the glow in her hands even represents a power or is just added to make it all look awesome and mysterious.

[atlan]

Mar 18, 2010 0:27:24 GMT Glenn said:

Mar 17, 2010 23:17:31 GMT atlan said:

Why are people leaping to the conclusion that Piper is controlling those things and that they are vines? They are not in position to be used against an enemy but against the Co's.

Furthermore even if they are vines under Piper control am I the only one who remember Oh My Goddess? Piper displayed plenty of earth powers there and IIRC was referred to as Mother Nature once. That would be much more likely to give ideas for a plant power as it was certainly seen by the writers and over 5 million other people. A fan fic would have been seen by a tiny tiny fraction of that and is far less likely to inspire ideas than something actually on the show.

The Goddess powers have nothing to do with Piper's normal powers. We don't even know if the glow in her hands even represents a power or is just added to make it all look awesome and mysterious.

Of course they don't, but I am saying that episode could inspire a writer to give her new powers. And I could easily see where it might give ideas for Piper to have a nature like power. Of course I hope that it is not a new power but a non humanoid enemy about to attack them.

As for the glow, I think it likely to just be added for the comics. On TV having her hands glow would up the FX budget. In comics there is no such problem so I think that might be added to improve the look of the book.

[racer]

OMG! Can't Wait!

I love the cover, I'm guessing it's one of Greg Horn's pieces. Love the colors that are used. However, the girls head seems way bigger than their body which looks awkward.

I can't wait to see how Dave Hoover draws everything from the Halliwell clan to the manor to the book of shadows and finally how he shows the powers in Charmed. My guess is that Charmed is one of the hardest comics to draw due to the constant use of magic/powers from teleportation to telekinesis. My guess is that the glow from Pipers hand is just a way to represent that Piper is either freezing someone or blowing up something. In the show, Piper just put up her hands. Maybe in the comics the artist just wants to really show that Piper is using her powers without it looking weird. Maybe Phoebe will get her powers back? I hope that the vine-like things is actually a demon because we've never had one of those before and it would really add something new to the series. If Piper really does get a plant-like power boost then that would be awesome too since I can picture Holly doing that on the tv show.

Wait, so will the first issue be release only at comic con and then it will be release everywhere else on a different day? Or will it be in stores the same day?

[Nerf]

Is everyone just thinking Piper is getting a new power because of the glow on her hands? I just assumed that was just done to show that she's magical/a witch, not necessarily using one of her powers. Or, like Racer said, maybe they will add a glow to her hands for when she uses her powers. I'm wondering how they will make all the powers work... at least look good. Molecular combustion will be easy, but freezing will be harder to show that something is happening. Orbing and teleorbing might be fine... I think premonitions will work okay. If Phoebe gets her other powers back, I think it will be hard to show empathy, but levitation should be pretty easy to show.

As for the vines, I think, depending on the amount of time that has passed, that Magic School has become abandoned and been overgrown with plant life. Although, being Magic School, those plants could definitely be magical in nature, which would be interesting. But I really don't think it's a new power of Piper's. I, for one, wouldn't enjoy that. Wouldn't exactly fit...

I sure hope we get a synopsis soon.

[David]

I agree I'm a bit doubtful over Piper's new power, and I'm guessing that it'll just be something for the cover art, but I could be wrong. It would be nice to see them give her a new power though.

[Terry]

OK, guys, chill out. I never assumed that it was a new power of hers, I only theorized Lol. I'd just as much love it if it were as Ian said: the gardens gone wild and because they are the Magic School's gardens, they're not only hosting normal plants. Kinda makes me think of the Venenous Tentacula from HP, that can't keep its tentacles off anyone passing by

[Temporal Death]

I think empathy will be pretty easy to do as all they have to give her and/or the people are some sorts of auras, like they do with psychic energy for Jean Grey in the X-Men comics.

[Terry]

Yeah, I also think empathy would be pretty easy to picture should she gain it back: they only have to show Phoebe in the foreground and then a ghostily image of whoever she's channeling in the background and everybody would get that. For premonitions, they just have to do black-and-white pictures. And levitation isn't even necessary to discuss.

Yeah, Piper's freezing power would probably be the hardest to picture since everything is already non-moving in a comic. They'll probably have us understand it via the dialogues.

[Glenn]

I think they can easily show freezing. They could color the frozen people and objects in a blueish tone and leave everything unfrozen in its natural color.

Empathy could be shown by having a close up of Phoebe with a red/pink glow maybe?

[Brando]

I predict that the vines are also something of Magic Schools doing. I'm so excited for this that I keep looking up the information every 3 hours or so just to see if there's anything new. I really hope that this isn't the cover for it though because they all look kinda choppy and wierd. I can't tell if it is hand-drawn or if it is photo shopped.

I'm also hoping that this takes the time to develop the lives of the Charmed ones, since it is continuing, and show an issue devoted to Phoebe and Coop getting married or at least goes into some of Coop's background.

As for the glow on Piper's hands i am assuming that it is just a touch to show that they are magical or maybe Piper will take in some kind of power. It's almost like a photosynthesis kind of power since there are vines. That would make more sense. Who knows? I'm sure we will closer to June!

[LadyDisdain - Liane]

I'm not sure what I think of this comic I'm not 100% sure why they're choosing to do it now, but I will be buying regardless ;D

I personally think the cover looks awful, I hope that the other drawings are better. I'm a bit concerned about what storylines and stuff they'll do - I hope they don't give Piper some random plant-power (not that I think this is what the cover is implying)...I quite like her powers as they are. I wonder what they'll call the kids, if they mention them? I hope it's nothing silly, because I really don't think that they're the kind of people to call their daughters Paris or Phoenix.

[Criminally Vulgar]

Aww man, I just found out the news and was gonna go nuts in posting it here, but I see that it's already been posted. lol Ahh well, this is great news nonetheless! I'm a little iffy about what they're doing in this new cover though. From the chalkboard, I would immediately assume they're going to be teaching something. Whether it be a new witch like Billie, or that they're reclaiming Magic School... they've done both before. :/

This green-brown, very organic looking color scheme and concept (with the roots, possibly sunlight or something emitting from Piper's hand), hasn't been done before (well, one time, with Phoebe in season 1, but that was for like, 10 seconds, lol), so I'm a little interested in where they plan on taking this. I just hope they don't stray away from the show's mythology. :s

Also, words can not even begin to explain how happy I am that Piper is actually in the middle. I mean, I like Phoebe (and Alyssa) and all, but there's only so many times that she can be in the middle without being done to death. I believe this is one of the first covers with Holly in the middle since season 4's DVD!

I'll catch up on the current discussion soon. Hopefully we'll get more news about it soon! Man, this is so exciting! ;D

[Glenn]

Mar 20, 2010 22:10:21 GMT Criminally Vulgar said:

Also, words can not even begin to explain how happy I am that Piper is actually in the middle. I mean, I like Phoebe (and Alyssa) and all, but there's only so many times that she can be in the middle without being done to death. I believe this is one of the first covers with Holly in the middle since season 4's DVD!

I know, I was really happy too.

I kept wondering what was wrong with Piper, and I noticed that they hadn't drawn her little scar in her eyebrow! Some may find it weird, but that scar should be drawn, it's a part of Holly.

A question to the staff:
Will there be a new section and/or skin for the comics when they come out?

[Criminally Vulgar]

Mar 20, 2010 23:03:58 GMT Glenn said:

I kept wondering what was wrong with Piper, and I noticed that they hadn't drawn her little scar in her eyebrow! Some may find it weird, but that scar should be drawn, it's a part of Holly.

It may be a part of Holly, but it's not a part of Piper (even if they did leave Holly's scar on her eyebrow sometimes), and since the artists are depicting Piper, it makes sense that they wouldn't.

A good example of this is the tattoos on her wrists, which are not present on the cover. Even though they are very much a part of Holly, they're not a part of Piper, even if they forgot to cover those tattoos sometimes.

[Glenn]

Mar 21, 2010 2:58:00 GMT Criminally Vulgar said:

Mar 20, 2010 23:03:58 GMT Glenn said:

I kept wondering what was wrong with Piper, and I noticed that they hadn't drawn her little scar in her eyebrow! Some may find it weird, but that scar should be drawn, it's a part of Holly.

It may be a part of Holly, but it's not a part of Piper (even if they did leave Holly's scar on her eyebrow sometimes), and since the artists are depicting Piper, it makes sense that they wouldn't.

A good example of this is the tattoos on her wrists, which are not present on the cover. Even though they are very much a part of Holly, they're not a part of Piper, even if they forgot to cover those tattoos sometimes.

It just looks weird, that's all