Quarter 2 Post 4

Let's see... where did I leave off... oh yeah, Joe and Sam were trying to come up with characters. They go to Jules and his brother's apartment (called Palazzo Studios) to brainstorm. Joe scales a fire escape to try to enter the building (it's locked) and in the process sees a woman in her bed. Jules, the perv that he is, pays Joe 3 dollars to draw it for him. Joe, clever devil that he is, draws it, but leaves out all the "inappropriate" parts. When Jules protests, Joe says "That's all I can remember for 3 dollars." I like that there is some comic humor to this tale. Once the three are in the building, Sam gets an idea. The Escapist is born. Joe draws a quick sketch, and then Sam starts a backstory. The Escapist is Tom Mayflower, an engineer on the set of The Mystical Mysterioso. When The Mysterioso is shot during an act, Tom has to replace him for the last trick. After the performance, Tom goes to Max (The Mystical Mysterioso)'s bedside in his apartment underneath the theater. Max tells a story of how he was kidnapped as a boy, but he was saved by a man from the League of the Golden Key. Max gets a key and is told to liberate others. He then proceeds over the years to find Alois Berg, Omar, and Miss Blossom, all chained in their own way to bondage at the hands of the League of the Iron Chain. This gives Tom (The Escapist) a "why". The "why" is so important to Sam because otherwise a superhero is nothing. I think there is some truth to that statement. If someone is just doing random acts without a reason, wouldn't it seem strange? I think so.