"Damn."

Was Shiklah taken out too quickly? Well, she's not one to trifle with, nor is Satana going to be interested in giving her a chance to talk her way out of it, or start a big fight. Also, I'd argue "not sticking the landing" is an important part of any crossover event! I can't think of any with a good ending, and not just because I'm trying to cover my ass...I'm joking, there has to be some good ones; statistically speaking it'd be impossible for them all to tank.

I wanted to create an effect, similar to one Jim Starlin used in an issue of Dreadstar ("and Company," I read the reprint version) where the wizard Syzygy Darklock seemingly banishes a foe to some hell, possibly with tentacles or hands dragging him down. BTW, I really enjoyed those reprints, but especially that issue: Starlin can be surprisingly funny at times.

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"Voted."

I checked for a bit, but I absolutely did not have a good ice effect for poor Blizzard! But, at least he finally got a line, so yay him?

And of course, Tombstone gets Kurt's reference to "Bart Sells His Soul," one of my favorite Simpsons episodes even if I'm a godless heathen. Tombstone didn't have any lines originally, he was just in the pile of villains I grabbed, but I think it works for him. I know he's generally pretty bad, but he's good with his daughter, genuinely encouraging? In an evil way, sure, but okay.

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"Change."

Selene is late: I have the Hellfire Club ordered, but I don't know if that's going to be here until March? Actually, my sense of immediate gratification has been taking a bunch of hits, with that, the Sentinel, and a project I'm working on that I probably won't be able to finish until February. Ah, we'll probably either be in lockdown again, or it'll be the middle of winter and the result is the same. It occurs to me that Shiklah, Selene, and Satana have probably all been referred to as "succubus" but aren't connected in any way.

For good measure, a Sugar song that came to mind doing this one. Man, I came to them late, but thought they should be way bigger.

And sadly, that was about as much as Mole Man was going to fit into the WWE Wreckin' Slam Mobile, nor were any girls going to fit in there with him and Ultron. Surprisingly, Mole Man does have some game: I think in current continuity, his illegitimate Deviant kid has overthrown him, like the Molier Man or something.

"Destroyed."

Marc may or may not be telling the truth here; but his Jake Lockley persona has snuck around on him before.

Seemingly a million years ago, in our first strips with Satana, she had picked up the ability to grind up evil souls for magic power. Not being particularly motivated to do anything with said power, it's not come up a whole bunch. Would most of Spidey's villains even notice if they had lost their souls? The Goblin types probably not; one like Doc Ock, who has occasionally had outside interests besides being a dick, that would bother him.

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"Flare-up."

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