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| Sometimes, the smallest thing can lead to big consequences.
In the backwater burg of Cloverton, NJ, an unforeseeable chain reaction is about to begin--and worlds will collide as a result. An extradimensional mystery wrapped up in a box full of enigmas. | |||
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| Plot Scale: | Major | ||
| Plot Runner(s): | Cliff Steele | ||
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| Groups Involved: | Doom Patrol | ||
| Target Audience: | Fans of Morrison, Gerber, and the Doom Patrol tv series | ||
| Rating & Tone: | R, absurdist small town mystery | ||
Contents
Description
WIP
Participants
Larry Trainor, Kara Danvers, Conan, Kay Challis, Longshot, Dr. Phosphorus, Mantis, Gar Logan, Noa, Katsumi Oshiro, Cain Marko, Doreen Green
Other Information
No other info.
Logs
Logs
| Title | Date | Scene Summary |
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| Lit Patrol | March 4th, 2025 | 'My Side' reading at Dragonsworth Cafe goes sideways when King Kandy causes a commotion and the cakes rise wild in the hills! Guest appearances abound, including Mister Fish and Phone Ranger. To be continued in 'Cake Patrol'. Watch for it! |
| Alien Sweets | March 1st, 2025 | Noa meets King Kandy! |
| Pest Control Patrol | March 1st, 2025 | Stern Steve's on call right now, but his assistant at Extermination Station, Dave the Buster, is here to help the Doom Patrol deal with the darn rats in the walls. At least if the cookies don't get him first. |
| Candy Crown Patrol | February 26th, 2025 | The stunning debut of an all-new hero, King Kandy! Or maybe Longshot's having a schizophrenic break off the Jersey Turnpike. You, the reader, must decide! |
| Morning Patrol | February 24th, 2025 | It's life and death when the Rat Disaster known as the Momster fights to her last breath against Sandy the Pecan Piledriver! Meanwhile, the Doomies uncover a fortune that spells D-O-O-M! |
| Manor Patrol | February 23rd, 2025 | Cliff hunts rats at Doom Manor, has a close encounter of the cookie kind. Jane is unconvinced as she eats the last of the lunch meat. |
| Griping and Complaining: It's The Juggernaut Way | February 16th, 2025 | It's a surprise 'family meet up' as several members of the X-men run into Cain and Cliff in Mutant Town. |
| A-Bomb Party Patrol | February 14th, 2025 | The Nuclear Legion Hall 25th Anniversary Retreat in Chernobyl! The Presence, Starlight, Hazmat, Negative Man, Captain Atom, Doctor Phosphorous, and the Nuclear Family attend--with guest-appearances by Titano the Super-Ape, the dalmations from the Atomic Knights, and a werepanther named Felicia. Huh?? |
| Bad Batch Patrol | February 8th, 2025 | The cookie crumbles when Katsumi and the Cliffster get caught in the cat's cradle. |
| 1 Phone Call and 1 Visit | February 5th, 2025 | Longshot's call to Doom Manor from Jail and Cliff's visitation! There's something weird with the phones? |
Cutscenes
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Cloverton Bugle News Archive
PHONE RANGER A STRANGER NO MORE
CLOVERTON BUGLE
Friday, January 24th, 2025
It was a four-clover day here in our town when Mayor Claire Delaire met with big-city hero Phone Ranger. The smooth operator of Aberdeen, VA arrived, it seems, in hot pursuit of phone-related felonies in the Bargaintown area but decided to stop by for a pow-wow with Cloverton's top cop.
Closed deliberations were held Tuesday afternoon between Mayor Delaire and the telephonic templar that went late into the night before an accord could be reached (at least according to this reporter's observations).
The following morning, a somewhat unkempt Ms. Delaire declared that the gentleman caller would be serving as the town's official hero-at-large and directed local police, fire, and paramedics to coordinate efforts with Mr. Ranger.
The first expected public appearance of the sheriff of smartphones will be at the forthcoming 3rd Annual Pupper Parade, held in downtown Cloverton (coming soon, we understand, conditions permitting).
In case of emergencies, the Bugle staff has been informed that those attempting to contact the Phone Ranger simply need to hold down the pound key ('#').
HOLIDAY BAKE SCANDAL SHAKES UP SCHOOL DISTRICT
CLOVERTON BUGLE
Sunday Edition, February 9th, 2025
In the continuing fallout from the Cloverton ISD holiday bake sale debacle, new hires have joined the district's administration, replacing those let go last month following the school board's investigation. These include: Mortimer Whedon, Counselor at Cloverton Elementary, Fredrick "Freddy" Hovel, Assistant Superintendant at Cloverton Middle School, and semi-pro baseball legend Dean Whittinger, Athletics Director for Cloverton High.
This follows the theft of both the sweets and treats donated by parents, community members, and local businesses in support of CHS's baseball program, and the proceeds from their sale by the former athletic director and his co-conspirators. Patsy Dragonsworth, proprietor of Dragonsworth Book and Bake, commented, "When I was approached by (former director) Johnson about donating to the sale, I was happy to contribute. I've been grateful for how well received our little coffee shop has been since we opened in November, and wanted to pay it forward. But sometimes that's just the way the cookie crumbles."
Anxious Yellow Jackets fans can rest easy, according to Director Whittinger, who asserted that they were "ready to win" despite the late start, and that he was "looking forward to" facing the Egg Harbor Eagles come April. Go Jackets!
MY SIDE BY DENISE TOPS BESTSELLERS' LISTS WORLDWIDE
CLOVERTON BUGLE
Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
With great power comes great intersectionality, as the old saying goes, and no popular memoir to date has tackled the thorny briar of metahuman identity with the verve, insight, and good humor that Denise (no last name)--a woman of unique circumstances and a similarly unique voice--brings with her simply-titled My Side.
If you've been living under a rock for the last several years, you may not be familiar with the meme-bait known as Animal-Vegetable-Mineral Man, aka Steve Larsen (or AVM to his 'fans'), who first attracted popular attention on ClikClok when security footage from an attempted convenience store robbery gone hilariously wrong went viral. The unexpected breakout star, however, was Mr. Larsen's second head--a fiesty raptor that didn't quite seem to be working for the same team as the would-be supervillain whose shoulders he shared. Internet sleuths endlessly speculated on the unusual circumstances of Mr. Larsen's condition, but the specifics remained obscure to the public, even as AVM's further antics drew widespread attention and ridicule.
Unknown, that is, until in an unexpected twist, DoubleDayton added My Side to the publishing schedule late last year, igniting a firestorm of speculation and critical praise from a diverse group of early reviewers, including Umbrella Academy scribe Gerard Way and costumed criminal Kite Man. Still, the idea that a secondary dinosaur head was not just sentient, but self-identified as a woman, was considered by many to be absurd on the face of it, a concept so patently ridiculous as to not merit serious attention. If the last two months are any indication, however, such doubters have been silenced by the cavalcade of positive press and an endless number of 'takes' on social media platforms.
So, does My Side deserve the laurels that are being heaped in the direction of first-time author Denise? The answer, simply, is yes--although Denise's circumstances are so unique (there's that word again), her story is filled with universal truths, told from a sympathetic outsider, a fellow traveler in this marvelous world. Denise lays it all on the line, confronting her struggles with communication, disability, romance, alienation, her struggle for legal recognition and the larger existential questions of origins, purpose, and role in society.
DoubleDayton announced on Twitter a planned national book tour for Steve and Denise, set to launch from their hometown of Cloverton, NJ on Monday, March 3rd at Dragonsworth Bakery with future dates TBD.
NEW INVESTMENT BRINGS BUSINESS TO CLOVERTON
CLOVERTON BUGLE
Friday, February 28th, 2025
Waldemeyer Construction signs have been popping up all over our beloved Four-Clover Square, heralding a downtown renaissance as Cloverton welcomes:
Mister Fish and Chips: a pub-style eatery serving all-you-can-eat seafood and a live mermaid tank. Hopefully the drinks aren't too watered down!
Cousin Betsy's Garden Center: This plant lady offers everything from perrenials and houseplants to fountains and garden gnomes--though the latter, this reporter will note, are still in short supply.
And two blocks from downtown, across from Magraido Bus Lines, you'll find:
Stern Steve's Extermination Station: You may've already caught the over-the-top tv spots, but seeing is believing when you stop into this cinderbrick temple to martial arts perfection and pest extermination. Look for the airbrushed mural featuring an eagle bursting through the American flag.
Word has reached this reporter that this may be just the beginning, with investors eager to take advantage of Cloverton's easy access to Atlantic City and the hyperloop. Economists have long been projecting significant growth, with the number of exurbanites climbing year-after-year following the loop's completion in 2012. That's when a slow but steady uptick in Cloverton's population first began, following decades of decline. Now, says Joshua Waldemeyer, owner of Waldemeyer Construction, developers are looking to get ahead of what they believe will be an incoming "gentrification wave", which means a busy schedule for the burgeoning company.
And for small business owners like Albert Fish, a recent transplant from Atlantic City, it's the perfect place at the right price. Especially, he says, for someone looking to escape their past mistakes and get a fresh start.
Mister Fish, you see, is a metahuman 'man-fish', for lack of a better term, and was attracted to our town after reading My Side, the autobiography by acclaimed local author Denise. A book whose story Fish could empathize with, as he had his own run-ins with the law during a troubled youth in Brooklyn.
Now, with time served--and an early release for good behavior--Fish has adopted a new home here in Cloverton, thanks to an angel investor and personal mentor who helped the bartender turn his life around. "Everybody deserves their second chance," Fish claims, "myself included." When asked if he had any qualms about serving his 'own kind', Albert quipped that it was the most natural thing in the world--after all, what else are they going to eat down there?
