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It’s Fall of an election year, which means that one question is on everyone’s minds: who will fill the ten positions open at the Evil League of Evil?
What is the Evil League of Evil? A recent inductee that you may be familiar with is Dr. Horrible of “Dr. Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog”, an online superhero musical created by Joss Whedon and his brothers.
With the application process public this year, it has been an interesting race to watch. Villains from around the globe solicited three-minute video applications for the ELE in a contest that ended this past weekend. Ten lucky winners will be accepted into the League by virtue of being featured on the Dr. Horrible DVD.
Pink Raygun will be interviewing some of the most promising candidates, starting with Fury of Solace.
Questions for the Creator Emmett Furey
How did you come up with this character?
Fury of Solace was born out of a single question: Did Bruce Wayne become Batman because he saw his parents murdered in an alley, or were his parents murdered in an alley to facilitate him becoming Batman, the protector that Gotham needed? The intertwined origin of the Orphan and Fury of Solace posits the latter.
Beyond that, “My Eyes” was my favorite song from “Dr. Horrible,” and I wanted to see if we could effect a similar duet in “Fury of Solace.” The music for “Lot in Life,” the song featured in Fury of Solace, was written by a phenomenal musician based out of New York named Nick DeMatteo. He and I collaborated on the lyrics, and the song was performed by myself (Fury of Solace) and the lovely and talented Laurel Rankin (The Orphan).
I’d love to take all the credit for “Fury of Solace,” but the truth is, the only reason I was able to pull this off was by standing on the shoulders of evil giants. Nick wrote an amazing song on a very short timeframe. Laurel provided a powerhouse performance (and she let me spray her hair blue). The multi-talented Jeff Sobel recorded our vocals here in L.A., and served as the DP for the shoot, and the video and sound editor in post. Concept artist Evaun Wallington designed the logo, and he and Michael Schachtner designed the costumes. We got our entry up on Vimeo and YouTube on October 11th, and I couldn’t have done it without these guys.
I guess that depends on your definitions of good and evil. Captain Hammer does right for the wrong reasons. Fury of Solace does wrong for the right reasons. Most societies frown on murder, and murder really is Fury of Solace’s M.O. He does not murder innocents as a rule, but if people get hurt in his quest to make the world a better place, he considers them collateral damage.
Strictly speaking, it’s a thinly veiled reference to the new Bond movie. The name Fury of Solace was first pitched by Evaun Wallington, and it stuck. In addition to his contribution to the video, Evaun is going to be illustrating an 8 page Fury of Solace comic that I’m writing (you can see some of his artwork on the Fury of Solace and Orphan MySpace pages.)
The look for the character actually grew out of Bond reference, visually I’d say Fury of Solace is a mixture of James Bond and a member of the Crazy 88 from “Kill Bill.”
In some shape or form, certainly. The 8 page comic will be the next important part of the narrative. Nothing would make me happier than seeing Fury of Solace take his rightful place in the Evil League of Evil, but whatever the outcome of the contest, there is a much larger story to be told with these characters. The growing fanbase on the internet seems to be clamoring for more, so I’d say it’s a safe bet that we haven’t seen the last of the Orphan and Fury of Solace.
People might be wondering why someone like Fury of Solace would want to join a group like the Evil League of Evil. I’m sure he’d tell Bad Horse it was because their organization could provide him with the resources to carry out his overall plans. But if you think about the character’s M.O., there might be a hidden agenda at work there as well…
You know, even though it doesn’t really have a song, I think I’d have to go with the Steward’s application (http://www.vimeo.com/1927627)
Questions for the Applicant Fury of Solace
What are your powers? What makes you qualified for the Evil League of Evil?
I have no powers to speak of. But I don’t need them for what I have in mind. Most of my crimes are a matter of public record, but my application reveals the double murder that put me on the path, and a systematic manipulation of one of Los Angeles’ most prominent heroes. My next target is Max Mason, President and CEO of the pharmaceutical giant Mason International. His crimes, too, are a matter of public record… and so help me, he will be held accountable.
Our society has become mired in decadence and corruption. When an ant hill is destroyed, the ants band together to build a better one. Fury of Solace is going to kick over the ant hill. Fury of Solace is doing evil so you don’t have to.
For some do-gooders, like the Orphan and Captain Hammer, it’s difficult to tell where their superhero identities end and their civilian ones begin. The Orphan’s identity is far from secret, but those of us who work outside the law have to be a little more discreet. Suffice to say, the Orphan does not know my secret identity. And I intend to keep it that way.
Those sympathetic to my cause can join the growing legion of Followers of Solace (FOeS) on MySpace (www.myspace.com/furyofsolace) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/furyofsolace). To keep abreast of my plans to build a better ant hill, stay tuned to my blog (http://furyofsolace.blogspot.com). My application to the Evil League of Evil can be viewed on Vimeo (http://www.vimeo.com/1941670) or YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iO2EHMyi5es). And I can be reached directly at furyofsolace@gmail.com.
The only quarrel I have with these so-called “superheroes” is that they insist on attacking the symptoms instead of the source. They’ll apprehend muggers and drug dealers without addressing the societal decay that created them. They let society’s corporate puppet masters plea deal their way out of convictions, or slip through the prison system’s revolving doors. I don’t necessarily want to harm any superhero… but they’d best think twice about getting in my way.
Juliana Weiss is an aspiring Television writer in Los Angeles. She currently works as the head of the web content department for the star of an Emmy-nominated reality series. You can read her spec scripts at WeissRoessler.com.
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Juliana Weiss-Roessler is a writer living in Los Angeles. To read more of her writing, visit WeissRoessler.com. You can also follow her on Twitter: @jul_weiss. 
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