I know my comic book in my head (about vampirism being a rare, sexually-transmitted blood disease)

David, what was that movie that was kind of like this?

Are you talking about Near Dark? It certainly played with blood tainting what with the transfusions and all, but I don't think it was that explicitly stated.

In Blade the lady doctor actually refered to vampirism as a sexually-transmitted disease. (Underscoring what I perceived to be a less than idyllic slashy undertone to Deacon Frost's relationship with the Udo Kier character.) Was that what you're thinking of?

(I still chortle at the Blade II writer's attempt to explain vampirism away as the effects of a parvovirus on the human system. Yeah, a virus that apparently causes its hosts to disintegrate into burning embers upon contact with sunlight or upon having silver rammed through the heart. Suuuuure, sounds like the effects of a viral infection to me.)

OK. Just saw "Hellboy."

I post this here, because it struck Thessaly and me, on are way home, that there needs to be a Hellboy/Buffy crossover comic book, written by Joss Whedon, with art by Mike Mignola.

Are you talking about Near Dark? It certainly played with blood tainting what with the transfusions and all, but I don't think it was that explicitly stated.

Yeah, that's it. Or at least what came to mind.

In Blade the lady doctor actually refered to vampirism as a sexually-transmitted disease. (Underscoring what I perceived to be a less than idyllic slashy undertone to Deacon Frost's relationship with the Udo Kier character.) Was that what you're thinking of?

No, it was Near Dark, but that's good to know.

'Nother random question: how did Xavier lose the ability to utilise his legs? Or rather, why is he in a wheelchair?

Or rather, why is he in a wheelchair?

I think the last time it was that he broke his back a fight against the Shadow King. The first time ... I don't remember. But another fight.

And in Ultimate, it was Magneto that damaged his spine.

In my story I think probably the traditional vampire-killing doesn't work.

I'm still hung up on how the Kibavatar (there's always one) manages to not know she's a vampire until after she accidentally turns her new boyfriend into one.

Nothing will come of it.

I want this X-Men now. I need to find a good synopsis of X-Men Books From the Past 20 Years, as I've only read up to Essential #4, which ends sometime in the mid 80s. (Kitty Pryde in legwarmers! Squee!)

The first time ... I don't remember. But another fight.

Some villain named Lucifer (no, not *that* Lucifer) dropped a big stone block on top of him, and his lower body was crushed. (I admit that I went and checked, because I could've sworn that Juggernaut was involved. But he wasn't.)

I post this here, because it struck Thessaly and me, on are way home, that there needs to be a Hellboy/Buffy crossover comic book, written by Joss Whedon, with art by Mike Mignola.

So, Hellboy/Buffy - OTP?

I can see Liz/Xander.

So, Hellboy/Buffy - OTP?

Well, he's her type. Accept red.

I can see Liz/Xander.

Heh. Yeah. I can see that.

All I care about is that, at some point, the story ends up with Buffy and Hellboy in a bar.