interested to learn about his life after his first fix-it job for Mr. Canelli and the beginning of The Tomb.

I agree here. I'm actually interested most in his life after he brutally killed the boy who killed his mother.

That was my favorite RJ "Fix it". Sick huh?

Thanks Brett, I forgot about the Blue Hole in the Barrens. There's even tales of a NJ Devil......a creature that lives in the Barrens. I have friends that lived in a little town, near the edge of the Barrens. From their decsription, there is a world of difference between "living near" and "living in" the Barrens.
It will be interesting to see what effect the Barrens has on Jack. FPW can have great inspiration from all those tales and legends.

I agree here. I'm actually interested most in his life after he brutally killed the boy who killed his mother.

That was my favorite RJ "Fix it". Sick huh?

Not for a second, T4. I'd like to read a second-by-second narrative of Jack's thoughts when he realized he'd found his mother's killer. How he held himself back from beating the murderous clownboy to death with his hands, then and there.

[SIZE="3"]The stories will be set in 1982-83 when he's 13-14. His home town will be set on the edge of the Pine Barrens -- which will loom large in the stories. A place to explore and find...stuff. Mr. Foster's land will be nearby. Folks will venture into the pines to buy applejack from the Appleton family. Mulliners and McKelstons will pass through town. Jack's part-time job will be in a store called USED, full of neat old stuff that he comes to appreciate. There'll be a reputedly haunted house, a reputed witch (who has a dog -- aiiiii!) and Weird Walt, a reclusive Vietnam vet who can act pretty strange at times.[/SIZE]

It just hit me driving in to work this morning....is Weird Walt the same Vietnam vet from The Touch? I just love how everything ties together!

I am so excited by the Nightkill references. I always wondered why that one never got expanded or tied into again, there were some great characters created in there.

You could really arc out the Jack prequel series in a lot of detail. In the 1st Gig, you could explore a youthful Jack before he became the jaded, social outcast of later times. Then you would have the defining moment: the tragic death of his mother, and the murder of her killer. You could then move on to the 2nd Gig, which would explore Jack's gradual transformation into Repairman Jack, his meeting Abe for the first time, and chronicling all of the reckless stuff he did in his 20s. Over the whole series, there'd be plenty of chances for loads of foreshadowing. So I think it's a great idea.

You could really arc out the Jack prequel series in a lot of detail. In the 1st Gig, you could explore a youthful Jack before he became the jaded, social outcast of later times. Then you would have the defining moment: the tragic death of his mother, and the murder of her killer. You could then move on to the 2nd Gig, which would explore Jack's gradual transformation into Repairman Jack, his meeting Abe for the first time, and chronicling all of the reckless stuff he did in his 20s. Over the whole series, there'd be plenty of chances for loads of foreshadowing. So I think it's a great idea.

Oh we are soooo greedy I too would love more stories of Jack in his 20's. As much as I love all the Otherness related adventures, some of his plain-old-ordinary fixes were just a hoot! Gotta love those tires

I'd love to see more of Jack's fix-its, too. We know how he got started, but how did he continue? How did he learn to live on the edge of society? How did make the break from his family? How did he meet Abe? So many questions...

Maybe we should start a new thread: "Who should play Young Jack?"