This story has been going on for quite some time. I was really disappointed with it in recent years, mostly because I couldn't really nail down a solid plot. I had a premise and a few pictures and that was about it. Some of the ideas I really liked but it felt like it was lacking something. It needed something to tie it all together.
I'm not sure how, after a good two years of lying dormant, this story managed to find its way back into my head. And at work of all places. Why is it that inspiration likes to smack you in the face when you're not close to a pen and paper? I managed to fill in a few more details that made the puzzle much more complete and I'm picking this thing back up.
Anyway here's a little info on this project.
(Warning! Old picture!)
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| circa 2010 |
Don't worry some things have changed lol, Acutally a good bit of it has changed, but mostly the skill levels of myself and my good friend, Nga, or AutumnGoose on DeviantArt. We have both definitely improved. (And I don't use comic sans anymore because I learned better ...)
So to summarize:
Meet Riley, a nomadic bounty hunter determined to make her own way in the dog-eat-dog world of her profession. She prefers to stay alone, just her and her car, cruising the highways in search of danger, adventure, and the money that comes with a successful capture.
After being denied a large bounty, she is asked for her side of the story by a journalist named Zeph. Things don't go as planned when Zeph is attacked after leaving their chat. Riley isn't given enough time for questions, with bullets flying her way, she only has time to act. She helps him escape, only to find out that this journalist has stumbled upon a conspiracy and now she's stuck in the middle with him. Guilty by association.
All she wanted was to take her bounty and take a tropical island vacation. What she gets instead is headache by the name of Zeph and a bounty on her own head; right where she doesn't want it. In order to restore her old way of life, she must get to the bottom of this conspiracy, expose the truth, and clear her own name. Hopefully she won't die first.
I'll be the first to admit that I'm not a professional at this writing thing. I doubt I even use the correct punctuation. All of this is precisely why it will be a web comic and not a novel. There is quite a bit still in the development stages. I got a bunch of old sketches, both from me and from Nga. There's a number of unfinished things floating around. Like the picture below.
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| Work In Progress. Riley and Zeph on the run, taking the back way. |
Some of the things that will change, Riley will have more tattoos. Almost a full sleeve and a few elsewhere. Why is it in comics a tattoo always has to do something? Why can't it just be a tattoo because the character felt like getting it? It's always some tribal marking, some symbol of a secret organization, some magical voodoo crap.
So for the sake of being realistic, Riley's tattoos will be just that. Tattoos. An expression of who she is and what she wants, just like a real person with tattoos.
Another change will be her car. I decided on the fly to give the setting a slightly more futuristic feel and this car is a bit too old. 1971? Not a ton of them out today much less fifteen to thirty years into the future. I've decided instead to give her a Mustang. Oh, "A Ford Mustang?" You say. "Every movie has one of those!"
They might, but not a fox. By the point in time that this story is set, a fox-body Mustang would be a classic. They look so plain, I feel like they are one of the most underrated models of that car ever made. They're small, simple, easy to work on and pack power into. Still has that signature sound too. I haven't seen many of them in movies or TV and I wasn't really fond of them myself until I drove one and absolutely loved it.
Also, with a hatchback, those cars can be SO practical.
Ahem.
Back to the comic though.
I plan to self publish this as a web comic and with any luck it'll be in print as well. I'll keep you guys updated on it as we come out with more!
But wait! There's more!
Yeah, there's much more. This is only the first comic that I have plans for. Yet another, is a post-apocalyptic fantasy. No really solid plans for this one just yet. It had started as a joint project with another writer, but he's since abandoned the project. It sucks to lose a writing buddy due to ... reasons... (that actually have nothing to do with the story.)
On the bright side I have free reign with this one now and I plan to make it amazing.
I will try to avoid zombies.
Not a lot of art out for this one just yet. It does, however, have a name and a premise. The series name is, "E20XX" and the first installment will be known as, "The Ashes of Yesterday." In this, the apocalypse is caused by magic. The desperate actions of a realm at war cause a rift to open between dimensions and worlds collide. Chaos and destruction ensue. The story follows three groups of survivors as they struggle to adapt to a strange new world full of things both familiar and foreign.
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| Art by Sensevessel.deviantart.com This was a concept piece that I bought mostly as a treat for myself a few years ago. |
I know, doesn't seem super exciting so far but it'll get there. It's like Lord of the Rings and Fallout had a baby. One very strange yet very interesting baby.
This I plan to do after Riled. It would be kinda ridiculous to dive into something of this scale without at least a little more experience with a successful comic.
This one is on the back burner for now but I'll keep the blog updated if I make any moves with it or come out with any more art for it. Well, at least art that accurately portrays it... I guess.
And that does it for my update this Tuesday! See ya again Thursday! I do answer questions! If you have any feel free to ask!
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