"Princess of the Universe"

Michael Martin · Post by **Michael Martin** » Sun Oct 22, 2000 12:50 am

OK, so a couple of updates.First, I've got a working cast page now, with pictures and stuff. Yahoo, etc. Go look at it and tear the parts of it that suck to shreds. Er, and tell me so I can fix it. Even if strength will never be mine, I can at least eradicate weakness.Secondly, I'm curious as to what people's thoughts on the "Princess of the Universe" sequence are so far. I've got two ways of looking at it.The boring, not so exciting way (e.g. the truth) is that I had a long parody that I wanted to do, and I decided to do it in comic form. That means a lot of independent illustrations.If, on the other hand, I want to sound like a brilliant academician, then would point you at page 72 of Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics and say that this is an experiment in using extensive Aspect-to-Aspect transitions in a comic strip format, followed by lengthy analyses about the differences between the strip format and the book format. But really, I can't do that until I get some outside feedback on how it works.(I'll probably have something more to say about that stuff once the sequence completes next week.)So, comments please! I know you're out there!--Michael------------------
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A Man In Black · Post by **A Man In Black** » Tue Oct 24, 2000 4:57 am

Now I get it! Queen rules!

EteRock · Post by **EteRock** » Fri Oct 27, 2000 1:37 am

<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:<HR>Originally posted by Michael Martin:

If you didn't catch this (and I know at least one of you didn't), all the text for the past two weeks has been based on the intro to the old Highlander TV show. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

I have to say that I didn't get the past few strips until today but now that I do I can go back and say "Of course". "Princes of the Universe" is a line from the original Highlander theme, I can't believe I didn't get that the first time around. The "we watch and sometimes intervene" line I remember as well.
These last few strips, though, have been the most ambitious drawings I've attempted in a long time, and I'm curious about thoughts on them. How does the artwork compare to earlier stuff? On an objective scale? Did the "disjointed pictures complementing the text" at the beginning work, or was it too confusing?
Now that I know what's going on I think that the words fit the actions and drawings. It just feels right looking at them, I doubt it would be the same for something else.------------------
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Michael Martin · Post by **Michael Martin** » Fri Oct 27, 2000 10:02 am

OK, it's over. I switch back to a more ordinary style starting next week.Well, almost. Fright Night 2000 hasn't updated their Bonus art section in awhile, and I've built up a few "frame comics" for the picture, so the MegaBenj picture will be going into the archives on Halloween day.If you didn't catch this (and I know at least one of you didn't), all the text for the past two weeks has been based on the intro to the old Highlander TV show. That specific parody had been floating about on notepad for several years, only the names have changed. These were supposed to be an easy time for me while I studied for my breadth exams.Note to self, and and advice to others: Do not attempt experimental artwork etc. when one wishes to spend less time on a comic. <IMG SRC="http://www.keenspace.com/forums/wink.gif">These last few strips, though, have been the most ambitious drawings I've attempted in a long time, and I'm curious about thoughts on them. How does the artwork compare to earlier stuff? On an objective scale? Did the "disjointed pictures complementing the text" at the beginning work, or was it too confusing? What about the independent action and dialogue sequences like in <A HREF="http://wscholars.keenspace.com/d/20001025.html" TARGET=_blank>the penultimate strip</A>?In case you haven't noticed, I'm kind of new at this, and I'm too close both to the joke and the drawings themselves to trust my own judgement. Comments, positive and negative, appreciated!--Michael------------------
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