Serials are still on hold, though Greg Taylor is starting a new Epsilon Project soon, with plot voting open. I didn't get a chance to do anymore painting this past week, either, so the elf and the marilith are still waiting to be finished. However, I do have a few stories in the works, so why not a sneak peek of what's in the pipes. Just an interesting scene or two, to entice. This will get long, so everything continues after the break.
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14 Aug 2015
Crossover - Preview and Backgrounder
Next week, a new serial starts. Crossover is set in the Subject 13-verse. However, it takes place long after the last issue I posted. To prevent some confusion, I present below a brief history of what happens to Nasty between the end of Issue 30 and the start of Crossover.
The Four Horsemen are dealt with. The idea with them was to be a common threat over several titles, with Subject 13 dealing with Famine. American Eagle and El Diablo Verde do most of the heavy lifting, but the Conglomerate agents put in for an assist. Nasty, as Peregrine, handles Famine's cheerleaders and would-be minions on the shores of Lake Ontario.
After dealing with Subject 4 and the result of his weaponized telepathy, Nasty realizes that she needs to go home and that the only way to keep the Conglomerate off her back is to go public. Maria finds out about her daughter's real fate just before Nasty shows up at her doorstep. This brings a new problem for Maria. Back in Issue 13, Maria said she had a younger sister, not a daughter. What was supposed to be a little white lie to conceal her age to have a one night stand becomes awkward, to say the least.
Nasty becomes a minor celebrity as a result of her unmasking. While her classmates at Seward aren't as starstruck, other people are. Nasty takes the attention as well as always, which is to say, not well at all. There's even an offer to join a hero team, which Nasty declines for personal reasons. The media find someone else who is more willing to pander to them after a couple of months, but being a former Peregrine is still something Nasty needs to deal with.
Nasty and Erik grow closer, picking up from where they left off. It's young love, all awkward and gangly and everyone else realizes what's going on except them. They consider each other good friends and help each other out. Nasty gets a lot of tutoring from Erik to help her keep up with her studies.
Crossover was conceived as being a crossover, with two other titles, Prototype Alpha and Youth Brigade. Those titles never came into being, though there was some work done with Alpha. As elements from those titles appear, and if something I missed with Subject 13 shows up, I'll bring it up in the commentary.
Next week, Crossover begins!
The Four Horsemen are dealt with. The idea with them was to be a common threat over several titles, with Subject 13 dealing with Famine. American Eagle and El Diablo Verde do most of the heavy lifting, but the Conglomerate agents put in for an assist. Nasty, as Peregrine, handles Famine's cheerleaders and would-be minions on the shores of Lake Ontario.
After dealing with Subject 4 and the result of his weaponized telepathy, Nasty realizes that she needs to go home and that the only way to keep the Conglomerate off her back is to go public. Maria finds out about her daughter's real fate just before Nasty shows up at her doorstep. This brings a new problem for Maria. Back in Issue 13, Maria said she had a younger sister, not a daughter. What was supposed to be a little white lie to conceal her age to have a one night stand becomes awkward, to say the least.
Nasty becomes a minor celebrity as a result of her unmasking. While her classmates at Seward aren't as starstruck, other people are. Nasty takes the attention as well as always, which is to say, not well at all. There's even an offer to join a hero team, which Nasty declines for personal reasons. The media find someone else who is more willing to pander to them after a couple of months, but being a former Peregrine is still something Nasty needs to deal with.
Nasty and Erik grow closer, picking up from where they left off. It's young love, all awkward and gangly and everyone else realizes what's going on except them. They consider each other good friends and help each other out. Nasty gets a lot of tutoring from Erik to help her keep up with her studies.
Crossover was conceived as being a crossover, with two other titles, Prototype Alpha and Youth Brigade. Those titles never came into being, though there was some work done with Alpha. As elements from those titles appear, and if something I missed with Subject 13 shows up, I'll bring it up in the commentary.
Next week, Crossover begins!
29 Jan 2015
Unruly - Preview
Normally, Thursdays are reserved for commentary on the previous week's chapter. Last week, though, I posted just ideas on future arcs for Beaver Flight, with the commentary included. I could always comment on the commentary, but that type meta-level discussion has been done already for an unused, unfinished episode of Fatman for The Weird Al Show. I doubt I could live up to the standards set there, so no commentary for last week.
Instead, I'll try to segue into Unruly, my NaNoWriMo project for 2014. Throughout the commentary for Beaver Flight, I mentioned that the story didn't fit the novel format. As imagined, the Beavers would work best as serial fiction, like Subject 13. Unruly, no matter how much I twisted it in my head, also fit best as serialized fiction. I figured this out before I started, mainly because of my efforts serializing other works, like Lethal Ladies and By the Numbers. By using a serial format, I could have arcs that could run as long as they needed without worrying about stretching the story over 50,000 words and twenty-some chapters*.
Unruly thrived as a serial. I could set up threads for later arcs, introduce characters as needed, and explore the setting in a leisurely manner. Small details came out, as they always do, but they added to the overall story without causing problems. Characters had time in the spotlight. As always, one or two tended to take the spotlight away from others, but the nature of the setting allowed them to do that. Besides, the girls are scary.
Tomorrow, the debut of Unruly!
Also tomorrow, over at Psycho Drive-In, a short but sweet news round up.
Saturday, over at MuseHack, Mrs. Columbo.
Also Saturday, check out Comics Bulletin for comics-related reposts of Lost in Translation.
* Based roughly on the number of chapters in By the Numbers.
Instead, I'll try to segue into Unruly, my NaNoWriMo project for 2014. Throughout the commentary for Beaver Flight, I mentioned that the story didn't fit the novel format. As imagined, the Beavers would work best as serial fiction, like Subject 13. Unruly, no matter how much I twisted it in my head, also fit best as serialized fiction. I figured this out before I started, mainly because of my efforts serializing other works, like Lethal Ladies and By the Numbers. By using a serial format, I could have arcs that could run as long as they needed without worrying about stretching the story over 50,000 words and twenty-some chapters*.
Unruly thrived as a serial. I could set up threads for later arcs, introduce characters as needed, and explore the setting in a leisurely manner. Small details came out, as they always do, but they added to the overall story without causing problems. Characters had time in the spotlight. As always, one or two tended to take the spotlight away from others, but the nature of the setting allowed them to do that. Besides, the girls are scary.
Tomorrow, the debut of Unruly!
Also tomorrow, over at Psycho Drive-In, a short but sweet news round up.
Saturday, over at MuseHack, Mrs. Columbo.
Also Saturday, check out Comics Bulletin for comics-related reposts of Lost in Translation.
* Based roughly on the number of chapters in By the Numbers.
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