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Kieran asks the bear if they could have some supplies, and he warns them of a dangerous threat in the area, called the Initiative.
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Sierra Walker
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Category Artwork (Digital) / Comics
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Oh yes. I definitely wanted to show that even after the apocalypse not everyone is hostile. Sure, there are lots of folks that are, but most folks I think would generally mind their own business and just try to make it. Since I'd guess he lives alone he probably has a little to spare, no doubt he's been in that situation before himself.
Fun fact, originally this was in the planned novel to be a larger settlement with more time spent here, but when it became a comic the subplot was dropped and the scene condensed.
Fun fact, originally this was in the planned novel to be a larger settlement with more time spent here, but when it became a comic the subplot was dropped and the scene condensed.
Absolutely. Not everyone goes 'Mad Max'. And it's nice because it gives me a character I can imagine myself being even if they only make a brief appearance.
Comics and novels really do have different pacing. The stories I tell could never be done in comic format; there's just too much detail that matters to the plot.
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Comics and novels really do have different pacing. The stories I tell could never be done in comic format; there's just too much detail that matters to the plot.
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I think it's important to show the wide breadth of people you'll find in the post apocalypse. Sure there are people out to kill you, but even after the world ends people still just want to live. :)
They do, I find with novels you can be much more detailed and leisurely, with comics it's much more 'efficient', less room for fluff.
They do, I find with novels you can be much more detailed and leisurely, with comics it's much more 'efficient', less room for fluff.
It also depends on the kind of post-apocalyptic setting you are going for. The characters at the end of Michael D O'Brien's "Eclipse of the Sun" are very different from the ones you have here in your own; in his, the world fell down, but what was good survived and is rebuilding. A similar theme occurs in his "Voyage to Alpha Centauri" but there you get a glimpse of the new civilization a few hundred years later.
And yes, that's precisely the difference. I stick with novel because I can write them; I'd never be able to afford to commission an artist to do a comic and I don't have any that want to do my stories on their own!
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And yes, that's precisely the difference. I stick with novel because I can write them; I'd never be able to afford to commission an artist to do a comic and I don't have any that want to do my stories on their own!
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It does. I imagine in most settings many people are just trying to survive and adapt to the 'new normal'. This being six years after the apocalypse more or less many people still remember the old world, and a good amount of equipment and technology is still out there, though much less common.
With comics... I use them like spices. If there are short key moments I can cover visually, or short stories I can tell in this format I sometimes do them, though this was part of the period when for a long time I was not able to write, so this was how I told my stories.
With comics... I use them like spices. If there are short key moments I can cover visually, or short stories I can tell in this format I sometimes do them, though this was part of the period when for a long time I was not able to write, so this was how I told my stories.
It's definitely hardest those first few years when the pain of what was lost, both friends, family, and the things we were used to, is freshest.
It is good practice to think in those terms, it helps with the regular stories too because now you won't clutter them up with things that don't matter.
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It is good practice to think in those terms, it helps with the regular stories too because now you won't clutter them up with things that don't matter.
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Not to mention during that time there are people still trying to hold on to what they knew. That's a big part of the motivation for my antagonists of most of this series.
Oh, I'm always doing my best to keep only the essential stuff in, however, at least with stories, there is more room to put in moments I would like rather than just what I need.
Oh, I'm always doing my best to keep only the essential stuff in, however, at least with stories, there is more room to put in moments I would like rather than just what I need.
Some of that holding on makes sense as it can help people thrive in the new time. But it sounds like they are taking it too far and have let the Ends justify the Means.
And even so with stories, you also need to be concerned with economy of expression. Too many words to describe too little and you lose readers.
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And even so with stories, you also need to be concerned with economy of expression. Too many words to describe too little and you lose readers.
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Indeed not. "Love thy neighbor as thyself" is hard; most folks don't even know what "Love" really is at its center -- to will the Good of another!
Yeah, there are times in my stories where I just want to languish in a moment or show something completely gratuitous because its fun.
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Yeah, there are times in my stories where I just want to languish in a moment or show something completely gratuitous because its fun.
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But visual media gets far more attention. I'm now pondering turning a few select scenes from my Metamor Keep stories into comics in hopes to draw in readers. The setting feels moribund apart from my attempts to add to it. And given how little time I have for writing anymore that's not a lot!
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I'm so glad he turned out to be friendly. I don't know why, but I kind of had the feeling he would be. If only because, up until now, the nasty people Sierra and her friends have met haven't been terribly subtle about it. Still, he must be pretty formidable to be able to live out in the wilderness by himself without seeming too fussed about three strangers showing up on his doorstep. And relatively well off, too, if he can afford to just give them a sack of supplies like that. It's just a pity they probably won't meet too many people who are that friendly and that generous on their travels.
This Initiative bunch sound like bad news, though. I have a bad feeling that Sierra, at least, is just what they're looking for, whether she likes it or not, and they'll be attracted to her and her friends like flies to honey. Guess it's lucky Sierra has her new toy to help keep them all safe!
This Initiative bunch sound like bad news, though. I have a bad feeling that Sierra, at least, is just what they're looking for, whether she likes it or not, and they'll be attracted to her and her friends like flies to honey. Guess it's lucky Sierra has her new toy to help keep them all safe!
Well, the people after Sierra are seeking any prewar tech they can use to their advantage, and they know she has information about some of it. They're hoping she can lead them to technology that survived the war, no matter the cost. He's probably not to easy to take down if you really felt so inclined, he is a big bear with sharp claws after all. Luckily he's friendly and probably has a little stash of food just because you never know when someone might stop by. ;) I imagine while he probably can't spare a lot, he's probably been there himself and since he has some to spare....
The Initiative arose from a bunch of corporations pooling their resources after the war to build up their power base, unlike some of the others they're not concerned with restoring the United States, they just want to make sure if the world is going to be a competition that they come out on top, no matter how they have to do it.
The Initiative arose from a bunch of corporations pooling their resources after the war to build up their power base, unlike some of the others they're not concerned with restoring the United States, they just want to make sure if the world is going to be a competition that they come out on top, no matter how they have to do it.
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