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Archive for ‘November, 2009’
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I originally conceived of the Blue Skull to balance out the male/female ratio in a team-up-book I was once involved in. The book never came out, and I have yet to introduce the Blue Skull in “Johnny Saturn.” Inspirations can come from pretty much anywhere, but I still like this character. Expect her to make an appearance sometime, somewhere.
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Hello, Folks! What follows may be irrelevant, but they are certainly my thoughts, and perhaps a bit randomized.
Item: Benita and took our graphics computer to the shop today. It’s getting a RAM upgrade and a tune-up. I use that computer so much that the house feels somehow wrong without it here, as if the house were empty of something. I await this computers return avidly. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Hi, All!
I’m quite pleased to announce that “Johnny Saturn” is back on Wowio. Wowio has a huge readership base, a nice e-reader, and it’s approach is unique in many ways.
Big things are up with our printed books, as well, and I’ll be thrilled to announce them as soon as the signatures hit paper. We’ve got more exciting news on the digital distribution front, but again I am waiting for that signature ink to flow!
If you haven’t noticed the “Buy Johnny Saturn Here” set of links in the left column, then now is your time to acquaint yourself with them!
Scott.
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Torch Song, who has had a fair number of appearances as a background character, was designed to be a world-weary, chain-smoking Madonna’ like character. I pretty much nailed her look on the first try. She is the daughter of the Candle, the most noted Spire City hero of the 1950’s. She is also the x-wife of the current, now retired Candle as well. I’d like to think that her body language has spoken volumes about her personality in her few appearances.
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Ah, my first concept sketch of Dr. Wissenschaft. The idea of this old villain came to me complete, as sometimes happens. Where a character like Titanium Tom called for almost endless design sketches, I guess the idea of an ancient Nazi villain is so engrained in our collective unconsciousness as to be a no-brainer. I remember seeing the “The Boys from Brazil” in my teen years, and I believe that movie had a big effect on characters like Dr. Wissenschaft and Dr. Synn. The idea of this frail, ancient villain being more dangerous than all the super-powered muscle heads in Spire City appealed to me. There is no super power that trumps genius, even a dark genius like that of Dr. Wissenschaft.
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Another concept sketch of Dr. Wissenschaft, this time drawn in colored pencils. Sometimes, characters like this are designed years before they show up, and key plot points hang out in the indeterminate future, waiting for their placement in the story. Dr. Wissenschaft had no trouble waiting his turn to appear.
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