PAGE THIRTY SEVEN. Interior, boardroom. CSC headquarters.
Happy Friday, Marsers. This week delivers a freightlifter full of dialogue. So if you’re a fan of exposition, like me, this is your week. We find out Samantha Darkness’ real name and get a little info on the Vexx family.
But infodumping alone isn’t very interesting, so we also have a nice spread of action to accompany our discourse. Nic sort of revisits a few techniques he’s used, like the orange scanner vid and the washed-out monitor ‘cast. I think seeing them together is very cool. Personally, I love seeing the band playing (more of that coming up soon), so the vid shot here is cool.
For some reason, this page reminded me of a Metric video. Maybe the TV watching. The song also seems to fit and I can’t believe I haven’t suggested a Metric pairing yet. Emily Haines has an amazing voice (and puts on a great live show). I sometimes think Vikki G might sound like Haines. Though I also recently had someone suggest Vikki might sound like Neko Case. In any case, I guess Vikki sounds like a Canadian. So this week’s pairing is ‘Combat Baby’:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rMfPvv3BMs&NR=1
In other news, we’re working on the next Hannah Valerus tale, which may end up being substantially longer than ‘Boarding Party.’ Maybe novella longer. Would you pay $2 for an illustrated Valerus novella on Amazon? It’s something we’re definitely thinking about. We should also have some 30mm miniatures news soon for all you painters.
Finally, I don’t want to alarm anyone, but we are starting to run low on printed compilations. These were a pretty limited run so if you’re interested in having a physical manifestation of ‘Free Mars’ to hold in your twisted Earther claws, now would be the time to support the Revolution! Until next week,
Dave
There is a reason why you never use plastic when on the run, as I’m sure Taryn will soon discover. They must not have cop dramas or action movies on Mars.
Would the novella sold on Amazon be in color by any chance? (Not a deal-breaker if it isn’t, just asking)
Oh no! Poor girls getting lumped in with those nasty rebels for only protecting themselves , it would seem the shit has it the fan and quite hard from the looks of it
Dont get me wrong IM a fan of rebelions if they are just and wanted by the people i also like it when they dont darw civilians into their fights needlessly like the MFL did with the girls here by using their song and forcing them to fight for their lives in that battle
Hmm, novella. Maybe. I don’t do a lot on Amazon, but put it on Smashwords or Barnes and Noble as well and I might be interested.
hmmm great page. also the track pairing, one of my fave metric tracks
Enjoying this story development.
Gracias, my friends. I was worried that I tried to pack a lot of info in this week.
As far as Hannah Valerus stuff goes, we’re trying to decide if we put out one long, novella-length story or do a serialized version (much like the old pulp SF serials of old- Flash Gordon and Buck Rogers). Either way, we feel like the material would be better served delivered through an eReader. We’d definitely look at multiple sources (amazon, B&N, DriveThru, etc).
The format would be exactly like the HV piece up here, black and white illustrations (maybe 3-4 per episode). Each episode would be a minimal cost, maybe $1.99 or something similarly reasonable.
Let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions.
D
“Not with ten thousand men could you do this!!”
Love your work mate. Keep em’ coming!