PAGE THIRTY EIGHT. Interior, board room. CSC Headquarters, Olympus City.
+++Feel the Burn+++
If Xander Thule is the nefarious mastermind, then Orbital Burn is the muscle. Some of you may remember ‘the Burn’ from MarsBeat (see MarsNet page). Well, I am happy to welcome them into the comic proper this week. These ex-mercenaries turned thrashcore power-trio provide a nice foil for our punk rock girls.
Nic has made these guys about as scary as mercenary/heavy metal dudes get. I know he enjoyed working on these guys and I think he’s hidden a lot of Easter Eggs in their design. Being something of a RUSH fan myself, I particularly like the Burn’s drummer, Ventiss Klegg.
I turned to Nic this week for the musical pairing as I wanted him to come up with a song that he felt embodied Orbital Burn’s personalities. I can admit that my knowledge of real heavy metal is limited, whereas my Argentinean friend is pretty well-versed on the subject:
“In that vein, and since Dave asked me to come up with this week’s musical pairing (my being a bit more versed in the metal/thrash/heavy department), I suggest Type O Negative’s ‘Kill All the White People’, from their album ‘Bloody Kisses’. The lyrics, which simply amount to two phrases and the hard, violent, frantic music of the song makes it a perfect example of what Orbital Burn could deliver on stage.”
One more thing. We released a few concept sketches of some upcoming characters on FaceBook and Twitter earlier this week. One is now colored and in our ‘B-sides and Demos’ area (where we keep some concept and promo stuff). She may look familiar. And here’s another clue for you all: she may occasionally hire smugglers.
Dave
Oh, snap. They must be a vintage sound.
Love it. Grungy 80s metal makes a comeback. It’s like Metallica IN SPACE!
I do believe our fearsome threesome is in danger.
Digging both versions of the ‘Burn.
I’m especially amused by the jewelry on the guitarist in his merc kit – “can you hear me now?”
I Think we may have found the teachers the girls have been looking for with out realizing it
it’s about to hit the fan and i’m lovin’ it! keep it coming the art and writing is top notch.
I just realized the whole jewelry thing- that’s awesome. And gruesome.
Heavy Metal Kill team v. Punk Revolutionaries? This gets better every time I visit.