PAGE FIFTY THREE. Exterior. High above the Jovian Quarter, Amazonis Prime.
“You said this was a convertible, yeah?”
Raff Vrill, soldier of fortune and hit-squad commando, has finally run out of luck, I suspect. Barely surviving Veruca’s micro-fusion cocktail, our assassin still didn’t give up the chase. We have to give him that much- he was no a naffing quitter!
This week’s page gives us a good view of the traffic above Amazonis. It’s busy. Maybe not 101 or ‘Fifth Element’ busy, but definitely congested. I think Nic did a particularly nice job with the weathering on the older vehicles.
This week’s music pairing is a slight departure. I’m picking the song this week mostly because it’s been stuck in my head since last weekend. I kinda want to pass on the experience to you. Now, it also has a cool irony factor; it actually goes well with this scene. I won’t give it away, but I would suggest you grab a Heineken…SONG.
In other FM news, we posted a concept/character sketch of Shade Endgame on FaceBook and Twitter a while ago. If you haven’t seen it, check it out. We should have the color version up shortly. Shade is already very popular amongst the small group of people that’ve read the script. I can not wait to introduce you properly.
Finally, Nic and I had an interesting discussion tonight and there was one topic I figured I’d share, to get your opinion. We were trying to define ‘Free Mars’ in terms of genre. It’s sci-fi, obviously, but it’s not really “hard” sci-fi. Not quite epic enough yet to qualify as space opera either. It has some grittiness and some dark themes, but isn’t particularly grim. We finally decided that, to us, this comic is very much a product of our love of the 1980s. Basically, we decided that ‘Free Mars’ is a comic version of an 80′s movie. Dystopian fun.
Dave
I’d say that’s an accurate assessment. More than a dew times I’ve had Total Recall come to mind (an 1990 movie, I know. Close enough) with regards to the atmosphere and look of the environment.
A guy on the previous page compared Free Mars to Final Fantasy X-2. I’m not a Final Fantasy fan, so I can’t dispute his claims w/ any clout. As far as I can tell, Free Mars is a beast all its own. That was one of the draws for me to it. It didn’t feel hackneyed or generic at all.
Low-level space opera, I would say. Action with a sense of grudge. Yeah, very ’80s space scifi.
Heh, M. Vrill is pretty tough as a ground pounder, but lets see if he can FLY!
oh this landing is going to sting a little
When I die, I can only hope that it’s half as awesome as being flung off of a flying convertible after being set on fire by a fusion charge.
You’re an ambitious one, Sabreur.
You could say it’s a retrotech thriller.
I like “Sci-Noir”