[Announcement] The Status of Zaptronic Comics - Make Way for Geek Life!

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Zappit

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Putting this out tonight due to a badass case of insomnia.

You might have noticed that I didn't post a new Zaptronic this weekend. Well, there's a reason, and I like to think it's a good one.

Without giving too much away, I'm part of a little project to grow our community. I'll leave it at that. As part of this project, I'm starting work on a brand new webcomic, tentatively titled Geek Life. With any luck, this will be our PVP. By that, I mean all of us. Part of this comic will be fake comic books, and on occasion, I'll take member-submitted scripts (2-3 pages) and bring them to life. I make no promises about a daily schedule, but I'm hoping I've built a memorable cast that will explore all things geek. Expect previews soon.

Due to this new creative direction, I'm putting Zaptronic on hold indefinetely. I had plans to ressurect Pixel, and I might be able to update it on occasion, but Geek Life will be my main focus.

This is one of my most ambitious ventures yet. If you happen to have a comic idea, you might want to plot out a teaser-style script. Just sayin'.
 
Zappit

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evilmike said:
I'm not sure I like the sound of that. Does this mean you are going to start calling us names and then convince Dave to shut down the forum? ;)
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I'm thinking pre-Kurtz went crazy. You had to be around in the early days to remember that, back when the comic and the Image forums were fun on the bun.
 
North_Ranger

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Zappit said:
I'm thinking pre-Kurtz went crazy. You had to be around in the early days to remember that, back when the comic and the Image forums were fun on the bun.
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Pretty much, since PVP archives are a complete clusterfrak :p

But I digress... I hope you will finish Henry VIII someday, though... I like how you portrayed him as a chauvinistic guido douchebag XD
 
Dave

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I think he should be portrayed as a hipster with a leather coat like Fonzie. He can be Henry the AAAAAAAAYYYYYY!
 
Zappit

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Finished drawing the first page, so I'll toss up some teasers this week, maybe lay out some of the cast. I've got an iPad arriving next week, and I've seen a few art apps that practically gave me a technorection, so there's gonna be some wild experimentation.
 
PatrThom

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Finished drawing the first page, so I'll toss up some teasers this week, maybe lay out some of the cast. I've got an iPad arriving next week, and I've seen a few art apps that practically gave me a technorection, so there's gonna be some wild experimentation.
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That'll happen if you spring for one.
Don't forget a case to protect all 9.7" of it.

--Patrick
 
Zappit

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I got a the package deal that ShopNBC was offering this weekend. Comes with a case, keyboard, decent stylus, etc...

Procreate, which looks fantastic, is only five bucks, so yeah, I'll be springing for one.
 
Zappit

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Fudge. Didn't know about that. Haven't seen the character is ages. I don't remember her in a hat, though.

Eh, personality's gonna be world's different from Marcy.
 
drifter

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She's worn the hat, but very rarely.

I only bring it up given this forum's connection with Kurtz, plus the fact that The Tastemaker has been none to keen on past webcomics he feels are cribbing his work.
 
Zappit

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I'm former Bomb Shelter - he pretty much hates all of us to begin with. Some of our members kinda publicly called him on his bullshit this one, two, three times or so.

Never intended to borrow or steal from him, or even draw influence from his work. I take pride in originality, so if he bitches, I'll call him on it.
 
Zappit

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Two pages drawn It's actually kind of ironic. I'm drawing on those formatted comic book boards, the largest size I've ever worked on, and I'm finishing them faster than I ever have. I'll have to see how my wand scanner handles piecing that together, but it's been pretty good - it's what I was using for Zaptronic.

Also, I can confirm that I'm aiming for a mid-October launch, so I will be posting more teaser material in this thread in the coming days.
 
Zappit

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iPad sketch of Mandi. Considering taking this digital, but that would be a hell of a leap for me.
 
Zappit

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I'm redrawing the pages I've done so far on my iPad. I might take this digital. Working with Strip Designer is making it very easy to letter and format a page. All I have to do is draw the panel in Artstudio and save it as a PNG, then just piece it together.

And maybe some color?
 
Zappit

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Well, I promised previews. How's about a peek at the first strip. This version was done 100% digitally - my first such strip.

 
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