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The Impossibles by Kahinuva and Maphrox There has been a sort of line drawn between 2D and 3D comics. On one hand, you have a fully adjustable background, a variety of poses, and a kind of awe-inspiring quality that you really cannot get anywhere else. On the other, you have a much easier and efficient way of making a comic, while also giving off a distinct graphic style that 3D comics cannot hope to capture. On one you have meticulous modeling, long render times, modeling accuracy complaints, and more of a time space between each comic. On the other, you have limited poses, less quality, fewer and less flexible backgrounds, and little realism. However, there is still another way. One that could utilize the flexibility and awe of rendered 3D while avoiding the complaints of the modeling and shortening comic times. One that could combine both sprites and 3D to create a new type of graphic style, one never before seen in a fully-launched comic series. Kahinuva and Maphrox proudly present: In the far off island of Engima Isle, mutants with extraordinary powers have begun to slowly spring up all around the island. Seeing great profit in them, numerous independent companies and nations have tried to get their hands on the citizens. Refused by the government, they then decide to hire kidnappers, terrorists, and assassins, desperate to discover what exactly makes these certain Matoran special. To counteract this, the government has assembled a group of Matoran specially trained to combat whatever may try to harm the mutants: a teleporting uber-genius, a darkened former soldier, a wielder of a Cosmic force, and a young psionic. Together, they stand as a unequaled force to protect their island. Polymath. Cowman. Vor. Kinesis. They are the Impossibles. (First look at the style that will be produced in this series.) (A mockup of the Impossible's Airship) --------------- Tavakai: The Movie by Tavakai After being submerged in Energized Protodermis, VakamaTK finds himself to be...changed. And it's not the change you'd expect from Energized Protodermis. No, this was as if his old appearance simply slipped of and revealed the new one beneath. Perhaps he isn't from Metru Nui after all--he can't be sure about anything about him anymore--not even his own name. Along with a few friends, VakamaTK sets of on a journey to discover his home island. Little does he know of the dangers that face him--a storm on the seas, a volcano, a tribe of savages, and an enemy he never expected. But at the end of this journey, VakamaTK will remember who he was, and who he will be forever afterward... Tavakai. (I have other stuff I'm working on too, but there's only so much you can get ready at the last minute) --------------- Taone Nui Offline Game by Kahinuva When Dark709 released his first movie, the event was also marked by the first game based on a comic series: “Dark709’s Comics: The Movie: The Game”, by the great designer Leppy. While being a fantastic game in itself, it also got comic makers to think in a sort of rut that all games based on a comic series would have to be platformers. So, from then on, all such games were planned to be mostly platformers. Of the very few that actually got a working demo, the physics and the gameplay were merely the same kind that Dark709’s had used all those years ago. However, one day, Kahinuva was playing Earthbound and realized something. The whole purpose of comics was to tell a story in pictures. So why were there so many comic games based on platformers, when it would make more sense to tell a story with the medium, perhaps doing an RPG? And so he pitched the idea to his fellow comic makers, the ICC, and, for the first time, an RPG was made from the humble beginning of a comic series. While mainly based on Taone Nui and Kahinuva’s series, “Live, Learn and Lawsuits”, the Taone Nui Offline Game (or TNOG as it was more commonly called) was made to focus on a story that would include the whole ICC universe as well. The game’s story progresses with its tongue firmly placed in its cheek, providing a wry humor that takes after the game’s inspiration, Earthbound. Numerous characters, locations, and enemies all tell a serious story while still parodying the many stereotypes that populate our world. The new levels themselves have been going well; here are some work-in-progress screenshots of the LLL Towers level: We hope to have a playable chapter available next month, in which you will see all of what we've been cooking up for this thus far. --------------- Aaaaaand, that's a wrap, folks. Thanks for joining us for C3 2010, and we hope to see you next year. So long for now.
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Welcome to the Evening Exhibits for Day Two of C3. We have quite the entries today, but lets start with a bang, shall we? The first one will be a series that was long put on hold, but is finally making a return: --------------- Rising Suns by Bladeran Stories long forgotten tell a tale of a mysterious evil who terrorized Meta-Nui long ago. During this dark time, however, a hero rose from the darkness, armed with a great sword in hand and a vast army at his disposal. The evil being fell, and Meta-Nui was liberated. Despite the massive effort of restoration that followed, our citizens today seem to have forgotten about this historic incident. It is unknown why this is so, but the wise ones whose memories remain intact wrote a book detailing the enigmatic past of Meta-Nui within it's pages. The book itself is now lost, and so is the hero's legacy. Rumor has it that the lost hero's weapon still remains hidden on Meta-Nui. The sacred sword was preserved in the event that a new threat would rise, and it has been kept in secret since. There is also the additional possibility that the sword has somehow developed an alterantive version of itself, one that holds the essenve of the fallen evil. This powerful tool was given the name "Meta Sword", but because the only method of obtaining the sword was written in the book of the past, it's well possble it will sleep for all eternity. Legend has it that if the sword were to be awakened, ten new heroes will come to claim it. But a vast army of villains who serve under the Moon, the Lunites, will fight for the blade as well. In the event that the moon-touched claim the Meta Sword, chaos will reign, and the fallen will return to this world. The ten heroes who will be given the task to rescue the sword will be called... The Rising Suns. Haha! This is what you've been waiting for, eh? Hello, fellow BZP citizens, I am Blade Titan974/BT974/Bladeran/McBlade/McStarman Deluxe, previously inactive comic maker, member of the International ComicContinuity, minion of McGyiyg, and I will be your handsome presenter for this exhibit. I'd like to take this opportunity to say welcome to C3, and to remind you to turn off your cell phones in the theater. Alright, so about two or so years ago, I started a comic series I liked to call "Blade Titan974's Comics". Crude, I know. They became fairly popular, and I became fairly well known. I'd say, rank 12 on the list of best Chimoru comic makers? Quite the achievement. Alas, I was a slow producer, and I was easily distracted by video games. I had so many addictions that it led to me putting BT974's Comics on hold almost exactly a year ago. I've made little comics since then... ...Now I've got a glorious little project to show you guys. Rising Suns tells the tale of ten unlikely heroes, including our main protagonist Blade Titan974, who are thrown into a race to obtain a powerful weapon, the Meta Sword. In order for them to reach the sword, they must collect three keys scattered on the far corners of Meta-Nui. However, a group of villains led by a Matoran named Storm Lasher479 is after the object as well. Ok, nothing new here, right? Blade stumbles upon some mysterious book, and he suddenly decides to go after this thing that might not even exist--no questions asked. He forces his little buddies to come, and they have a big road trip. So what's the big deal? Isn't Rising Suns just Quest for the Meta Sword, only with a new version of Chimoru Omega? Not exactly. Rising Suns is a fresh start. After a long winter of Nocomicitis, it's time for the sun to rise, and the moon to fall. And it is my honor to give you the first ice cream cone of the summer--metaphorically speaking, of course, considering how summer began a while ago, but anyway, back to the fresh start. I'm taking you back in time a little, before Blade learnes how to run 40 miles an hour, before we found the book, before Blade finally went outside, before we met our mutated worm buddy, Glablob, and even before Storm's first generic comic villain attack. We'll start at the very beginning, only this time without Dark709's backgrounds. Oh lordy, now we're gonna have to wait a whole nother year for QFTMS to come back. The folks of Rising Suns, now in stylish new packages. I was gonna post a written version of the intro of Rising Suns, but since the staff of C3 has encountered issues with too many characters being used or something, I'm gonna have to post it somewhere else. Why did I have to make this long? Oh yes, I almost forgot the visual goodies you'll be seeing. Well, don't expect all the fancy Photoshop stuff you see Kahi do every day. I use Gimp. I do know some fairly advanced stuff (as seen in the first preview up there), so you'll be given some nice eye candy. And as you can see, I'll be using an all-new version of Chimoru Omega, created by the esteemed Gerlicky. Sorry, no more classic bi-shade anymore. Or at least, not in the main story. As with the plans from the original series, there will be a side series called Life on Meta-Nui, which follows a very classic studio-comic setting, very similar to my first few comics, complete with all the retro sprites and backgrounds too. Nostalgia is always a good thing, amirite? Oh, and anyone remember that game I announced a while ago? Yeah, that's gonna take a while. So this time, I ain't giving any tentative release dates of any kind. I'm done giving away false hopes, I'll just get there when I get there. But that means the sun may rise at any time, so stay tuned to your local BZP forums. And now, let's continue to our next little C3 exhibit, yes? This is McStarman Deluxe, signing off. --------------- The Disk Chronicles by Philbert So... This exhibit was originally intended solely for the series known as The Disk Chronicles, which I've been planning for a long time. Technically, it's already been released in two short-lived incarnations, both known as the Tale of Toa Xerahv. The story isn't the same, although it does take a few elements of the plot I had planned for previous incarnations. Now, it tells the story of how the Kanohi Eraksa and the ICC universe came to be. I'm not sure when it'll ever actually happen, although it's now essential for the ICC, so I have to do it sometime. I was going to throw together several previews for this C3 exhibit, but I never actually got around to it. I did, however, manage to make quite a few TCTMOMNBMBIP v3 comics. I don't plan on reopening the topic for several more weeks, so I figured I'd post them here for now, for those of you who haven't already seen them, complete with some commentary. Comic 2) Some Form of Procrastination Needless to say, this one is based on the fact that, at the time, I hadn't made any comics for almost a month. I was bored and depressed, and literally spent a lot of time just sitting around doing nothing. When I decided that I had to start making comics again, this was the first thing that came to mind. Comic 3) PGS Introductions I decided doing a character sheet wasn't a good idea after all, because I hate giving my characters consistent personalities. However, I knew I at least had to do some sort of introduction to the new PGSes, so I used it as an opportunity to both bring back Lord Morahn and introduce a new character. For the record, the Hero isn't at all related to the similar character in comic.jpg; he's actually based on a character Pyronius created for OverAchieving ages ago. Comic 4) ChiNisZor I was experimenting with various kits a while ago, when I started slapping pieces of kits together trying to see if I could make "XanRaMoru done right" - and I ended up with this abomination. I figured some people might be offended by this, so I might as well point out that I'm not trying to insult Jakiro here, or anyone who uses his kit. It's just intended to be another one of Philbert's seemingly noobish schemes to gain popularity. Comic 5) 4th of July Special I had initially decided that I wouldn't bother making this, but then this idea popped into my head on the 5th, so I figured I'd throw the comic together anyway. I gave up about halfway through, though, and only got around to finishing it a few days ago. When Pohuaki said to try making jokes about noob-bashers, this is how I interpreted it - those newbies that always go around talking about how they kill noobs or something. Now on to the important stuff... Philbert has been mysteriously abducted by a cosmic entity known as the Protector. He wakes up in a strange realm, surrounded by people who claim to know him. He is no longer a Matoran, but a cosmic entity named Falibor with an uncontrollable dark side. Now he finds himself caught up in a secret organization dedicated to saving the universe from things he didn't know existed, in the first ever TCTMOMNBMBIP saga, Echoes of the Past. Comic 1) Welcome Back Preview I may post more comics in my blog later on, so you might want to check that out too. Anyway, I suppose that's all for now...
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Welcome back, guys. It turns out that Part Two of the Morning Exhibits for yesterday weren't actually published; I'm still kinda getting used to this whole Blog thing. On the bright side, that does mean that you can see more entries this time around as well. Anyhow, back to the exhibits. Today we have: --------------- Shenanigans by Janaro A young man stands in his bedroom. It just so happens that today, the *Insert date of exibit postage here*, has no significance whatsoever in his life. Though it was thirteen years ago he was given life, it is only today he will be given a na- Wait a minute. This is an adventure that is in no way inspired by one of the greatest webcomics of the present day, which has inspired the style of many BZPower comic series including Quest, Improv and Matoran's Mischeif. Nope. I'm not even sure that a webcomic like that exists. Despite flying under the ICC banner, it is not part of any ICC dimension. This is Shenanigans. This will definitely not be packed full of references to said possibly nonexistant webcomic. It will not use a similar plot. It will not use the same mechanics. And it will be one of the greatest and most original series on BZPower. Our story begins with a young man named... Named... What was it again? Oh, it looks like he doesn't like the sound of that. Maybe we should try again. Ah, that's much bett- oh. It seems that that was already his name. Before long, John is off on a stupidly large intergalactic adventure, along with several of his internet friends. During these events, he will meet many friends and foes, such as the residents of the places he visits, the dark forces of the Shaydak Empire and, from far in the future, a group of wanderers with an odd connection to him. And a dark force is slowly catching up with them. The clock is ticking. Time is running out. This series will be released under the label of Akaku Enterprises. ~~~~ Preview images: 1 2 3 4 5 (BLUH BLUH) 6 --------------- The BZPower Comic Academy by Eljay and Nuparurocks Concept Lecture The BZPower Comic Academy is a project conceived by Nuparurocks and Eljay, intended to teach new comic makers the ways of making a successful comic series, graphics-wise and story/humor-wise. The concept is to teach the new comic makers by making “comic tutorials”, instructional guides on how to make comics, presented in a comic format. The idea is that this visual format will aid in learning, and the friendly, open narrative style will help with comprehension of difficult subjects. The multiple difficulty levels also make it accessible to all levels of comic maker, meaning that no matter who you are, there will always be a tutorial or article that you might find helpful or interesting.
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That's Messed Up: The Legendary Gerlicky by Gerlicky The year was early 2008- when Tavakai, Bladeran, and even Gavla had entered the world of comic-making. I was working on That's Messed Up: The Series at the time, and just before spring break, I was doodling with sprites and creating some TMU characters known and yet to be revealed. Yet at the same time, I was devising a completely different world with its own story. I decided not to reveal these sprites to the BZP public, keeping them only to myself. As time went by, the sprites were improved, and many were made, but the general idea was still kept secret from the BZP populace. A second series, That's Messed Up: Creator's Wrath, was made, and it showed a hint of these sprites (referred to as a "wall decoration stance"). When I first got a laptop, I decided that I should probably remake these sprites for it. I used a sixshade version of a palette for a currently unreleased kit. But what was special about these sprites was that there were enough to create a world- or even recreate the canonical BIONICLE world. And that was when I decided that I would spill some beans and make a series from it. Oh, and you still can't have the kit, Kahi. (Kahi's Note: ) Welcome back, old friend. Or, well, kind of. --------------- Retrograde by WithoutAWord Hello, welcome to the “Retrograde” exhibit. Though there isn't much on display here, it's more like a “what's to come” exhibit. The image above is a preview panel of Comic 10 of my series Retrograde. I plan to make it big and juicy, full of nice little gift bags. Retrograde is not unique. You will not find anything “different” in it. The story revolves around Word, the unfortunate astronaut without a helmet. There are quite a number of cameos, including Nuparurocks, Dokuma, Zonis Vahkoro and more. --------------- (3L)2: Live, Learn and Lawsuits by Kahinuva On June 4th, 2009, a series was created in BZPower. The main purpose of said series was to both create a genuinely comedic and graphically pleasing series as well as show a more realistic take on the traditional comic studio. Soon, the series evolved into an epic-comedy, taking stage in numerous alternate dimensions, introducing multiple new characters from cosmic entities to alternate clones, and became more detailed and technical. Now, a year later, the series is finally returning to its roots. Welcome back to Live, Learn and Lawsuits: (3L)2. After the events of the Alternative Saga, Kahinuva Govaki became one of the richest man in Kato literally overnight. Granted both money and a new studio complex in the heart of Taone Nui by the Couch Potato Entity, Govaki Enterprises leapt from a low-budget comic studio to one of the biggest production studio in the market. However, as Kahi soon learned, the bigger it got, the harder it went. Far from living a life of ease and comfort, the Matoran of Plasma was going to have a rough ride trying to make it through, and his enemies were not going to make it easy for him. With more improved graphics and longer comics, (3L)2 thrives to correct the mistakes that the original series had while still trying to keep keeping the original formula that made it so popular to begin with. New characters will populate the series, and new enemies will make themselves present. Lawyers, psychiatrists, government officials, publishing houses, insurance policies, contracts, the International Revenue Service, con men, workers, press, tabloids, fans, haters, guards, stocks, strikes, protestors…the list goes on and on as to the many problems Kahi will have to face in the upcoming season. However, there is some unfinished business to be done, namely, what exactly happened at the end of the Alternative Saga. While we know what happened as a result of the events that transpired, the exact details were unknown. Until now. Live, Learn and Lawsuits: The Alternative Saga Finale Three Part Promo (Animated Version. Note: Animation quality is terrible, but I felt that I should release it anyways. I’ll try and work out the kinks for the future).
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SpoofQuest by Gerlicky OTHER MEMBERS- WHEN YOU ASK OTHER MEMBERS TO SHOW YOU A COMIC MAKER, THEY WILL LEAD YOU TO DARK709 OR ONE OF HIS NEWB WANNABES! TO THIS I SAY: NO MORE! GERLICKY'S COMICS WILL REACH SEASON THREE. AND THEY WILL BE THE GREATEST COMICS IN THE HISTORY OF BZPOWER! NEXT TO DARK709'S COMICS. AND GAVLA'S COMICS. *slams fists on podium* Now that that riveting speech is over, I invite you to look at my first solo non-TMU series. In SpoofQuest!, we look at the misadventures of a dysfunctional comic studio... --------------- Jolt by Skorpyo What if you could be more than you were for 24 hours? JOLT is my forthcoming mystery-thriller comic that puts two Matoran detectives in that position. Their boss gives them objects(“Jolts”) that make them Toa for 24 hours so they can solve a murder case. As the mystery unfolds, the Matoran become involved in what'll have a chilling outcome... JOLT's experimentalness is that it'll only be updated for 26 consecutive days; Introductory/Conclusive Comics, then 24 in between for each hour. This means I'll finish every comic before releasing JOLT. -Skorpyo
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Welcome back for the last day of C3 2010. Some newer entries have made me have to add more exhibits to this last day, so you'll be getting some new stuff here. However, let's start with the first one, a series long thought dead that is coming back...: The Newsroom by the International ComicContinuity Once, there was a man. A very Australian and extremely BZPatriotic man. One day, he sat down to write a sprite comic. And that he surely did. It was called The Newsroom. Initially people were suspicious of it - and rightly so, as the man himself wasn't too fond of it either - but it caught on years later and popularised... I don't know, something. Upon realising this, he cackled with evil glee. And that's something the history books won't tell you. They also won't tell you that he got his Photoshop skills in a pact with Hero Factory which played a role in the end of BIONICLE, and that he consumed baked goods with his left ear. Eventually, though the dark and malevolent arts of transmogrification, by means of which we dare not speak, The Newsroom - having died with this man among men himself long ago - was resurrected by its inheritors, his International ComicCon partners. This zombie series will, by August 12, have successfully dragged itself out of its grave, stumbled back to Artwork III and resumed its efforts to amuse and/or tick off fans of childrens' construction toys everywhere. --------------- The Pirogi Vampire by the Zakitano The Pirogi Vampire:Reimagined An Upcoming Series by Zakitano The Pirogi Vampire: Reimagined is the story of Zakitano, the last Tiny Toa, who is obligated by duty to protect the Comic Land and its surrounding islands from the dangers of the world. In addition, as a form of income, Zakitano also authors an unpopular comic series, directed by his friend, Hoji. Whilst Zakitano is off defending the world as they know it, Hoji is defending the crew from…eachother. Zakitano inspects disturbed plantlife in a forest. TPV:R will feature many creatures from around the Comic Land, including Whoamis, Trolls, Pumpkins, and others, though oddly united under a single force. The comics will be produced starting on December 25th, 2010 and will lead up to the animated season finale, the date of which is undetermined. The series will be accepting guest stars. Hoji supervises the head of sound crew. The Pirogi Vampire: Reimagined will use a previously untested combination of Dark709's Chimoru sprites and real life images for backgrounds. It is also an interesting combination of a studio comic and a plotline comic. In fact, it accomplishes so many firsts, it would be difficult to list them all. What: The Pirogi Vampire: Reimagined When: December 25th, 2010-? Why: At least give it a chance; it's a revolutionary idea, so there's no bias to be had.
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Venom's Comics by The Venom Venom's Comics by The Venom For the lack of a better name. ~V.3~ ~V.3~ is my main solo-comic series. It's been up for 2 years already, and it's set for its final run. After the abandonment of The Swift Times- an experimental series I started a while back never to be started again- I felt I needed to finish the story of V.3. Once its third season finale- or should I say now, series finale- comes around, I will be taking somewhat of a retirement from Artwork 3. But that's a long time from now, so let's have fun while we still can. ~V~ has gone through a lot over the years. Improvements were recognized and Co-Authors became a nuisance. So... F.A.Q.T.H.N.B.A. (Frequently Asked Questions That Have Never Been Asked) Q: It's final run? So it's ending? A: After the season finale, yes. Q: What's happening in the story so far? What certain story element pulled you back to continuing V.3? A: So far, Venom and his friends have been banished from the Comic Land after nuking it to destroy the large symbiote, Cataclysm. They've also been blamed for attracting predators to the land known as Xenophage, notorious for their hunger for symbiotes. I wanted to finish the storyline because I've had so much planning and so many ideas for it, and I couldn't stand the idea of not being able to express them to the public. Q: What's the atmosphere of V.3 since it's changed? A: V.3 is now a combination of epic and comedy. I'm resting the epic half of it for a while to focus more on the comedy again. Q: Why aren't you accepting Co-Authors anymore? A: There were many complications about co-authoring during the second season. I just decided I'd rather not have to deal with said complications again. Civil War Civil War, the first of its kind. The largest Multi-Author Series to date, with a count of 28 authors. F.A.Q.T.H.N.B.A. Q: How did this start out? A: In May, I've been reading about the American Civil War during school. I originally had planned a MAS featuring Gavla, The Bohrok Lord, and myself called War, but the idea was scrapped. The idea was that Gavla and I would spark a rivalry and attempt to kill each other. I thought about both topics, and the idea of Civil War was afloat. I started recruiting as many authors that I could based on their comic making. Whoever was interested, I linked to a blogsite specifically designed to give out details on the series. Q: Civil War has been going through some problems. Why? A: Many were worried that Civil War would collapse due to spam, and author insanity as I'd like to call it. With the history of Multi Author Series falling due to such insanity, some authors were beginning to reconsider being in the series. Civil War began to fill up with spam very quickly as we were stuck waiting for comics to be made due to the author-rotation. I discontinued the author-rotation to ease out the tension and make comic making simpler amongst the authors. Currently, there is a new strategy set amongst the authors, and it's working out smoothly. Q: How long will Civil War last? A: That depends on two things- One: The structure. If the structure of the series begins to fall apart, the series will as well. Two: How far we've gone. I'm not sure exactly when I plan to end Civil War. With my retirement coming once V.3 ends, that question lies with no answer as of yet. But I hope to continue the comics as long as possible. Q: Why are you going to retire anyway? A: Personally, I think by the time V.3 ends the comics forum wouldn't matter too much to me anymore. I also need to focus on my real life. (The thing Dark709 does alot ) And now for my upcoming comic series... Final Question: What about your retirement? A: My retirement will not count towards RvB. Basically, I'd be retiring from the Comics Forum, not comic making, considering this series will be placed as my banner every week. I still would like to express my creativity without working too hard on something. And thus, RvB will be that something. --------------- City in the Sky by Aquatic Lewa Synopsis: Ten years before "The Quest for the Meta Sword," the island of Meta-Nui was guarded by the Toa Meta, a group of heroes readied for the worst to happen. However, sinister forces threaten the islands, forces that the Toa have never faced before. But as the conflict continues, a new, mysterious figure emerges… Who is "Arch-Toa?" What is the purpose of Aeros-Nui? Will the Toa triumph? Find out in "City in the Sky!" An ICC production.
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Because the entries were so long, we had to split them up for them to actually appear. So, back to the exhibits, this one featuring: --------------- Eljay: The Becoming by Eljay The What: Eljay: The Becoming The what about: Eljay: The Becoming is a series about Eljay’s past. It will focus on him as a Matoran, and his adventures on Idera-Nui. We will find out how he became a Toa. The only thing this won’t show are the unseen times at sea, and some times in BZ-Metru. We WILL see, however, why he came to The Comic Land. The series will separate Season two from Season three of Eljay’s series, The Lazy Life of a Comic Maker. How we will see it will be revealed later on, maybe in Season three, but it is unclear. The series will be a combination of sprite work and Photoshop. When: Unknown. Either late 2010 or early/mid 2011. Why: To show an important part of Eljay’s past. --------------- SRX-74 by Oni Welcome to the exhibition of my new plot-based comic series: SRX-74. SRX-74 is the story of a new age of Matoran, who want to advance their technology beyond it's current point. That includes the study of robotics, also known as the SRX Project. Kept alive for years by a thriving community, the project went through many failures until it was completely abandoned by almost all of the Matoran scientists. That was, except for the Laboratory of Robotics & Engineering, who had continued their research under a power-hungry former military general. The general pushed his small group to perfect the SRX robot. And after that, he continued to push his team of researchers until he had SRX-74, the most devastating piece of machinery ever created. In fact, SRX-74 had been so devastating that within three minutes of his creation he had eliminated half of the personnel within the lab. Thus, he was shut-down, along with the project. Or so it was thought. Credit to Philbert Flakes for background. On August 17, it will be learned that SRX-74 was not just a masterpiece of destruction, but one of the most intellectual beings in the universe. When the project was shut down, he had escaped his demise and the laboratory. Now, SRX-74 is traveling the world causing mayhem and vanishing before anyone can look around to find his hands at work. And when a detective gets caught up in one of his stunts, he becomes determined to find the robot and shut it down. But something must be discovered first... How? --------------- CRUSADE by toaster1 CRUSADE I am a TROUBLESOME ORDINARY. I have been fighting for many months. I don't know when my journey will end. All I remember, I will tell you later. But for now... When I was tempted, I head west with them, to another land. I met may adversaries, many friends, and yet, none of my questions were answered. Who were these people? Why were they fighting? And against what? C3 ~toaster1 --------------- Well, that's all for this morning, folks. Check in this evening to see more exhibits and more revelations.
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Hello, all, and welcome to the first ever C3 Conference. There's a plenthora of announcements to be made this year, from future plots, to new graphics, and not to mention the return of several old series that many have been waiting for. Also, just as a note: I realized that I released this a little late here on BZP. So, for this year only, we're going to further extend the deadline to the last day of the conference: Thusday, July 22nd, 2010. The reason is that many people heard about it too late to create an entry. Thus, I'm giving them a little leave time to do so. Again, this was only because I released everything so late, however, once the conference is over, it's over, so get in your entries quick. So, without further ado, let's start on the first exhibits: Kanohi of Comedy by Chosen One of Bionicle Yes, Kanohi of Comedy is also at the C3. I, Chosen One of Bionicle, author of this series, have prepared a nice amount of previews, glimpses of upcoming projects and changes to the series, as well as a few story spoilers, together with an important announcement at the end of this article. 1.) The Third Dimension I had to find out while making the last few comics that converting my imagination to a .png file is harder than expected. My old Fireworks+Paint method will not work on this. My skills of making authentic backgrounds and characters are limited. Sprites are no longer enough for me. So I have decided to go a step further: 3D For real now, I'm experimenting with a 3D program called Cinema 4D, which I was able to obtain. Now you probably want to see the fruits of my labor. I will experiment with 3D images further. In a hopefully not to distant future, this will be the standard of every comic. 2.) The Vectors Until I am able to master 3D, however, I plan to do a temporary “bridge” between sprites and 3D: Vector Art Vector Art Turaga and Toa bodies will be done later. Note, all of this is still experimental. It's the WIP of a prototype. Changes will be made in the future. You will see the final result in future comics. 3.) The Story Yes, the story. The plot. The stuff of comics. Regarding that, I've two announcements to make. 3.1) See, in the last months, circumstances appeared which kept me away from doing comics. This however, left me with one thing: Time to think. I used it to flesh out the story, and I have come to the opinion that this story can't be described by “Kanohi of Comedy”. So, I am announcing that somewhere in the hopefully not too far future, my comics will undergo a name change. They'll get a name that fits much more to the story I plan. The Chosen One Chronicles 3.2) I'll just throw that into the room: That's all I'm going to say on that matter. For now. For further insight on the future of my comics, I suggest visiting my blog during premier week, where additional and expanded articles will be released. Thanks for reading, Coob ---------------
