Sunday, March 12, 2006

Done but not over!

The first True Tale of Bravery and Honor, True Tales of the Ninja is finished!

(It is a shattering conclusion, so beware!)

The strip is definetly going to continue, but with shorter, non-ninja stories for a while until we undertake our next major story which will feature George Washington traveling through time. So keep tuning in, because things are definetly going to get more interesting.
I also put up a quick blog with all of the entries on one page to make it easier to read the whole thing at once, so feel free to check that out as well. I'd really like to know what you guys think of the completed storyline.
I have to say that it's very exciting to have a finished comic under our belts now. I think I have the better job out of the partnership, because I get to write whatever I think would make a neat story, and then get to see Peter draw it and make it even funnier and more exciting than I had envisioned. It's almost not even fair. There's basically no down-side!
I've learned a lot about writing from this process, too, and what makes a comic strip work. The format we have lets us experiment quite a bit, and we got to try out a lot of different story-telling styles in the weekly black and white strips, which was a challenge but a lot of fun. I'm a lot more comfortable with writing for comics as well now, too. I used to have to have everything planned out in my head before I even sat down at the keyboard, and that's less of the case now, although I still can't just bang something out all at once.
Please let me know what you've thought of the comic so far, as well as what you'd like to see in the future! There are many True Tales of Bravery and Honor to come!

6 Comments:

Blogger Grant said...

but penguins are so cute and cuddly!!

Have I ever told you I want a penguin?

Oh, and the strip was pretty good. I definitely enjoyed it. But when do we get to find out what happens next?!?

Sun Mar 12, 10:34:00 PM PST  
Blogger Aaron said...

What happens next will probably involve dragons and skeletons. The penguins and ninjas (ninguins?) story is over. That's all there is.
Unless you look inside your heart.

Mon Mar 13, 10:03:00 PM PST  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Aaron,

I have enjoyed the comic so far, and since you asked, I will offer one piece of advice: reformat the webpage so that it views normally on my screen! One of the biggest deterrants to my reading it regularly has been the annoyance of always having to scroll right. And if it's bad for me, I can't imagine what it's like for people in the normal 800x600 setup (I use a higher default resolution). Most professional websites create their pages to be viewed in 800x600 since that's still considered the standard resolution.

Tue Mar 14, 02:04:00 PM PST  
Blogger Aaron said...

Thanks for the suggestions! A website revamp is on the way, and I will try and make sure you can see the whole strip without scrolling. I agree that it's kind of annoying!

Tue Mar 14, 11:03:00 PM PST  
Blogger Grant said...

WHAT?!? It's OVER?!? NOOOO!!! I want to find out if the penguins take over the world!

My heart won't tell me.

Wed Mar 15, 09:44:00 AM PST  
Blogger Aaron said...

Well, who knows what the future may hold . . . for penguins or for your heart . . .

Mon Mar 20, 07:15:00 PM PST  

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