Life, death, power, riches
All are but commodities
Bartered with at will
For the highest bidder
Pays the highest price
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So, six years and two days ago, I launched my first comic series, Live, Learn and Lawsuits.
I loved doing it. I’ve always loved comics, and doing my own comic series allowed me to dabble in that kind of visual storytelling, as well as teach me valuable image editing skills, and eventually led to my current job over at the TTV Podcast.
But I eventually grew tired of it come around 2012. Part of it was that my series was built around the cliches and storytelling gimmicks that the 2009 Comics Forum (then known as Artwork III) saw in abundance. It tried to be subversive and edgy, breaking the fourth wall, poking fun at what other newer comic makers would do, but ultimately it was just one giant reference to a joke that didn’t exist anymore.
The other part was the BZPower Archive. So many of my first interactions with friends and co-workers could be found in the pages of that old site. When the archive vanished, so did a lot of that history. It kind of felt like years of my life had been wiped away. The new comics forum was mostly what I had hoped for (no revival limit, a forum mod eager to listen and work with comic makers), but it didn’t feel the same anymore.
But I always wanted to come back. And I always wanted to try something new. Eventually, I started toiling away at concepts for a new series, one that didn’t need the established culture around it to make sense or be funny. Something a bit more self-contained, a little more serious, still Bionicle-inspired, but one that could be picked up by anyone, Bionicle fan or no, and still make a framework of sense.
I don’t know if I’ve succeeded, and I don’t know if I’ll even continue with what I’ve done. I have a bad habit of not being able to finish comics that I’ve started. I’ve decided to follow a wholly different style than the one I was used to back in the day, both visually and in the way I introduce the story, and hopefully it might look like something you guys would want to keep up with.
As always, but especially because I’m doing a whole new style of thing, feedback is really important to me here. I’d like to see what you guys would have to say. Consider this a kind of “pitch” comic, to gage people’s reaction. I’ve got a lot written up that I’d eventually like to share onscreen, as well as commentary I’d like to put forward.
Today’s my birthday, and I’m 20 years old. I guess it’s my turn to give a gift.
Welcome to Lawyer at Leisure.
Prelude
Page One | Page Two | Page Three | Page Four | Page Five | Page Six
Credits
Dark709 | Gerlicky | Soran | Janaro | Bladeran | Gavla
Sprites
Jonathan Hickman | Brian Michael Bendis | Brian K. Vaughan | Grant Morrison
Inspiration
. Keep it going.
