pitfallaimee Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 So, it's not like programming, but formulating a comic book is tough! I know Swordquest means many things to many...well, at LEAST a dozen people... So, this is your chance to express your hopes for the SwordQuest: AirWorld comic book. I have already begun the artwork, but I'd like to know what the atari fans out there think should happen in this, the last chapter of a beloved series, before Dutchman and I iron out the final plot. (Also, it would help me out a LOT!) Thanks! Aimee Tate [ 01-07-2002: Message edited by: pitfallaimee ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 It should most definitely have something to do with the game (unlike the first two and maybe the third, don't know never read it). If you can make it more useful in figuring out the game I will be happy. Oh yeah, how about a plot somewhere as well. I think as long as you tell a straightforward adventure story you cannot go wrong. Maybe even end it with a cliffhanger (like the other books) just for kicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitfallaimee Posted January 6, 2002 Author Share Posted January 6, 2002 I'll do everything I can to make it interesting--and relate to the game in some manner. BTW: I'm glad to know there's another person in the state of Kentucky who still talks about Atari! [ 01-05-2002: Message edited by: pitfallaimee ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 Yeah! Me too. There are a few others here in Louisville, but they refuse to show themselves. I know this because Atari games keep getting bought out from under me!! Good luck on the comic. Are you going to try to keep the art style close to the work of Perez (I think its George, right?)?? Small World Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitfallaimee Posted January 6, 2002 Author Share Posted January 6, 2002 I've got the original comics *gasp* cut up and broken into characters so the art will have the "Perez" feel to it--whew! It's a tough act to follow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 Cool. I found the first two at a comic shop last year. Can't wait to see the finished Airworld comic and game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 My suggestion: It needs lots of 'splosions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 6, 2002 Share Posted January 6, 2002 And maybe a few car chases (just kidding ). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitfallaimee Posted January 6, 2002 Author Share Posted January 6, 2002 Gee, you forgot nudity and tobacco use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 7, 2002 Share Posted January 7, 2002 LOL, of course! Those are perfect for a "Swordquest" comic! How could I forget?!?! This comic has all the ingredients of a classic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted January 7, 2002 Share Posted January 7, 2002 What about a stupid sidekick who speaks in baby-talk gibberish and has absolutely no bearing on the plot (mesa thinka Isa hava idea, big bombad), but instead annoys everyone to tears and helps ruin what would have been an other wise cool movie....err comic book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted January 7, 2002 Share Posted January 7, 2002 quoteWhat about a stupid sidekick who speaks in baby-talk gibberish and has absolutely no bearing on the plot Thats an easy one.. draw TAILS from the sonic series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitfallaimee Posted January 7, 2002 Author Share Posted January 7, 2002 Hey! Great idea! Though, with the well thought out character web already present in the Swordquest series, it may be hard to find a character that isn't useless to start with, what with characters like "Konjuro" the Wizard (didn't see that one coming...) and "Tyranus" the Evil Tyrant. [ 01-07-2002: Message edited by: pitfallaimee ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 7, 2002 Share Posted January 7, 2002 Pitfallaimee, Hey, love your quote! "3rd Rock", well, rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitfallaimee Posted January 7, 2002 Author Share Posted January 7, 2002 Hey, thanks! MST3k also rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Right on! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitfallaimee Posted January 8, 2002 Author Share Posted January 8, 2002 Compliments aside, anyone have any enemy/monster designs in mind? They should be air/weather related...the classicgaming forum has brought forth such suggestions as whirlwinds, St. Elmos Fire, Dust Devils, and the like. Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Seriously, A five headed dragon that spits some kind of fungus poison. Really. I think it would be cool. I read too many comics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitfallaimee Posted January 8, 2002 Author Share Posted January 8, 2002 Well, I am planning to use winged dragons as the local form of transportation. Since the "Swordquest" formula usually involves the twins seperating and encountering 2 forms of the natives/inhabitants, the other form of transportation may be futuristic hover-chariots. Or Chevrolets. I haven't decided. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 I don't know if this helps, but on the mock-up box they used for an Atari ad it shows one of the twins (the girl I think) caught in a giant spider web. You might want to work that into the story. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitfallaimee Posted January 8, 2002 Author Share Posted January 8, 2002 Great! I don't know if it would have been in the comic book, had the project been carried out, but it sounds cool. Hmm...must...make...sketches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Natives and Inhabitants you say? well, how about some kind of cloud people. The capture one of the twins, but the problem is that they can't easily be defeated, since they are of a cloud substance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitfallaimee Posted January 8, 2002 Author Share Posted January 8, 2002 Hey, that's better than the quote "sexy chicks that wear skimpy bird suits." Not only am I not going to draw "skimpy bird suits", it conjures images of Big Bird that are hard to dispell from my mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhindle The Red Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted January 8, 2002 Share Posted January 8, 2002 Damn, my dreams of scantilly clad bird babes has been totally dashed! Downer! How about some beings made entirely of wind similar to the tornado creatures you spoke of, but less organized, more whispy(I know this is a visual nightmare, them being completely invisible and all)? Cloud people sound cool, but bad guys made of clouds sounds silly, like they would be nice a puffy. Maybe you could create a cool looking Cloud Dragon, though... Of course flying horses would be cool. Please no Wizard of Oz flying monkeys though, I still fear those beasts. If you have night scenes, some bat monsters could be cool. A fount of ideas, Stan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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