--- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, "jmhcustomart2004" <a_change_of_plans@...> wrote:
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> --- In SkunkworksAMA_at_yahoogroups.com, Ryan <voormithadreth@> wrote:
> >
> > Hello, I just joined the group, have been a fan of the artwork for the
> > longest time, trying to adjust to the 'new' look. While I lurk here and
> > read the mailing list, I was wondering if someone might be interested in
> > giving me a rundown on what's going on in the Skunkworks world, vis a vis,
> > new releases.
> >
> > I know he's got a website coming 'soon', but it's been coming soon since
> > Moses was in grammar school. And I still don't even know what the website
> > is going to be, exactly, when it's up. An online catalog for ordering
> > hardcopy portfolios? Something more like Jay Naylor's site? Some other
> > thing altogether?
> >
> > I know I could probably figure it all our by reading the archives, but if
> > somebody would ENJOY writing a brief summary on what we're waiting for an
> > how long we think we're waiting, and any other interesting news a Hardiman
> > fan is supposed to know, it would be much appreciated!
> >
>
> Firstly, welcome aboard! Hope you enjoy the group! As for your questions, let's see what can be done about 'em...
>
> The website has undergone numerous changes since I first pulled it offline several years ago. At first, I was trying to make it more interactive, hoping to incorporate a more "walk-through" version (sort of like a virtual tour of the actual studio). Sometime after that, I changed the format again. And so on...
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> The final version of the site is more of an information center of sorts. Viewers will be able to view various prints, as well as the contents of all the folios. There are brief "bios" of every character that has ever appeared in a print or comic, as well as a section devoted to just the studio staff. Many pictures have a "behind the scenes" notation on them, describing some pertinent information about the image (as taken from the viewpoint of a studio employee).
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> There is also a "mirror" version (which is what I'm working on currently), but this version is the "real-life" version of the site. It will feature information about the pictures as revealed by myself. Think of the first version of the site as the role-playing-version, and the second version as the actual real-life-behind-the-cameras version. There is a lot of information on both sites, but each one will cater to a different direction.
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> There are no features like a "comic of the month" or "picture of the month" on the new site; it is primarily a central point of information regarding the world, and the characters, of Skunkworks and Caterwaul. The humorous comics will all eventually be put together in one giant collection and sold through Angry Viking Press. The serious, "real life" stories of Caterwaul will feature some of the Skunkworks crew from time to time, but they will mostly make appearances in portfolios and such.
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> The main purpose of incorporating all this stuff into one huge site will be to answer any questions readers might have regarding Caterwaul. There is detailed information about the societies, governments, rules and habits of the trio's world on the site, and this wealth of information is sort of like the expanded version of a short story. Someone might read Caterwaul and wonder why certain things happened the way they did. In order to get details about the event, they could read up on everything on the site.
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> Many products will still be available from Second Ed, which is the only company I use for distribution of my work. The website _will_ feature many prints and folio pages that never saw production, and obviously, those won't be available from Second Ed.
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> The Caterwaul site, which was partially built years ago, and then lost a major portion due to my failure to properly verify my back-up, will feature information specific to the Caterwaul members, including behind-the-scenes members, vehicles, weapons, missions not featured in comics, and so on.
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> The "Geb-Kah" site will feature all the stuff about Onika and Treska's homeworld, including the various characters, their stories, and so on. Both Skunkworks and Geb-Kah factor in to the Caterwaul series, since there are stories which focus on the separate groups of characters within that title. The sites, then, will serve as an encyclopedia of sorts for the stories that appear in Caterwaul.
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> Hope that answers your questions, man!
>
> --JMH
Damn, have to admit, J, that answers some of my questions too, mann; even if it some of this stuff is a repeat of what you told us.
As you know, I look forward to it, my friend. I'm sure from how this is sounding it will be your best work yet.
BTW, anything else that's going on with you and the project(s), bro?
Anyway, take care, mann.
-OA OUT-
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Received on Sat Aug 29 2009 - 20:28:36 CDT