So much to talk about and nothing to say

Last Updated on Saturday, 4 July 2009 01:36 Written by Brian! Saturday, 4 July 2009 01:35

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So, I finally wrapped up the first script for Volume 4: Atomic Robo and Other Strangeness. Maybe I learned my lesson about starting scripts when I’ve only got the first act and the last page figured out.

BUT PROBABLY NOT.

The second issue of this volume had the same problem, only instead of a whole act and an ending, all we had was “Wouldn’t it be cool if…?” Way to go, genius!

I mean, okay, that’s pretty much how every issue of Atomic Robo is born, but by the time it comes to writing them, I like to have a slightly more concrete idea of what’s going on. But only slightly. You need a certain amount of “Uh, now what?” so the characters have a chance to inform you how they’re going to make things happen. But I spent the week researching some real history, and that seems to have provided a stable foundation to build the issue on.

I’ve been feeling a little frustrated with the blog. I’d love to talk about what I’m doing and thinking — for instance, what issue 4.2 was going to be, what it became, and why it changed — but I’m five issues ahead of you guys, so whatever I have to say will be too vague to be worth reading, boring without context, or a big fat spoiler. And it’s not like I have domestic adventures like Scott. I literally sit around all day thinking about things that aren’t real and I can’t even talk about that because, well, I’m five issues ahead of you guys, so whatever I have to say will be too vague to be worth reading, boring without context, or a big fat spoiler.

And then stupid Scott hit me with an idea for what could become the new new Volume 5 and I can’t talk about that either. Bah! Robo 3.3 needs to come out already so I can at least talk about that. My guess is that it’ll be available July 15th, but don’t quote me on that.

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  • Gerry
    Happy birthday Nikola Tesla, born this day in 1856!!
  • Yeah, I sound pretty terrible. It's even worse in real life. Everyone thinks I'm suicidal or already dead.
  • Jared
    Well that nipped that one in the bud. Podcasts would be neat, except for Brians' silly sounding voice. :P
  • Or I'm waiting to see if Scott wants to do issue commentaries podcast style, Captain Jackass.
  • 01d55
    Well seeing as how you're whining about how you can't talk about the comics that haven't come out yet instead of talking about the comics that have, I'm assuming that if you don't write that commentary now it ain't getting written.

    Presupposing that this commentary would be fun to read, there is a net fun gain for the universe if you write it now and publish when appropriate.
  • Yeah, but where's the fun in that? Either way, no one gets to see it for months.
  • 01d55
    Well you could write the blog post now, and then not post it until the relevant issue hits the stands.

    That's basically the solution that works for the actual content for the comic, so why not apply it to the commentary?
  • I've already filled out the paperwork.
  • Scott!
    Damn me to hell!
  • No argument here.
  • Damn that Scott! And damn that Scot!
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