Inner Dialog Workshop
I started a webcomic today - Scoundrals on Inner Dialog Workshop. Since I can’t draw, the idea is to use cut and paste head shots and work on dialog. I find dialog hard because of the whole ‘he said’ thing. I did an exercise back in my high school creative writing class where I treated the dialog ‘terms’ as a volleyball game- ‘he parried’, ’she spiked’, etc. It really helped open the process up for me.
I came up with 3 characters and I didn’t have names, instead I had professions. The first is Preacher - he is a killer cricket who happens to be a vampire. I like that his eyes look like a mask. I’ve been doodling him for some time, especially if I’m in meetings. The second is TV chef - he has immaculate hair and an really nice fisherman’s sweater. The third is a hand that comes off of the wall to interact with other characters.
The premise of Scoundrals is that it is a monster world and they are just normal denizens of it. For right now, it is their professions which set them off as Scoundrals. I just don’t know how a TV chef can be considered sleazy. :-> I’m working on it though…
I created what was the start of the cast page and needed some labels. I don’t have names because they are easy, because the character tells me what is their name. I can’t just drop a ‘Jim’ or a ‘Bob’ on them.
The first two were easy to label, I just used their profession. The last was hard. For some reason, I saved the scan in a file called ‘4thfist’. When copying it up to the server, the name came to me, ‘4thhand’. It brings to mind second hand, but goes beyond that. And, as the hand is coming from the panel border, it really is all about Breaking the Fourth Wall.
And in the truck, I happened to catch a cover of The Waitresses “Christmass Wrapping” - it was by Save Ferris.
So, I’m thinking that the TV Chef will be called Ferris. Still have to let it stew for a bit.
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