| March 08
by Frank
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"What I think is that
I feel that I'm thrown into an action scene with no background.
I see "BANG-BOOM-BANG" and then it's over. And I wonder:
That was it? And the book will contain many more of these? No thanks.
Where is the background story? A bit more depth would be appreciated.
But this was too flat. Maybe you provide more depth later in the
book."
Patrick responds: The
challenge with offering a five preview is to show what the story
is about (hence including the inner cover) while simultaneously
giving a nice snap shot into what the heroes actually do - in this
case defend the city against an Intruder and send it back. With
the first issue being 32 pages, I had a lot of space to get the
story started off on the right foot. Hopfully when you pick up Issue
01 you'll agree.
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| March 08
by Amannda
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"The artwork is great! I think the coloring
could be more bright to highlight effects. I think they'd stand
out more as sudden actions. Other than that, I think it looks great.
As far as characters, I think Crossfade looks more menacing than
Fusion just because he looks like you wouldn't know if he was a
good or bad guy at a glance. Not to say Fusion isn't tough guy looking
(he is!). I think the preview portrays him as a man with a brooding
past that doesn't have a balance at this point in his life (perhaps
that's why he has anger issues?) which makes me want to know if
there is more to him than a tough exterior he places off of well."
Patrick responds: While
we are still trying to get a feel for how everything will look on
paper, we've discussed at length the overall style we wanted to
see for SUNSET. The book's style borrows a lot on what we like in
comic books. That said, some of the best superhero art spawned from
the comic book explosion in the late 80's/early 90's, which probably
had some influence on the style of SUNSET. A lot of colorists today
really exaggerate the highlights, making everything look glossy.
Ours is toned down, although there are some pages deeper into the
book that warrant more dramatic coloring.
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