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Dark Horse's Hellcyon #1


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Is it like Appleseed meets Megazone23? Visually that's what I'm getting (with maybe some Syd Mead in there too)

look at the left hand side of the panel, the poster on the building and then there's the graphic on the building in the middle.

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look at the left hand side of the panel, the poster on the building and then there's the graphic on the building in the middle.

Is that some New Macross class colonies gonging on in this here comic?

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I think I'm missing some sort of inside joke, but is this a new comic by a member of the forums? If so i'll reserve a copy at my comic shop and give it a chance. out here in Podunk TN, not much chance that they are just goign to stock a bunch of copies so i can stumble upon it.

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Hey all, sorry I started a new thread about this, I didn't know about this one (been too busy to visit MW lately), but thank you all for the kind words.

Well, you all guessed most of my influences, but what can I say, we all come from the same place here, don't we? Hugh: Of course the bike transforms, what's the point of having a bike in a robot story if it doesn't transform into one?

BTW, the cover >EXO< posted is the old version that made it into the internet somehow. The mecha design in the background ended up with a few differences in design (Still very Shirow-esque, of course).

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Thanks, Ghadrack.

TWDC: Have you published before? If not, you should try the smaller companies, it's more likely for them to publish author stuff from a newcomer. Bigger companies like Dark Horse usually require that you had worked for them on licensed books before you pitch them your own.

Nothing big at all. I had a strip for two years in an independent student newspaper in Madison, WI (daily circulation varied between 16,000 and 20,000), but it was more for the fun of it and quality definitely wasn't the most important thing! :lol:

Yeah, I am going to be doing the whole creator/writer/artist package with this idea.

I've been reading up on the submission guidelines for a lot of the publishers out there but, since this project is going to more of a labor of love than with a direct intent to publish, I am probably going to make a full first issue before I put together submission packages based on the individual publisher's criteria.

Thanks for advice!

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Hey all, sorry I started a new thread about this, I didn't know about this one (been too busy to visit MW lately), but thank you all for the kind words.

Well, you all guessed most of my influences, but what can I say, we all come from the same place here, don't we? Hugh: Of course the bike transforms, what's the point of having a bike in a robot story if it doesn't transform into one?

BTW, the cover >EXO< posted is the old version that made it into the internet somehow. The mecha design in the background ended up with a few differences in design (Still very Shirow-esque, of course).

Lol, glad to hear it man. I still owe you an email, btw.

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Hey! Wait a minute! The guy in the banner is the chilean socialist ex president Salvador Allende!!

allende2.jpg

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Great work indeed.

I like the Macross/Megazone/Shirow homages... and for some odd reason, I get the feeling there's going to be a MW Forum reference (in future issues) in there somewhere.

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Hahaha, it took a Chilean to figure that one out. Yes, I'm a big fan of Salvador Allende. One of his nephews is a friend of mine. I even paraphrased one of his most memorable speeches in the book as a homage.
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I may get spanked for saying this, but absolutely nothing good has come out of Marxism.

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I may get spanked for saying this, but absolutely nothing good has come out of Marxism.

Thanks for sharing your breathtakingly deep historical insights here on MW.

Suck knowledge gathered no doubt from reading the first sentence of a wiki article about Allende shows how much respect you have for the HIGHLY complicated and tragic social-political past (and present) of a foreign country… :rolleyes:

Awesome looking mecha’s and backdrop there Lucas! I’ll try to hunt it. Being Dark Horse, at least I’m sure to see a translated TPB sooner or later here.

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Thanks for the kind words, guys. I really hope you enjoy the book beyond the many obvious visual influences (of which I'm very proud, BTW). The support form this community in particular means a lot to me.

Twoducks: Yeah, I'm sure there'll be a Spanish edition eventually. I hope they let me do the translation myself when the time comes.

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