Charlie says:
This comic largely comes from Dance Dance Revolution. My wife Sarah got me into playing it with her, and one of our favorite songs was “Heaven is a ’57 Metallic Gray.” This is an example of how comics tell a story in ways prose can’t. I thought of the idea for this tale years ago, but whenever I tried putting it into prose form it came up lacking. It’s a pretty simple story, but it needs visuals that don’t come across well in prose. Now it’s a comic, and I’m incredibly happy with it. I particularly like Andy’s work on the design of the narrator. My original imagining was almost a reject from the Liefeld era of comics, complete with useless pouches everywhere. Fortunately, Andy added a badass longcoat, which can help any character.
Andy has said I can write a sequel to this tale at some point as long as it includes buxom space vampires from space (redundancy intended). Stay tuned.
Andy says:
After much delay, we take you to Heaven.
Sorry, I’ve been waiting nearly two months to say that.
This comic took me a while because I really wanted to nail the character design for the narrator. Also, this was the first comic I’ve drawn based on a script, which required I do layouts, which was a new experience for me. I’m happy with how it turned out, especially the first panel on the second page. I’m certain that is the most awesome thing I have ever drawn.
I have a short Christmas themed comic lined up for next month, then in January we’ll be serving up a helping of noir.
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Echoes of Duke Nukem.
I meant to post back when I read this….Needs a zombie cow catcher on the front of the car.
I love how you drew my zombie likeness with huge boobs and lots of cleavage. Classy! : )
You made a zombie likeness of your wife and then tried to light her on fire in bed??