On this week's Destruct-O-Cast: making a Super Haters comic strip from start to finish. Join Nick Marino as he details his creation process, revealing lots of little Super Haters secrets along the way!
It all starts with the plot, building it up through brainstorming and conversation. Then, after plenty of tweaks, the process moves onto the scripting phase.
Once the initial script is complete, it's time to put the characters in place. After the panels are composed, they're copied into another file and lettered.
The time-consuming lettering stage is also an opportunity to rewrite the dialogue and tighten up the jokes. Once that's finished, the webcomic is exported, uploaded, and posted to the Super Haters blog.
Above is the final product, Super Haters #339, which is then shared across multiple social media networks including Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, and Google+. AND THAT'S A WRAP!
On this week's Destruct-O-Cast, Nick Marino (that's me!) and Justique Woolridge are joined by Brett Wallwork, Super Haters super fan!
Above: Brett on the left. Dorks on the right.
We discuss Brett's taste in comedy, his taste in candy bars, and his taste in Super Haters comics. (Actually, now that I think about it, we spend a lot of time talking about candy...)
Above: Brett's favorite story arc... one that doesn't exist.
We also toss around ideas for future Super Haters stories AND future Destruct-O-Casts, plus Nick teases what you can expect from the upcoming story arc.
Above: Brett's least favorite story arc... the current one.
On this week's Destruct-O-Cast, Nick Marino (that's me!) is joined by Andrew Kilian. He's the hyper-awesome artist behind the hyper-anatomy of Andrew Kilian Guest Week, a 5-page Super Haters story that debuted last fall.
NOTE: We spend a lot of time referencing our collaboration, so if you haven't already read it, you should check it out! It's a short read and only mildly NSFW.
Andrew and I kick things off by discussing his experience at The Kubert School. Then we chat about his major first comic book project, Majestic XII.
After that, we talk Super Haters! Why were the Haters liberating for Andrew? Why does he think perfection sucks? Plus: learn the shocking (or, uhhhh... not-so-shocking) secrets of our past collaboration and thrill as we tease a future collaboration!
Also, Andrew and I explain our respective approaches to comics creation. And we go through our story and reveal some hidden moments that you may have missed!
Welcome back to the Destruct-O-Cast, a new weekly podcast devoted exclusively to the Super Haters webcomic! In this episode, Justique joins Nick (that's me!) to discuss the co-writing process.
We kick things off with some listener questions from Dana Spallinger (a.k.a. lunch bag artist supreme) and Shawn Atkins (a.k.a. comics storyteller gordita).
To leave us feedback of your own, tweet @super_haters, write on the Super Haters Facebook wall, or call our automated comment line at 412-567-7606 and we'll play your message on the show.
After that, Justique and Nick dive into the details of their co-writing relationship. Who's better with plots? Who's better with new ideas for characters? Who's better with character voices? Listen and find out!!!
NEXT: If he can get his Skype up and running, our guest will be Andrew Kilian. If not, we'll have a surprise guest on the show!
Welcome to the debut of the Destruct-O-Cast, a new weekly podcast devoted exclusively to the Super Haters*! Nick (that's me!) dives into feedback from Facebook and Twitter, answering questions and dropping shoutouts.
Dan Greenwald asks about Nick's character creation process for the Haters, while Byron Winton wants to know what's up with Destruct-O-Tron's new political stance in the current Republican Motherhood story arc.
To leave us feedback of your own, tweet @super_haters, write on the Super Haters Facebook wall, or call our automated comment line at 412-567-7606 and we'll play your message on the show.
After the end theme, Nick sends out special thanks to the godfathers of the Super Haters, Neal Shyam and Seth Fronzoli. And here's a link to more about the band that partially inspired Destruct-O-Tron's name, Disasternauts (on the show, I call them Destructonauts... whoops!!!).
NEXT: Super Haters co-writer Justique joins in to discuss the creative process and answer more of your questions.
*In case you don't already know, Super Haters is a Mon-Fri superhero satire webcomic starring Destruct-O-Tron and Mind's Eye.
It's time for a super-duper Project Basement with:
Destruct-O-Tron by Andrew Kilian and Nick Marino
2009 YDS Award winner Andrew Kilian surprised me a couple months ago with this mind-blowingly awesome (and sexy) Super Haters sketch.
I took a shot at coloring it and VOILA! The result is the sweet art you see above. You can also check out Andrew's original Destruct-O-Tron pencils, and see a side-by-side comparison of the penciled version and colored version
But wait... there's more!
Andrew also surprised me with this shockingly sultry sketch of Destruct-O-Tron and Mind's Eye getting grabby. Just like before, you can see his pencils, and a side-by-side comparison of the pencils and colors.
BUT WAIT... THERE'S STILL MORE!
Mind's Eye by Shawn Atkins
The incredible penciler of Time Log and creator of a googolplex of other comics -- Shawn Atkins -- did this kickass Mind's Eye pin up late last summer. Though I already posted it here on the blog last October, I think it's VERY worth reposting!!! And I love purple-to-pink fades, so Shawn's color scheme is really working for me.
Speaking of Shawn and his wickedly creative mind, that leads us to...
NEXT WEEK: Project Basement Spotlight on Pepper Jones, Adventure Scientist!!!
(Never heard of her before? That's because Pepper and her world are the subject of a brand-spanking-new comic by Shawn and I. Get a sneak peak next week on the PB Spotlight!!!)
I'm proud to announce that Super Haters is a finalist for the 2010 SPACE Prize!
Granted, there were only six entries in the Webcomics Category, and there are exactly six finalists... so do the math yourself. But I'll be damned if I'm not gonna fight like hell to win this award!!!
Voting is open only to SPACE exhibitors from the 2010 show, and voting is open until January 31, 2011.
If you're one of those exhibitors, I'd like to take a moment to thank you for reading this and invite you to read all the Super Haters strips eligible for consideration!!!
According to the rules, any comics posted online between April 20, 2009 and April 24, 2010 are fair game. For me, that would mean Super Haters #1-41.
I'm taking a page from Jim Rugg's book and making these eligible Super Haters webcomics as accessible as possible. Here are the different ways you can check out the nominated comic strips:
- Read them here on the AudioShocker starting with Super Haters #1
- Read them as a photo album on Facebook or a set on Flickr
- Download and read them as a single PDF (it's about 6.75 MB)
You can also check out the new Super Haters Master List to access any individual strip posted here on the site. And, of course, please visit the Super Haters at their new home -- SuperHaters.com!
Good luck to all the 2010 SPACE Prize finalists and thanks to all the exhibitors considering Super Haters as their vote in the Webcomics category!!!
Now, as you may already know, the Haters have moved onto their own blog -- SuperHaters.com -- and they've been running daily since December 1st, 2010.
But from June 25th, 2009 until July 9th, 2010, the Super Haters ran weekly here on the AudioShocker. It was a glorious 13 months of silly superhero satire.
But never fear -- the Haters will be back! New material starts on Groundhog's Day 2011 (that's February 2nd). So, in the meantime, enjoy these classics and get ready for the new strips soon!!!
The Super Haters have moved! You can visit Destruct-O-Tron and Mind's Eye over at the new SuperHaters.com.
If that stunning screen shot didn't persuade you, then maybe this will -- the Super Haters are going daily!!! Starting with their original 64-strip run that was posted here on the AudioShocker, the Haters will be bickering seven days a week for your enjoyment.
Still not convinced? Okay, it gets better -- brand new Super Haters comics debut on Groundhog's Day 2011!!! And, to top it off, Justique will be joining me as the new head writer!
So pls pop by SuperHaters.com and leave some comments. SEE YOU THERE!!
Check out this Super Haters humdinger by awesome artist Shawn Atkins:
You may recognize Shawn as the penciler of Time Log, contributor to Project Basement, and the creator of Gello Apocalypse and Explorers of the Unknown.
Big THX to Shawn for the kickass art!!!
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