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10-29-2020, 11:26 AM | #191 |
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And Then They Fight 82: TAOWAR: Wii Would Like to Play
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11-05-2020, 12:02 PM | #192 |
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Notes today on the last two TAOWAR comics.
I feel like both of these are more in line with what I want from the comic going forward. Get in, get out, have fun. Both are 12 or 13 pages and quickly get to the point and into the action with a focus on a single hero for the issue. Neither have a cover and that's because I just didn't have any cover ideas. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ATTF 80 Notes: -This is the one focused on Steiner. In ATTF #77 I had it written that Steiner would transform into a Kamen Rider, but it would've been effect heavy and the issue was already effect heavy. So I decided to make a comic where him transforming and being the main hero of the fight was the focus. -This issue does not have Empp in it. The reason is simple: I didn't want to shop him floating around. As to where Empp was during this, just assume he was already on the Rough Diamond. In fact, going forward if a character doesn't appear, it's best to assume they're on the ship. -The setting here changed a bit. I wanted a junk yard, but I had just gotten the fresh market playset I had been wanting so I went with a general marketplace. Still kept the Panthro name though as the group is still in Thundera. -Favorite thing in this comic is Jeff Goldblum and his badger friend. They're just there in the back/foreground doing things. -I'm quite fond of the pose Roz takes when she realizes that Thief has a nerdy side like Blade. Finding the hat and poncho can make the figure express a little more. -Back in ATTF #37, there's a flashback that shows Roz as a child getting attacked by Shocker Combatmen and Shocker Rider 1. When I rembered this scene, I realized there was a plot here. This wasn't planned, in fact they were just a cameo because DE-MOS was a bunch of evil organizations combined and I sold most of my Cobra and Storm Troopers already, so I needed to fill a role. Anyways, this resulted in me pairing Steiner and Roz for the issue. -Between pages 3 and 4, there was suppose to be the start of a B plot that I ultimately dropped. General idea was Blade and someone else would have a Summon battle over a Kamen Rider toy. Just a little low steaks fight that would introduce a new Summoner. Much like Steiner transforming in #77, this was cut because it was effects heavy and took focus away from the main plot. -In my attempts to pick up the pace, I might've rushed the scene of Steiner and Roz arguing a bit, but I think it worked out. -Servbot is a custom. The toy is from 66Action Mega Man Volnutt. It was originally just a clear yellow PVC accessory with zero paint. I painted the whole thing. I had been painting on him when I started making this comic and this was a simple and quick character to use. Monster form is because robot. -Note that Roz only has her sidearm with her. She wasn't hunting and was kind of low on ammo after the last comic. -CUSTOM: Kamen Rider Steiner. Much like Steiner's human form, I created this Rider for "Kamen Rider Ice King and Knights of the Round", but I did some updating. All the black lining was added to break up the solid colors (panel liners are fun). I also added an extra handle from SO-DO Woz's spear to the Banaspear because the Arms Action Banaspear just has a tiny little peg. I also renamed the Lockseed, originally I called it Ripe Banana Arms, but ripe bananas aren't green. Underripe bananas are green. So yeah, Underripe Banana Arms it is. Parts: Head Front, Body, and Shield: Arms Action Mars Head Back, Back Armor, Shoulder Armor, Lance: Arms Action Banana Arms Chest Armor: Arms Action Kiwami Arms Lance Handle: SO-DO Woz Vest: Star Wars Cantina Band -So many effects in this transformation. Every instant where you can see a detailed driver and/or Lockseed are my Sengoku Driver and Banana Lockseed shopped onto figure. -The zipper hole effect is the wrong one because I couldn't find a clear shot of the Lockseed style zipper hole. It's serviceable though. -Thankfully didn't have to shop the Banana Arms over his head, but I did shopped the pegs and peg holes off the figure in the panel with it on his head. -Inside the helmet is probably my favorite bit I got to do as every Gaim Rider gets this inside the fruit shot when they transform on screen the first time. For this, I took Baron's and mirrored half the image so I could erase his hair and turned it green of course. -You know how Rider does off screen transformations to save budget and time as the show goes on? Yeah, expect a lot of that in Steiner's future. This was a lot to do. -The all organic Banaspear line makes no damn since, but it's ridiculous things like that I live for in fiction. -Steiner uses both Au Lait and Squash here. I specifically left out Sparking so I'd have another finisher for him later. Steiner's Squash is pretty much a copy of one of Baron's finishers, can't remember if it's the same name. Used Au Lait for the shield because I needed to do something with the shield. -Added the banana effect to his Rider Kick mostly for pizazz, but if you'd like you can assume it's part of his Squash finisher. -Much like last time, the monster turned back. So far, that happens when a Rider finishes them off. Will Servbot appear again? Maybe some day. ___________________________________________________________________________________ ATTF 82 Notes: -This was an idea I had a long time ago. What if I followed up the old TAOWAR Halloween Special with a slasher-ish plot starring Wii-PO. I kept putting it off because I wanted the spaceship to be set up first, then October came making me think about it. I thankfully realized it was a good simple plot to use to introduce the ship and the extended crew. -The Rough Diamond is a Micro Machine of the Ghost from Star Wars Rebels. Picked it because I liked the shape and like a lot of SW ships it looks like it could use some work. Colors are mostly just Roz's colors with some silver and blue added in. -The extended crew is made up of a bunch of old faces and a new one. Tex: He gets new gear. The old bandolier and stethoscope made him a pain to pose. Now he has a medical satchel that fits on the toy surprisingly well. Roger: One of the oldest side characters and he looks a little...different...yeah, what happened was the Battle Droid that I used for Roger for years had a leg get bent up in storage. I had gotten this red Battle Droid (which is a much better toy) at some point, so I just used it instead. In universe, Roger got upgraded/repainted at some point. Side note, I had to paint the eyes on because the red Battle Droid's eyes wore off at some point. MOP Droid: This was a running gag character that appeared in a handful of old comics. He's a one note character here to fill a role, so it's a good fit. He also appeared in the Halloween Special working for Wii-PO, so his reaction here makes since. Handy Dandy: New character! I needed a chief engineer and Handy Dandy was on my desk at the time. Not the best first outing to show off her character, but she'll appear again, I'm sure. -Roger and Empp talk about how this is a piece of badly written fiction. This is me having fun with the fact that the Halloween Special, that this comic is a sequel to, has no place to fit in continuity. In that special it's set up like it takes place after the Paradox Saga and before the Land of Summons story, but Thief is there. I try to keep good continuity between comics, like #80's plot is mostly there to be good continuity with an old comic, but sometimes you just gotta disregard continuity when it's in the way of having fun. Not like it's a major problem here. Just roll with it. -I love the Wii Sports clue. It makes me smile. -So Wii-PO's monster form is a Bugster from Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, but in unique colors similar to a Nintendo Wii. I did not customize this toy, but rather painted it digitally. I had gotten done with the comic earlier than expected and I just wanted to see if I could do it. I think it doesn't work great in some panels, but overall I think it worked. If I ever need to use this form again, I might do a proper custom. -Decided to use Blade in his Raider form for this fight just because I haven't used it that much. -I rewrote the ending a few times. Once I got into the Star Trek mindset of not showing the ejection of the pod, it came together. One alternate ending would've been Blade locking away Wii-PO's head, but this ending was faster and the other ending would've needed another set. -This is technically a bottle episode as it only uses common sets that are used by the spaceship, but it's also the first time these sets have been used, so yeah. ___________________________________________________________________________________ I have one more thing to share today. Below is a very tentative cover for the next story. When I say very tentative I mean it, I'm not sure what the final number will be, I'm not sure if all of these characters will be in it, even the title might not be final either. The point here is the next story I want to tell is Thief fighting other thieves for a treasure, the sword in front of Thief. I hope to get going on it soon, but I make no promises for when it'll be out. Either way, it was a great cover idea and I had to make it. Last edited by Blade Raider; 11-05-2020 at 12:07 PM.. |
12-03-2020, 12:27 PM | #193 |
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ATTF 83 Honshin A Go Go Baby!
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03-11-2021, 09:43 PM | #194 |
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And Then They Fight #84. Here's a fun one for you all.
It's been awhile. I took a while off to focus on custom figures, most of which I plan to put in the storyline comics. Speaking of, #85 will be the next TAOWAR comic (the one with the preview cover above). It's 19 pages and the cover. Here's a question, would you guys rather have a few pages a week or just drop it all at once? |
03-18-2021, 09:27 AM | #195 |
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And Then They Fight #85.
Decided to hold back the story comic for a few weeks because it's a part 1 and I keep making minor edits while working on part 2. |
03-25-2021, 12:02 PM | #196 |
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And Then They Fight #86.
Next week, ATTF #87 TAOWAR: Thieves in a Fight. |
04-01-2021, 09:51 AM | #197 |
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ATTF #87 TAOWAR: Thieves in a Fight.
No April fools joke here, I forgot what day it was. Hope you all enjoyed. |
05-20-2021, 01:13 PM | #198 |
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ATTF #88
(For reference, this is based Kamen Rider Genms The Presidents and Metsuboujinrai specials) Sorry for going silent for a while. I'm still working on the second half of the Thief story. It's coming along, I just got into other things for a while. No ETA yet, but I'm aiming for it to be #90. |
06-03-2021, 11:13 AM | #199 |
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ATTF 89 Paper Cut
Next week, the second half of the Thief story. It's 24 pages. Here's the cover. |
06-10-2021, 12:10 PM | #200 |
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ATTF #90. Picking out right where #87 left off. Hope you enjoy!
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