So…who wants to Rock & Roll?B)
Hopefully nothing like this has ever been tried before…
The setup: In the post apocalyptic world of the present day, only one thing matters: Fame and cash. Okay, so maybe that's two things. Now we have the War of the Bands, a grand competition held in Death Valley City to decide who the next great famous and wealthy band is gonna be. And as you may expect from when rockers get together, it ain't gonna be pretty. Expect bar fights, cussing, drinking, being stranded in the middle of the desert, shady agents, hang overs galore, and the occasional song.
And fangirls, can't forget the fangirls.
So, who's going to be the wealthiest band around?
Each participant can have up to 2 characters. Characters will be randomly placed together to form a band. Each participant is expected to contribute at least one page; though if you're not an artist it'll be fine if you just script a page and one of your bandmates draws it.
That's the basic idea, I haven't really thought out a story. I'm kind of new to trying to start up and organize a community event, but I really loved the idea. So advice and suggestions are more than welcome.
Hope this is successful and that everyone has fun.
And remember, this is no Battle of the second rate Bands; this is War.
Participants:
PIT_FACE
Glarg
Hero
Mister Kent
amanda
seventy2
Fishfilet
n_y_japlander
flapjack1995
Let me know if I miss anyone.
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War of the Bands: A Community Project Idea
haha! ya know…i was gonna say no more community projects for a while, but this is RIGHT up my fuckin alley!
are the 2 characters ones we're submitting outa our comics? cause Bones and Puke are both thrash metalers. Putrid Meat actualy has thrash metal references all over it, it's a major inspiration to me, so i'd love to do this. so if that's how we're rollin, i'd LOVE to submit them for the cause!
otherwise, just lemme know what ya'd need me to do!
haha! ya know…i was gonna say no more community projects for a while, but this is RIGHT up my fuckin alley!It can be either preexisting characters from your comics or new characters, so no problem with you using Bones and Puke.:)
are the 2 characters ones we're submitting outa our comics? cause Bones and Puke are both thrash metalers. Putrid Meat actualy has thrash metal references all over it, it's a major inspiration to me, so i'd love to do this. so if that's how we're rollin, i'd LOVE to submit them for the cause!
otherwise, just lemme know what ya'd need me to do!
Six string samurai is a movie made on a credit card budget.
it featured the U.S. in a world where the commie's took over in '58. and elvis lived to be however old he would be when the movie was made. he lived in Las Vegas, the last free spot in the former U.S.. there he was king. they sent out a call for a guitar playing bamf, to become the new king. and the movie follows one man's bid for that power.
not quite the same thing, but it made me think of it….
Six string samurai is a movie made on a credit card budget.Never seen it. Was it good?
it featured the U.S. in a world where the commie's took over in '58. and elvis lived to be however old he would be when the movie was made. he lived in Las Vegas, the last free spot in the former U.S.. there he was king. they sent out a call for a guitar playing bamf, to become the new king. and the movie follows one man's bid for that power.
not quite the same thing, but it made me think of it….
Hope it isn't too similar, though a little similar isn't bad as long as the comic is good. Hopefully it'll be entertaining.
haha, ahh…six string samurai…nah man, in order to end up like that movie, you'd probably have to copy right off of it. not much of a chance of it happening by accident so dont worry.hahaha! fuck, almost forgot about that one.
now that i think about it, the premisis was kinda close. there were all these other quirkey bands trying to outdo the six string samurai to vegas. like some soviet swing band and the grim reaper was into heavy metal and stuff. was something like that. pretty far out from what i can remember! haha, but who cares. ours'll be way cooler.
i was wondering though if we all have characters in it and stuff, but can only do one page, is there gonna be one main writer and a bunch of artists or what? or do we kinda make it up with each person who posts and kinda let it go where it wants. where does the contest come in with everyone's bands?
haha, ahh…six string samurai…nah man, in order to end up like that movie, you'd probably have to copy right off of it. not much of a chance of it happening by accident so dont worry.hahaha! fuck, almost forgot about that one.
now that i think about it, the premisis was kinda close. there were all these other quirkey bands trying to outdo the six string samurai to vegas. like some soviet swing band and the grim reaper was into heavy metal and stuff. was something like that. pretty far out from what i can remember! haha, but who cares. ours'll be way cooler.
That it will.
i was wondering though if we all have characters in it and stuff, but can only do one page, is there gonna be one main writer and a bunch of artists or what? or do we kinda make it up with each person who posts and kinda let it go where it wants. where does the contest come in with everyone's bands?You can draw as many pages as you want to, the one was a minimum to make sure everyone contributes a little bit.
I figured there would be a basic subplot that one main writer would write, so that everything was connected somehow, but that each participant/band could add their own story elements to it. So a main plot/subplot written out, but a great deal of just 'make it up with each person who posts and kinda let it go where it wants' in it too.
The contest is the mcguffin if you will. It's what brings all the bands to Death Valley, and there will be several 'rock offs' (or a similar, preferably cooler name) to decide who gets fame and fortune. Of course, that all depends on if your band survives to rock out. Those barroom brawls really can get sick and brutal, amongst other dangers.
Truth be told, it is mostly an excuse for violence, rock/metal/whatever references, and fan service. Much like any real rock star's life.
What ya think?
man, i think it sounds like a fuckin hoot! hell, rock and violence is a good excuse for ANYTHING! hopefuly more people start signing up so this can get on the role. maby you can go back to the first post and edit it to sound more like what you told me cause i was a little confused, so maby more people'll jump on. but i think it sounds like a terrific idea! i havent seen anything like that on here yet and i seriously love everything about it so i'm totaly there, and i can't think we'd be the only ones.
man, i think it sounds like a fuckin hoot! hell, rock and violence is a good excuse for ANYTHING! hopefuly more people start signing up so this can get on the role. maby you can go back to the first post and edit it to sound more like what you told me cause i was a little confused, so maby more people'll jump on. but i think it sounds like a terrific idea! i havent seen anything like that on here yet and i seriously love everything about it so i'm totaly there, and i can't think we'd be the only ones.I might be able to change the first post later, but it's late and my brain refuses to cooperate right now. And yes, rock and violence is a good excuse for anything!
I'm hoping more people will sign up, but even if I can only get a few participants I'd still try to get this thing up and going as much as possible. I probably won't get a chance to get it started till about two-ish months from now, so there's plenty of time for people to sign up.
Well, while I'm not particularly fond of only entering two of my characters in this, I'd love to help put this thing together. I've been drawing a band comic for like six years so if you like need help with the stuff in between entries or the central plot I'd be happy to lend a band.
Well, while I'm not particularly fond of only entering two of my characters in this, I'd love to help put this thing together. I've been drawing a band comic for like six years so if you like need help with the stuff in between entries or the central plot I'd be happy to lend a band.Well, the two character restriction is so that no one participant would have a whole band. I thought it would be neat if two or three participants were in a single band, thus making it more of a group effort. Depending on the number of entries however, I may allow more than two characters.
And thanks for offering to help, I'll probably need it.:)
Ooh! I want in, Vakanai! Hopefully this'll go further than Blood Kart ~ it looks exciting!No problem, you're in! I'll start putting up the people who've registered in my first post later.
I plan to go through with it no matter how many (or few) participants I get involved with this.
I'm not sure if I should create the comic on my account or start an open account like DD Zombies or something (really not sure how that is done). Thoughts?
I also plan to make a forum for it so everyone can communicate and plan a bit more effectively. Again, thoughts?
Can you tell I'm a bit nervous?
I'm in - I'll probably use some existing characters, but I'll have to think about it some. And I thought 6-String Samurai as well when I read it - but I think it will make a fun comic. You should check out that movie, though. It's in my top 10. Especially the car chase scene and the epic guitar battle with Death. Hell yes.
Hey chaps! Gotta say it made me think of Six-String Samurai, too. I actually loved that movie. But anyway, can you count me in? I've never actually done a DD collaborative project before so I may need some helping along, but I'd love to do a few pages for this. It's an awesome idea! And I love me some rock n' roll. Give me a chance to pay some homage to old classics like the Flamin' Groovies. Hahaaa, yes.
Plus drawing characters interacting with Bones and Puke would be fuckin' awesome.
I use to draw some pretty wild sh@t…. And would like to get back to my roots!
I do not have any characters made for this, but I can and will do a couple on the fly!! This sounds like a kickin' project… just tell me what needs to be done, and I'm there!! 8D
*yea… that smile is freaky…
I'm not sure if I should create the comic on my account or start an open account like DD Zombies or something (really not sure how that is done). Thoughts?
I also plan to make a forum for it so everyone can communicate and plan a bit more effectively. Again, thoughts?
Can you tell I'm a bit nervous?
I personally don't see anything wrong with creating the comic on your account. You could always make the current artist the assistant under your advanced option for the time being so they could put up their pages.
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