Writing
Short Scripts and Portfolios
Jul 4th
For the past few days, I’ve been writing up a storm in an effort to build up my portfolio with more comic-based writing that didn’t feature ideas and characters I’m wholly attached to. While doing so, I also decided I should flex my character building, theme, and dialogue muscles to see how well I could infuse a short story with thematic values while also dramatically changing tone, backgrounds, and even my style of writing. After the jump is ONE of FIVE scripts I’ve written that I don’t mind showing off in an attempt to get feedback, critiques, and of course, exposure. Check it out, won’t ya?
Ultimate Trio #3
Apr 21st
Meet the cast of Ultimate Trio
A month down the line and I’ve finally finished Ultimate Trio #3. I’m actually very happy about this despite how long it took me to get into issue 2. I just decided to rough it out and complete all the initial drafts before I jumped into doing all the detailed editing (which means I put Issue #12 and the Annual of my original comic idea on hold so that I could cross this off my list.). Anyway, this is the conclusion of the storyline, and as I’ve said before, this has wandered as far as it possibly could away from the mod outline/script, so if that’s one of the reasons preventing you from reading, then let me affirm you that beyond issue 1, the similarities die down dramatically. Speaking of issue 1, that’s also been updated significantly in the dialogue dept. and some of the scene positions have been altered. If you wouldn’t mind reading that again and giving me some thoughts on its current draft (4), I’d be very appreciative. Anyway, script 3 is below, and I’d really love any type of feedback you may have (even if you don’t finish reading… though obviously I’d like fully informed thoughts). Specifically, I’m iffy about the ending, so commentary on how to improve it would be ideal. Enjoy the read, folks! Heh, if I’m lucky, maybe Marvel will love it too and use Arcade more often. 
Writing is fun?
Apr 15th
I don’t really have anything to update at the moment because the majority of the FRP crew is busy with an assortment of stuffage, but I did want to gloat a bit. As of today, I have 13 pages of Ultimate Trio #3 complete! That’s amazing to me because Trio #2 took about a week to do, and #1 probably took around a month. I guess I’m really inspired of late and all the other comic work + editing (Hello, spotlights and highlights) I’ve done have paid off.
Well, anyway, that’s that. On the Horizon, I plan to edit and put up Evengers Ch. 3. That happens to be one of my favorite sections, so I hope you all read it and give me some feedback. Don’t be afraid to comment, peeps. Cmdrkoenig has shown me quite a bit of work he plans to put up one day soon, Chuckles has been hard at work on new skins, and who knows what else might be in store. Keep an eye out.
Ultimate Trio: Issue #2
Apr 1st
Arcade and Console by Murs47
I don’t know if you guys remember, but sometime last year, July to be more exact, I wrote a comic script based on the Ultimate Trio mod featuring the villainous Arcade trapping and torturing three of Marvel’s most prolific characters. Well, after I finished issue #1, I had immediate plans to start on the second script and put it out there for prying eyes to read, comment on, and/or rip apart. Unfortunately, the current state of all the main characters involved kind of destroyed my enthusiasm for the project despite how out of continuity it may be. So, after I knocked some other projects out the way, I decided to force myself to finish issue #2 to see how well it’d come out. Honestly, I think the script is as good as it could be despite the fact that I dropped my initial outlines for the next two entries and remade it all with my original goals in mind. If you were a fan of Deadpool in issue 1, I’m sorry to say his role was dropped dramatically in order to boost up the REAL trio I had in mind for the mod. Anyway, why don’t you guys give it a read and tell me how well I did. Especially inform me if any of my disdain has shone through at all.
The Evengers: Chapter 2
Feb 24th
The Evengers!
Picking up where I left off from the Exiles mod, I decided that Antron and Dragonfist needed to have a little subtle chat about who was really in charge of the Evenger team. If you may recall, during one of the final missions, the Exiles drop a few words of wisdom on Antron before he’s sent back to his world. He was warned that Dragonfist was eventually going to betray him. So what would be better than picking up Ch. 2 with those thoughts fresh on his mind? Find out how Antron and Dragonfist get along after that revelation. It was quite a doozy, eh? And don’t forget to pay attention to some of the information involving Daniel Kai (Dragonfist) and his actions within the team.
The Road of Decadence
Feb 18th
The Long Walk by Ultimate Evil
Perspectives are funny things that everyone has and helps to shape them into the people we know and love (or hate). A few weeks ago, The Ultimate Evil and I made a deal where I would take a set of his photos and write a story that was inspired from it. Initially, I wanted an abstract piece because I felt that it would be easier to visualize ideas, but I eventually settled on nature piece that caught my eye a few months prior. After getting TUE to do a few minor edits to fit the photo into a certain mood I was going for, I began to write. The story was coming along fine, but eventually I hit a mental road block where I forced myself not to write. Around this point, I chatted with Detourne_me and shared with him a few ideas I had. He encouraged the “double perspective piece,” and a few days later I started story 2. Flash forward to a two days ago, I finished story 2 and began to think about how I wanted to end story 1. Unfortunately, nothing came to mind until today when I finally broke through my self-imposed mental block and wrote the conclusion. Hopefully, UE and anyone who happens to read the stories like it and give me some thumbs up. If he doesn’t, maybe I’ll get some good feedback. Anyway, the story is below. Let me hear your thoughts, OK? Oh, and don’t forget to check out UE’s Deviant Art page to see more of his work.
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The Evengers: Chapter 1
Feb 15th
The Evengers!
Exactly one year ago from Saturday (Feb. 13th), I began writing volume 1 of The Evengers in an effort to flesh out the characters and the world they live in. Realizing that the mod didn’t provide the player with any prominent details, range, or scope, I set out to really dig into the minds of these characters starting with the female cast members Ms. Marvel and her rival Iron Girl. Of course, I decided that I should make a real change with Jean and make her very different from the motherly role she eventually embodied in Marvel’s main universe, and I decided that Iron Girl (Tonya Starks) should be an experiment that was slowly breaking free of her restraints. Why don’t you guys tell me how well I did as I show off chapter 1? It’s a 4 page read, so make sure you have some time on your hands.
Meet The Evengers
Jan 30th
Although I haven’t done much with them publicly, The Evengers is a team that is very close to my heart. Part of the villain cast of the Exiles mod, The Evengers were created to be alternate, amalgam versions of some of Marvel’s premier superheroes and some of their collective rogue galleries. What’s an amalgam, you ask? Think of it as a mixture of character traits, ideologies, histories, and/or abilities, though it’s really not limited to just that. Anyway, it was an idea I was really pushing for because I had plans to use them later. Unfortunately, those plans never came to pass, but I was very grateful that at least the skins were created, and I had fleshed out their backgrounds.
The Inner Workings of a Collaboration
Dec 8th
It’s no big secret that I’ve been part of several collaboration projects over the years ranging from small FX based efforts to whole team-based mods. The thing about these types of situations though is that they never tend to come without their share of work. The pros are nice, but you have to factor that against the cons. When you’re part of a group, you tend to really discover who you can and cannot work with. The document that follows are some things I’ve picked up on and learned from all the FF based alliances I’ve had over the years. Maybe it’ll help you out, maybe it won’t. Eh. Your choice. 
Chocolate: A Love Affair?
Nov 6th
Sometimes, when I’m in a creative zone, I write things that freak me out to a degree. This is one of those times. In an effort to stretch my writing muscle after a few months of inactivity outside of comic, film, and song writing, I decided to give Bluebard’s fiction challenge a try. This… was the result. If you’re wondering, yes, I do sometimes think I fell off the deep end and never recovered. I tend to blame Murs for such things.