So, I decided I will make an NC Christmas Special...

Sean P Kelly · 12-20-2007, 12:13 PM

A year and a half has been long enough. I have decided to put together a Christmas comic for NC. If Jay allows so, it will be posted in NC otherwise it will just be linked from the SMBHQ main page.

My ideas for it so far are that it will be based on the faux documentary style of The Office (even borrowing some plot points from the UK Office Christmas Special) and it will make references to the long hiatus.

I'm open to suggestions/collaborations, so feel free to post.

EDIT: I've been re-watching The Office Special and I have a rough plot outline in my head. It won't follow the special to a T, but there will be plot similarities, most specifically the fact that it will be in two parts with the first part concentrating getting up to date with the characters, while the second part deals with a Christmas party.

I don't think it'll take too long to do, so I should have it ready by Christmas.

Sean P Kelly · 12-20-2007, 06:53 PM

OK, I've officially started work on the comic now. I attached one of my first frames as a preview (I'll do this periodically as I go along)

Sean P Kelly · 12-20-2007, 08:19 PM

Here are two more preview frames.

I like the first one, since the comment makes no sense, yet its possible that someone, who is ill-informed in the arts, would actually say it. Also, as you can see from the frame, I have included David Brent from the Office in the comic.

The second frame (which chronologically comes shortly after the first frame) is a demonstration of the Office-ish "talking head" scenes that will be prominent in the comic. As you can see, I just enlarged the sprite to fix the frame to create the illusion of a close-up.

I hope to have at least the first half of part one done tonight.

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-20-2007, 08:24 PM

Who's the stick figure celebrity this time (sorry if I sound like a moron). -CSM

Perrin Aybara · 12-20-2007, 08:47 PM

You have my blessing. And if you remind me, and I don't think it's too horrible, I can put it up on NC.

(That reminds me, I should really update that thing some time during my short winter break...)

-jay

Sean P Kelly · 12-20-2007, 08:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crazysnowman

Who's the stick figure celebrity this time (sorry if I sound like a moron). -CSM

Ricky Gervais as David Brent from The Office

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-20-2007, 11:55 PM

Yeah, I don't watch much modern TV anymore. I'm stuck in the '90s. -CSM

Sean P Kelly · 12-21-2007, 12:14 PM

Enjoy the latest preview frame, which comes from a montage showing what the NC characters have been up to.

Sean P Kelly · 12-22-2007, 09:08 AM

Small change in plans. Since I don't want to rush in getting two parts ready by Christmas, only part 1 will be ready for posting at that time and part 2 should come by new years.

Perrin Aybara · 12-22-2007, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sean P Kelly

Enjoy the latest preview frame, which comes from a montage showing what the NC characters have been up to.

Hehe, I like that one.-jay

Rainbow Dash · 12-22-2007, 01:48 PM

So, CSM, do we ever plan on doing LotW?

Sean P Kelly · 12-22-2007, 01:54 PM

In what can be constituted as recycling, filler, or both, I have decided that it would be fun to have part 2 open with the 40 frames I made about 2 years ago for the scraped "NC Christmas Carol"

I'll explain away the story suddenly ending when the actual story continues right after.

As such, my next preview frame will be from that section (even though you won't see it until part 2)

Sean P Kelly · 12-22-2007, 06:49 PM

New preview frame.

Guess the reference.

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-22-2007, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chunky Kong12345

So, CSM, do we ever plan on doing LotW?

Yep. Send me some ideas. I forget what happens next. -CSM

**Valigarmander** · 12-22-2007, 08:33 PM

Neat. Looking forward to it.

Sean P Kelly · 12-22-2007, 08:50 PM

I should have part 1 done tomorrows and I will e-mail it to Jay for posting.

I will leave you with one final preview frame.

**Crazyswordsman** · 12-22-2007, 09:02 PM

I miss Bob Dole Jay. -CSM

Sean P Kelly · 12-23-2007, 06:11 PM

Alright, Part 1 is finished an e-mailed to Jay.

My self-critique is that the comic seems a bit more like random vignettes than a self-contained storyline, but I hope that it's documentary format will help to explain that away.

I anticipate that Part 2 will have a bit more story two it.

Sean P Kelly · 12-27-2007, 07:09 PM

So, part one went up today.

How do you like it?

**X-3** · 12-27-2007, 07:43 PM

Not bad. I thought Fred more of as an Orc, myself. The Mr. T WoW reference was pretty cool.

Can't wait for part 2.

12-20-2007, 12:13 PM	#1
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	So, I decided I will make an NC Christmas Special... A year and a half has been long enough. I have decided to put together a Christmas comic for NC. If Jay allows so, it will be posted in NC otherwise it will just be linked from the SMBHQ main page. My ideas for it so far are that it will be based on the faux documentary style of The Office (even borrowing some plot points from the UK Office Christmas Special) and it will make references to the long hiatus. I'm open to suggestions/collaborations, so feel free to post. EDIT: I've been re-watching The Office Special and I have a rough plot outline in my head. It won't follow the special to a T, but there will be plot similarities, most specifically the fact that it will be in two parts with the first part concentrating getting up to date with the characters, while the second part deals with a Christmas party. I don't think it'll take too long to do, so I should have it ready by Christmas. Last edited by Sean P Kelly; 12-20-2007 at 03:36 PM.

12-20-2007, 08:24 PM	#4
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	Who's the stick figure celebrity this time (sorry if I sound like a moron). -CSM

12-20-2007, 08:47 PM	#5
Perrin Aybara Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 1999 Location: Alone....so terribly alone... Some... where... out... there... dies Gender: Posts: 12,760 Thanks: 194 Thanked 504 Times in 235 Posts	You have my blessing. And if you remind me, and I don't think it's too horrible, I can put it up on NC. (That reminds me, I should really update that thing some time during my short winter break...) -jay

12-20-2007, 11:55 PM	#7
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	Yeah, I don't watch much modern TV anymore. I'm stuck in the '90s. -CSM

12-22-2007, 09:08 AM	#9
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	Small change in plans. Since I don't want to rush in getting two parts ready by Christmas, only part 1 will be ready for posting at that time and part 2 should come by new years.

12-22-2007, 01:48 PM	#11
Rainbow Dash been dreamin', i've been waitin' Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: a bomb-ass cloud house bachelorette pad Gender: Posts: 24,401 Thanks: 173 Thanked 1,179 Times in 716 Posts	So, CSM, do we ever plan on doing LotW?

12-22-2007, 08:33 PM	#15
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Neat. Looking forward to it.

12-22-2007, 09:02 PM	#17
Crazyswordsman This key doesn't work. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Booyaville (yeah!) Gender: Posts: 10,791 Thanks: 1,019 Thanked 686 Times in 467 Posts	I miss Bob Dole Jay. -CSM

12-23-2007, 06:11 PM	#18
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	Alright, Part 1 is finished an e-mailed to Jay. My self-critique is that the comic seems a bit more like random vignettes than a self-contained storyline, but I hope that it's documentary format will help to explain that away. I anticipate that Part 2 will have a bit more story two it.

12-27-2007, 07:09 PM	#19
Sean P Kelly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,789 Thanks: 19 Thanked 58 Times in 46 Posts	So, part one went up today. How do you like it?

12-27-2007, 07:43 PM	#20
X-3 Useful as an Owl Join Date: Jan 2004 Gender: Posts: 15,944 Thanks: 753 Thanked 1,213 Times in 790 Posts Blog Entries: 10	Not bad. I thought Fred more of as an Orc, myself. The Mr. T WoW reference was pretty cool. Can't wait for part 2.