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I had been thinking of doing an in character, news/propaganda blog category for some time. However, it would seem that while I was thinking this over, the whole format has become widespread. While this isn't by any means a bad thing, I simply cannot bare being thought of as 'jumping on the bandwagon' and so decided that I must do something different. This morning I came up with an idea for a comic layout illustration, and it seems to have turned out acceptably. So I'm going with that.
I've got an idea for a short little story arc that I think is both interesting and mostly within my current artistic capabilities. If people enjoy it, I may post more.
Our story begins in the Campbell Nation, a burgeoning federation (Officially "Neosituationist People's Federation") following a peculiar variant of democratic socialism, and a proud member of the alliance Rose. It is late May, and although the alliance is at peace, it looks as if it will not remain so for long. (We'll meet our protagonist over the next few strips.)
Politics and War: A Story in Comic form
Part 1
About the art:
I draw things by hand, with a regular old pencil and sketchpad, and occasionally some colored pencils. For this comic, I drew the pictures on a page, then fought with the scanner to give me an acceptable likeness, and chopped that up and put it back together again in MS Paint. I am well aware that better options exist, but at the moment I like focusing on the paper drawings. This process will probably stay the same for the story arc, though I may tweak a few specifics.
The first panel shows three flags; they are, from left to right: the Campbell Nation's official flag, the Rose alliance flag, and the hammer and sickle used by my nation in game. The seal in the second panel is the official pencil-and-compass emblem of the National Neosituationist Party, which represents the Campbell Nation's official ideology. The third panel is a close up of the Grand Senate of the Federation. All of these symbols are very prominent, and likely to come up again.
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