"Shame of the Otaku"
So frustrated, ugh. Tried drawing, epic fail due to me STILL NOT REMEMBERING TO SAVE MY WORK and then the computer turns off. Then I had a thought about the comic.
So I've been working on the comic revamp. Working on it a lot, and its coming along nicely. Finished the first script and everything. Sent it to the normal group of comic people and awaiting feedback. I spent a lot of time on it, and I hope it shows. It sets up a lot for the plotted out arc. 5 issues plotted out, one giant story, all starting with this one issue. Read it over, started writing the 2nd issue, aaaaaand...yeah.
See, here's the thing, issue 2 has a lot of exposition and flashbacks about a certain character who's going to end up being the Big Bad of the series. I need to introduce him, but somethings already happened to him to leave him in a state that makes him different from what he was. Its all leading up to this big reveal at the end of the arc where he goes "Hey, remember me bitches?" and makes his move. Problem is, the 2nd issue is such a blatant exposition issue just to introduce him, that only an idiot wouldn't know what's coming at the end of the arc. It feels forced and drags out the story just so everyone's on the same page. Its bad story telling, but its necessary to plot. I was trying to think of a way to fix it, but can only think of one way.
Scrap what I have so far, start over to the point where the flashbacks are, and go from there. In theory, it'll read a lot better, and the more I think of ideas the more I think it would be a fun story. I kinda want to do it.
Here's the gist for the TLDR crowd out there. Would you scrap everything you have so far, delay something you really want to get started, and redo all the hard work you just finished, just so you can tell a better story? Or do you plug on through, and find a way to make a bad situation into a good one? Creative problem solving.
Thoughts internet?
So I've been working on the comic revamp. Working on it a lot, and its coming along nicely. Finished the first script and everything. Sent it to the normal group of comic people and awaiting feedback. I spent a lot of time on it, and I hope it shows. It sets up a lot for the plotted out arc. 5 issues plotted out, one giant story, all starting with this one issue. Read it over, started writing the 2nd issue, aaaaaand...yeah.
See, here's the thing, issue 2 has a lot of exposition and flashbacks about a certain character who's going to end up being the Big Bad of the series. I need to introduce him, but somethings already happened to him to leave him in a state that makes him different from what he was. Its all leading up to this big reveal at the end of the arc where he goes "Hey, remember me bitches?" and makes his move. Problem is, the 2nd issue is such a blatant exposition issue just to introduce him, that only an idiot wouldn't know what's coming at the end of the arc. It feels forced and drags out the story just so everyone's on the same page. Its bad story telling, but its necessary to plot. I was trying to think of a way to fix it, but can only think of one way.
Scrap what I have so far, start over to the point where the flashbacks are, and go from there. In theory, it'll read a lot better, and the more I think of ideas the more I think it would be a fun story. I kinda want to do it.
Here's the gist for the TLDR crowd out there. Would you scrap everything you have so far, delay something you really want to get started, and redo all the hard work you just finished, just so you can tell a better story? Or do you plug on through, and find a way to make a bad situation into a good one? Creative problem solving.
Thoughts internet?