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Post by Devo DrakeFox on Jan 22, 2011 21:28:27 GMT
Hello, Mr. Kitching! I've been contributing a fair few pages to the STC Wikia and I there are some slight details regarding the comic that no readers know that I thought you might know. Concerning some of the many Badnik designs in the comic that weren't taken from the Sonic games: most of these Badniks never had names printed in the comic and I was wondering if you or any of the other staff had come up with names for them? Did you come up with any names when designing them or was it simply a case of "Badnik Design No. 12345"? I actually don't recall ever coming up with my own Badnik - apart from the Troopers or course. That's too bad.
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Post by hamfam on Feb 2, 2011 0:40:31 GMT
Nigel, have you ever thought about releasing new comics digitally online? If any of them are as good as your Sonic the Comic stories, I know myself and many others would be interesting in buying them each issue.
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Post by Ed on Feb 2, 2011 20:38:15 GMT
I like the youtube clips of 'Der Golem', Nigel. Lovely to see you doing some art of a dramatic nature and the gothic horror atmosphere is lovely. I'm not really convinced by these motion comics in general - seems like this could easily be gimmicky - but the online idea is intriguing. I hope the MA goes/went well. What was your thesis?
Was this "Plasma"?
We've discussed this before and I think it would be terrific (and if it's the same idea still, the idea's really interesting). Maybe as a special issue #1000 so it's clearly distinct from everything else.
Of course (and this is in no way news to you), my absolute preference would still be to see something entirely original. Loved 'Decap' (not original but may as well be for all that you got out of it). Loved 'Krypt', 'A.H.A.B.', 'Magpie' etc. Although my greatest wish would be to something in a similar genre to Sonic -- a rich, dramatic universe, but still ultimately for children. I know you had 'Gimmik' on the go as well which looked fun.
I would find it fascinating.
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Post by Nigel Kitching on Feb 2, 2011 22:10:04 GMT
Hi Ed
Taking your questions in order:
I agree about 'animated' comics. But it's this kind of 'cutting edge' stuff which some lecturers pick up on as innovation. This was a project for an MA so I played ball.
The MA turned out okay. I got a good pass but not a distinction. Having said that I want to point out that I did this as a full time course while also holding down my full time lecturing job. I was told to do it part-time but I didn't want to. I'm in a hurry.
It was indeed 'Plasma'. My attempt to try to satisfy myself and Deb at the same time.
Let's be honest my idea of writing some more Sonic strips didn't actually get any interest at at - well, apart from you and Supermorff. Which is okay of course.
The thing that jumped out at my from my notebooks was a germ of an idea for a Decap strip. The note just said something about three sheepdogs called Bonnie, Prince & Charlie. No idea where I could go with that.
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Post by Nigel Kitching on Feb 2, 2011 22:12:34 GMT
Nigel, have you ever thought about releasing new comics digitally online? If any of them are as good as your Sonic the Comic stories, I know myself and many others would be interesting in buying them each issue. I think it would probably be too much work for me to cope with to be honest. I'm also pretty sure it would make me hardly any money to be honest. I'm not exactly Mark Millar
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Post by Tom on Feb 2, 2011 22:16:49 GMT
Nigel, don't be silly. I'd love to read any new comic written by you, Sonic or not. And I know for a fact there are several superb artists absolutely gagging to draw a new script by you.
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Post by ShayMay on Feb 2, 2011 22:28:41 GMT
Nigel, don't be silly. I'd love to read any new comic written by you, Sonic or not. And I know for a fact there are several superb artists absolutely gagging to draw a new script by you. Exactly this. All of the talented artists at STC-O (and many others besides, me included, although my being "talented" remains to be seen) would probably jump at the chance to write draw a script written by you. And being perfectly honest, I hold you in much higher regard than Millar. There's something about his scripts I just... don't like, and I'm not even counting his STC work! Of course, perfectly understandable why you wouldn't want to do online comics - it would be a risky step to take. Edit: Derp. >_>
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Post by Badly-Drawn Manchild on Feb 2, 2011 22:41:47 GMT
All of the talented artists at STC-O (and many others besides, me included, although my being "talented" remains to be seen) would probably jump at the chance to write a script written by you. Don't you mean draw a strip written by Nigel? Okay, in all seriousness, I personally would love to read more of your work, Nigel. Hell, I'd rather have seen more of your work out there than Mark Millar's (and I'm afraid I can't put my opinion of Mr. Millar's work in polite terms). It's a shame, but your reasons are understandable.
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Post by Raxadian on Feb 3, 2011 0:59:46 GMT
I do not know if this been already asked, but how is the making of a comic directly for those e-books things different to a print comic?
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Post by Knuckles on Feb 7, 2011 20:38:33 GMT
Ever since the online strips started I thought it would be fun to write something. However I can think of a dozen reasons why it would not be a good idea. Then again I do have this start of an idea I would really like to work on. Should I write something? I did have all kinds of half-ideas for Knuckles. I wanted to work with his past but not introduce a horde of echidnas into the current continuity. Zachary needed a back story. Just how did Knuckles end up alone on the Floating Island anyhow? Once all of the Floating Island is repaired just what is it capable of and what are its secrets? But as for specific stories, I never really got that far. But that reminds me I found some of my old notebooks full of ideas and rough scripts and so on. One day I'll look at these and if there is anything interesting I'll let you know. Of course interesting to me does not actually guarantee it's interesting to anyone else. I don't think Sonic despises weakness. When Porker quit, Sonic got scared - he didn't want to lose Porker. His petulant response was about how he simply hasn't the emotional equipment to deal with a situation like that. Sonic, deep down, is afraid of the possibility of his own inadequacy. I would love to see you write one more (a thousand more really, but realistically one) Sonic story. It would be fantastic in my opinion, and I'm pretty sure everyone on here would be right behind it. However I do understand the reasons why you may not be as excited about it. I'd also love to see your notebooks and check out what ideas you had on the comic and where it may have went had it not been cancelled. STC is something I grew up on and still love dearly, something I share with lots of people on this forum, so an inside look at some of the ideas and notes would be amazing for me. The comment you made about Sonic fearing his own inadequacy is the point I was trying to make when I said he hates weakness. I meant that he hates his own weaknesses, and this is why he is the larger and life egotistic character. To hide his own insecurities. Amy knows this and that's why she acted as she did in "Plasma", a fantastic story btw, and one I thought showed Amy's character brilliantly as someone other than Sonic's groupie. Why did Deb dislike it?
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Post by Nigel Kitching on Feb 8, 2011 0:39:03 GMT
Ever since the online strips started I thought it would be fun to write something. However I can think of a dozen reasons why it would not be a good idea. Then again I do have this start of an idea I would really like to work on. Should I write something? I did have all kinds of half-ideas for Knuckles. I wanted to work with his past but not introduce a horde of echidnas into the current continuity. Zachary needed a back story. Just how did Knuckles end up alone on the Floating Island anyhow? Once all of the Floating Island is repaired just what is it capable of and what are its secrets? But as for specific stories, I never really got that far. But that reminds me I found some of my old notebooks full of ideas and rough scripts and so on. One day I'll look at these and if there is anything interesting I'll let you know. Of course interesting to me does not actually guarantee it's interesting to anyone else. I don't think Sonic despises weakness. When Porker quit, Sonic got scared - he didn't want to lose Porker. His petulant response was about how he simply hasn't the emotional equipment to deal with a situation like that. Sonic, deep down, is afraid of the possibility of his own inadequacy. I would love to see you write one more (a thousand more really, but realistically one) Sonic story. It would be fantastic in my opinion, and I'm pretty sure everyone on here would be right behind it. However I do understand the reasons why you may not be as excited about it. I'd also love to see your notebooks and check out what ideas you had on the comic and where it may have went had it not been cancelled. STC is something I grew up on and still love dearly, something I share with lots of people on this forum, so an inside look at some of the ideas and notes would be amazing for me. The comment you made about Sonic fearing his own inadequacy is the point I was trying to make when I said he hates weakness. I meant that he hates his own weaknesses, and this is why he is the larger and life egotistic character. To hide his own insecurities. Amy knows this and that's why she acted as she did in "Plasma", a fantastic story btw, and one I thought showed Amy's character brilliantly as someone other than Sonic's groupie. Why did Deb dislike it? I think Deb thought my take on Amy might have been open to different interpretations. Deb wanted Amy to be strong and unambiguously in control. My version had her choosing to play a low key role. I was showing she was smart but she was still supporting Sonic rather than challenging him.
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Post by infamatt on Apr 6, 2011 14:58:12 GMT
I can't help but agree: it would be very cool if you were to write another Sonic related story, Mr. Kitching. I guess one of the advantages now could be that there is potentially more freedom to explore the characters and surroundings as opposed to when the comic was still being published by an official source.
Its a shame that STC had to end the way it did, but I'm glad that the online comic exists. It solidifies that as long as people continue to enjoy something, it can never really vanish.
I do have a question, though, if I may. Nothing terribly important, just something that I was wondering about. Was there ever a grand plan for the Sonic strips? By which I mean "in so many issues 'x' needs to happen so that 'y' can happen further on down the road".
Or was it more a case of "yeah, that story's cool - let's do it"?
Its a shame that your suggestion didn't appear to get lots of replies. I think it would be a good idea! Your writing was a large part of the reason why I kept on returning to STC each time I had the cash (coupled with the art of a certain Mr. Elson). Thanks!
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Post by Nigel Kitching on Apr 8, 2011 16:24:34 GMT
I can't help but agree: it would be very cool if you were to write another Sonic related story, Mr. Kitching. I guess one of the advantages now could be that there is potentially more freedom to explore the characters and surroundings as opposed to when the comic was still being published by an official source. Its a shame that STC had to end the way it did, but I'm glad that the online comic exists. It solidifies that as long as people continue to enjoy something, it can never really vanish. I do have a question, though, if I may. Nothing terribly important, just something that I was wondering about. Was there ever a grand plan for the Sonic strips? By which I mean "in so many issues 'x' needs to happen so that 'y' can happen further on down the road". Or was it more a case of "yeah, that story's cool - let's do it"? Its a shame that your suggestion didn't appear to get lots of replies. I think it would be a good idea! Your writing was a large part of the reason why I kept on returning to STC each time I had the cash (coupled with the art of a certain Mr. Elson). Thanks! I think if I wrote for the online comic there would be a number of differences. For one I would no longer assume my writing always needed to work foo somebody aged around ten. If the editor had been willing I would have liked to plan stuff out more in advance. In general all I got to do was to plan a few issues ahead. The best run I got where I could do some real planning was the Chaos thing at the end where the new editor asked me to plan out ten issues. Nigel
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Post by infamatt on Apr 8, 2011 16:40:03 GMT
I can't help but agree: it would be very cool if you were to write another Sonic related story, Mr. Kitching. I guess one of the advantages now could be that there is potentially more freedom to explore the characters and surroundings as opposed to when the comic was still being published by an official source. Its a shame that STC had to end the way it did, but I'm glad that the online comic exists. It solidifies that as long as people continue to enjoy something, it can never really vanish. I do have a question, though, if I may. Nothing terribly important, just something that I was wondering about. Was there ever a grand plan for the Sonic strips? By which I mean "in so many issues 'x' needs to happen so that 'y' can happen further on down the road". Or was it more a case of "yeah, that story's cool - let's do it"? Its a shame that your suggestion didn't appear to get lots of replies. I think it would be a good idea! Your writing was a large part of the reason why I kept on returning to STC each time I had the cash (coupled with the art of a certain Mr. Elson). Thanks! I think if I wrote for the online comic there would be a number of differences. For one I would no longer assume my writing always needed to work foo somebody aged around ten. If the editor had been willing I would have liked to plan stuff out more in advance. In general all I got to do was to plan a few issues ahead. The best run I got where I could do some real planning was the Chaos thing at the end where the new editor asked me to plan out ten issues. Nigel Thank you for responding so quickly!
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Post by Raxadian on May 19, 2011 4:51:57 GMT
Would a question of how the business has changed since the Sonic the comic times be out of place?
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Post by Nigel Kitching on May 20, 2011 17:09:34 GMT
Would a question of how the business has changed since the Sonic the comic times be out of place? Ask away and I'll answer if I can or want to
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Post by Tom on May 20, 2011 19:27:47 GMT
I think he just did.
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Post by Pete on May 29, 2011 20:25:06 GMT
Happy birthday, Nigel!
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Post by Nigel Kitching on Jun 2, 2011 20:22:26 GMT
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Post by shodic on Jun 18, 2011 21:45:37 GMT
HB late Nigel
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Post by Raxadian on Jan 9, 2012 8:45:12 GMT
So, how the business has changed since the Sonic the comic times?
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Post by Nigel Kitching on Jan 18, 2012 18:01:39 GMT
So, how the business has changed since the Sonic the comic times? Not quite sure what you're asking here - can you rephrase the question?
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Post by Raxadian on Feb 15, 2012 8:45:20 GMT
So, how the business has changed since the Sonic the comic times? Not quite sure what you're asking here - can you rephrase the question? Whats has changed about making a Comic in the last twenty years?
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Post by Nigel Kitching on Feb 15, 2012 22:26:11 GMT
Not quite sure what you're asking here - can you rephrase the question? Whats has changed about making a Comic in the last twenty years? I guess the biggest change is that now it is all done digitally. Also there have been no comics in the UK hardly since STC
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2012 18:36:45 GMT
Hello Mr. Kitching
I would to start this post by saying that you're my favourite writer from Sonic the Comic as I highly enjoyed many of the stories and characters you had created.
There's a question that had bugged me for quite awhile and I hope that maybe you could answer them if possible?
Is Dr. Zachary related to Knuckles in any way? Or, was he just an echidna villain that had survived?
Your reply would be much obliged ^_^.
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