Storycomic Weekly Newsletter: September 24th
Podcast Updates
This past week I had 2 shows on Thursday. Both are local artists. One was our returning ‘Friend of the Show’ Robert Brunelle Jr. for his fourth appearance he came on to chat about his latest books, ‘Mr. Brunelle Explains It All 25th Anniversary Book’ and his comic book, ‘Vermont Horror Comics’ is co-created with Joseph Citro.
Later I was excited to finally have on the show, the acclaimed and celebrated New Hampshire artist and illustrator, Matthew Crafton. We chatted about his Sci-Fi illustrations and his upcoming projects.
Project Updates
Slowly plugging along on ‘Appliance’ by doing some more rules writing, but for some reason, the week flew by. Minimal updates so far on that side.
Here is a snippet of the game that talks about how sentient objects move:
On Movement
The nature of sentience allows objects to move as long as they are not actively being looked at. Although there are stunts that allow an object to move quickly, a normal speed of the object would be the equivalent of a normal human’s run.
The smaller the object, the faster it can move. This explains why smaller objects are considered to be misplaced, whereas larger objects might need to be nudged back in place.
This also includes security cameras. Sentient Objects cannot move while being actively captured on camera.
Poltergeists
What about times when human eyes watch objects move? This almost always happens in homes and is believed to be the work of ghosts. In actuality, it is the mental deterioration of the sentient home. As a building’s mind drifts away due to stress, anxiety, or general apathy, this begins to remove the restrictions of object dormancy, where stronger personalities in objects break free of dormancy.
What I’m reading
This past week I read ‘Turner Family Stories’ from the Vermont Folklife Center. It is an anthology of stories that follow Daisy Turner retelling the stories of her parents and herself over a 100-year timespan from enslavement in Virginia to freedom in Vermont. This book is over 100 pages and features 5 cartoonists, including our ‘Friend of the Show’ Marek Bennett. Each one’s art style fits well within the story that is told.
Reading this book once again proves the point that comics as a medium can be a powerful storytelling tool
Personal Updates
We had a bit of a cold run through the house. Not Covid, though, so we are in the process of watching it bounce through the kiddos, but other than dealing with slight fevers and runny noses, we have mostly made it through the other side without anyone missing school.
We are starting to have some colder nights and we are beginning to organize and clean the house for the colder days ahead. Since we will be spending more time inside, we are making sure the house is not too full of unneeded toys and clothes.
Chocolate covered frozen bananas!