Moving Closer

I have the software to compose the comic strip, as well as the scripts. I have also gotten a fair few images/screencaps from the opening scenes to start.
I am hoping to have the first comic up by the end of December. I am also due to revise the scripts as I found I was using too much material in the early ones, too many jokes and ideas that I can spread out a bit.

Status Quo

No not the embarassingly rubbish rock band, but rather I am collecting screencaps for the series, and beginning to build a basic page layout template. Scripts have been written for the first 5 episodes, and seeing how everyone else is approaching it, I may get more life out of a seconds worth of film.

DM of the Galaxy has a Rival Already

I have been lazy, and no reason not to cry, but there is already a DM of the Galaxy rival out there in the form of Darths & Droids.

I have begun screencapping the film and will begin a slow production of maybe one or two a month.
D&D (ha ha) is actually running from episode 1 of Star Wars, whilst mine will start from episode 4.

Darths & Droids

A while back I mentioned the DM of the Rings, and how I envisaged a spinoff called DM of the Galaxy. Apart from a few scripts, and a holding webpage, I didnt really do anything else.

Seems someone else has beaten me to it, albiet in a different style than I anticipated with Darths & Droids.

So far it seems good. But this will not stop me. I have decided to continue on regardless.

My Multi-Region DVD Player Finally Died

Kinda annoyed for no reason, but now I have one.

My DVD player, a reliable Toshiba which I had modded to play any region DVD finally packed up this week end. I was annoyed, it was a faithful unit, and served me very well. I have a DVD cinema system at home, so I kept it mainly to play my region 1 DVDs I bought over the years. Its just now I've realised that I have some very precious DVDs in region 1 format that I am going to have to hunt on Ebay to replace.

No surprise that the old region 1 DVDs will end up on Ebay themselves. But the 3 that Im most sad to see go, and sure I wont be able to replace that fast are

Mummy Collectors Edition, Brendan Fraser version directed by Stephen Sommers
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, a classical funny film, and a cult film to boot
Dune: Mini-Series, the Sci-fi Channel's adaptation of a brilliant book

As I said, these and the others will end up on Ebay shortly the moment I stop crying.

DM of the Rings Update

Back in August I told you that the DM of the Rings was over, and how I was looking forward to his next effort.

Well, I am unhappy to report that what I have read so far is that his new web-comic is so wide of the comedy mark, that I am very disappointed.

Now I am not one for fanfic, but I did write a couple of strips, (well, after all he did encourage them) but based them on Star Wars rather than Lord of the Rings.

Ill have a go at editing a couple and posting them later, minus the artwork. I know its self-indulgent, but tough.

DM of the Rings

So one of my favourite webcomics will shortly be coming to its natural end.
It had a funny start, a dodgy middle, picked up towards the end and has kinda been not very funny of late. I can understand this, as the writer is very open about his personal life and how it affects his work.

But, although DM of the Rings is due to end, he has promised a new comic line, something related to RPGs, but not what you would expect. There were enough people out there who wanted him to try Star Wars, me included, but I fully understand his reasons.

Although he doesnt request contributions, he does get fan-made versions of his comics, and I feel geeky enough to admit I have written a few myself, which I might post sometime later this week.