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SolomonMars — Munch Chunky Issue One A

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Description Munch Chunky 1a

So I’m finally going to tell this story. Not in the way I had wanted to a few months back (which was animated) but the way I had originally conceived the project in 2001, as a comic book.

I learned a lot about storytelling and pacing when I decided to make Munch Chunky into an animated series. I could get away with things that would fall apart in a comic book scenario. Because of that, I had to change the beginning of the story and the way it plays out for the comic.

Another of my problems was my limitations in animating. I only know how to animate so many things, and I often hit walls I couldn't get around. In comic book form I hit a lot less walls with the images being fixed. It’s hard to explain, but what it came down to in the end wasn’t the expense of animation, but the time.
I’m able to commit the same amount of time to the comic form as the animated form, but i yield more story from it,
for my effort.

and ultimately I just really want to tell my stories, and I can’t let the process of building the body of that work be the part that breaks down the ability for the story to be told consistently and fluidly.

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ColErase carmine red pencil
Sanford F pencil
Photoshop CS3
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Comments: 47

fireladyloserrequest [2012-03-15 16:43:28 +0000 UTC]

dude... you come up with such random names XD
I had a dream about this princess with a name that you would come up with and she was part kitty... it was so weird
keep up with the good work!

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SolomonMars In reply to fireladyloserrequest [2012-03-19 00:54:32 +0000 UTC]

haha
you think so?
i dunno' i just play around with stuff until it catches my eye.
weird dreams are the best dreams if you ask me
hehe
thanks.

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fireladyloserrequest In reply to SolomonMars [2012-03-19 02:35:24 +0000 UTC]

Your welcomes
and I have plenty of weird dreams btw

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kyri01 [2012-03-05 23:05:51 +0000 UTC]

interesting

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SolomonMars In reply to kyri01 [2012-03-06 22:55:18 +0000 UTC]

you think so?
hehe
i hope it will be.

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SaoKara [2012-02-28 05:47:07 +0000 UTC]

very interesting!!! I look forwrd to reading more!!

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SolomonMars In reply to SaoKara [2012-03-02 03:08:08 +0000 UTC]

awesome! i think it's going to be a fun series, once it really gets going. C:

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Calicard [2012-02-27 20:47:15 +0000 UTC]

That was a great! A brand new story from the genius mind of Solomon Mars!

It sucks that you couldnt animate this like you had wanted but I feel that the comic form is still a fantastic way to tell the story. The great storytelling and conveyance you display in Goblyn is just as evident in this.

And I'm diggin the animal characters. Heck, I love that pig.

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SolomonMars In reply to Calicard [2012-03-02 03:17:35 +0000 UTC]

oh my! haha

yah, honestly my hope is to later down the line take the comic and just use it as an animatic for the animated series.

you like the pig? haha yah, she took the longest to develop.
she's a bit deeper than the other two main characters.

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Calicard In reply to SolomonMars [2012-03-08 01:34:39 +0000 UTC]

That's a great idea.

Coolio. I love pigs.

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Ventel [2012-02-27 05:07:05 +0000 UTC]

Munch Chunky seems very interesting!
I really like the amount of terminology that you used in this issue as well, it really helps to show that its a completely different world from ours.

Also, Bojo reminds me allot of Tidus!

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SolomonMars In reply to Ventel [2012-03-02 03:19:28 +0000 UTC]

awesome thanks!
yah, i tried to limit the amount of terms i was dropping on people in the first issue. it's a personal rule, cause none of it will make sense until the story has progressed to a certain point. but i can't help it sometimes XD

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Ventel In reply to SolomonMars [2012-03-03 05:53:35 +0000 UTC]

I understand!
I remember when I was reading some books, for example the Uglies series by Scott Westerfeld, he used allot of terminologies for his book. It was really interesting, but also at the same time you're wonder about what it does and you can't really google it or anything since its more than likely a made up word.
The same applies to Skinned by Robin Wasserman.
The beauty about comics is that everything is visual!

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SolomonMars In reply to Ventel [2012-03-04 19:01:41 +0000 UTC]

yah, that's my fear.
i'm constantly worried someone will get pulled out of a story because of a word they can't google right fast.
you know what i'm doing about that?
something like this-->[link]
(gonna make one for Munch Chunky too.

it's a mess right now, i'm gonna' make a journal to ask for help, because i'm terrible with wiki making.
just need more tiiiiiime XD

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Ventel In reply to SolomonMars [2012-03-06 02:58:20 +0000 UTC]

Oh wow.
I was just about to ask you about this.

Next thing you know, you'll be making facebook pages and stuff~

I could "try" to help, but I'm pretty much in the same boat as you!
It could be fun though!

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SolomonMars In reply to Ventel [2012-03-06 23:02:04 +0000 UTC]

hm... i keep thinking about making an fb page... but i dunno...
i have a page for me out there that i had to make to keep in contact with a client once... but i used a different name because i didn't really like the look of fb
it's very cold and sterile looking.

but... if you ever feel like helping out let me know, it would be appreciated.
C:

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Ventel In reply to SolomonMars [2012-03-08 02:17:26 +0000 UTC]

Very cold and Sterile looking? That's an interesting outlook.

Sounds like fun!

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SolomonMars In reply to Ventel [2012-03-11 14:12:13 +0000 UTC]

yeah...i dunno... it's just the colour choices they use for it.
and waaaay too many straight lines stacked on top of one another.
it's hard to describe.
but to each is own i guess.

it's why i like dA so much
it has a flowing sort of feel to it and the colours that they use are good ones. greens.

idk... i might just be crazy.

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Ventel In reply to SolomonMars [2012-03-17 04:52:13 +0000 UTC]

Maybe, maybe not -shrugs-
You, just like everyone else, have their own personal preference.

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SolomonMars In reply to Ventel [2012-03-19 01:00:44 +0000 UTC]

yeah true.
C:

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Shippuden23 [2012-02-27 04:47:28 +0000 UTC]

This was really awesome

I thought Mister Bittermint was girl at first

I thought the Kemp Apollyon was kind of cute

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SolomonMars In reply to Shippuden23 [2012-03-02 03:32:14 +0000 UTC]

thanky thanky

XD a girl?
i could see how you could think that.
it might happen a few more times as the series goes on.
i made the conscious decision not to anthropomorphize the female characters to the point where they have distinctions like long hair or other things.
like Diddle (the pig) is a girl. i think she looks girly

haha those kemp apollyon are kinda cute... but sooooper dangerous. C:

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pickles-4-nickles [2012-02-27 01:23:27 +0000 UTC]

This is awesome! I love how much depth you put into the worlds you create. Looking forward to the next issue!

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SolomonMars In reply to pickles-4-nickles [2012-03-02 03:40:34 +0000 UTC]

hehe thanks!
yah, i'm always afraid i'll go over board with the amount of info i project into the worlds.
but i always feel like i personally have to believe that the world is still going on when i'm not writing or that other stories and events are happening all the time, in other places while we're focusing on the main story.

heh idk...over board maybe? but it just feels right you know?

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Aplecraf [2012-02-26 21:58:55 +0000 UTC]

Probably another epic adventure on the way!

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SolomonMars In reply to Aplecraf [2012-03-02 03:46:53 +0000 UTC]

haha! i hope so.
we'll seeeeeee C:

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HonourKnight [2012-02-26 21:31:40 +0000 UTC]

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SolomonMars In reply to HonourKnight [2012-03-02 03:50:25 +0000 UTC]

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Vonny88 [2012-02-26 20:29:37 +0000 UTC]

Ahhhhhhh AWesomenesss!!!! I really like the action scene in the beginning. Ohhh myyy goshhh I am so behind with your other story, but its okay, because on March 22nd I will be officially done with school, which leaves me with lots of time to get caught up with all your comics. Wooooooooo!!!!! I will be having the biggest readathon of my life.... very soon!!! Keep up the awesome work.

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SolomonMars In reply to Vonny88 [2012-03-04 21:00:01 +0000 UTC]

haha awesome! congrats on graduating!

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Vonny88 In reply to SolomonMars [2012-03-06 01:07:41 +0000 UTC]

Dawwww Thanks a bunch!!!

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TheAntimonyElement [2012-02-26 18:16:15 +0000 UTC]

I am continually blown away by how much work you do. Seriously, TWO projects? This is super, I can't wait to see where it goes!

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SolomonMars In reply to TheAntimonyElement [2012-03-04 21:05:18 +0000 UTC]

heh heh *blushes*
i just love to tell stories.
this is what i do best, so i try to spend as much of my waking time drawing.

i also needed something to balance out Goblyn.
it gets pretty heavy in places.
i needed to work on a more upbeat project. C:

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TheMoonMonkey [2012-02-26 17:49:37 +0000 UTC]

Looks sick! hooked

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SolomonMars In reply to TheMoonMonkey [2012-03-04 21:06:49 +0000 UTC]

XD oh yah? well i'm gonna' work soooooper hard at making it as awesome as possible.
yup.

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LawrenceJL [2012-02-26 16:45:53 +0000 UTC]

this is gonna be an adventure >:{D

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SolomonMars In reply to LawrenceJL [2012-03-04 21:07:47 +0000 UTC]

yup yup
a fun adventure at that.

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RennardX [2012-02-26 15:57:42 +0000 UTC]

Sooooo very very cool! The comic format really works for you, like it's a strength of yours. I look forward to more of this story and of Bojo!

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SolomonMars In reply to RennardX [2012-03-04 21:11:15 +0000 UTC]

haha you think it works for this story?
cool, cool, cool.

awesome.

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lukosv [2012-02-26 14:43:33 +0000 UTC]

YAY!

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SolomonMars In reply to lukosv [2012-03-04 21:12:05 +0000 UTC]

woo hoo!

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lukosv In reply to SolomonMars [2012-03-05 00:33:35 +0000 UTC]

XD

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wakdraws [2012-02-26 14:36:18 +0000 UTC]

This looks fun!

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SolomonMars In reply to wakdraws [2012-03-04 21:13:46 +0000 UTC]

thanks!
i'm hoping it will be as fun to read as it seems in my brain when i imagine the whole story haha.

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indagold [2012-02-26 14:32:57 +0000 UTC]

Awesome work on this comic, I like how it's coming along.

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SolomonMars In reply to indagold [2012-03-04 21:15:39 +0000 UTC]

thanky thanky!
i had a lot of fun on this issue.
i just have to get past the introductions of all the major characters
and get to the heart of the story.

C:

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indagold In reply to SolomonMars [2012-03-04 21:48:04 +0000 UTC]

I'm in love with this story. I really love all your work.

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