Saturday, May 22, 2010

The Road to Xibalba

Okay, so I am currently negotiating with 2 artists and the project is becoming less of a fantasy and more of a job. This means that I need to start outlining for you, the general public, exactly what this project is.

The project was originally conceived of as a series of 128 page graphic novels spread out quarterly or bi-annually (because that is much more realistic) basis, telling an evolving story of a wandering hero meeting his destiny. This won't be a run-of-the-mill adventure series, however, since I intend to keep the characters, all of the characters, 3-dimensional. There will be few clear-cut cases of good and evil, and quite a few moments where the reader is going to have to take sides as the hero and his allies sometimes fail to see eye-to-eye on issues ranging from crime and punishment to slavery.

The name of the series is going to be Xibalba which is the Mayan underworld. The reason why the series has this name will be explained in the series, but I am not sure if I am going to do that immediately, or if the answer will be revealed in the 2nd installment.

The nature of the work will be science fiction, but will incorporate elements of many styles including fantasy and steampunk. Yes, I know that this can destroy a story, but I believe that even the most severe critic would be hard-pressed to deny that my plots don't make perfect sense based on the premise of the series. A premise that I won't reveal until the script is compiled with the art and is ready to be sent to the publisher. Sorry, but that's what I have to do.

As we get concept art I will be posting it along with character bios, to hopefully generate some interest among prospective readers.

Anyway, I have to scoot off to do some other work.

Dr. V