We are an up and coming Entertainment Company that focuses mainly
on Web-delivered content such as web comics, flash movies, and audio clip
humor. We believe that the Internet is the best medium for our work (and our
budget) rather than working in traditional print media (i.e. Comics) or
attaching ourselves to a firm (which we tried and failed). Considering the
content of our work (most if it is/will be aimed at desensitized audiences), we
feel that using a medium such as a web site to deliver our artwork frees us to
perform at the highest limit of our imaginations (Read as: so we don’t have to
bastardize our work for the Comics Code/FCC/Other quasi-fascist bureau’s rules,
most of which we don’t know or would follow anyway) and deliver the content we
want you want to see. Otherwise, you wouldn’t be reading this, would ya? I didn’t
think so.
Why Chaotic Comics? Well, there is a simple reason: BECUZ OUR BUSINESS IS
IN COMPLETE AND UTTER CHAOS!!!
See, here’s how it works:
1. Various psycho-active drugs (legal, btw) induce hallucinations in
our company president and lead artist, Brian.
2. Brian takes those ideas, tells them to Steve (VP and webmaster),
and Steve somehow makes sense of it.
3. Brian produces a working script based on the ideas Steve made from
his lunatic ravings.
4. Steve looks over script, corrects its massive grammar errors, and
produces a synopsis.
5. Brian produces a cover art, baseline character design, and general
comic form design (i.e. manga, strip, etc)
6. Steve overhypes the comic on the website and other people’s
forums, and sets a target date for launch.
7. Brian draws the comic on paper, scans it to computer, colorizes it
(if he wants to), and makes various changes.
8.
Brian uploads it wrong, then has to do it again.
9. Steve takes the images, arranges them in order per Brian’s
instructions, sticks them on the site, and posts it to the web in the
appropriate page for it.
10.
You get to read it, comment on it,
trash it, etc. Steve receives e-mail from you and fixes whatever code he screwed
up on the website. This happens whenever he feels like it.
Our equipment consists of the following technical specifications,
just in case you wanted to know.
|
Person |
Steve |
Brian |
|
Computer Hardware |
Dell Inspiron 5150 2.8Ghz with
DVD-CDRW, 256mb RAM, D-Link Wireless Card, 40g HD. |
Compaq Armada Laptop with all the
latest bells and wireless whistles |
|
Computer Software |
Win XP Home, and thousands of
dollars of pirated software, movies, and flash files. |
Windows XP, Open Office, Ultimate
Paint, and that’s about it. All free, btw. |
|
Peripherals |
Samsung 256mb MP3 player-USB flash
drive- FM radio, NEC monitor, and DVD burner. |
PNY Attache USB flash drive, One
touch 7100 scanner, mouse, and a microphone. |
|
Durability |
Survived a bus wreck and bike
crash. |
Its brand new! It better last.... |
|
Price paid |
Waaay too damn much |
$900 |
|
Internet provider |
None: Uses hot-spots at restaurants
& Starbucks™ |
Cable line |
In essence,
we were cheap. Steve had obtained the laptop (complete with pirated software
already installed) through his computer training school. He later bought the
laptop from a less-than-reputable dealer, tried installing Windows XP professional
on it. It worked and of course, ran slower than Congress. His idea; trade
speed for reliability. It didn’t work
so he slapped 98 on there instead, and it hasn’t worked well since.
How the
idea started:
For the past
several years, we had discussed comics and had created a few of our own. We
had no success setting ourselves up with a firm, so we decided to do it ourselves.
Having nothing better to do with our lives (being single gives you oodles
of time) we decided to form a web comics consortium. After much debate and
chasing our own tails, we decided to form our own comics company and deliver
our content via the web. Inspired (read as: awed) by the works of Broken Saints,
2214, and Newgrounds, we went to work on how best to match up that level of
excellence. Realizing quickly that we cannot, we decided to stick with what
we had at our disposal; imagination, disposable income, pirated software,
and several comics ready-made for the internet. More importantly, Brian needs
more money, and this is something he can do. Steve needs more computer experience,
and this is something he can do. Essentially,
a win-win situation.
Warning: Buckets of Blood is
hosted on Comic Genesis, a free webhosting
and site automation service for webcomics.