Saturday, February 2, 2008

Graff-ic Novel

I have been conceptualizing a graphic novel that I hope to put into action one day when my literary and artistic skills allow. It will be called "Demiurge." I am still developing ideas but so far it is set in the future after Armageddon and the final holy war between heaven and hell. At the end of the war god and Satan had fought hand to hand, and as a result killed each other off. This battle took place in heaven and the result of god and Satan clashing actually crumbles the heavens. So all that is left for settings in the graphic novel is the ruins of earth and the seven circles of hell. Satan is dead so rule of the seven circles of hell is left to the demon masters that oversaw their realms during the reign of Satan. I want to have each of the seven circles and their rulers based off one of each of the seven deadly sins. The gluttony circle will be for the damned gluttonous souls and the demon master of that realm will be all fat and nasty almost Jabba the Hut style and so on for the lust realm ect. There are a lot of comics that deal with battles between good and evil or heaven and hell so I needed to come up with a new angle to make it interesting and unique. I feel that having it set not during, but after the holy war is sufficient and creates a new vibe and sort of "now what" kind of hopeless futility that satisfies me and is perfect for the dark overall style of the book. I am happy with this premise since it holds this strange set of circumstances for the people who survived and still live on earth knowing that there is no chance for deliverance since heaven no longer exists. Basically it makes being good or believing in god pointless and impractical in the world that is left after the holy war. This leaves a futility that will fuel allegiances between Satan loyalists, converted Christians, and the powers that be on earth; the demons of hell will exchange seats of influence in hell once their souls descend for their loyalty to do their demonic bidding in what remains of earth. Earth will be a true breeding ground for sin, terror, mutilation, murder, mayhem, chaos, disease, and sadism ect. I still need to do some conceptualizing and development besides actually writing the dialogue, drawing the characters, frames and landscapes ect. Mainly I need to come up with the perfect protagonist, his power or influence, and his special relationship to earth and the seven circles. Stay tuned!

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