The Story Behind The Writing: 1 Chapter Down.

I don't dwell on the past that much, generally speaking, but in the case of The Overman, it's unavoidable. The script that Shane is currently drawing from was developed over many years, and if you've been following these last few blog posts from me, you'll know that the story has undergone numerous overhauls, some of which were so radically different that they are barely recognizable to me as I shuffle through this stack of dusty, yellowing scripts.

I'm supposed to be writing about The Overman, but since I'm currently writing the sequel, my mind is focused much more on what happens after this 5 issue Image series concludes next year. I just finished writing the first chapter of the new book today, so I'm in a celebratory mood. Between working a full time job (I recently accepted a position as Creative Director with a local marketing company), penciling my other comic, Champion Of A Lost Universe, and finishing the handful of private comic commissions, it hasn't been easy finding the time to write. But I'm a firm believer in the notion that if you want something bad enough, you find the time to make it happen.

I don't have much commentary to make about this week's script excerpt (above right), except that I ask that you keep in mind that I wrote it 15 years ago, and I cringe a little when I see most of this stuff. It's piled high with grammatical stumbling, but for the purposes of this blog, I'm releasing it all here, regardless of it's flaws.


Scott Reed
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