"Seniority" News: Character Briefs, Eugene Reynolds

Tomato · October 25, 2007, 12:46:46 PM

Niiiice. Like how you matched up the breaks, that's a really nice idea.

lugaru · October 26, 2007, 03:47:33 AM

Yeah, I wasent expecting the logo to be THAT cool, wow. Now I really want to see this project go somewhere, that thing is a real draw.

Tortuga · October 26, 2007, 09:27:26 AM

The colours will change as needed. I tried the waning moon shape as the O, and it didn't look right. It looked like SENICRITY, or as Zulu pointed out on another attempt, SENIOORITY. I also don't want to mess with the cracks on the O; it has a sense of impact that I like. I am going to try making the moon slightly thinner, however, to see if that'll help.

Thanks for the comments folks!

Mowgli · October 26, 2007, 01:44:16 PM

Well done sir. I like it a lot! :thumbup:

Epimethee · October 26, 2007, 08:03:08 PM

Very nice logo indeed. :)

I do agree with IPS, though on the moon swash. I'm not a fan of arcs in logos, they became a fad a dozen years ago and are quite cliché by now. The real issue with the crescent, though, is that it doesn't quite mesh graphically – as if trying to force two visual elements together because one wants the concepts they represent. IPS take looks like a good solution (apart from the terrible job he did on the kerning ;) ), though losing the colour contrast (and added depth) of the red crescent removes some impact.

Tortuga · October 26, 2007, 08:29:57 PM

Yeah, I tried that one earlier as well (the enlarged O). The problem I found was it broke up the word itself, and even when the break lines are lined up, they just didn't have that same oomph.

Without the moon, I found the logo somewhat plain. It needed a second layer. As much as I don't like everything to need to mean something, the waning moon just kind of happened at one point. It suited the title and concept, so it stuck. I will work on it more so that it interferes less with the text.

Thanks for the feedback.

MJB · October 26, 2007, 08:32:35 PM

Love the logo Tort. Great jeorb!

-MJB

Figure Fan · October 27, 2007, 08:29:51 AM

I really do like the logo, Tort. I like the idea of the moon in the background, but maybe you could just remove its black outline? I'm thinking that might look interesting, too. Either way I think it looks sweet, and the character designs, especially Drama Queen, are awesome.

Tortuga · October 28, 2007, 07:32:06 PM

I can't stop messing around with this thing. Here's a new slightly modded version (that would require some cleanup before being "final"). Once again, colours are only placeholders:

And just for kicks, here are a few of the previous versions:

Who knows, maybe once we get covers and the like figured out, this logo won't work. Until then, here's what we'll work with.

Tort

Tortuga · November 01, 2007, 08:30:07 PM

Zulu has posted a few teasers from the first few pages in his Art Thread.

Our goal is to have Issue 1 done by mid-December. We'll have two weeks to tweak it and make sure it's ready for print. I'd love to send it to a printer early January (January 2, if possible). Of course, these things could all change. ^_^

Mowgli · November 02, 2007, 02:47:48 PM

Great logo. I like it better with the crescent moon behind it. Good work, and I am loooking forward to reading some pages! :thumbup:

Tortuga · January 03, 2008, 10:04:59 PM

Hey folks,

It's been awhile since I posted Seniority news here, and I wish I could say I'm posting a more exciting announcement, but it's news nonetheless.

Our original goal was to have Issue #1 printed by Jan. 2008. That hasn't happened. And thank goodness. Zulu and I have both been spending the last few months rethinking our approach and just plain making improvements. Originally, I was going to use the first 3 issues to introduce the characters in 6 solo stories. Issue 4-6 were going to bring those individuals together. Now, I've rewritten the whole dagnabbit thing to span all 6 issues and it feels much better. With the original concept's focus on characterization, combined with the new setup focused on story flow, I think it works much much better.

Zulu has been honing his technique to help bring the story to life. His stuff is so vibrant and I'm excited to show off more previews soon.

Until next time,
Tort

Tortuga · January 26, 2008, 10:15:29 AM

Hey folks,

I've been itching to create a Seniority website (or actually for Spud to create it...he owes me :P). Instead, I stumbled upon wordpress.com, a great blog site that pretty does what I want a website to do (for now).

Check it out at: http://senioritycomic.wordpress.com/

Tortuga

Uncle Yuan · January 26, 2008, 10:44:06 AM

Looking spiffy, Tort. I'm already following one community created comic and I'm eagerly waiting to add my second! (And that'll bring my "currently collected titles" list up to two!)

Figure Fan · January 27, 2008, 02:30:55 PM

This story is looking to be fantastic, you two.

Nice blog layout, too.

Tortuga · February 05, 2008, 08:04:51 PM

Thanks for the kind words, folks.

I've posted the first of a series of character briefs at the Seniority blog. The first profile is of Eugene Reynolds, who is one of the driving forces behind the first Seniority arc.

Read it here!