For those of you from ECCC

Welcome to the production blog of The Adventures of Dr. Chestnut. As I mentioned in Origin Story, I was inspired when I went to Emerald City Comic Con. That was a year ago. I felt it only fitting that the first place I start telling people about it was at ECCC. It's also Friday. So as promised, I'm going to update with some new information. More specifically some character bios.

Dr. Chestnut

First name unknown, the evil Doctor has spent most of his life devoted to comic books. And if there is one thing that really makes him mad is the lack of good villains. Granted, there are some truly devious villains for which he idolizes, but a majority are jokes in neon-colored tights. So what does he do? He puts on a costume and starts wrecking havoc. But the powers that be have other plans for him...

Bad Seed

Bad Seed is a very angry little girl, as is evident by her constant swearing and not taking shit from anybody. Only thirteen and a half years old, she has more fighting prowess than most army commandos. Born into the life of villainy, she literally has evil written into her genetic code. Her loyalty is to herself and The Sisterhood, a mysterious organization that raised her. Her training and power come from the years of honing her genetic gifts. Fun fact: According to Bad Seed, there are eighteen and half ways to rob a bank with a ballpoint pen.

One more thing before I go, the release date for comic one is going to be this fall. More info on that in the coming weeks!

Origin Story

When I was fifteen, I went to Emerald City Comic Con for some inspiration. I hit a writer's block the size of the Great Wall of China and my mind was sluggish. When I went I got exactly what I was there for, examples of some the finest collaborative works in the work. As you can guess, it was comic books. For two days I was in Geek Paradise. D&D, expensive models and  toys, old comics, new comics, Stan Lee, Wil Wheaton, it was all there. Naturally, when I came home the dam had split wide open and I was writing non-stop. Halfway through my third straight day of writing I had an epiphany.

"Why not give back to the community that has given me these great ideas? I know! I'll make my own comic book! Hmm... I can't draw. There was this cool medium I saw at ECCC that uses photos instead of drawing."

(Cue light bulb.)

"I have a whole bunch of actor friends, I'll just write scripts and we can act it out and wear cool costumes and stuff! This will most defiantly be a most excellent adventure!"

And thus the inception of Dr. Chestnut. The world's worst super villain.