Low_Roads
4th Level Black Feather
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In 1978, a good friend of mine (hereafter referred to as GM) created a public access children's program for our local cable TV station. Called Commander Duck and the Quacketeers, it grew from a 15 minute time slot, live broadcasts and an interview format to 30 minute serialized, videotaped adventures in its 10 year run. GM created the scenario, as well as most of the characters. I performed in the show, and wrote and directed episodes of my own. Spectacles of Doom was to be my magnum opus, a titanic 17 part saga. It wasn't to feature live performers: the whole thing was conceived as a graphic presentation, sort of a videotaped comic book. I worked on this project for years throughout the '80s; once completed, it was never filmed. GM's health (he was a life-long type-1 diabetic) had grown very fragile and he was unable withstand the rigors of production. Spectacles of Doom has languished for 20 years without an outlet.
I hope to change that now. The individual panels have been arranged into pages and I plan to offer them in graphic novel form. I'll use this one thread to present the story, adding to it until the story is finished or until someone in authority tells me that I'm squandering too much space for off-topic material. I hope at least to give you a taste of this massive undertaking that occupied so much of my time.
Episode 1, scene 1, pages 1-5:
I hope to change that now. The individual panels have been arranged into pages and I plan to offer them in graphic novel form. I'll use this one thread to present the story, adding to it until the story is finished or until someone in authority tells me that I'm squandering too much space for off-topic material. I hope at least to give you a taste of this massive undertaking that occupied so much of my time.
Episode 1, scene 1, pages 1-5:
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