WARBOT in Accounting: Brian's next internet project

[Regulus Tera]

I'm surprised you're doing another webcomic, Brian. I thought you had enough with 8-bit. That said, who's doing the artwork? I actually kind of like it even if it's not sprite-based.

[Kurosen]

I've always said that I'd probably do another webcomic after 8-bit and that there was no way it would be sprite based, so this should not come as much of a surprise.

The art is by Zack Finfrock of Pixelated Pupils.

[Mirai Gen]

Pix Pup! Wow. I can't believe I didn't see it. Though it is a bit of a deviation from Zack's original style.

I've always said that I'd probably do another webcomic after 8-bit and that there was no way it would be sprite based, so this should not come as much of a surprise.

You did mention that a while ago when asking about how to manage two comics at once in the newspost.

I love the concept alone. Great blend of Deathbot 9000 plus The Office. I can't wait to see the results.

Though I have to ask - is it going to be plot-driven or one-shot? And if it's plot driven, is it going to have a beginning and end like 8bit, or just do it's own thing until whenever?

[Torque]

I have to say, I'm kinda sad in a way..
I freaking LOVE 8-bit theater for the humour AND the sprite-based design. I always hoped that you'd drop the whole brand-new-art thing, and I dunno do like a 16-bit theater or something.
Or even begin your own unique story with characters that you've basically developed independent of squaresofts original avatars. ("Cuz let's face it, your party of four in Final Fantasy 1 weren't really, quote unquote Characters, as such).
I dunno.. maybe that's just me...
I will admit that the Warbot thing has potential, but I just hope it doesn't turn into Robots do PvPOnline...

[Hex]

Is it going to be entirely in black and white, cause that would be a really interesting art style.

Haha, I love the motivational poster back there. Just an opinion, but I think It would be great if you changed the motovational poster everyday. Going from a serious one to one of the occasional joke ones you can find on the wide-web.

And I think It would work as a one shot similer to the Office.

Keep up the attention to the extra little details in the frame! Good luck!

[Ryanderman]

Is it just me, or is Warbot's tie attached to its anthropomorphosized jaw?

Amusing concept though. I'll check it out when you start it.

[Meister]

I like it already.

[Kurosen]

Mirai: It'll be character driven. Plots? Not exactly. Think of Law & Order if that helps. The characters clearly have story arcs that happen, but they're mostly off screen and only hinted at. We'll mostly get that here. It kind of lets us do both one-shots and stories without trampling on either. In theory anyway. Not sure about a planned ending. The plan right now is that Zack and I laugh a lot when we think of comic ideas for this thing. Maybe it'll go on for years, maybe it'll flop in a month.

Torque: most of what you want is impossible. The online comic market is changing, or at least mine appears to be, and it's simply impossible for me to keep doing comics professionally if I stick to sprites. It cripples the revenue. I'm not talking about getting rich, I'm talking about getting back up to minimum wage. I can pretty much guarantee WIA won't be PvP + A Robot.

[Lord of Joshelplex]

Originally Posted by Kurosen

Think of Law & Order if that helps

Anything that is even remotely similar to the style of L&O is pretty much a win for me.

Also that fact thet you proved yourself to be among the best writers on the internet sure helps. I do have a question though, is this gonne be like, Warbot trying to adapt to the accounting lifestyle?

[Kurosen]

Kind of yes, kind of no. It's hard to explain, really.