Automata
“We also discussed, very briefly, the ambient barometric pressure.”
“You’re telling me you guys talked about the weather.”
“Yes. Very briefly.”
When the Penny Arcade guys launched pages two to five of Lookouts, I was struck with awe. This was a great concept. However, I was looking forward to their other new concept — Automata — even more.
Seriously, everybody should read this. Make sure you start on page 1, if you haven’t seen it already.
And what I like perhaps best about this is, surprisingly enough, not the comic itself, but a comment Jerry Holkins makes in the blog post accompanying the comic:
“I get five pages of this thing, to assert a few more facts about the world these characters live in. That’s not enough to tell a full story, not at the full resolution of this world, and I’m aware of it – so my aim is, instead, to tantalize the shit out of you, and get us in position to tell a wider story in the future.”
Seriously, am I the only one that’s paralyzed with awe from this?
Wow. No, you’re absolutely not. The second page was awesome.
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