The Erebus Effect
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The planetary research station, Hemera-47, is under siege from within. Commissioned in the Bernard's Star system, the teams of researchers and biological engineers on board are assigned to research planets and moons for the possibility of colonization. In the days that followed, the team assigned to the Erebus probes mysteriously fell ill and began displaying signs of increased aggression and extreme paranoia. Recognizing the severity of the situation, Commanding Officer DANIEL TEMEN ordered the Erebus team to be placed in quarantine and to suspend the arrival of a relief crew for an indefinite amount of time. The story follows Biological Engineer, KARL MERIS, who breaks out shortly after being transported from the only holding cell. He then wreaks havoc on the ship by sabotaging equipment and releasing the infected Erebus team on the rest of the crew. After locking himself in a storage containment room, Karl loses consciousness after experiencing an intense seizure brought upon by an influx of past memories. He then awakens to find himself surrounded with dead bodies while having no recollection of how things came to be. With the demented Erebus team now roaming the corridors and spaces, Karl is left to gather his thoughts and memories while wandering the ship alone. Time is also running out. The mysterious character NIN is slowly poisoning his mind, and NIN has even more sinister plans for Karl.
RAV, e-mail me I have to ask you a question about your art.
chrisnolendude@hotmail.com
thanks
chris
actually yeah, i'm workin on completing more of the story for rav, but once we get more, were going through another company. nice to know its leaving a mark on some people. thanx marauder and les.
I'm wicked late to the party here, but this is f'n great. Is it going to be continued somewhere else? I really, really want more.
I love everything about this.
this deserved to win.
hey dshide, yeah, rav mentioned it to me. we would love to be selected to attend. were goin to san diego comicon regardless. once again, thanx for the support d.
Don't forget to add Erebus Effect to your Zuda Invitational Nominee list. Hey Flip you and Rav know about the July Readers Choice Invitational right?
Thanks everybody for the support and interest in our comic! Flip and I arn't going anywhere. We feel have something solid here, and we'll definately revamp The Erebus Effect up and push it to other venues. Look for us in the near future!
thanx nvebber, your kind words are well appreciated. And a huge thanx to everyone who supported us enough to maintain a solid 3rd place throughout. shame we couldn't climb a bit higher but this months competition was full of skilled artists and writers. good luck to you all.
barefoooooooooot GEN!!
very good! i want to see more but i voted for another comic..you are REALLY good though
LMAO. DShide it was a joke.
Well, we fought the good fight gentlemen. apparently, it just wasn't good enough. me and rav do plan on continuing work on erebus, but it would have been nice thru zuda. thanx all for your support and/or whoring.
dude thats a shadow on his chin in panel 2 not hair.
On page 7 panel 2 his stubble was thick and long then in panel 4 it was short and fine. LMAO I always wanted to do that. GREAT x2 work keep it up.
thanks rav!
it's very flattering to hear good things from fellow competitors!
Each time I read it I get goosebumps...loves it!!
good stuff, i passed on the word
what a work of art. you completely capture the essence of a comic.
Very observant! You were able to notice little details that most who skimmed over at first might miss! You should also notice that as the panels go by, you will see less and less of Karl until you don't see him at all. This signifies Karl's change as a person. While he started off more whole with raw emotions, fear, guilt, doubt, in the end he is no longer who he was. He becomes a drone and a victim of his own subconscious thoughts. As his mind becomes more fractured, he essentially becomes the tool for Nin. There are also Panels where the two seem to mirror one another, but does that mean they the same? Is Karl Nin or vice versa? Does Nin really exist or is it just in his head? What is real and what is not. We won't say.
Okay this was a post of mine defending my love of EE on the message boards. I thought it might fit here as well.
Okay here it is. The very first panel gives us an insight into the ability and scope of our artist. We know we are on a space station orbiting a planet that may or may not be Earth. Then we see Karl first covered in blood, some one's talking to him is that a doll? "How did this happen?" Karl asks. We see blood and lots of it. Notice Karl's posture? You can see his disbelief and confusion in his posture. No look at the doll's posture notice how it is "laid back" as if it has no weight on it's shoulders? No look back at Karl notice his shoulders are low and look as if bearing a great weight? Now notice the slight skew to the panel? Does it make you feel a bit twisted as you read this story? You have to turn your own perspective to align it to Karl's. Now remember all this insight is the first page containing only 2 panels. Now look at all the blur on the other pages just hiding the gore. Making your mind wonder just what it is Karl has done. Then nin in a round about way tells you what has happened. Karl pukes. This shows his inner tension, his self disgust. His abhorance of blood on his hands. Then nin tells him he must live to deliver some message. Nin mentions killing more, can Karl do this? I want to find out. You can say nothing happens in this story, but if you did were you really reading it or just getting through it? There is alot to this story. It may seem like all a guy does is talk to a doll but there is so much more there. We learn a bit about Karl's personal life, and a bit about his skewed reality. Is he even talking to a doll? Did he really kill anyone? Is he even alive himself for that matter? I could go on forever but I'll just let you read or reread the Erebus Effect and discover for yourself.
hey thanx barry and Funkyexpedition, we will never get tired of hearing that. it's so awesome that so many people appreciate the work we put into it. the rest of the story is awesome and friken twisted if you like that kinda stuff. but theres only one way to find out.. wink.
-vote NiN campaign '08.
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so i like how u guys didnt make the comic so wordy..it makes the art more appreciative and grabs me into wanting to read more without giving me a headache from doing so Much reading. sucks cause im here on a cliffhanger. i want to read more!
nice work guys
hey pull, thanx for your support. the original idea for the 8 included a lot of scenes with gore and dead bodies, but we were worried that zuda might not accept it(we thought zuda was Pg-13 themed) but then came blackcherries zombie hack and slash and we thought, "well damn." believe me, this story more than promises to be full of action and gore that will be artfully done of course.
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i agree...there shouldve been a bit more action. other than that, great comic. you got my vote
Despite the artist and writer being members of the Siegfried and Roy magic fan club, they did put out some nice work. Great art and writing, I just wanted a little bit of an action tease.
But you have to remember Frank, that you're voting to see 52 pages not 8 pages. Its up to you the readers to decide which comic you want to read for 52 more pages. I thank Frank for his compliment on the artwork and hope that Franks continue his further interest!
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While Frank finds the artwork and coloring pretty fantastic, the story falls quite short of hitting the mark. Actually, if we would have seen what was written in the synopsis on these 8 pages, then this comic would surely be heads and tales above all the rest, because what is present in the synopsis is gold. It's a shame too because that synopsis had Frank hook, line and sinker; his vote was all but cast. Unfortunately we come to the story after all the action has unfolded and what is left is, literally and figuratively, a bloody mess. On the bright side, it is quite a beautiful mess...
Be sure to check out our myspace!! at www.myspace.com/erebuseffect. We just finally got it up and running!
Come by and chill all, even for those who didn't vote for us!!
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Wow Guys! Thanks, for commenting and showing us your support! We WILL DELIVER!!
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Though I'm a big fan of this type of story, they often become redundant as writers don't bring new light to the table. The pacing works in so far as it doesn't try to jam pack information - but the artwork, and story line, seem like they'll be repetitive. Hard to get behind, despite my interest.
Like the premise and the art supports it well. You've got my vote.
my kinda comic. very impressed. you have my vote
excellent art.
great comic. good luck
excellent comic. y0ou have my vote
BluEyeDevil, "...people are stupid." one of my most favorite movie quotes(MIB). i was always a fan of the "anti-hero" kind of stories, and me and rav really felt like this one needed to be told. if we win, i assure you, we will deliver, gore and all.
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Far and away the best this month. I also thought your trailer was well done. I'm a fan. If you don't win I guess you can take solace in the fact that more people watch StarGate SG1 than Battlestar Galactica. "A person is smart, people are dumb"
bluemaxx, your assessment is honest and fair. it's interesting, most responses aren't as brutal as i thought they'd be. dare i say, constructive? but thanx all for your thoughts.
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Interesting idea. I like the art, but he may have been better in black & white with hatching and all (in a Cerebus way).
Still, good job guys. Hope to see more.
BlueMaxx: I believe what you're trying to say, is that you want more? eh?
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I don't know what to make of this one...could be good...like most, it just isn't enough to give a great rating. It does seem that it could be good, though.
Tex, i saw the plug on your site. frikken awesome dood. every little bit helps, you and dshide. me and rav appreciate that you guys enjoyed the comic. We weren't seeing too many twisted Donnie Darko/Fightclub -esque comics so we thought it would be interesting. we also thought that zuda was more of a PG-13 themed site so we just tried to establish the mood with our 8 and not add too much gore.
If we do win, i ASSURE you we will deliver!!
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Thanks Texture! We need all the support we can!
Thanks again too, Dshide!!
dustin16: That's sad. I suggest you see a doctor. j/k
longabaugh: I wish he the chance to threw in the massacre too, but we felt Zuda might of rejected our entry because there would have been so much gore! I guess theres only one way left to see it. VOTE FOR US! lol.
essika: Thanks, I'm a big fan of atmosphere and mood in my colors. Also crazy about texture too as you can see.
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have posted your trailer on my site, Weaponizer.co.uk. Will commence whoring. Good luck!
Fantastic stuff. The art is so alive, and the plot is intriguing. You have my vote
...tear rolls off cheek. right on dshide. of course you couldn't believe what whoring me and rav did. no seriously; 5 dollars to see it, 10 dollars to touch it, and 7 to watch me uhh, yeah, we'll talk later.
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I hope more whoring helped. Now I just gotta get back on the corner or find more friends to tell. Third is not good enough for me this must win. Come on everyone if you voted for this please tell your friends. Solicit, get them to vote. More Erebus Effect, more Zudites. It's a win win for everybody.
WOOWWWW!!! dis is realy cool!! reminds me of the story of my life.,