Uncreativity & Idiodyssey

So how obvious is it that I hate doing backgrounds? Ahaha…

“Checklist of a Hero’s Journey” was the working title of the webcomic, but I always thought it was too long, and changed it to “Idiodyssey” at the last minute. Originally, the checklist itself was going to play a bigger role. Going back to the concept of this webcomic… have I told this story before? My, I hope I’m not rehashing some dreadfully old story. You know how sometimes you talk to people and they just tell you the same stories over and over, and you want to just punch them in the freakin’ head?

Where was I?

The original concept of this webcomic came from the movie Eragon, which my friends and I went to see, and by “see” I mean “sit in the back and make fun of.” My favorite part was where Eragon evolved into Charizard. Anywho, one of my friends - I assume it was Laserdragon, from whom I have stolen a great many ideas - mentioned it was like going down a checklist of the hero’s journey. And I was like, “:o!”

So originally, the idea was that he’d have a long, detailed checklist, and try to avoid making new checks. He’s still going to check things off, but I didn’t really want it to be that central of a plot point. By which I mean I’m not meticulous enough to plot that far in advance.

(By the way, as I write this, I have the plot loosely mapped out up until chapter five. Pretty good, huh? For me it’s amazing!)

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