Wick and Legion: The Re-write

Hello there friends,

For the past few weeks I have been getting myself involved in a lot of personal projects to keep myself occupied, but the one that I'd like to discuss is entitled "Wick and Legion", a small comic that depicted the opening chapter to what I thought could have been an ongoing series that I began back in college which follows down troden burn-out called 'Wick', who's real name has gone unknown, and the predominant voices in her head which we soon find have real world consequences, leaving the reader to go along with Wick down a bloody and terrifying path of personal discovery.

Well, as of this moment I am in the middle of a re-write, questioning a lot of the basic premise and trying to refine it.

This was brought about when I asked a friend of mine who does short films in his spare time (One of which I've been helping develop 3D assets for) what his next project was going to be, and he expressed interest in the intellectual property of Wick and Legion. Now, I personally would love to run with the idea and see where it goes, but truth is I am not a strong writer. Knowing that I have time to write and refine the story to condense it into a short story rather than an 'origin' piece that doesn't conclude so much as it just introduces elements, which was the original mock-up's problem.

There is some value in the script-writing process on a personal note, namely I've always played around with story ideas as illustrations but never written out, especially for other people's amusement. It gives me a chance to expand my abilities and see what I am capable of as a fiction writer.

A few things I'd like to work on in the script is have some form of levity. The previous incarnation had very little, and it's from that experience that I learned the value of the need to have an 'exhale/step-back' moment. It's actually surprising to me how little there was in the first attempt, considering how a few characters are primed for being sarcastic asses.

I am still debating with myself as to where I would go with the script, trying to focus solely on the short film or if I should re-take the initial plan to try and produce it as a small web-comic. I would like to do both, but the script has to be finalized before any plans can be.

So I guess until that's finished, it'll just be another project on the shelf.

Until next time,

- Derek Leduc