Monday Meeting: April 27th; Part I

Omar: hey everyone and welcome to this week's Monday Meeting!
As always, I'm Omar Najam and I'm here with Sabir Pirzada
how ya doin', Sabir?
Sabir?
Well folks, for the first time in Monday Meetings
I'm goign to have to play both parts
so here goes
how ya doin', Sabir?
Sabir: I'm doing quite alright, just got back from the stables
Omar: I didn't know you ride!
Sabir: Yeah, I actually have medals

Sabir: it's not a big deal, though

Omar: Sabir Pirzada, everybody!!

Sabir: I take it you've been doing well, Omar?
no... unplanned illnesses plaguing you in santa barbara?

Omar: no swine flu
BUT something is blowing through town
a kinda fever
Improv fever
yeah, we actually made the news

Sabir: you're always catching the headlines

Omar: yup yup yup
so hopefully I can hawk the comic through this 15 minutes of fame
I'll post the link in this blog though, it's a pretty funny news story

Sabir: Looking forward to seeing it

Omar: and whats new with yous?

Sabir: not a whole lot, I've just been trying to stay on top of classes and writing
I am very close to finishing my first novel, so I'm burning the candle at both ends on my computer these days

Omar: hows that coming?

Sabir: oh, it's all crap
but at least it'll be done soon and I can polish it from crap to something better than crap
I hope this is the process that every writer goes through...

Omar: I've heard t.s. elliot say the exact same thing

Sabir: oh, so I'm in good company, I suppose

Omar: haha
your novel has chapters in it?

Sabir: yes, most of which are sexual puns

Omar: that brings us to our next segment

THIS WEEK'S CHAPTER

Sabir: haha that was brilliant

Omar: so before we get to the last page talk, any comments about this last chapter of our first issue

Sabir: not specific to the story, but I just want to point out that Adrian really did an amazing job on these pages
you can see how he crafted a whole setting and kept track of where every character moved through all the panels without making anything seem difficult to follow

Omar: he truly did

Sabir: it's really great work, from the facial expressions to the action to the angles he chose
it all works
Is there anything you want to say about this chapter?

Omar: we asked a lot of our readers when it came to action pacing
and i personally believe these pages really make it worth the wait

Sabir: absolutely

Omar: we blow up a fucking building

Sabir: not that The Talented is really about action
it's more about conflict, but sometimes that conflict is physical

Omar: exactly

Sabir: and makes for an exciting read

Omar: we want to stimulate with our characters, narrative, and buildings
which brings us to our next segment

THE LAST PAGE

the last page is a little confusing

Sabir: yes, to be honest, I don't think it came out the way we imagined it to
the original idea was that Patrick's narrative throughout the issue would be physically cut off when Sage burns his journal
but I think the way it was scripted might not have been the most clear way to tell what's going on
it's also a bit too cliche for my tastes
with the zooming in on the principal villain's eyes

Omar: maybe we should have had the whole page in flames
to portray the diary being burned

Sabir: yeah, that would have been cool

Omar: but here's what happens in the last page
the whole issue is Patrick's diary
and you get to the last page where we finally step out of Patrick's diary
we are in the future where Sage is burning Patrick's library
how we got there, you'll have to read
but there's one thing we do know: Sage is now in a position to change the world to fit his image
and we're all in big. trouble.

Sabir: yeah, we kind of jump to a real epic moment at the end
and the next part of the story is all about how we got there

Omar: the last page is a very very important part of our story but its a few issues in the future

Sabir: leading up the last part of the story, which is, what happens next?
what happens if Sage succeeds? Is that a happy ending or a tragedy?
and to quote perhaps the best comic ever
"nothing ever ends"

Omar: haha

Sabir: as that naked blue guy would say

Omar: hahaha
dammit
sage is Adrian Veidt
and Kerri is Silke Spectre
and Brian is Night Owl

Sabir: Oh, I like where this is going

Omar: and uh... Reynolds is the Comedian
and...
I just want to say it before the critics
so I can say that that's not at all the case

Sabir: hahaha

Omar: our first issue introduces the characters and gets the story started
once we start the wheels rolling....damn... we have some surprises in store for our fair readers
which brings us to our next section

THE FUTURE OF THE TALENTED

so Sabir, what is the future of the Talented

Sabir: that's a good question, Omar
it's something that's a bit... uncertain at the moment
as of now, we have a full, double-sized first issue complete
and will soon be submitting The Talented to every publisher with an address
when we get a publishing deal, we'll be up and running again with brand new content, picking up right where we left off
in the meantime, we've got a few surprises in store for readers who want to keep up with us in the interim
Does that about cover the future of The Talented, Omar?

Omar: I'd say so
we're kinda just sitting on our hands
but between Sabir and myself we have just about fifty side projects
and Adrian and Ben are busy bees, 24/7

Sabir: Haha that's actually not much of an exaggeration

Omar: haha not at all
Oh! one of my videos made it to the IVDV digital video festival
and I just started a new blog

Sabir: Oh, wow! Congrats man

Omar: thank you thank you

Sabir: that's really great news!

Omar: thank you very much
I'll post it in about a week after the festival

Sabir: I assume you will provide us with a link to your new blog?
great

Omar: once I get my first post up I will
its going to be fake film posters and synopses
as well as actual fake trailers
I will be inviting you as a contributor of course, Sabir

Sabir: Sounds like a lot of fun

Omar: the first movie is going to be called "The Athiest"

Sabir: and what genre would you put that in?

Omar: its a horror movie
haha

Sabir: haha nice
Looking forward to it

Omar: mel gisbon plays a priest

to be continued in PART II