Home › Forums › Ganymede & Titan Forum › ‘Smegazine’ fan project – Back In The Smeg? Search for: This topic has 54 replies, 22 voices, and was last updated 5 days, 2 hours ago by Technopeasant. Scroll to bottom Viewing 50 posts - 1 through 50 (of 55 total) 1 2 Author Posts December 27, 2024 at 7:45 am #301444 PodeyParticipant After ‘Sonic The Comic’ ended, there was a ‘fanzine’ version of it made by readers that continued online. Do we have enough talented people on G&T to do a one-off Smegazine revival? I’d be up for drawing a comic. So, who would potentially be interested in taking part? I’m imagining just a handful of strips in the style of what appears in the Smegazine (so it can be ‘main’ reality or based on an alternate reality character like Jake Bullet), with a snazzy cover and perhaps some light editorial content, created out of love and posted for free online. We’d need to pair up writers and artists (unless you want to draw your own strip) so leave a comment here saying which of those you’re interested in doing, if you are? December 27, 2024 at 7:59 am #301445 DaveParticipant I’d be happy to try and write and draw something. Could also put together a current News page in the old-school Smegazine style. December 27, 2024 at 8:57 am #301446 WarbodogParticipant created out of love I was thinking more scorn. December 27, 2024 at 9:11 am #301447 WarbodogParticipant I read the STC Online issues after a few years and there was a lot of talent and effort there, though the only plot point that stuck in my mind was Vector resolving a crisis by mortgaging the Floating Island, in the educationally surreal spirit of Kitching’s Chaotix strips (like that time they tricked a gang of elemental supervillains into making themselves into a pot). They even persuaded Kitching to return and write an anniversary strip. December 27, 2024 at 9:21 am #301448 PodeyParticipant created out of love I was thinking more scorn. It was more just a way of saying no one is getting paid. 😝 December 27, 2024 at 9:28 am #301449 Future Producer of Series IX – aaaaany day nowParticipant Well, if we’re definitely doing this, you can count me in. So how do we decide what material we’re gonna use for it? Are we gonna pitch story ideas? December 27, 2024 at 10:03 am #301450 PodeyParticipant Because it would be a fanzine, I’d say just write or draw what you want to write or draw if you think you have a good idea and can execute it. I’m happy to give general tips to anyone that wants to participate on how to draw a comic or write a script (I’ve been published before) and offer advice if requested but I wouldn’t feel comfortable rejecting ideas or contributors. I’ll set up an email or something in the new year where people can get involved but for now we’ll just see who is interested. (I also thought I’d limit this idea to this forum to a) make it a G&T fan project and b) keep it manageable!) December 27, 2024 at 10:13 am #301451 PodeyParticipant I’m presuming it goes without saying but I’ll say it anyway – if you have an idea for a story but can’t draw then the preference would be to pair your story with an artist rather than you having a go yourself (unless you’re a talented enough smegger to do both, like Dave). December 27, 2024 at 12:52 pm #301454 International DebrisParticipant I might be able to mock up a tediously unfunny letters page. December 27, 2024 at 1:44 pm #301455 PodeyParticipant Yeah, that would be a good fit. 👍 December 27, 2024 at 1:51 pm #301456 PodeyParticipant I could also do the graphic design/layout work unless anyone else would like to. December 27, 2024 at 3:24 pm #301458 Flap JackParticipant This should go without saying, but I trust at least one comic will be adapted from the committee-agreed best ‘Idea for an episode’? December 27, 2024 at 4:27 pm #301459 PodeyParticipant Yeah I thought about that thread, though anyone is welcome to use an idea they’ve posted there. Some deliberately shit ideas that wouldn’t be good but that I enjoyed thinking about: – Captain Bollocks strip – Adaptation of the mobisodes – Strip based on the version of the characters on that weird foreign book cover December 27, 2024 at 6:01 pm #301460 WarbodogParticipant I might be able to mock up a tediously unfunny letters page. This is exactly what I hoped, I managed to stop myself from requesting it. December 27, 2024 at 6:48 pm #301461 Future Producer of Series IX – aaaaany day nowParticipant I guess now’s as good a time as any to start pitching, then. Here’s some of my ideas: Rimmer takes the improbable career choice of moving to 1990s Manchester to become a graphic designer. Kochanski actually does try to flush herself out of an airlock and Kryten has to talk her down with the aid of some convenient flashbacks. The resurrected crew build a giant engine and go fly Garbage World out into space to go find out what happened to Second Earth after everyone moved there, but they quickly find that the thrust from the engine warps the planet’s crust – and makes it look fat – requiring the building of a “world girdle” to keep it in shape (and stop the engine from bursting right through and splitting the planet). Norman Lovett, Private Eye. In these thrilling adventures, the bent-nosed hard-nose discovers to his shock that the dreaded football thief was a floor manager disguised as a well-known Scottish singer, has his thunder stolen by an eccentric blonde who has less and less to do as time goes on, and faces the ultimate question – is he legit? Actually, I think I’ll stop there before this becomes Ideas for an Episode 3. December 27, 2024 at 11:11 pm #301463 cwickhamParticipant I could contribute some Red Dwarf-themed mathematical puzzles. December 28, 2024 at 6:01 am #301468 DaveParticipant I feel like a Maths In The Red page is an absolute must. December 28, 2024 at 11:32 am #301472 Jonathan CappsKeymaster Jake Bullet / Androids crossover, pls December 28, 2024 at 3:48 pm #301475 Nick RParticipant hello I would like to apply for the role of an artist here are some samples of my previous work as you can see my style can adapt very well to red dwarf December 28, 2024 at 4:36 pm #301476 UnrumbleParticipant hello I would like to apply for the role of an artist here are some samples of my previous work as you can see my style can adapt very well to red dwarf Can Smeg, Will Smeg December 28, 2024 at 5:59 pm #301479 TechnopeasantParticipant I especially love your pitch for Pete Part Three there in the first panel Nick. December 28, 2024 at 7:18 pm #301480 Paul MullerParticipant I can knock up a 3D render or something if anyone needs one. December 28, 2024 at 8:30 pm #301481 TechnopeasantParticipant I might be able to mock up a tediously unfunny letters page. As opposed to being able to mock a tediously unfunny letters page? December 31, 2024 at 2:53 am #301544 greendarmokParticipant I’d like to write something. I’m not particularly good at drawing. (My instagram is jvgreendarmok if you want to see some examples of my writing and drawing) January 1, 2025 at 12:57 am #301583 MichelleLyonsParticipant I would also like to write something. I can’t really draw, but I am reasonably good with image editing and fonts and things. Here are some links to stuff I’ve done online: When I Was A Child, You Used To Get A New Soviet Premier Every Three Weeks Recent columns by Adrian Chiles A comedy review of that one Black Mirror episode about Spectrum games, on my Letterboxd account January 1, 2025 at 10:22 am #301596 Future Producer of Series IX – aaaaany day nowParticipant Well goddamn, colour me impressed. That’s quite a portfolio you’ve got there. January 1, 2025 at 6:27 pm #301604 PodeyParticipant I’ll be posting an email address for people to officially register their interest soon. 👍 January 2, 2025 at 5:41 am #301614 MoonlightParticipant Can I recycle my Rimmer stories but add more to them? That’s easier than making a new thing. January 2, 2025 at 10:29 am #301620 PodeyParticipant Yes, story submissions can be based on pre-existing ideas that have been online before. It being made into a comic will make it “new” enough, as it’d be an adaptation. January 2, 2025 at 4:39 pm #301632 JenuallParticipant Seems like a lot of effort to give Doug some ideas for series XIII January 2, 2025 at 7:31 pm #301634 MoonlightParticipant Yes, story submissions can be based on pre-existing ideas that have been online before. It being made into a comic will make it “new” enough, as it’d be an adaptation. I mean, I was pitching printing a literary work in addition to comics. I feel like the story in question is very ill-suited for a visual adaptation considering the way it’s written. If the object is to pitch a comic I should do something else. January 2, 2025 at 9:57 pm #301635 Future Producer of Series IX – aaaaany day nowParticipant Yeah I agree, Katie’s stories are brilliant but I suspect a lot of the humour would be lost in translation because the gags aren’t really suited to the visual format. There’s a lot of playing around with language and pseudernal monologues (a word I just made up to describe the narration style). January 3, 2025 at 6:48 am #301646 PodeyParticipant That’s fine, I just presumed they were being put forward as ideas for strips – no problem with putting a written piece in as we’ve seen those in the Smegazine (with a few illustrations). January 7, 2025 at 2:34 pm #301753 Spare Hand OneParticipant “Is that picture yours? It’s rubbish” January 7, 2025 at 3:58 pm #301755 Future Producer of Series IX – aaaaany day nowParticipant January 8, 2025 at 10:31 am #301774 PodeyParticipant Right, those interested can now send an email to the following addy: backinthesmeg (at) gmail (dot) com For now just let me know what you’d like to do (eg write a script, draw a comic, graphic design, written features) and what name you want to appear as in the credits. You can work on more than one story or feature, if you like. Pairing artists and writers and planning the structure of the thing will come later, though you can start planning or writing your submission as soon as you like. Here’s a reminder of some of the stuff you might see in a regular Smegazine that could be included: longer comic strips set in the main show’s universe (any era), “spin-off” comics featuring alt-universe or supporting characters (eg Ace Rimmer, Snacky, Kochanski), written features such as a letters page or quizzes, short stories (not comics), posters/pin-ups. I’m open to including everything that is submitted though there will be an attempt at quality control – anyone who wishes to write or draw a comic, I’ll e-mail out some general tips from my experience to help you along, if you need it. I’ll also offer any advice if I see ways to improve something, though you can challenge that. Lastly, please don’t use AI. That’s it! January 8, 2025 at 10:33 am #301775 PodeyParticipant Oh and if you want to work on more than one thing then mention that in the email. January 10, 2025 at 11:18 pm #301829 Captain BollocksParticipant Captain Bollocks strip Don’t get too excited folks; I have not agreed to disrobe in this tattyrag. January 15, 2025 at 2:44 pm #301952 PodeyParticipant Just a reminder for anyone that has expressed interest to get in touch above, as we’ve only had two in so far. January 15, 2025 at 4:43 pm #301954 Future Producer of Series IX – aaaaany day nowParticipant January 15, 2025 at 10:56 pm #301957 MoonlightParticipant I just sent an email. I meant to do it before. January 16, 2025 at 12:00 am #301960 TechnopeasantParticipant I could send an email, but since it would just be a string of random letters, you’d probably prefer I didn’t bother. January 16, 2025 at 5:21 am #301964 DaveParticipant a string of random letters Sounds perfect for Holly-Grams. January 16, 2025 at 11:06 am #301969 AsclepiusParticipant I’m not going to contribute. I’m not going to read it. I’m going to wait for the Dwarfcast about it. January 16, 2025 at 12:27 pm #301972 Future Producer of Series IX – aaaaany day nowParticipant Don’t get too excited folks; I have not agreed to disrobe in this tattyrag. Sexy details part 2? January 18, 2025 at 4:11 am #302010 TechnopeasantParticipant I’m not going to contribute. I’m not going to read it. I’m going to wait for the Dwarfcast about it. But would you burn it? January 18, 2025 at 8:29 pm #302034 sleepeyParticipant I did have one idea for a comic but before I send any emails I need to work out my strategy for pretending it was a joke if everyone hates it. January 19, 2025 at 5:22 am #302039 ReddiShadowParticipant An adaptation of Yeah, No, Yeah, No: The Movie with extremely unflattering likenesses of all involved. The Grinch keeps appearing in panels for no discernable reason, and is never acknowledged. Due to likeness rights issues, the part of Mr Flibble will be played by Christopher Plummer. As for non-comic-related content:– Ref Dwarf entries on such Dave era luminaries as Equahecta, Crit Cop, and Reg Warf. Almost all of the entries will be N/A or otherwise trying to talk around the fact that there’s next to no information about any of these characters. – An in-character “interview” with Kryten that is actually just the interviewer reading the ActuallyKryten tweets, a la that one Slate article from 2010, “Kanye West Has a Goblet”. The interviewer will of course be written in the 90s Cor Dear I’m Mad, Me style (complete with abuse of brackets). – An advert which tells you to get your finger whetting machines working overtime and send off for a full year’s subscription to the Smegazine, or else be judged an absolute slag. – Red Any Good Books Lately? An extremely non-committal and “it’s alright I guess” review of The Quanderhorn Xperimentations. It becomes increasingly clear over the course of the article that the reviewer hasn’t actually read either of the books being reviewed, and is going off of plot summaries. – NEWS FROM THE DWARF. A blank page. January 19, 2025 at 8:14 pm #302047 TechnopeasantParticipant Not entirely flippant question, but would a photocomic made with the Smegadrive be considered too off model? January 20, 2025 at 7:40 am #302051 PodeyParticipant No, you could do that if you like. Author Posts Viewing 50 posts - 1 through 50 (of 55 total) 1 2 Scroll to top • Scroll to Recent Forum Posts You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Log In Username: Password: Keep me signed in Log In