GROUP X part 2 by CELESTIN IS HERE! HOT STORY BY NAJ!

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surrenderdorathy
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Re: GROUP X part 2 by CELESTIN IS HERE! HOT STORY BY NAJ!

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Thanks Naj,

This was very entertaining to read. Thank you for taking the time to type it all out. I can't believe I never thought about the type-O blood angle. It's brilliant. I know it's not important or sexy but I'm happy to know you're thinking about this kind of stuff as much as I am. I don't think it would be wise to make a comic that was just about logistics but I think details like this are essential to make a world feel real, larger, and lived in. This is more on Celestin's part as the artist so I hope he reads this. John Wick does very good visual world building. Watch John Wick if you haven't. It never fails to get the creative juices flowing (for me anyway)

My favorite sequence in all of ATOCS is the final part of ATOCS #1 when Hannah is being pulled on a leash through the S&M club. She's pulled along like an amusement park ride as she's taken through the clubs interior. We the audience get to see her react to each new horror as she/we are moved from room to room. We get to see all the sick pleasures these slaves have to endure and all Hannah can do is wonder what's going to happen to her. It's so masterfully done, so much world building all credit to Celistin for it. I also love the roofy scene at the beginning but I've covered that already.

Maybe we could have a scene in a future comic with GX where we see how they acquire slaves, get a nice abduction scene. (Side note, was it GX that abducted Hannah and then later sold her to the Chinese?) Then we could have the slave wake up in a slave processing facility. Maybe she's lead along by a leash like Hannah or pushed inside a cage on wheels as we get visual snippets of some of the stuff you described. It's just half of an idea and I'm sorry to have gone on as long as I have. I just enjoy your's and Celestin's work so much it gets my imagination going. That's the highest compliment I can give.

Thank you for your time.
Get well soon.
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Your high praise is always appreciated. 8-)

Looking back at the plot direction, wow, it was my first script, and it shows. But yeah, pretty much the entire pacing and what's specifically being portrayed was by his design, except for the spiderweb rope bondage on the stage design which was stolen entirely from either Bondagecafe or Shortfuse (the dating is unclear), but I'd provided the reference image, so... yeah.

Group X is planned to continue to exist, but they'll be one-off shorts instead of these long, multi-comic arcs. This is really the introductory comic series to show readers the world and then build on top of that. The best way I can describe it is like Erenisch's world where the world itself has been well established, and now they're short sequences within the world. This gives me more flexibility to work with different artists depending on availability and work pace since some artists are more productive than others. Celestin has been great in his consistency.

So the inner workings of the organization will probably be shown at some point or another, but right now this is the flashbang shock-and-awe starter comic.

Random side note, but I have an idea about what to do next after Group X wraps up, but it's going to be... interesting to translate over. If all comes to fruition, we might see some old, familiar faces from the ATOCS days (not Chyou though. She's in another world now). It might deal a bit with that slave acquisition business as a side note which might just happen to answer some questions.

And in answer to your question, no Group X had nothing to do with Hannah, at least not directly. Group X's slave acquisition is almost entirely internal, and Chyou wasn't even on Group X's radar until ATOCS3 at best. It was largely subcontract work at Chyou's request through Lady Qiao which is partly but not entirely financed as a Group X subsidiary. If the aforementioned project gets off the ground, there might be more of an explanation, but if not, well, we'll see.
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GX umbrella series sounds amazing. I just want to keep staying in this world and now I know it will continue in an Enrisch esqe way is music to my ears. It'll be interesting to see how other artists interpret the material if and when they get a shot at it. A GX drawn by Kitty Hand sounds like something that would be to perfect to actually happen. You guys would have to plan it a year in advance most likely. Arieta also seams like a good fit. Lesbi.K would also do it justice.

Side note: I really wanted to like the Enrisch universe. The art is some of the best on the site but I can't buy into the core concept. The fact that slavery is legal kinda takes all the tension out of the stories for me. I also find it hard to suspend my disbelief in general on those comics. It's funny how things just do and don't do anything for people but, that porn comics for ya.

Thank you for your time.
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Hi, folks!
Sorry that I did not visit the forum, and I did not answer to any questions. I try change in the future on this habits. :)
Thanks Naj the new script, but sorry from the members, I did not begin the artwork at this time :( I need accept lot of works, because I have to live from something :)
So expected to be I'll can start the sketches from March 10-15th. And when will be ready the sketch version, I'll show for you (Naj) this phase. And I hope the next chapter will be finish In May.
Sorry guys,
Best,
C
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I don't think I'd be working with Kitty Hand anytime soon because the artists have a pretty clear idea of what story they want to do. Some artists are writers themselves usually have their own stories that they're piloting, so they're not available to work on others' stories. I think Slasher, Hawke, and Predondo kind of just do their own thing, but I couldn't tell you with any certainty.

I am hopeful that I'll be able to pair with other artists in the future that are available, but we'll all just have to kind of wait and see what happens.

Glad to hear from you, Celestin, and I think we'll all be excited to see what you come up with! Cheers!
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This has been an interesting read for sure, fascinating how much stuff goes/fits into worldbuilding.

I was kinda hoping that the kicker would be Em joining Group X and her breaking and training the detective (what I always gathered as the implied direction of Group Xs story).
That type of betrayal tickled my deepest power fantasy.
Thats said I'm now curious to see what you two come up with instead, given the story so far Im certain it will be delicious to read

and thanks for sharing your calendar Celestin, nice to have a rough timeline of when to expect the next comic. (as in May 'ish and then depending the posting schedule)

Cheers
surrenderdorathy
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I hope you're all staying healthy out there. Stay safe y'all.
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Hey Naj, any update on GX3? Hope you Celestin are doing ok.
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I got the sketches a few weeks ago, something in that timeframe, and gave Celestin the go-ahead to proceed. Been pretty busy in real life, but still healthy as of now. Thanks for your concern!
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Glad to hear that you you and Cel seam to be OK and that chapter 3 is still on track. It's been a wild couple months and GX is one of the few things I have to look forward to. To say that I'm excited for it's impending release is a massive understatement. Thank you for the reply.
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