Sunday, October 17, 2004

   You Asked, I Answered!
Yo everybody! Here is the basic Q & A for my manga! But we're not quite through yet, I need you to ask more questions! After reading this, please please please send me some more questions to answer, and in the meantime, I'll work on some manga artwork to post! Well, her you go!

Q: What’s the name of your manga?

A: The final official name is still being decided, though the most likely choice for the name is Ghost Hunter.

Q: What is the genre?

A: The genre of my manga will be sci-fi, but is set in the modern present. It will also include some horror elements, as well as heavy doses of action and comedy.

Q: What is the basic plot?

A: To simplify it as much as I can, Ghost Hunter is about ghosts, and a team of meta-humans that try to keep the ghost phenomenon under control.

Q: What is a ghost?

A: According to my manga, a ghost is an entity from another dimension. They have an extreme variety of abilities and power levels, so when they seep into our dimension they can cause a lot of trouble. Ghosts have been seeping into our dimension since the first haunting was ever discovered, but only recently have the rifts between our dimension and theirs become so big that ghosts can wreak their full potential for mayhem on us.

Q: What do ghosts do when they escape into our dimension?

The actual activity depends on how smart the ghost is, but the effect of the activity is pretty much always bad. They will usually destroy property, blow up buildings, terrorize people, murder, steal and generally do anything they can to have fun and raise hell.

Q: Where is this all taking place?

A: Minor ghost activity (the ones that we are used to, just your general hauntings) occurs all over the world. But this “major” ghost activity, where ghosts freely and completely seep into our dimension, seems to only take place in one particular city. And that city is the setting for my manga.

Q: What is a meta-human?

A: When ghosts seep into our dimension, they do it via something called a “dimensional rift”. These are gateways between this dimension and the ghost dimension, that ghosts use as a doorway to our dimension. These openings are short-lived, unpredictable and almost completely undetectable to the naked eye. There could be an inter-dimensional portal in the center of your living room and you may not even know it. When ghosts use these portals, they release undetectable but potent radiation into our dimension. This reacts with human cells and genetic structure, which causes a bizarre change in the genetic make-up. Over a period of months exposed to “ghost radiation”, a meta-human reaction may take place. This is a rare reaction where the human develops strange new super-human abilities due to a genetic mutation from the radioactive waves. These powers can range from pyrokenesis to electro-magnetism to turning into a giant purple monster with super-human strength. However, meta-human reactions only take place in about 2% of people, and only that percent in the city of the setting. Each of the main characters in my manga is a meta-human.

Q: Why do dimensional rifts and meat-human reactions only take place in one particular city?

A: The reason is yet unclear. It is possible that the city is located on an “inter-dimensional hot spot”, or maybe ghosts just prefer that city. No one knows for sure. ^_^

Q: Who are the characters?

A: Most of the good guys are based on people I know, to have a guiding force for their emotions and actions. Here are the main good guys (there will be even more in the future): JD, Logan, Andrea, Josh, Megan, Drew, Tomas and Jess. Later, if you want, I’ll tell you there super-powers, code names, and relations to each other.

Q: Can I see your manga when it’s finished?

A: I’m just starting on my manga, so there nay be a small wait until I have a “page to page” manga ready to post. First I need to get my story straight. However, if you are interested in this manga, you can expect to see plenty of concept art and even plenty manga pages as I get the whole thing put together. So no worries!

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