lackingsaint:

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Hi.

So this is something I’ve been sort of vaguely teasing about over on social media, but it’s not really something I’ve gone into detail with. So, long story short: I’m in the latter production stage of a 25-minute animated pilot for a 1960s crime series that’s also an official prequel to that video-game everyone was excited for a few years ago. It’s called BIG IRON. If you liked that concept or are interested to know more, follow this blog and my twitter for more updates.

Long story long: Sadly the original Collectems game team, for which I served as a writer, was not able to follow through on our initial concept at the time. It was overly ambitious for our inexperienced staff, and was even at the time an extremely amorphous concept we’d struggled to get to grips with. I, however, along with a couple of associates from the team, continued to ruminate on it. There were things we wanted to do with the world, ways we wanted to establish a setting that would make Pokemon-like beasts feel like they belonged in a real-world setting. Over the last couple of years, a dozen different ideas have popped into my head regarding this world - but eventually I decided enough is enough, and I wanted to put those concepts to practice. I wanted to give back to those people who were so hyped so long ago, and draw from my love of shows like Fargo, Mad Men, Twin Peaks, Utopia and Breaking Bad to create something special.

A tale of a gunslinger. BIG IRON is the 60s-set story of Travis Stiletto, a half-Native American war vet struggling in his role as Police Chief in the crime-infested, racially intolerant Baton Rouge, Louisiana - that is, until an eccentric billionaire offers him a job in the cold, isolated and mysterious Tamotan Peninsula. What Travis thinks will be a cushy security position winds up being much more, as he’s forced to deal with violent class conflicts, political espionage, assassination attempts, gang warfare and even rumors of paranormal creatures lurking out in the frozen wastes. Action, drama, and psychological horror are all in the cards for Hellhound Stiletto and his infant son, Cal.

There’ll be much more information soon. As you can see, this is only my first blog entry - and I don’t want to give the whole game away from the off. For now all I’ll say is, if what you’ve read so far has intrigued you, please follow me on twitter, follow this blog and subscribe to my youtube so you can stay updated on the progress of this forthcoming series - and hey, if you’re feeling generous, reblog this so that more people have a chance to read it for themselves. It’s all greatly appreciated. Thanks so much for reading, and have a fantastic night.