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From the office of Nick Klie

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The ballad of Gordy. I thought it was time to add more punch to the comic and do a straight action story.  Originally 3 parts and more serious and dark in tone, the second I wrote Gordy’s first piece of dialogue (“Insignificant germ!!” a nod to Transformers: The Animated Movie’s “Human germ!”) that plan went down the toilet. Gordy was just way too much fun.

I decided on 4 parts instead of 3 to give myself a little more breathing room with the pacing, and also because coming up with new ideas is hard, so I  stretched this one out for awhile. The epilogue was added because I simply wasn’t ready to say goodbye to Gordy yet.

Although the 4-part story had some big moments for me, my favorite work was the epilogue. Specifically the last panel. It was going to be a quick, lazy comic to take a break from all the work I had already done, but it turned out to be the most involved thing I had done yet. What’s left of Gordy lying on that table with all those tubes and junk hanging out of him is my crowning moment so far.  It also gave me a chance to play around with a slightly different (and quicker) coloring style that will be sticking around.

All because I wanted to rip off IG-88 from Star Wars.

-Love Nick.

From the office of Nick Klie

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At the end of November 2015, I started the “Burning” series. The early Life The Necropolis comics were lighthearted and humorous, intended to be an easily digestible introduction to the comic. With the Burning series (Smoke, Heat, Fire, and Light parts 1-3) I attempted something more serious and darker in tone. It’s not a permanent switch as I hope to balance the two styles, but the whole point was to demonstrate the range of the comic and the character. That and simply to keep practicing and trying to learn new things.

I’m not terribly good at drawing. To be honest, I’m not terribly good at writing either. But one gets better at these things through practice. My comics are simple because my skills are limited. It’s hard writing a complex comic that I then have to draw because there are only so many things I’m able to draw. But here I am, making comics start to finish, trying my hardest to get better.

I’ve had some major personal victories with the Burning series. Higher numbers of panels, color selection, watercolor filters, better backgrounds, drawing female characters, and finally nailing the designs of some mutant characters that I just wasn’t able to get on paper. Slowly but surely I feel like things are moving along in the right direction.

I believe in a simple idea: hold on to the dream. Because if this is our only kick at the can, we should probably make it count. It was always my dream to make comics. I stopped drawing for about 15 years, so unfortunately I’m pretty behind, but I’m trying.

Thank you all again for all the support.  I know it can be tedious, but it really does help.

-Love Nick.

From the office of Nick Klie

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“Dear friends and family,

Apologies for the mass-inviting/spamming, but I’ve started my own comic book called Life The Necropolis. It’s a science-fiction adventure comic book that I write, draw, and color myself. It’s kind of like Star Wars meets The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly.

I plan to put out at least 2 full pages a month on my website, but hopefully more. I’m hoping to grow an audience online, which will hopefully lead to a printed book. I realize this probably isn’t something for all of you, but I just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your support, as any Likes, Shares, and Comments actually do help me reach a larger audience. The less people interact with my posts, the more Facebook filters it out of people’s Newsfeeds, so again, thank you for any support as it really does make a difference.

Hold on to the dream.

-Love Nick.”