And with Mechra’s arrival, the gang is finally all here. I’m sure they’re all going to get along just swimmingly!
Posts authored by Merlin
89. City Hall
Sometimes you just need to come at a problem from a different direction, driving a large armoured vehicle.
1.3. So Damn Squishy
And the fourth member of our cast makes his appearance! One more to go – tune in next week to meet her!
88. Signs
On getting this strip ready for re-publication this week I spotted that I’d left the second “a” out of “maniac.” It’s always good to fix errors like this in a timely manner like, say, 14 years after the original date of publication.
1.2. Vanilla
So with our first “normal sized” episode you will have discovered that Solid Metal Override is composed around normal, print-comic dimensions (because… well, basically I just felt like working that way with this series). But if you prefer your webcomics to be a bit more screen-friendly in their layout then fear not! Because you can also read the series every week in an infinite canvas format over at Webtoon. See? Problem solved!
87. Bobby Ginger
We are all Bobby Ginger.
1.1. Murder Count
Welcome to the start of part one of E-merl’s brand new webcomic series! We’re kicking things off with a special double-length episode and then Solid Metal Override will be updating regularly every Tuesday. Want to hear a bit more about the origins of the new series? Then check out this handy news post all about it!
Five Robots Walk Into A Bar
Typical isn’t it? No news posts for years and then two come along at once! The reason for this second missive is to close off the dangling thread I left in last week’s post and properly introduce my new webcomic serial, Solid Metal Override. SMO is going to be taking the place of the recently departed Ghosts of The Great Mistake, updating every Tuesday both here at E-merl and in mobile-friendly infinite canvas format over at Webtoon.
Story wise, SMO is… hmm… I haven’t really figured out exactly how I’m pitching this one yet. It’s basically me taking a whole bunch of my favourite science fiction universes, putting them in a big blender and then sifting out all the bits that aren’t five robots talking shit in a bar. It’s also possible it may be a sort of sequel to MASIVO, although time will tell about how true that ends up being. Anyway! Why not tune in every Tuesday and we can discover what the hell it is I’m doing together?
In other news, Solid Metal Override’s arrival has given me an excuse to do a very light spring cleaning and refresh of the site’s colour scheme – let’s go with E-merl 8.5.1 as the current designation, shall we? While I was dusting around the place I also brought the Theory and About E-merl pages up to date with my most recent projects and publications. Oh, and if you’re interested in the comics theory side of what I do, keep your eye out for the online Transitions 9 conference from 8th to 10th April. I’ll be presenting a new paper called “How to Cheat at Comics” in which I’ll be lifting the veil on the various digital illustration processes I’ve used over the years (providing I can find some way to shave about twenty minutes off my current draft of the thing, anyway).
86. Think Back
That’s actually quite impressive – I’m still stuck at this Tuesday.
183. The End
That’s all folks! Thanks to everyone for tuning in every Tuesday and I hope you all won’t miss your regular slice of afterlife weirdness too much. I’ve written a longer news post about the end of the series over here. And, while Ghosts may have reached it’s end, that doesn’t mean your Tuesdays will be empty of new webcomic goodness at E-merl. Tune back in next week, same place, same time, for the debut episode of my brand new webcomic serial, Solid Metal Override.