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Meet Marcus, a 38-year-old Radio Barn sales clerk who does all he can to avoid subscribing to cable. Things start to get interesting one day as he is adjusting his rooftop antenna.

I'm not yet sure about the update schedule. Right now I'm putting a bit more time into it in order to get the storyline established and main characters introduced.

The pacing of this new web comic will be slower than 2214's infamously rushed storyline. O.T.E. will not skip ahead nearly as much.

Our story starts in Kokomo, Indiana during the spring of 1986. I've been to Kokomo once on my way up to South Bend in 2003 for C-kon. I had lunch at a Subway there but didn't hang around much longer than that. The significance of this location will become clear as the story progresses.

This is a hampunk meets eldritch horror story. I plan to use the Alfred Hitchcock approach to an extent where what you don't see is potentially scarier than that which you can see.

O.T.E. is planned to run a couple of years, at the most. The story is not intended to be quite as long or detailed as 2214 but the plans may change in the future.]]> http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/rants/101/ Tue, 21 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://content.nitrocosm.com/ote/t/002.jpg http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/ote/2/ Mon, 20 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://content.nitrocosm.com/ote/t/001.jpg http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/ote/1/ Sat, 18 May 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://content.nitrocosm.com/gag/t/016.jpg http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/gag/16/ Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://content.nitrocosm.com/sketches/t/012.png http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/sketches/12/ Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://content.nitrocosm.com/scenes/t/003.jpg http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/scenes/3/ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:00:00 GMT
The new web comic will not be as rapidly paced as 2214 infamously was. It will also not drag out for years. The plan is to, at the very most, run one or two years.

Exact details won't be spoiled for you but the new web comic will have a rather modern setting. It will take place in the late 1980's or early 1990's. The nature of the story is a mix of science fiction, mystery, and eldritch horror. The initial plot device is indeed a strange one, to say the least.

Stay tuned. In the mean time, there will be more music updates as time allows.]]> http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/rants/100/ Sun, 13 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT http://content.nitrocosm.com/music/t/modification_phase.png http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/music/1/ Fri, 04 Jan 2013 08:00:00 GMT


The hotel was fairly large and fortunately not very crowded. For a first year convention, there was a pretty decent turnout; I'm bad with estimating crowds but I'd say a few hundred attendees were there through the course of the evening. The convention lasted all weekend but we were only there on Saturday.

The first panel we attended was the Dr. Who identity panel, where three people read essays examining different aspects of the Doctor's various incarnations. I don't really know that much about Dr. Who but I used to watch the old series when I was a kid back in 1991. I've seen a few episodes of the new series and, while I think it looks great and seems exciting, I have not followed it closely.



After that panel, we checked out the vendors' hall, which had the standard medieval fantasy items such as replica swords and armor, some Lovecraftian mythos items, at least one booth dedicated to furries (I'm not a furry but there's some pretty good artwork from that community... avoiding the provocative stuff, of course) and lots of collectibles and books.

We then attended the costume contest, which was pretty awesome.








I really enjoyed this part, especially. Not only did the participants have great costumes but they also played the part. Captain Jack Sparrows was especially convincing; not only did he look exactly like the character but his speech and mannerisms were spot on.

We also had a steampunk Dr. Horrible and Captain Hammer as well as several Dr. Who participants. This convention, while having an official focus on fantasy and science fiction in general, had a disproportionate representation of Steampunk and Dr. Who themes. I don't consider that a bad thing, though. Steampunk is really popular right now and it has an aesthetic that I personally enjoy.

Pandoracon was fun this year and since it's local, it's much easier to attend and also much less expensive than, say, Anime Central. I plan to attend next year.]]> http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/blog/10/ Tue, 16 Oct 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://content.nitrocosm.com/color/t/031.png http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/color/31/ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://content.nitrocosm.com/music/t/zol.png http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/music/1/ Fri, 05 Oct 2012 08:00:00 GMT
I plan to prune the content a bit on the site in order to get rid of older items and make things seem a bit less cluttered.

Plans for a new web comic are on hold for now until I have time to come up with some ideas.

My schedule is full in terms of freelance work until around the end of the year so, although there may be occasional music and art updates, no major projects on the site will start in 2012 unless something drastically changes.]]> http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/rants/99/ Mon, 17 Sep 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://content.nitrocosm.com/ambience/t/memory.png http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/ambience/1/ Fri, 10 Aug 2012 08:00:00 GMT http://content.nitrocosm.com/music/t/pimpking.png http://www.nitrocosm.com/go/music/1/ Sun, 05 Aug 2012 08:00:00 GMT