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Iā€™m confused ā€” was that horror, comedy, or documentary?

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I wish I knew myself. šŸ™ Thank you for reading.

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ā€œYesā€

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Aw, I used to be married to a guy like Harold. Big mean baby with zero EQ. Poor Daphne, just horrors all around. The format made the whole thing very urgent feeling. I really liked itšŸ–¤

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Thank you very much šŸ™.

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Halfway through this story, I poured myself a giant bowl of Fruity Pebbles. True story. Love that you thought outside of the box here! The script format was a fun, fresh take. šŸ‘

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Many thanks šŸ™. Enjoy the corn confetti.

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Ok, someone animate this one pronto! What a great read!

Reminded me a lot of Shirley Jackson's The Lottery in the best way possible.

Thanks for sharing!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPsdjlPVaJU

Goddammit Andy, that was really fucking good.

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Thank you very much šŸ™. I'm rocking out now.

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WHAT THE FUCK!?! This was so amazing, I was on the EDGE of my seat, JFC ANDY. I need a sip of whiskey after this. This was juicy *chefs kiss* storytelling. Yeah. yeah. So good. Still on the edge. Loved it. Every. Single. Second.

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Thank you very much šŸ™. I am humbled.

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Excellent visual storytelling. I saw every panel.

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Thank you very much. šŸ™

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Such an awesome idea for a story - to describe comic panels. I had this insane and rad image pop into my head for the one scene (three colors, red white black)- of a silhouetted man standing behind a chain link fence, one hand up with fingers through the chain links and then his tongue too - the tongue and finger tips blood red with drips.

Anyway, excellent story, it conjured some wild pictures

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Thank you very much šŸ™. I am gratified it could conjure such cool imagery.

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I tried creating the image and itā€¦ did not work out lol beyond my narrow abilities

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Iā€™m really hoping an artist heeds your call! this was gripping, stylish, and gorgeously described

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Thank you very much šŸ™.

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Andy... is someone doing the graphics on this if you arent? i mean you story-boarded the whole thing, oven ready. in my mind it all looks like Farcry. great stuff. except now i really want a martini....

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Thank you šŸ™. I originally wrote this as a screenplay and then switched it to a graphic novel script because of the formatting and with the hope that I could bring it to fruition. Right now I don't have any plans but that could change in 2025 depending on time and resources.

Me too. Dry and dirty.

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The graphic novel element made it that much easier to picture the story in my head. And that much easier to feel ready to launch a rebellion on behalf of Daphne and all the caged masses. Nice work!

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Distinctly written throughly enjoyed!

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Thank you šŸ™.

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Enjoyed it a lot. I'm guessing that the Futuro Zone isn't very far away from the Fallout Zone, that it can be easily accessed by robo-cab or nuke-powered car with outrageous tail fins

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I definitely had some Fallout in my head, but when I collab with the artists I want to stress it's visually more V for Vendetta.

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Good luck - if you ever find a good artist willing to collab let me know, I have a great project ripe for graphic treatment

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I loved the additional screenplay elements you threw in. Very good.

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Thank you very much. šŸ™. I actually started this as a screenplay and then realized the format would be a nightmare for Substack, so I switched it to the graphic novel script.

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If this were reality, there would be so many executions as people didn't vote.

Not me, though, I always vote.....

Except when I don't.

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Luckily it's just the Futuro Zone.

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I felt like i was animating this as I went. Super good flow and wicked story. I'd love to experiment with this format too. Jazd.

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Thank you very much šŸ™.

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