039 Hand of God
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"Mr. Frank Miller, are you really not kidding? I don't think there's anyone who can create four comic books at the same time......."
Soon, some netizens left messages under Frank Miller's Twitter, expressing their own doubts.
"Yes, that's right, I've worked in a comic studio for a while, and I'm still very aware of the workload of comic creation.
There are also seemingly semi-professional people among netizens who speak out.
"Don't forget, Superman is a weekly magazine, which is enough to show that Mr. Frank Miller is very efficient in his creation, and if these four comics are released in the form of a monthly magazine, it will only be one book a week, so it should not be difficult for Mr. Miller......"
Of course, there are also those who believe Frank Miller's words.
However, Frank Miller's latest tweet slapped his supporters so hard that they all had to be suspicious.
"The new Superman comic will be monthly, with a tentative release date. But these four new comics of mine will still be launched in the form of a weekly magazine, one each on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays. ”
These four new comics, like the previous "Superman", are all short stories, and the length is controlled in 6-8 issues, mainly introducing the origin stories of these four new superheroes.
According to Meng Qi's vision, he created these superheroes and brought them into this world, and he hid behind the scenes, mainly controlling the plot, script and general direction.
Of course, some important events such as "Crisis on Infinite Earths" and "Darkest Night", as well as some classic single books, such as "Batman: Year One", "Red and the Like", etc., still have to be launched by himself.
In fact, Meng Qi was working on these four new comics before the new employees joined AC Comics, and so far, almost half of the line drawings have been completed, as long as the colorist can meet his requirements, the new comics can be printed and produced at any time, and then go on sale.
To others, however, Frank Miller's remarks are a big deal.
This time, the Internet exploded.
"If Mr. Frank Miller is right, he draws at least 100 pages of original comics a week, an average of about 15 to 20 pages a day...... Well, and that's not counting the time to conceive the plot and write the script, anyway, I don't believe in the four openings anyway......"
"It's December, is Frank Miller still in the April Fools' Day vibes?"
"I think we should strongly resist this nonsense from Frank Miller!"
"If it's really four issues a week,I'm really worried about the quality of the comics......" There are also a few netizens who think that the four openings will indeed happen, but maybe the quality of the comics can't be guaranteed.
"I guess this is Frank Miller trying to maximize the profits, taking advantage of Superman's popularity to concoct a few more superhero comics in order to make money everywhere......"
Messages and replies like this are endless, mostly sarcastic and questioning, even if some netizens choose to believe that Frank Miller can go around, either because they are worried about the quality, or they wisely choose not to speak out for the time being.
At this time, Frank Miller sent a new tweet:
"Looks like everyone is questioning me...... See you in twenty minutes, then!"
See you in 20 minutes? Will you come back in 20 minutes and slap everybody in the face?
Obviously, some netizens are a little scoffed at this.
Thankfully, Frank Miller didn't really ask everyone to wait 20 minutes, and he quickly came back and tweeted again, this time with the address of the video.
Many people clicked on that URL and opened the video for the first time.
This is a first-person view video.
At first, what appears in the video frame is a blank piece of paper and some paintbrushes, and then a pair of man's hands are taken up from under the table, accompanied by a man's voice:
"Hey guys, I'm Frank Miller, and I'm sure you're all interested in my comic drawing process, so I recorded this video ......"
As he spoke, the man's right hand picked up the paintbrush and quickly sketched the lines on the white paper.
After a minute, some people began to notice that something was wrong.
"Frank Miller doesn't need to make drafts when he draws? Look at this, this is just going straight to the line drawing......"
"This, this, this...... Fack, it's too fast......"
"In terms of e-sports games, this hand speed is more than 450 ......"
Although Frank Miller's words at the beginning of the video seem to be more tactful and polite, smart people can already see that he recorded this video as a powerful counterattack to those who have just questioned his inability to get around.
As the video continues, Frank Miller has finished drawing the line drawing in just two minutes, and is now coloring with a marker.
Although coloring is a little more tedious and time-consuming than drawing line drawings, it is still terrifyingly fast and accurate, as if Frank Miller were a robot, drawing comics according to a pre-programmed program.
This video is less than fifteen minutes long.
It wasn't until the color was finished that the viewer of the video could see the panorama of Frank Miller's painting.
It was a man in a green mask and a green bodysuit, holding a lantern burning with green flames high in his left hand, while his right hand was clenched into a fist, and a ring with a glittering green light was on his middle finger, and on his chest was a strange sign made of "-O-".
"Wow, I've seen the video with my own eyes, but ...... I mean, it's too dreamy, it's too fast...... I don't know what to say, I'm going to have to calm down......"
"As a professional who has been working on video editing for many years, I tell you that this video has not been touched at all...... So, Mr. Miller, why are your hands so fast?"
"I think Mr. Miller can draw at least six or seven times faster than other cartoonists, and I'm completely impressed by the speed at which I can publish a daily issue if there are enough and suitable colorists......"
"This is not a human hand, this is the hand of God!"
"That's right, this is the hand of God, only the hand of God can do this!"
I don't know who suddenly sent out such a message, and the statement "Hand of God" was immediately recognized by everyone and spread quickly.
In addition to being shocked and slapped in the face by Frank Miller's ultra-high-speed painting speed, more netizens began to pay attention to who the characters were drawn.
This painting has ignited a new explosion of today's Internet topic.
"Mr. Miller, is this a character from the new comics?"
"Can you reveal the relevant settings of this character in advance?"
In response to these questions, Meng Qi did not answer directly, and sometimes, suspense is also a very effective marketing method.
After thinking about it for a few minutes, Meng Qi posted his last tweet of the day:
"Let's play a guessing game together. Before the release of the new comics, I will announce the image setting of the main character of the comics on the official website of AC Comics, please guess his abilities and hero names, and those who answer correctly will receive a set of autographed comics...... Please pay attention to the official website of AC Comics for specific rules!"