We knew our “hero” was going to be a regular kind of guy with a lot of tenacity. Z had sent me the above sketch. I wrote a couple pages of story just to start hashing him out. That was August 14, 2009. We went back and forth a bit with the story and began to create his background. Who was he? Why was he on his mission? Hell…what was his name? We knew he was going to have a military background and was definitely going to be into motorcycles. Z and I had initially come up with the name Vigilant which morphed into Vigil-8. A few months before the premier of the webcomic, Z and I had a meeting at my house to create character names, places, and stuff that will probably never be made public, but nonetheless is important to the story and characters. We chose the name Gabriel. A strong hero name, we felt. During that meeting we also came up with the main antagonist, which will be revealed soon enough. Page 6 was a teaser page to introduce Samantha. Who is she? Well, you’ll have to stay tuned to find out her ties to Gabe and what roll she plays in his life.
Z and I continue to enjoy the hell out of creating this storyline, characters, and…well, the pages themselves. Every page is meticulously thought out down to the smallest detail, be it color, angle or expression. We hope all of you reading the story enjoy it as much as we enjoy creating it. Tonight’s page is going to be………
-J
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