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@3D_Hunter

I am not following your gist, care to throw more light?

Chei Gamine, pikin like you no suppose dey watch adult swim now, you neva reach o.

@Darkmanzero. . . lol at the 'agbara-nla with angels and demons'. Actually, I used 'spirit' words for lack of better terms, you're so right about the rough draft thingy. If I am ever going to do anything about this or any other concepts whatsoever, it will have to be animated series but the big problem here is the purists in Naija will NEVER allow such a concept to see the light of the day, you can't get it through any Television unless you look beyond Naija, which will defeat the whole idea of 'Naija Super Hero' and I wouldn't be part of any 'Eze goes to School' series, not bad but I wouldn't be part of anything like that if it is going to be animated. They'd rather have you come up with cheezy stuff like 'Adventures of Captain Waka Waka' or 'Papa Bomboy The Good father' or perhaps 'Evil Mama Put' et cetera et cetera and if they want to go gaga on you, they'd recommend another one where pastor waves bible and the bad guys get their ass whupped, heavenly gangsta style!

The last thing I will do is bring in those part, actually I'd rather tone down (or tone out) the elementals vs demon part. In other to make it consistent I'd rather have another sea king assist her but with ulterior motives, so in the end, it becomes just a battle for survival between the minions and allies (From the netherworld) of the rival sea kings with the heroine caught in the middle. The other sea kind is helping her because he wants an alliance with the heroine (Remember she absorbed 50% of the original sea king's powers). When they do you a favor, they demand a return and their demand are usually 'expensive'. So our heroine gets screwed either way. Sea king helps her defeat Sea king, sea king wants to marry her (merge?) as a way to return the 'favour', heroine says f$#@! no! Sea king is pissed, sea king wants to get the booty (okay maybe be not but you get the idea) by force, heroine says 'You gotta kill me first', sea king says 'no problemo'. . . more ass whupping, another ass whupping, followed by more ass whupping. . . sea king is humiliated by the heroine, sea king makes peace with the other sea king, situation gets worse.

Heroine's ancestor (the one that gave her away centuries ago) comes to the rescue but surprisingly not to help her whupp a@s but to 'liberate' her from the grip of the supernatural. This will make her normal again, making her vulnerable to the sea kings who will kill her anyway. Now she thinks the grandfather musta smoked supernatural weed to come up with a dumbshit idea like that. There is a problem; if she retains her power, she will become suckered into the netherworld, away from everything she knows for eternity, if she lets go, she is $@!& dead! So she wants to cling to her powers. The ancestor isn't happy because in order for him to be released from his curse, he must free the grand daughter from the grip of the sea king even if it means snuffing her life, at the same time, it is going to get worse for him if he personally takes away the life of the grand daughter. He now hopes the allegiance of the sea kings will bring an end to the heroine so that he shall be free at last. Not so fast! There is a deposed netherworld king who wants to regain his throne. He finds it necessary to assist the heroine and unlike other 'assistants' he is honest enough to make his motives clear, 'I rub your back, you rub my back'. Knowing she needs all the assistance available to ward off the two kings, she accepts the offer. . . the struggle continues.

The son continues to drift apart because he turned into a bully knowing that the 'mother' is 'immortal' (Yes, scratch the idea of fire, you can't kill her, no human can! Only the supernatural can cause her any harm). The mother refuses to play into her son's new found 'hobby' and actually watches as he gets his butt whupped silly by a group of boys.

"I will not spare anyone who attempts to cause you and your father harm with no apparent reason, I will show no mercy! But the moment you start poking your fingers on foreheads just for the heck of it, you're on your own. Just because I am what I am doesn't mean you should go looking for trouble. I am not here to play God. If people want to die, let them die! If they want to kill each other, I don't care! If they want to live, let 'em live! It is of no importance to me!"

The son (who is 11 btw) didn't appreciate his mother's 'advise'. In order to get back at her and really hurt her, he becomes friends with her father's mistress ( she hates this mistress with passion) and actually askes the father to get married to this woman. Boy was she hurt! That likkle bastard! She is shocked her 11 yr old son is capable of such sick game just to make a statement. Angry and frustrated, our heroine retires deeper into her shell, nobody wants her. . . this is where is will be nice to stay out of her way, stay away from the son. . . because she's too angry she could kill him! The son wants the mummy to come back and apologize so that he could go back on 'hate the mistress' mode. . . that never happened because the mother is keeping the distance and the father proposes to the mistress, happy that the son after years of hostility has approved of the mistress. . . question is, will our heroine allow this union?


@ darkmanzero,yup those cheezy names are actually 'placeholder'. They gotta go if I want to take this anywhere beyond paper.

@ Raymand

Ya got a point there. There is nothing for them at all and It won't be fair to have only 'Spawn-ish' Naija comics, won't be fair at all.

Raymand:
I think Nigerian kids need a role model through a superhero, They are the future after all.

That's not a bad idea, but the problem with that concept is, it will lead to a glut of 'kiddie pacifiers' , just like Hollywood is bombarding us with 'kiddie pacifier' talking animal fiasco, year after year, it's cool but it becomes irritating after you see about four of them ridiculously similar in everything, be it concept, style or story.

@ Darkmanzero,

Ok. perhaps the 'fighting crime'partis a tad cheezy for someone loaded with her kind of powers. Let's say she's constantly battling the minions of the Sea God who are out to bring her back to the master, and in so doing there is a total mayhem, people get hurt, she battles to establish herself in the same society she left alone, she can't's go back to the husband she loves (The real man) and she just doesn't want to go back to the Sea God, so there's always this constant battle with supernatural elements. When the Sea God's minions failed to bring her back, He (Da Sea God) employed the the help of the Abominable Trinity, the three most dreadful demons from the region of Darkness and Damnation, With the invasion of the Abominable Trinity looming, her destruction seemed imminent and she finally gets a little assistance from the Mountain Queen, a very powerful goddess of the mountain in charge of the hefty elementals that guard and nurture the mountains of Wazobia. With Abominable Trinity ready to invade earth with their army of ruthless dreadful ghouls, lost souls the deepest depth of the Netherworld and earthbound Gnomes, She (Our Heroine) with help of the Mountain Queen and the Elementals of Light wait in eagerness for the battle that will shape the fate of the world, ummm okay forget about the world part and say , well, the fate of Wazobia/Naija whatever country she lives in. I'd rather use a real Country like Naija instead of some fictitious coutry. Ok so do you think this is better than the 'fighting crime' part.

She does not fight crime but she gets off her head when her husband or sun is in danger. You mess with either, you're f#@!*! death, she's ruthless like that! And while we are at it, bear in mind she has a son that she may probably never go back to and a husband she loves who has long forgotten about her and is courting another woman. The son believes her mother is 'alive' and became hostile to the new mummy to be, this is a surprise to the father. The mother wants the son to love the new mother to be but deep down,our hero wants that new mother to vanish, whatever it takes. There is a new Player on the scene (Ageless necromancer) who advised her to forget all about her family ties if she wants to survive the wrath of the Sea God. The new player even offered to erase her memory so that she can focus on her survival without any distraction from the material world. She doesn't subscribe to this idea, she loves her family, she wants to survive, whew! There will be jazz here o, jazz upon jazz.

I think it will be nice to strip her of all that is not supernatural.


Additional powers.


1. She can summon the elements like Wind and make the ground rumble (earthquake).

2. She's clairvoyant (Can see beyond the capacity of the human eye)

3. She can teleport. (Usually melts from point A and appears on point B in a flash).


Hmmm let me think of more stuff.

You know, we don't have to go for the spandex underpants heroes. Whether we like it or not, in order to make a Nigerian super hero believable, it has to be like some have rightly stated, equipped with concepts and ideologies obtainable from the Nigerian society, be it juju or jazz, you can't give another radiactive bullshyte or mother space and wahtever and the mad scientist angle, those things won't cut it.


Here's my idea of a Naija Super Hero:

Her origin is rooted in the 1570s. Her ancestor made a promise to the powerful river king that he would give up his grand daughter if the Sea King helped them eradicate a strange plague that'd killed half the population. The grandfather was a very smart man, reason being that the grand daughter was going thru the early stage of the ailment and was going to be dead in just two days. The deal was sealed and the sea king fulfilled his end of the deal, unfortunately, the grand daughter died before the end of the plague. This absolved the grandfather from any obligation to the River King.
with one son and became a very successful teacher. On her 27th birthday, the sea King came to collect his bride. A messenger was sent to notify the girl of a meeting with her 'husband' by the river when the sun sinks in the horizon four days from the day of the visit. She thought it was the dumbest and most hilarious thing she'd ever heard. Naturally she ignored the request. Bizarre Things started to happen including visitation by the black wolf, a symbol of the river king. She received a final waring that everyone linked to her from the day the deal was sealed would die if she refuses to return to the 'husband', and the number was well over 1m!

Okay to cut the long story short, overwhelmed by the dire signs that surfaced every moment coupled with the guilt of having the blood of 1m innocent people hanging on her head, she caved in. All these were kept secret from her husband and only son. She was declared missing when she left for the domain of the sea king. After three years her husband and son gave up and she was presumed dead. Her love for the earth husband and son was overwhelming, every day she felt their agony and anxiety. When she realized the fulfillment of the promise to sea king would release the spell on her loved ones, she returned to earth, knowing her relatives would be out of harm's way. On her return, she discovered her physical features have been distorted. Her husband and son couldn't recognize her even when she was standing right in front of them. This was the Sea King's way of keeping her in check,knowing full well she might be tempted to bolt.

She became frustrated and angry with everything around her especially with her husband courting a new woman. She can't go back to the sea king, neither can she go back to the husband. . . in the midst of all the confusion and frustration, she has a trump card! When she was on earth, she had a secret with her son, it was this secret that helped the son realize that mummy is back! She started a new life as a teacher while using those powers from the sea king to fight crime. Her secret is only known to her son!

Powers:

1. Ability to melt into a massive pool of water and drown the enemies.
2. She can smash the heaviest metal by rolling into a big ball of solid water (Ice?).
3. Hampers the escape of criminals by making the ground wet/slippery for them or their cars.
4. Can melt and flow in through the tiniest crack (So you can't hide,buster!)

Costume:

None:

She dresses like a regular human being but turns into a see through liquid each time she uses her power.


''Kryptonite"

FIRE. You wanna hurt her? Bring fire!


Whew!

I just crack up when I remember this title. . . I just don't get it. How the heck did they come up with that or am I the only one who thinks that title is just hilarious?

The audience's never been the problem for the Nigerian comics/animation, that has never been the case because there are millions (I mean millions) of comics and animation fans in Nigeria. From my experience and a little experiment/research, the BIGGEST problem is AWARENESS/DISTRIBUTION. There is little or no effort in that department. You have to let people know what you have since it won't crawl to their doorsteps. If my memory serves me right, there was a mad rush for comic books back in the 80s especially those Romace lovey dovey stories and thrillers like Benbella. Such appetite is still there but unfortunately,there is little or nothing so quell it.

There are lots of Nigerians who can hold their ground in those two fields but without the distribution/marketing side of things sorted out, it will remain the sword at will eventually rust unburnished. I did venture into comic book production back in '99 but it was such a hassle since there was no distribution structure. Shuttling from one city to another dealing with newspaper/magazine marketers and keeping my job as a cartoonist with a local newspaper was too much burden for a teenager, I didn't quit but I left the shores of Naija and that project died a natural death.

So in a nutshell, if the distribution side of the business is sorted, it will all blossom just like the Ikebe Super/Dauda Nakson (Ok I am saying they should do 'pornmic' or 'pornimation'just giving an instance). They artist are there, don't get me wrong 'cause there are the crappy artists; the meddlesome interlopers who think they have arrived but the good ones are there,l ots of them and they are pretty good.

Sorry fellas. . . lol. It must be a pain to be subjected to those 'dumb ass' cartoons. Chei! The CN over here has their fair share of 'dumb ass' cartoons but I totally ignore them until it is time for 'Toonami' and 'Adult Swim' where I get to watch cool stuff Like Samurain Champloo or Boondocks and don't forget Inuyasha. . . them plenty o and I can't wait for the new Fantastic Four (Actually it isn't new but I am waiting for it though).

Now I don't know why they canceled Samurai Jack and Xmen Evolution

Probably by the end of the year because I am pretty sure naija theaters will be busy with Hollywood 'Kiddie Pacifier' animated features. It is playing in some cities across the globe. Kinda pressed for time ATM but I'll try to find out where it is playing in NYC, if I couldn't, no problem 'cause I will get it on DVD anyway.

Very easy. . . ADOBE PHOTOSHOP.

Another masterpiece from the acclaimed director of Perfect Blue and Tokyo Godfathers.

http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6142

Here's a link to the trailer.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERaLC28EaQo

Ndeewo nu. Onweghikwa ihe di nnukwu mkpa mu ji kamam na asi m ka mu tinye isi n'ebea kelee indi be anyi. Ama kwa mu na nnukwu nsogbu aidighi.

Ngwanu, ka odi.

Haba Seun, leave the thing now. It will get better once more folks are aware of the section. There are millions of Naija who are great fans of toons. They will come with time. Meanwhile make I urge the members frequenting this section to liven it up with toon trivia. . . or whatever it takes. I really appreciate you opening this section and it will be a shame to axe it. To be perfectly honest, the reason why I registered on NL in the first place was the Graphics section. I thought it was pretty cool and possibly the only Naija website with such feature. And along comes the toon section. . . are you kidding me, this is some good sh&%$!! The activity will increase.

Up Naija! Up toons!

Some people are not very comfortable with two people kissing in public and they do not pretend, they simply find it repulsive. A lot of Naija men who don't kiss in public do it either because they are not comfortable with the act or they want to show a little dignity to people around them who may find such act repulsive, besides not kissing in public won't send the sky crashing to the ground. I don't kiss in public and probably never will because it makes me sweat profusely out of embarrassment (Actually the thought of it 'cause I have never done it) and I have to put the people around me into consideration, especially those who genuinely find such public display of affection offensive.

Fat is the wrong word, I think 'fleshy' is the ideal word. Naija men love a girl with more flesh than bones.

It happened and I had to let it go not minding I am extremely monogamous (never mind my views on polygamy) when it comes to relashionship. I figured she was sincere enough to come out of the closet. The relationship later went to the rocks because it was a little awkward. I really wasn't feeling comfortable. . . I forgive easily and I just can't change that and she knows it. I was scared she'd take advantage of that and continue the 'kiss and tell'. We hung in there for awhile to see if we can patch things but we had to go our separate ways. Bottom line: Yes, I will forgive her and bear no grudge but life will never be the same again.

@Sirgai, you are right. There's the big problem of marketing and distribution. I still remember that NEARLY EVERYONE in my neighbourhood big and small was hooked on that old Saturday morning Spiderman cartoon. The audince is there, the market is there but there seem to be a dearth of skilled people to get the job done, even when you get the capable ones, they'd rather work on their own stuff, or worse still,they'd make it known they're masters of the game when they can barely create a decent model. In addition, they don't even consider lighting as an integral part of the whole animation business, hence the murky gloomy lighting you see on most Naija animation. I can't begin to narrate my frustration when I tried to put together a team. . . everyone thinks they got it going when in reality they need to get down from their high horse and take a few hints from people who are ahead of the game. It was very frustrating and agonizing. I see that problem fading pretty soon, the signs are there.

To those who said Nigerians suck at those things, I'd like to inform you there are Nigerians who have worked on published Game boy/Xbox/PS2 titles and some Hollywood block busters. You can't tell me a company like Electronic Art or Konami will hire somebody who sucks.

We go get there, na small small.

My guy, you are asking too much o. Dem born u today and you wan run without crawling,

On a serious note, this is not something that could be accomplished through the help of a manual or a brief instruction from a friend. Let me assume you want to learn how to animate,put it together including audio and finally burn it to DVD so that you can watch on a TV. If this is what you meant by the question,then do the following;

1. Coat yourself with the armour of patience, perseverance and dedication

2. Browse the web and read articles on principles of animation and computer animation terms

3. Download blender (It is free) and start going through the user manual (RTFM, .lol ) in addition you can join the numerous blender forums for tips and tricks from the blender gurus.

4. Give yourself the task of creating a one minute film after you must have gone through the basic concepts of Blender. You can use your voice, it doesn't matter. Put together a small script, prepare the storyboard (read more on storyboard) you don't have to know how to draw because stick figures will do nicely. Model your characters and start animating and rendering. Put the shots together in Windows movie maker and create a DVD with Nero. Pop it in your DVD/VCD player.

If you want want to up the ante, continue from No 5.

5. Post your one minute film on the web for all to see. People will tell you it sucks and you deserve to be shot for insulting their collective intelligence with this bundle of crapitosis. Do not be scared, do not be discouraged, that's part of the game because let's face it, it's going to be pretty much crap.

6. Ignore the numerous calls for your head and make a two minute film. You will be surprised how much you'd learn from the mistakes of the past film. Post it again. This time, somebody is gonna call it a waste of time and total bullsh*t. Someone will give it a -10 (Minus 10) rating. Let not your spirit be dampened.

7. Go back and make another film (5 minutes this time) you will be alrmed how glaring your mistakes are on the previous films. Your improvement will become rapid. Post it again. this time you get comments like 'pretty cool' or 'I like the camera angles' 'Looking good, could be better though'.

8. With adrenalin pumping,make your fourth short film using the experiences you gathered from the last three attempts and post it once more! This time, the only 'negative comment you get'd be 'Her boob is a little too big' or 'I don't like the way she blinks', . now you are ready for prime time!

Put together a team and make your first feature!

Of course you don't have to go that far if you just plan to be a hobbyist. Just save your damn thing on a DVD and enjoy without hassling yourself with the rest of the options. Bear in m ind I just told you how to do the animation thingy without spending a dime or using illegal software. If you really want to get the hang of it, spend a little money on Softimage XSI Foundation, which is the MOST affordable high end 3D and computer graphics software.


Before I keep my trap shut, i'd like to point out that this could take months (Precisely 9) or years depending on how fast you learn and how patient and dedicated you are.

'Nuff said.

@ Darkmanzero, I find your post refreshing. It is nice to see a balanced point of view devoid of prejudice, instead of the usual one sided gibberish from polygamy opponents.

Ndwandwe

Bigsis, I don't think you know much about Nigeria apart from 'what you heard'. Nigeria run by whites? That was a joke, right?

The attack on Brown- Eyes is totally uncalled for. C'mon folks, whether you like it or not, every brown skinned person in an African, there's no need for the name calling and inflammatory retorts. I guess we still have that problem. . . you know. . . our penchant for mudslinging. . . we are the ones who get hurt in the end.

Peace my people.

Wire frame

Rapper.

Tools:

Modo (Modeling)
Bodypaint and Photoshop (Textures)
Lightwave (Rendering)

The first image came straight out of Lightwave while the second image was was put together in Photoshop

Time: Approx. 16 hrs (14 for modeling, 1:57 for textures and 3 minutes for rendering)

Oh. . . I saw a big mound of raw poop in a NYC subway. . . didn't know if I should puke or drop dead. That was simply not right. . . now I'd love to see that poop drama on CNN.

I appreciate and commend his good work on this site but the dude should tone down on the arrogance. Seriously, it overflows. He removed a harmless thread I started and often tried over and over to tell me (not suggest) how to run things. Who the hell is this guy? I was so peeved I felt like punching and stomping him till he turns purple. I felt like I should grab a steel baseball bat and make a pinata out of his ass. . . Fortunately, I am not the violent type so I simply ignored all the well crafted derogatory inflammatory retorts he throws at me. Ignoring him didn't help but I am used to the insults, no big deal. I think I will be actually shocked when I see any thing positive from this guy directed towards me, that will be a big shock 'cause I am convinced that ain't going to happen, at least not in 1000 years. . .

Ndi Igbo si na

Nwata kwuru oto gwujie ji, otukwuru ala gwuputa ya:

Translation (Not literal): When you make a foolish mistake due to nonchalance and absolute lack of concentration, you will spend so much time fixing the mess.

Ejiri m no nwayoo tinye isi n'ulo ogbako a ka m mara nke n'ahio. Umu nwannem nwoke na nwanne m nwanyi, ekele diri unu o. Unu anwuchula o. Biko ana m ayo unu, unu hukwa onye si na anyi bu ndi 'Ibo' were nu nwayo kwa ya ka ohie asaa n'anya maka na onweghi ihe di ka 'Ibo', kama na anyi bu ndi 'IGBO'. Owere m anya na ufodu na ehi aka n'anya were na akpo anyi ndi ibo mana nke ahu enweghi mgbe oji eri m nri n'ahu maka na nwata si na nne ya agaghi ehi ura ga amukwanu anya. Nke na ewute m nke ukwu bu na onwere ndi be anyi kporo ekwo nku were soro ufodu ndi ofeke n'asi na anyi bu 'Ibo'. Oge ufodu ha na ako akuko di mmanya ahu odi m ka mu were ora maputa ha kpakpando n'anya ma obu werekwanu okpo keputasia ha akpu n'isi ha di ka aki oyibo.

Otu n'ime ha ka mu kpoputara n'akuku were si ya na obukwanu nnukwu ihe ihere na ya bu nwa amaala ji onu oji eri ji eri ede si n'anyi bu ndi 'Ibo'. . . kama nwa okorobia ga ekweta na okwuhiere onu, ihe ozo si ya n'onu daputa bu ihe sigburu nkakwu n'isi. Ogwara mu na onweghi ihe bula di na ya makana obu etu esi ede ya ka obu. Ya bu ihe were di mu egwu. Ma ka osina di, nsogbu adighiya, abughikwanu m onye otutu okwu,kama na soso ihem m nwere ikwu bu onye mara asu, ya suo n'ikwe. Nwata kwuru oto gwujie ji, obughikwanu mmadu ga asi ya tukwuru ala gwupute ya.

Ka Chineke mezie okwu.

@Seun, Since when did I start producing pornographic animation? If that's your idea of humour, I don't find it amusing. Please stick to the topic, that derogatory side swipe was totally uncalled for.

Ndibeanyi daalu nu ooooo!

Asi m ka mu jiri ohere a kelee onyeobula nke no n'ebea. Mana tupu nga n'ihu agam agozie oji.

Onye wetara oji wetara ndu
Ndu nwoke ndu nwanyi
Egbe belu ugo belu nke si ibeya ebena, nku kwa ya
Umunwanyi ndi na acho di, unu ga emweta ezigbo di
Umunwoke ndi na acho nwunye, unu ga anutakwanu ezigbo nwanyi
Ndi nke nuru di na nwuke, ka Chineke nye unu ihe unu ga eji zuo umu
Ihe unu ga eri na ihe unu ga anu akokwala unu o
Ka ihe anyi ga eri bia ma nke ga eri anyi efokwala chi o

Ahaa. Umu nne na umme nna, oji abiala o. Okwe agbaala!

Nice to know there's this thread going on. Didin't even see this one until now. Thumbs up fellas.