Why Bigfoot?

That's a good question.

I suppose I should have answered it a few months back, but instead focused the blog more on the production process.  I thought people would enjoy the Point A to Point Z development of the comic book and didn't really give much time to the emotional side of it.  I focused on the physical.  The book in hand.  In fact, I never really committed the emotional thoughts of "Why Bigfoot" to paper before.

So bear with me.

Why Bigfoot?

Well, if you're just starting out, they always say, "Don't write a superhero comic."  DC and Marvel OWN that genre.  If you're going to play in their backyard you have to know that they already have the best toys.  They've had 'em for 50+ years and they'll have 'em long after you're gone.  Trying your hand at a superhero story would be like Mark Wahlberg's character at the end of THE PERFECT STORM praying for someone to find him as he bobbed alone in the ocean.  No beacon, no lifejacket, no way of letting anybody know he was there.

Okay, so that tells you why I didn't write a superhero story, but it doesn't really say... why Bigfoot?

By now you've all seen the "Bigfoot on Mars" photo that I first saw on the Cryptomundo site way back in 2009.  Hopefully, you've all read the initial posts on the origin of the story, so I don't need to go into the (in my opinion) kickass idea of Bigfoot on Mars.  Come on, Bigfoot... with a broadsword... fighting super-science, magic and a few barbarians while we're at it?  Who wouldn't think that was cool?

But "because it is cool" really doesn't get to the heart of it.  I mean, it's no secret that it feels like Bigfoot's been a part of my entire life.  I've had three different personal business cards and all three have had some iteration of Bigfoot on them.  While I've been to a Bigfoot conference, outside of Rene Dahinden, I couldn't really name any of the great Bigfoot hunters and I've never actually seen a full episode of FINDING BIGFOOT.

So really then... WHY?

Because to me, Bigfoot is the ultimate loner in an alien world.  Even before I put him on another planet, he was always seen as hunted, lost and alone.  Growing up, I never read any stories about a pack of Bigfoot sightings.  It was always the big guy by himself.

"No one knew where he came from... no one knew how he got here..."

And a story like that really plays on an impressionable mind.  It sticks with you.  You sympathize...  You empathize.

"No one knew his name."

And besides, it's Bigfoot... with a broadsword.

I couldn't pass it up.

Josh S. Henaman

Be sure to return in ONE WEEK!  We finally have an update to beat all updates.

The Price of Being Vague

Hey everybody,

It's been a little quiet around here lately.  When your entire blog revolves around the production of a Bigfoot comic book, it gets harder and harder to keep the updates coming when you don't want to jump the gun and announce anything too soon.

In our case, that's where we're at right now.  As you already know, the first issue is in the can.  Andy and Tom are finishing up on the second issue and I just passed off the third issue script to Andy for designs.  Production-wise, we couldn't be looking better.

Yeah, yeah, yeah, so what are you getting at?

But what about the business side of things?  What exactly is going on?  

Well, we've got some major... MAJOR announcements starting in a few weeks, but we can't spill the beans just yet.  We want to make sure everything's lined up and ready to go before we drop the green flag.

With that said, here are some things we've heard recently...

"So what exactly do you need with a 7 ft tall Bigfoot standee?"

"Why, it'll go great with our California Seller's Permit."

This will make more sense... in two weeks.  

Stay tuned... 

Josh "In for the Long Haul" Henaman

As if there was anything else to talk about...

Congratulations to the gang at Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Your dreams and actions inspire us all!

http://www.nasa.gov/

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/index.html


Sincerely,

Josh S. Henaman