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Stuff of Legend
This is the story of three young Pokémon trainers and a foulmouthed little Sentret who attempt to reach the Sinnoh region, preferably without destroying too many towns along the way. As they travel, they find themselves pursued by angry wild Pokémon, ex-fans and several criminal organizations who are up to no good. Will Sandy, Matt, Sub and Zack safely reach Sinnoh?
Background
I've been playing the Pokémon games for years now, so you could say I'm a dedicated fan. I completed the Pokédex on Red (it was the first and last time I would ever fully complete a dex), I drooled over the first 3D animations of Pokémon Stadium on the N64, and I went nuts over Silver and Stadium 2. Sure, there were also bad moments, like when Ruby and Sapphire turned out not to be backwards compatible with the previous titles. Because of that, I had to leave about 200 level 100 monsters behind on my Silver cartridge, which eventually got wiped when the battery died. Of course, I was a bit nuts for having that many Pokémon in the first place, but it was still unfortunate. I wasn't too impressed by Coliseum either, but FireRed, LeafGreen and Diamond and Pearl were quite nice. Unfortunately completing the dex seems to become more and more difficult with every generation, mostly because of the staggering amount of legendaries that can only be found through events. All that said, I think it's fair to say I'm hooked on Pokémon for as long as the franchise continues to exist, though I don't play as often anymore as I once used to. (And I have yet to play my first Wi-Fi match).
In the Fall of 2006, after I set up the frame for my website, I decided to make a Pokémon comic to give the site some content. That comic was Stuff of Legend. To be honest, at first I didn't think SoL would be successful. SoL was my excuse to learn about, and test out my drawing skills and my abilities to tell a story using the comic-medium. The idea was that I'd keep it up for as long as it took me to become confident enough to work on my original stories. Basically, SoL was (and actually still is) a tool to me.
Before then I had mostly just learned about writing comics by reading books, but there is only so much you can learn that way. The best way to learn quickly, is to just jump in and practice. So that's what I did, and oh boy... did I ever find out how little I really knew. Looking back right now, I shudder at how bad some of my early comics really are. I could write a book entitled "How not to write a comic" based on firsthand experience alone. That said, I'm not ashamed of my mishaps, because they helped to make me better. That is why I intend to leave my old pages up. I won't redo them. That way everybody, including myself, can see where I came from, and they can see how I progressed from there.
Also, for those of you who might be wondering: yes, I've come to like SoL for more than just its qualities as a learning tool. I've grown attached to the story and the characters and intend to finish the project. There are also two sub-comics planned, and who knows... Maybe one day there will also be a "How not to write comics" too.
Disclaimer
SoL is rated PG13 for violence, mild language and subject matter. Also, when you read the comic, you'll probably notice that I draw Pokémon the way I like them, namely with more anatomical definition than the official style generally shows. This is just my style. All human characters belong to me, unless stated differently in the cast page and the descriptions underneath the individual pages. The copyrights to Pokémon in general belong to Nintendo. SoL is a fan work and nothing more.
This page was last updated on: August 30th, 2010