WarCry Interview: Robin Laws, CoH novel author


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WarCry interviews Robin Laws - author of the second CoH novel, The Freedom Phalanx, and also a good friend of mine from the Great White North.

Check out the interview here.

(And of course look for the book on shelves towards the end of June / early July).

cheers,
Arctic Sun


 

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Thanks, Artic!


 

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Yay! Arctic's still around!


 

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I bet he smells like polar bears and back bacon...


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Fell behind schedual eh?


 

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Fell behind schedual eh?

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Which is ironic when looking at his three laws of writing...


 

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Ick!! Did you see that preview of the book cover? No way was that drawn by a professional, I used to draw things like that when I was 14 with all of the proporitions scewed. I really hope thats either a bad scan of the cover or its a rough draft because that is just embarrasing!


 

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Ick!! Did you see that preview of the book cover? No way was that drawn by a professional, I used to draw things like that when I was 14 with all of the proporitions scewed. I really hope thats either a bad scan of the cover or its a rough draft because that is just embarrasing!

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Yea, and why is Synapse standing? Shouldn't he be face planted?


 

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Ick!! Did you see that preview of the book cover? No way was that drawn by a professional, I used to draw things like that when I was 14 with all of the proporitions scewed. I really hope thats either a bad scan of the cover or its a rough draft because that is just embarrasing!

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Agreed.. wheres the barf smilie when you need it.


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Ick!! Did you see that preview of the book cover? No way was that drawn by a professional, I used to draw things like that when I was 14 with all of the proporitions scewed. I really hope thats either a bad scan of the cover or its a rough draft because that is just embarrasing!

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Seconded...

I'm a graphic design major, and that cover *hurts* me... On the *inside*.


 

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Yay! Arctic's still around!

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I saw a hero named Arctic_Sun in Steel Canyon a couple days ago on Justice...coincidence?!?


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Ick!! Did you see that preview of the book cover? No way was that drawn by a professional, I used to draw things like that when I was 14 with all of the proporitions scewed. I really hope thats either a bad scan of the cover or its a rough draft because that is just embarrasing!

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Seconded...

I'm a graphic design major, and that cover *hurts* me... On the *inside*.

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Count me as the third so far. Ya know, when I heard that George Perez was going to do one of the covers for the new TopCow comic, I was excited - until I saw the cover. I really don't mean to impugne his work, but I am just as disappointed with the new novel cover so far as I was then.


 

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Ick!! Did you see that preview of the book cover? No way was that drawn by a professional, I used to draw things like that when I was 14 with all of the proporitions scewed. I really hope thats either a bad scan of the cover or its a rough draft because that is just embarrasing!

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Seconded...

I'm a graphic design major, and that cover *hurts* me... On the *inside*.

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Count me as the third so far. Ya know, when I heard that George Perez was going to do one of the covers for the new TopCow comic, I was excited - until I saw the cover. I really don't mean to impugne his work, but I am just as disappointed with the new novel cover so far as I was then.

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One, I'd be impressed if I knew George Perez was. Don't enlighten me. I don't care. I'm not a comic book fan. Sci-fi/horror movie/book yes, not comic books, sorry.

But, uhm... can I try to draw that? I'm no artist, but I think I can do better than that. Heck, my 9 year old can do better than that. But he can draw the entire Scooby Gang very well. Very, very well.


 

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Ick!! Did you see that preview of the book cover? No way was that drawn by a professional, I used to draw things like that when I was 14 with all of the proporitions scewed. I really hope thats either a bad scan of the cover or its a rough draft because that is just embarrasing!

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According to the interview, that might be a rough by George Perez, or a rough that was turned into an attempt at a cover for press purposes.

The thing I want to know is: why is Positron wearing his TRON armor? Was it a recent addition to his suit to put in the glow stuff, or is it a recent addition to the game's tech to do that and he always had it in the story bible?


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Ick!! Did you see that preview of the book cover? No way was that drawn by a professional, I used to draw things like that when I was 14 with all of the proporitions scewed. I really hope thats either a bad scan of the cover or its a rough draft because that is just embarrasing!

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Seconded...

I'm a graphic design major, and that cover *hurts* me... On the *inside*.

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Geebus M. Laserchrist! That cover is so bad, it looks like something *I* might have drawn.

...And that's pretty damn bad, let me tell you.


 

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well after 30 some odd years of great art, i suppose George Perez is allowed to drop some stinkers here and there.
too bad its usually associated with CoH covers lol


 

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Ick!! Did you see that preview of the book cover? No way was that drawn by a professional, I used to draw things like that when I was 14 with all of the proporitions scewed. I really hope thats either a bad scan of the cover or its a rough draft because that is just embarrasing!

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Seconded...

I'm a graphic design major, and that cover *hurts* me... On the *inside*.

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Count me as the third so far. Ya know, when I heard that George Perez was going to do one of the covers for the new TopCow comic, I was excited - until I saw the cover. I really don't mean to impugne his work, but I am just as disappointed with the new novel cover so far as I was then.

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Ditto. Here's what I thought when I saw it (in this order):
<ul type="square">[*] That's the cover?[*] What' up with their faces?[*] Why are Posi's arms so huge? Isn't he a blaster anyhow?[*] What are they yelling at? "Get down here Rikti saucer!"?[/list]


 

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Go to Amazon.com guys you can see the real cover there. I'm looking forward to this, I was a bit Disappointed with Web of Arachnos...mainly because of the writing style....but I think this one will be a much better read.


 

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I feel like I've read this interview before.


 

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<ul type="square">[*] That's the cover?[*] What' up with their faces?[*] Why are Posi's arms so huge? Isn't he a blaster anyhow?[*] What are they yelling at? "Get down here Rikti saucer!"?[/list]
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I thought they were in the middle of summoning Captain Planet, actually. &gt;_&gt;


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<ul type="square">[*] That's the cover?[*] What' up with their faces?[*] Why are Posi's arms so huge? Isn't he a blaster anyhow?[*] What are they yelling at? "Get down here Rikti saucer!"?[/list]
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I thought they were in the middle of summoning Captain Planet, actually. &gt;_&gt;

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Bwa ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha *cough*

That's funny... Of course, now I've got the end of that show stuck in my head.


 

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By your powers combined...


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I feel like I've read this interview before.

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I thought it was just me...


 

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Go to Amazon.com guys you can see the real cover there.

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Okay.. that cover RAWKS!


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Go to Amazon.com guys you can see the real cover there.

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Okay.. that cover RAWKS!

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