New Character Design!

Today I bring you a concept image of one of the new characters to the world of Of Mages & Pages (our game in the works to be released exclusively on the Nintendo Wii U).  This is Raviela the griffin.  Rumor has it she's part dragon, but I wouldn't bring that up to her if I were you!  This concept drawing comes to us by way of our in-game artist (and everyone's favorite Hatman & Indigo artist), S. LaDon Ware!

We at 3twins hope you all have a blessed and Merry Christmas!

-Jason

New Logo for Of Mages & Pages!

Earlier this week Andy and I were brainstorming what would be a good logo for our Wii U game and the world of Of Mages & Pages/Midieville.  As I mentioned previously, I've been writing some back stories for the characters widening the scope of the world and really getting my head in the space of Of Mages & Pages.  One of the things Andy and I created years ago was a list of different creatures in Midieille, one of those creatures is the phoenix.  In Midieville a phoenix is not the large fiery bird from other mythologies; instead, the phoenix is akin to a goldfinch in size and shape, it is still on fire, but its job is to deliver message like a carrier pigeon.  These little creatures are not sentient like Gidju or Marvin, but instead are more along the intelligence of a real-world talking bird but a bit more intelligent perhaps.  How they work is someone tells a phoenix a message and whom/where to take that message, the phoenix remembers it and flies off to the recipient and whispers it in their ear.  Since phoenixes are on fire, their voices emit flames, so they must whisper the messages.  All that to say that Andy and I decided that the symbol of Midieville would be one of these phoenixes.  I discussed this with Chuck Bedard and he was gracious enough to design it for us!  So, as you can see in the image attached to this message is that symbol.  This image will become the key logo of our game and a symbol of the united kingdom under the good king Mathos.

-Jason

So much I can't talk about!

So, I was trying to give you teases once a week, but obviously fell behind on that.  I have so much to talk about, but I can't!  I know that just seems mean of me, doesn't it?  Well, Andy and I discussed a lot of the progress we've made over the past couple of weeks and decided that we should keep a lid on it for now.  However, I can tell you what he and I have been doing.  In addition to being the producers on the game and directing the various elements that go into the game, Andy and I are writing the story that will unfold in the cut-scenes.  Since it has been over five years since we posted a new Midieville on our site, What we've been doing is writing loads of appendices and back-stories for the world and characters.  A lot of that stuff won't end up in the game itself, but it is helping us to flesh out the world for "Of Mages & Pages" and give our artists, animators, sound designers, and programmers a better feel for the world of the game.  Maybe we'll touch on some of that content later on, but for now, its all just helping to put everyone whose working on the game into the realm of Midieville.

Loads more to come!

-Jason

NEW CHARACTER: Selaxi the Minotaur

Here's another peek at a new character for our Nintendo Wii U game, Of Mages & Pages.  This is Selaxi the Minotaur!  This concept image comes from our favorite Hatman & Indigo artist, S. LaDon Ware!

I'll be back in a week or so with yet another tidbit about our game!

-Jason

NEW CHARACTERS: The Golden Knight

Our Nintendo Wii U game, Of Mages & Pages will feature some new characters.  I'd like to do a short series introducing each of them briefly.  The first new character is The Golden Knight.  This addition to the team is narcissism personified.  The Golden Knight sees himself as the bravest, second most important person in all the Land of Midieville; second only to the good King Mathos.

What does he look like?  Well, he's a knight and his armor is gold.  That's all you need to know for now.

I'll be back in a week or so to tease another interesting tidbit of the game.

-Jason

As an added bonus, here are some old concept drawings of what the Black Knight's helmet might have looked like (art by Steve Surine).

3twins and Gaming!

Greetings 3twins fans!

I know it has been a while since I posted, and I have a lot of exciting news to share.  I was just waiting permission from Nintendo to find out what all I could share.  Did I just name drop, Nintendo?  Oh, yes I did!  That's right, we are currently making a game for the Nintendo Wii U!  Our Midieville story is being re-worked into: Of Mages and Pages, a puzzle game for the Wii U.  This is the biggest opportunity we have had yet for any of our franchises.  As hinted at above, there are rules and regulations we need to abide by, so there are certain things I cannot share with you.  However, I will try to regularly tease bits and pieces of the game to pique your interests.

So far, we have a team of 16 people working on the game.  The game will likely take between 9-12 months to complete (depending on programming).  I'll bring you more teases later!

-Jason

New Merchandise home for 3twins.net!

Greetings Hatman Fans!

We are currently in the process of moving our store over to cowcow.com.  I have only added a couple design images, but they are available on literally hundreds of low priced items.  So, check out the new store at cowcow.com/3twinsnet (be sure to click the Hatman & Indigo link too).

Pick up Master of Fright: Return to the Dark Woods!

Hey there Hatmaniacs,

A dear friend of mine recently published a new book, Master of Fright: Return to the Dark Woods.  You all know that it is not typically my thing to plug items, but I would like to do my part in helping her get a few more sales.  So please check out this book.  Also, while you're at it, be sure to look into the first two in this same series, The Dark Woods and The Runner, as well as other books by Carol Culver Rzadkiewicz.  Here is a link to her Amazon page: http://www.amazon.com/Carol-Culver-Rzadkiewicz/e/B00386109I/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0

Jason

P. S. I'll be back next week with another installment of Scotty's Scholarly Scroll.

Celebrating Seven Years of Hatman!

Hey There Hatmaniacs!

To the right (if viewed on our blog proper) you will see a large image, much larger than I am used to posting in our blog.  This image depicts every artist who has worked on Hatman & Indigo over the past seven years.  Today is a month after the actual seven year anniversary of our first comic.  Originally published on 3twins.net May 4th, 2006, Hatman has been the heart and soul of 3twins.net ever since.  Even in the lull we have experienced since I went back to school, we have still slowly but surely continued to roll out Hamtan Comics!

So, for their hard work, I would like to personally thank, Chris Secondi, Chuck Bedard, Debi Solomon, Michelle Meinema, Benjamin Schooley, Stephen Surine, S. LaDon Ware, Juanito Moore, Scott Matteson, Jennifer VanMeter, Michael Lude, Kendall Stump, Tilian Wagner, and Alex Harvey!  Each of them is represented in the collage image and we couldn't have had any Hatman without their help!

I would also like to mention the newest member of the Hatman tribe, Jamie Butler-Houts, who is currently coloring Zapman: Reimagined pages.  I did not have a true representation of her work for both Hatman and Indigo yet, so she was not depicted on the collage.  Also, a special mention goes out to Steve Steffel who did some background work for us back in the original Zapman story.

So, here's to Hatman, and many more stories to come!

-Jason

More hand-colored Hatman!

Greetings Hatmanaics!

Today I bring you another quick note about the progress of Zapman Re-imagined!  My cousin Jamie Butler-Houts is currently hand coloring more pages (one colored panel featured in this blog post).  I also just today spoke with S. LaDon Ware who is fast at work on part 3 of this epic adventure!  Hoepfully by Summer's end we will have all three completed and published on 3twins.net!

Check back for more updates to Scotty's Scholarly Scroll hopefully next week!

Until then have a safe and happy Memorial Day Weekend!

-Jason