A ramble on past comics [3/5]: LIFEMETER

2006-09: I was stoked to be a part of the super-cool “Lifemeter” video game comic anthologies, edited by Dave Roman, Stephanie Yue, and Zack Giallongo. I accidentally broke the rules on the 1st issue with my “Contra” comic since I incorporated the Nintendo controller [stories were supposed to strictly take place within the world of the games], but fortunately they still included it. I wonder if the kids today still know the Konami code.

For “Elevator Action”, I only had the vague idea of a flashback running parallel to the present tense story, but Sang Kim truly knocked it outta the park with his script. T’was a blast working with him. I also flagrantly stole the character designs from Godard’s “Masculin Féminin”.

“Ico” was another one that barely slipped through the proverbial editorial cracks since my story could be misconstrued as misogynistic to anyone unfamiliar with the game. Ico’s main mechanic of guiding Yorda through the journey is beautiful, so I enjoyed the joke of turning her into a fighter [which would defeat the entire purpose of the game].