To say goodbye is to die a little. ― Raymond Chandler, The Long Goodbye We started this story on 10-10-10. Over two and a half years later, we bring it to a close. Oh, we may add some other pages. RedDeath wants to add a few pages of what the Captain is doing in the Badverse. Neil may add some pages with Energize and Dasien.
But this–is the end of the combined “team” story.
It's been an amazing run. We've had a lot of fun, and a lot of arguing among oursevles, and a lot of coordinating, to get this done. Some who contributed a lot, like Aisaku, are sadly no longer with us.
It's been a ball working with each others' characters, playing in each others' worlds, and making up new ones to travel into. It was a ball thinking up the Doppelganger Gang and Ruinworld and working on a long storyline–and seeing it come all together.
You are some of the smartest readers we could ask for, and your comments were read, appreciated, and sometimes incorporated into the story.
But all things end—sooner or later.
Opening the floor to comments and questions from you, and recollections by the other creators involved.
I also liked that you didn't need extensive knowledge of every comic that participated. In fact it got me wanting to reread some of the comics that crossed over. I have read every comic that joined Crossoverkill and Crosoverlord at some point, but since I prefer archive crawls over waiting for new pages, I have this habit of reading a comic until caught up , and then ignoring it for a while and beginning from the start again
There was almost CONSTANT issues/discussions on plot points, although we always knew in a general way where we were heading. Xmung definitely wants us to see Suki and some of the others, in his strip or others. (So definitely keep on reading MAGELLAN, which you should anyway.) I've been working on Skill Set, as well as a new Flickerflame story.
thanks to you all for the entertaining crossover story!
Have there ever been any issues/discussions which needed to be resolverd for the story to continue? Do you think we'll see some Gangers back in webcomics, just like the Editor who popped up now and then? Can we expect the debut of the Skill Set observed by Frostbitten any time?
Nope--no new comic. Updates on this will be irregular, from now on, since the main story ends with this page. (In a week or so we may put up a new cover page, or start at the FIRST page, which would be a better place to come in at. We'll see.)
As for the spring break/bikini issue---isn't it just about summer already?
I love that Captain P managed to get a final zinger in on MM. She is somewhat arrogant, largely because she's used to being right all the time. It's also amusing that she takes such an affront for being called out for it.
I'd like to cast another vote in favor of the spring break/bikini issue!
Jamie: No, I did this page just a few days ago, and much of the center part of the dialogue---especially panels two through four--were directly conceived by RedDeath.
This really IS a collaboration, in the best sense of the term; they didn't take my full-blown script and draw from it. Much of the climatic chapter, for instance, was scripted (with amendations) by Red Death(partly because we learned he has a wonderful memory and could keep track of many of the ideas we tossed around), and many of the authors revised and tweaked the dialogue of their individual characters and suggested scenes. (Essaybee tended to rewrite ALL the Fusion and Bob dialogue, which was all to the good, for instance.) This is a team effort, and always was, and the story is the richer for it.
Nero: _I_ haven't. Although I have great admiration for the other creators. Fusion, especially, is a well-conceived character. But although sometimes I think my designs are dorky, I liked my own best. The others can speak for themselves.
al did you do this page from the beginning, and had it there for this time? it seems to be perhaps the best page you've done thus far (though my favorite panel of yours was the sleeping psycho child). i too would love to see another crossoverX comic.
Ha, algeya, you have to get through Crossover Melee first! But as it is, I want in on whatever sequel happens to Crossoverkill, if one happens. Heck, I have two webcomics to contribute with.
@Al it was a pleasure, no need to thank me, my only regret that you didnt let me o kill superman lol, anychance to see crossover spring break special bikini edition??
*slow clap and a tear in one eye*
My gods, you guys are awesome!
I understand that after such a long storyline (or 2!) you're probably burnt out on it, but I cannot wait for whatever company project you guys come up with down the line.
This whole storyline was phenomenal!
Basically we fished out there among the superhero webcomics with the ones we liked at the time. Several from CROSSOVERLORD were busy with other projects, like Remus with GENOCIDE MAN. Xmung and I had worked together before, so inviting him to volunteer a member of MAGELLAN was a natural. Essaybee and I had briefly emailed before, and he volunteered for any other crossover we might do, and FUSION was one of my favorites among the newer superhero webcomics. Kittyhawk had given us permission for a few cameos of Yuuki in CROSSOVERLORD, and she gave us permission to use her more full-time in CROSSOVERKILL, although she said scheduling and other demands kept her from contributing a lot of pages. ENERGIZE I also admired, and thought it would be fun, since Neil didn't want Dasien to be a full member of this grouping, to have someone else from the Heroes Unite universe that Dasien inhabits. Ben, who's ULTRA had been in CROSSOVERLORD, volunteered Majestic Knight instead.
This is a great end to a great collaboration. I can't wait to see what the next project will be, after you've regained your sanity from working on this. XD
So how did the selection process go with who was joining this project/which characters were part of the story?
Oh, I proposed the basic setup on June 24th, 2010. We had to recruit the ones we wanted (and actually, there was another strip I wanted to include, but I never got a response from the author), and we hammered out the basic plot. But the Red Death was already part of the group, and of course Neil and Ben, since they had all been included in CROSSOVERLORD. BTW, the Red Death initially proposed either SuperPowerGirl OR Captain Perfect, but as much as I like SuperPowerGirl (for reasons hormonal as well as she's a neat character) I wanted a more balanced sex ratio than had been in Crossoverlord, which was mostly-female, and Red Death and I agreed there was great comedic as well as action opportunities with Captain Perfect.
good work everyone. as a reader i did enjoy to read this great crossover and won't mind to read another one in the future.
how long time did you all plan this before starting this? like to work on the script and such? :)
Xade at 10:41AM, June 15, 2013
awesome work gang, sorry I havent been commenting, been having internet and money issues I just now caught up with most of the comics
RemusShepherd at 7:14AM, June 9, 2013
Great work, folks!
cres0055 at 8:40AM, June 8, 2013
Great story. Nice way to have it end.
Dutchguy at 1:14PM, June 7, 2013
I also liked that you didn't need extensive knowledge of every comic that participated. In fact it got me wanting to reread some of the comics that crossed over. I have read every comic that joined Crossoverkill and Crosoverlord at some point, but since I prefer archive crawls over waiting for new pages, I have this habit of reading a comic until caught up , and then ignoring it for a while and beginning from the start again
alschroeder at 10:45AM, June 7, 2013
There was almost CONSTANT issues/discussions on plot points, although we always knew in a general way where we were heading. Xmung definitely wants us to see Suki and some of the others, in his strip or others. (So definitely keep on reading MAGELLAN, which you should anyway.) I've been working on Skill Set, as well as a new Flickerflame story.
TuuronTour at 11:15AM, June 6, 2013
thanks to you all for the entertaining crossover story! Have there ever been any issues/discussions which needed to be resolverd for the story to continue? Do you think we'll see some Gangers back in webcomics, just like the Editor who popped up now and then? Can we expect the debut of the Skill Set observed by Frostbitten any time?
alschroeder at 10:11AM, June 6, 2013
Nope--no new comic. Updates on this will be irregular, from now on, since the main story ends with this page. (In a week or so we may put up a new cover page, or start at the FIRST page, which would be a better place to come in at. We'll see.) As for the spring break/bikini issue---isn't it just about summer already?
anonymous at 9:29AM, June 6, 2013
no new comc today?
zodo at 9:22AM, June 6, 2013
I love that Captain P managed to get a final zinger in on MM. She is somewhat arrogant, largely because she's used to being right all the time. It's also amusing that she takes such an affront for being called out for it. I'd like to cast another vote in favor of the spring break/bikini issue!
alschroeder at 5:31AM, June 6, 2013
Jamie: No, I did this page just a few days ago, and much of the center part of the dialogue---especially panels two through four--were directly conceived by RedDeath. This really IS a collaboration, in the best sense of the term; they didn't take my full-blown script and draw from it. Much of the climatic chapter, for instance, was scripted (with amendations) by Red Death(partly because we learned he has a wonderful memory and could keep track of many of the ideas we tossed around), and many of the authors revised and tweaked the dialogue of their individual characters and suggested scenes. (Essaybee tended to rewrite ALL the Fusion and Bob dialogue, which was all to the good, for instance.) This is a team effort, and always was, and the story is the richer for it.
alschroeder at 5:27AM, June 6, 2013
Nero: _I_ haven't. Although I have great admiration for the other creators. Fusion, especially, is a well-conceived character. But although sometimes I think my designs are dorky, I liked my own best. The others can speak for themselves.
jamoecw at 8:24PM, June 5, 2013
al did you do this page from the beginning, and had it there for this time? it seems to be perhaps the best page you've done thus far (though my favorite panel of yours was the sleeping psycho child). i too would love to see another crossoverX comic.
Nero Angelo at 7:01PM, June 5, 2013
Have you guys ever found that you liked a hero someone else in the crossover projects made more than your own?
man in black at 1:19PM, June 5, 2013
great page
shastab24 at 8:31PM, June 4, 2013
Ha, algeya, you have to get through Crossover Melee first! But as it is, I want in on whatever sequel happens to Crossoverkill, if one happens. Heck, I have two webcomics to contribute with.
algeya at 5:12PM, June 4, 2013
@Al it was a pleasure, no need to thank me, my only regret that you didnt let me o kill superman lol, anychance to see crossover spring break special bikini edition??
Egg Comics at 3:04PM, June 4, 2013
*slow clap and a tear in one eye* My gods, you guys are awesome! I understand that after such a long storyline (or 2!) you're probably burnt out on it, but I cannot wait for whatever company project you guys come up with down the line. This whole storyline was phenomenal!
alschroeder at 2:27PM, June 4, 2013
Algeya, YOU contributed both to this and to CROSSOVERLORD, and we want to thank you for that.
algeya at 1:45PM, June 4, 2013
crossoverlord, crosoverkill, crossover rebirth?...crossover spring break party? any chance of another retrospective??
algeya at 1:43PM, June 4, 2013
thats all folks?
alschroeder at 1:38PM, June 4, 2013
Sorry--Kittyhawk gave us permission to use "him" more, Yuuki. Force of habit to refer to the Valkryie in quesiton as "her".
alschroeder at 1:37PM, June 4, 2013
Basically we fished out there among the superhero webcomics with the ones we liked at the time. Several from CROSSOVERLORD were busy with other projects, like Remus with GENOCIDE MAN. Xmung and I had worked together before, so inviting him to volunteer a member of MAGELLAN was a natural. Essaybee and I had briefly emailed before, and he volunteered for any other crossover we might do, and FUSION was one of my favorites among the newer superhero webcomics. Kittyhawk had given us permission for a few cameos of Yuuki in CROSSOVERLORD, and she gave us permission to use her more full-time in CROSSOVERKILL, although she said scheduling and other demands kept her from contributing a lot of pages. ENERGIZE I also admired, and thought it would be fun, since Neil didn't want Dasien to be a full member of this grouping, to have someone else from the Heroes Unite universe that Dasien inhabits. Ben, who's ULTRA had been in CROSSOVERLORD, volunteered Majestic Knight instead.
Phantom64 at 11:50AM, June 4, 2013
This is a great end to a great collaboration. I can't wait to see what the next project will be, after you've regained your sanity from working on this. XD So how did the selection process go with who was joining this project/which characters were part of the story?
alschroeder at 11:11AM, June 4, 2013
Oh, I proposed the basic setup on June 24th, 2010. We had to recruit the ones we wanted (and actually, there was another strip I wanted to include, but I never got a response from the author), and we hammered out the basic plot. But the Red Death was already part of the group, and of course Neil and Ben, since they had all been included in CROSSOVERLORD. BTW, the Red Death initially proposed either SuperPowerGirl OR Captain Perfect, but as much as I like SuperPowerGirl (for reasons hormonal as well as she's a neat character) I wanted a more balanced sex ratio than had been in Crossoverlord, which was mostly-female, and Red Death and I agreed there was great comedic as well as action opportunities with Captain Perfect.
Mr Kaos at 7:34AM, June 4, 2013
good work everyone. as a reader i did enjoy to read this great crossover and won't mind to read another one in the future. how long time did you all plan this before starting this? like to work on the script and such? :)