It had originally been our intention to deliver - in a wholly ironic context, of course - the kind of rich, braised meats that the faithful crave when considering the marriage of companies with holdings as vast as Disney and Marvel. As we were writing it, we felt that we were doing so with an uncharacteristic desire to please, coupled with the knowledge that Gabriel would execute such fantasies with a high degree of mechanical skill.
When we came in today, though, and saw the Internet set ablaze with such content, we decided that an ironic veneer was not sufficient to elevate such a rough-ridden concept. So, we ended up making an entirely new comic, which concerns the obligatory HR turbulence such maneuvers invariably generate. Even so, I thought Gabe’s sketches for the original product were still very cool, and worthy of examination:
Mortals have - in droves - begged us for information about the next Dungeons & Dragons podcast. They are hungry for tales of Binwin Bronzebottom, Jim Darkmagic, Mr. Elf, and the other person. Well, you needn’t wait very long - indeed, you needn’t wait at all. In this episode, Acquisitions Incorporated is basically evicted. Things get worse from there, but if I said how much worse, we’d be swerving into spoiler territory.
Also, PAX! (aaah, aah.)
(CW)TB out.
“There are a lot of reasons - but primarily, we wanted to try something different. Heck, in part it’s inspired by PA’s user-supported model from the mid 90’s (or early aughts, but whatever - ed).
We think Word Ace is awesome. Rather than playing the insane App Store pricing lottery, we’re going to give players the option to pay whatever they want for the game, from $0 on up.
If you want extra chips, they’ll be available (in addition to the 1,000 you get every day for free). If you want to just help support the game, we’ll have donation options available, and we’ll give you a star by your icon for the next 30 days to show other people you’re helping support the game.
The whole idea is basically that you can play as much as you want, and pay whatever you want. We think Word Ace is the kind of game that people will love, and we hope they’ll choose to support its continued development.”
I found that compelling.