Captain Stone is Missing... - Episode 1: Chess by MadefireStudios

The world's first and only superhero has disappeared after undergoing a cataclysmic fall from grace in the eyes of the world. Middle-aged and unable to support his operations he had made a preposterous claim that the world was in danger, a notion derided by the media and the public at large.

But what if the claim is true?

Outcast writer and infamous murderess Charlie Chance, AKA The Pet, finds herself searching for the one man who was able to bring her to justice-- Captain Stone.

Captain Stone: Confidential-

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happymouse666 Featured By Owner Jan 30, 2016 Professional General Artist

Very Cool!

RasputinRed Featured By Owner Oct 8, 2015 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I have no words except....that was wicked awesome!

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Nov 10, 2015 Professional General Artist

Thank you so much! I hope you found the whole series on here: liamsharp.deviantart.com/favou…

Very best, and thanks again!

Mangetsu20 Featured By Owner Feb 16, 2015 Hobbyist Writer

AWESOME! O.O

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Mar 30, 2015 Professional General Artist

Thank you!

Part 9 is my favorite...

infrapinklizzard Featured By Owner Dec 10, 2014

These are great. The music suits the mood and has good transitions. The only problem being the 10 month update schedule...

Thanks for the story!

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Mar 18, 2015 Professional General Artist

Thank you! And sorry for the slow role out - I'm one of the founders and the CCO at Madefire, so my job doesn't allow me much time to get to this! That said, part 9 is out today!

davidlarks Featured By Owner Edited Nov 14, 2014 Professional Digital Artist

Captain Stone free book was tre cool great Job Liam and company

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2014 Professional General Artist

Many thanks David!

FrancescoIaquinta Featured By Owner Nov 13, 2014

awesome

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2014 Professional General Artist

Appreciated!

FrancescoIaquinta Featured By Owner Dec 5, 2014

BJ-Vynz Featured By Owner Aug 30, 2014 Student General Artist

Re-reading all the cpt. stone comics

These are so amazing!

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Dec 4, 2014 Professional General Artist

That's the best thing I've read today. So glad you like them!

PhiSchmo Featured By Owner Edited Aug 12, 2014 Professional Writer

I hope you don't mind me posting the address to your first Episode on my Facebook page as a demonstration of the great art coming out of our midst. You have set and awefully high bar sir - thank you!

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Aug 18, 2014 Professional General Artist

I'm delighted that you did! Thank you so much!!!

PhiSchmo Featured By Owner Aug 12, 2014 Professional Writer

WOW Liam, you know your way around this app. I wish I could draw like that - all my art is derivative. I have to cull through tons of images on Bing of various themes to collect what I need, then crop and composite everything. It's time consuming. That was a beautifully rendered piece to story teling and artwork, I loved it. I'm going to continue on this road to discovery. I have the equipment and software, I just need better material. Maybe if I team up with and artist ,eh? Well thanks for you input, I'll read ya next time!

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Aug 18, 2014 Professional General Artist

It's definitely a perfect tool for teaming up because you can log in to the page you are working on at the same time somebody else on the other side of the planet logs in, and you can both work on a project together, in real time. I love that, and it's only possible because the tool is in the cloud.

Thanks again for the kind words. Very much appreciated!

VintonHeuck Featured By Owner Aug 7, 2014

Wow, Liam. What a great read! I've been a bit skeptical about motion comics in general, but you have really made great use of the medium and have created a unique comic book reading experience. I'm totally hooked and can't wait to read more!

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Aug 18, 2014 Professional General Artist

Hey Vinton!

Thank you! And I get the scepticism. The problem, we think, was that previously to just sat back and watched motion comics. They were basically very poor animations. But motion books are not like that. You still read them. You control the experience. You interact.

Absolutely delighted you enjoyed it so much!

cdmalcolm Featured By Owner Aug 6, 2014 Professional Digital Artist

very nice production. looking forward to more for you all.

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Aug 18, 2014 Professional General Artist

Thank you! There's a ton of amazing work in the Motion Book section on dA now - very exciting times!

MrTuke Featured By Owner Jul 25, 2014 Professional Traditional Artist

It's great, Liam. The story and the presentation go pretty hand in hand. The dream sequence towards the end where you explore the dream scape does add a really vivid touch that demonstrates what can be done with the app.

And I would say this because this comic is mostly narrated by her, but Charlie Chance steals the show.

Will read the unfolding drama with interest.

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Aug 18, 2014 Professional General Artist

Tom - thanks so much buddy! Appreciated!

artofTZU Featured By Owner Jul 24, 2014 Professional General Artist

I'm...........just....lost for....words.........................
This is amazingly outstanding!!

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Aug 18, 2014 Professional General Artist

Thank you! That means loads. Appreciated!

SzkArt Featured By Owner Jul 17, 2014 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Wow, I am clutching my stomach, very powerful effects you've made.

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Jul 18, 2014 Professional General Artist

Thank you! I appreciate it!

SilentEve Featured By Owner Jul 11, 2014 Hobbyist General Artist

page 14, what song is it?

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Jul 11, 2014 Professional General Artist

It's actually completely made up. Most of the music for this I created myself using Garage Band, but that track was by a friend called Wendell Yuponce. I asked him to produce a piece that sounded like a 1980s track. It's very reminiscent of New Order's 'How Does It Feel'. Hope that helps!

SilentEve Featured By Owner Jul 12, 2014 Hobbyist General Artist

Yes!

I knew it sound familiar, and hell yes, it's just fit so well

Thank you.

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Jul 12, 2014 Professional General Artist

So glad you thought so! Thank you!

DasGnomo Featured By Owner Jul 10, 2014 Professional Digital Artist

WOW!!!!!!!

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Jul 11, 2014 Professional General Artist

Thank you! :-D

xXHisanXx Featured By Owner Jul 10, 2014 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Oh my gosh I got goosenips all over me *o* That was an AMAZING book. To thing people would be able to make things like this! You've really got skills and it must've took you forever to make this!

Honestly, books don't get me all sucked into the story like this. Rarely do books give me chills. This one has really gotten the best of me. I'm surprised, clinging to end, and wanting to read more *o* what a cliff hanger you've got there. I honestly just want to read the second one.

I can't wait to just jump into the next one and just. . mehh xD I really hope you keep up the amazing work! Rarely do other artists make me fangirl over something. Amazing job and keep it up! You're inspiring so many people xD

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Edited Jul 11, 2014 Professional General Artist

Aw. You're so kind!

You can read the whole first story arc - there's 7 issues (click the links below!) Really hope you enjoy the rest!!!

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xXHisanXx Featured By Owner Jul 13, 2014 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Yayyyy!! ^w^ Thank you!!

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Jul 15, 2014 Professional General Artist

My pleasure! Hope you enjoy it!

xXHisanXx Featured By Owner Jul 16, 2014 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I shall @^@

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Jul 16, 2014 Professional General Artist

Genisay Featured By Owner Jan 10, 2014 Hobbyist Digital Artist

............How do you do this story book thing on DA? I didn't even know this /was/ a thing on DA till now. 0.o *Feels behind on innovations....*

And that was....freaking amazing! Oh my gosh, being able to not only use visual tools like what Power Point presentations take for granted, but also motion, music! Sound effects! Even a room that can be explored in 3D space!

This just...wow! Totally blew my mind on what could be done with comic books. This felt less like a mere comic book, and more like an experiment in visual media!

And I agree with emmav that this totally looks like the project was started with this kind of format in mind, and you and who ever else might have been working with you totally owned it! I look forward to reading more of the Episodes you have completed and seeing what other surprises there are to be found!

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Jan 23, 2014 Professional General Artist

Bless you! It was created just for the digital space, you're right.

And the tool we used will be available in the next few months to ALL deviants for free, so they can make their own stories and images and publish them right here on dA. Very exiting!!!

Thank you so much! And hope you enjoyed the rest of the issues - all seven episodes of book one are here, now. Ready to read!

Very best!

Genisay Featured By Owner Jan 24, 2014 Hobbyist Digital Artist

I am enjoying them very much, thank you! I haven't gotten through all of them just yet though.

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Jan 24, 2014 Professional General Artist

Glad! And hope you enjoy the rest when you get to them!

emmav Featured By Owner Jan 7, 2014 Professional Digital Artist

This is wonderful. The transitions are so beautifully done and allow each stage of the storytelling to look like a separate piece of art. Lovely, lovely stuff. And the writing really works with the format - it's obvious that, unlike a comic shoved into digital format, this was written with the format in mind from the get-go.
Very cool ^_^

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Jan 23, 2014 Professional General Artist

Bless you Emma!!! Sooooo glad you liked it! All seven episodes of book one are now here on dA.

Lxxx

ModEngineer Featured By Owner Oct 3, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

wowhow amazing!

It gets really exiting

LiamSharp Featured By Owner Jan 27, 2014 Professional General Artist

Just to let you know - all seven issues of the first story arc have been published on dA now - and all free. I hope you get a moment to give them a read! Thanks!