Jim Massey, series co-creator for “Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen Adventures” has posted a web diary of a typical workday. From his Saturday, February 24th entry:
I’ve been chipping away at the ninth MAINTENANCE, the big finish to season 1, for a few weeks, and neglecting TEK JANSEN. I’m determined to bang out my third TEK backup story today.
Kind of odd writing TEK. It’s a licensed character, and the scripts get a thorough review from Stephen Colbert and his “people”. But there’s no bible, no long-established history or continuity. And it has this knowing distance from reality that’s about four layers deep. The comic is an adaptation of a body of work that doesn’t really exist, which is the conceit of a poor author, who is actually the satiric persona of a talented writer and performer. Should my TEK stories riff on the shortcomings of the fictional author? Or on the overblown adventures of the character? Or on the self-awareness of the whole enterprise?
Of course, the answer is some combination of everything that pleases the license owner. Which is fine by me. It’s a fun character to write, it’s fun to play with the different layers. And I enjoy and respect Colbert, and am happy to support his vision of the character.
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Find more information about Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen Adventures (Series):
Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen, issue 1
Stephen Colbert’s Tek Jansen, issue 2
I think I like issue 2′s non-final art better than issue 1′s art.
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As the artist of that non-final art, thanks!
I’m the artist for the interior stories (and non-celebrity covers) on
TEK, and just wanted to say thanks for all the coverage you guys are
giving us here. I wish I could give you guys a sneak-peek of what
the actual story art is going to look like, but I’m sworn to secrecy.
(Maybe soon.)
Unlike a lot of celebrity-based projects, Stephen himself is *very*
involved in the book. He’s very much the guiding hand, of both the
writing and art. I’m sure you guys are going to love it.
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