Lately there’s been a lot of talk about science in the movies. People who are fans of science, scientists who are fans of movies all want Hollywood to get science right in the movies so we don’t get another Armageddon, Independence Day or The Core. This discussion, however has directed me more towards a similar topic, science as its portrayed in comics.

Now, in Jet-Pack Jenny, I’m really wanting to make it as scientifically accurate as possible. While I don’t want to let it ake over the tone of the story, I don’t want innaccurate science to take away from the story. I don’t want to have crap like the X-Men version of genetic mutation staring at the reader and going “Hey, I know that I’m not correct, but it’s a comic, so ignore it.” I also don’t want to have to explain every single futuristic thing that shows up. That’s just bad storytelling.

SO, how in comics, does one do accurate science without bogging the story down in details? Well, what I’m trying is starting with a world much like our own, aand adding just a few details to advance everyday life, such as TV on any flat surface in Jenny’s apartment, or the computer completely integrated into her home. Yes, there are androids, and those will probably get explained more thoroughly than anything else in the story, just because it’s vital to the story. What’s not vital to the story is how the jet-pack works, or how the cars fly. I know how the jet-pack works; I’ve got that figured out, and I have a one-sentence answer to the cars, and the bulk of theother little details that come up. Essentially, the world is the same, just to keep it relatable. I worry that if I make it too alien then it doesn’t seem real, much like the interiors of Kamino in Attack of the Clones.

In related news, I just returned from HeroesCon where I purchased Strathmore Bristol Board pre-cut into 5 x 17 pads.  It means that the re-drawn  strips will be a little shorter in height than the originals, but it will make storing the original art a heck of a lot easier, as well as a lot easier to scan. The re-drawing is going good, and right now, strip #2 is on the docket to be the next one posted. Drawing the half-hour a day that I’m home at lunch makes for a little slow movement, but it’s movement, so I won’t complain.

More on my trip to HeroesCon tomorrow. That and I hope to get a links page done.