Tag: The Omega Kid

#30 Santa Claus!

| November 30, 2010 | 1 Comment

Deep in the North Pole lies a powerful energy source. No one knows for sure if it’s magical or some otherworldly technology. What is known is that it thrives on the collective goodwill of humanity. At times when humanity’s goodwill reaches high enough levels, the energy source becomes sentient and works its magic across the globe bringing people what they need most.

The first human to truly figure out a way to harness this power was the Greek bishop, Saint Nicholas. Knowing that children were particularly full of goodwill, he started the tradition of giving those who behaved well gifts on Christmas Eve. Thus the myth of Santa Claus was born. As it grew, along with the tidings of joy that come with what we know as the holiday season, so did the amount of goodwill generated by humanity every December 24th.

In this way did Saint Nicholas guarantee that at least once a year that mysterious energy source deep in the North Pole would wake up and bring happiness to people across the world. And, in honor of Saint Nick’s myth, the energy chooses to take the shape of jolly old Kris Kringle.

But now a brilliant yet wicked little baby threatens to capture that energy and use it for himself. Only The Omega Kid and his friends stand in the way! Will they be able to save Christmas? Or will the crybaby ruin it for every one? Find out this December in The Omega Kid Christmas Special!

And… we’re done! This entire 30characters experience has been awesome, to say the least. It has pushed my creativity to the limit and taught me a lot about myself. More importantly, it has been a blast to share my work and experience the jaw-dropping, show-stopping work of so many other talented creators. Thanks to everyone who partook in the challenge and thanks to everyone who supported us!

Please, keep in touch! I’m on Twitter (@roshow) and I recently started a blog, roshow.tumblr.com, because this challenge influenced me to keep working and sharing. The aforementioned Omega Kid Christmas Special will be serialized there starting next Monday, December 6.

Thanks again!
Rolando

Copyright © 2010, Rolando Garcia.

#29 The World’s Most Evil & Smart Baby

| November 30, 2010 | 1 Comment

Meet Alfie, the self proclaimed most evil and smart — nay, genius! — baby in the world! His goal: nothing short of worldwide — nay, universal! — conquest!

Unfortunately, being a baby means he still has limited physical capabilities. Which he more than makes up for with his evil brilliance! See the ingenuity of his gravity defying walker! See Blargh, his right hand monster, who Alfie created with his chemistry set one morning while watching Sesame Street!

The only thing standing between this baby and his dreams, besides nap time, is The Omega Kid! So this Christmas, all Alfie wants is the source of his arch nemesis’ power: the Omega Amulet! Even if it means The World’s Most Evil & Smart Baby must take Santa Claus hostage to get it!

Wait! You say there’s no such thing as Santa? Alfie begs to differ…

Copyright © 2010, Rolando Garcia.
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#28 Dania Wallace

| November 29, 2010 | 0 Comments

Growing up Dania Wallace was very close to Jerry’s wife, her grandaunt and spent a lot of time with them. A curious kid, she poked around in his stuff learning all about Jerry’s secrets and rich history. Unable to dissuade her, her gave in and took her under his wing. After her grandaunt passed away, Jerry became increasingly solitary. But despite his crankiness and often unpleasant demeanor, Dania took it upon herself to take care of him in his old age. She tries to swing by his apartment to check in at least once a day. Plus, it also gives her access to his amazing library!

What follows is an excerpt from The Omega Kid, episode 2 (you can read episode 1 here):

INT. JERRY’S BUILDING – 25TH FLOOR – LATER

Rick and Lawrence sits on the floor. Rick has the Amulet out and is looking at it. Lawrence is playing with his phone.

BING! The elevator doors open. Rick quickly puts the Amulet away.

DANIA WALLACE steps out. She’s a woman in her 30’s, stylish in an artsy way, with horn rimmed glasses. Across her shoulders she’s carrying a messenger bag and in her hands grocery bags. She’s holding some groceries and walks down the hall. The boys stand up. She stops in front of Jerry’s apartment.

DANIA
Excuse me, boys.

LAWRENCE
Hey Miss, do you live here?

DANIA
No, my great uncle does. Are you boys fans?

For a brief moment a devious look crosses Lawrence face, then he gets really, really excited in front of Dania.

LAWRENCE
Yes! We are! Huge fans! We really want autographs.
(sad face)
But he won’t let us in.

DANIA
Uncle Jerry can be cranky. I’ll let you kids in,
and I’ll make sure he signs those autographs.

Dania puts down her groceries and starts digging through her bag. While she looks for her keys, Lawrence flashes a thumbs up to Rick. Rick shrugs at him, worried. Lawrence grins.

Dania finds the keys, picks up the grocery bags and starts unlocking the door.

ONE LOCK. From inside the sound of shuffling footsteps hobbling along with a cane, coming back towards the door. TWO LOCKS.

JERRY (O.C.)
No!

THREE LOCKS. Dania pushes the door open.

INT. JERRY’S APARTMENT – CONTINUOUS

Jerry is trying to hobble over to the door but it’s too late. Dania opens it and the boys come rushing in after her.

JERRY
What are you doing?

DANIA
Relax, Uncle. They’re just fans. Don’t be so
annoying and sign some autographs for them.

JERRY
That’s not what they want, silly girl!

DANIA
Be nice, Uncle.

RICK
Actually, ma’am, we don’t want autographs. And we’re not fans, exactly.

Rick reaches into his pocket and pulls out the Omega Amulet. Dania sees it and her jaw drops. And so do the grocery bags she was holding.

DANIA
Is that…?

JERRY
The groceries!

DANIA
Uncle, is that what I think it is?

JERRY
Yes. Now, can you pick up the groceries?

LAWRENCE
Who are you people?

Copyright © 2010, Rolando Garcia.
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#27 Jerry Irvine

| November 29, 2010 | 0 Comments

Jerry Irvine, retired comic book artist. His biggest claim to fame was creating the Golden Age comic book superhero “Captain Omega.” Not that it was a success or anything. In fact, if not for comic book geeks and the internet, it would be forgotten by now. At this point in his very long life, poor Jerry would just like to be left in peace. Fat chance. Against his wishes he will be forced to become a mentor to Rick, the real life Omega Kid.

What follows is an excerpt from The Omega Kid, episode 2 (you can read episode 1 here):

INT. JERRY’S BUILDING – 25TH FLOOR

BING! The elevator doors slide open and Rick and Lawrence step off it. They walk down the hallway until they find 25D.

They stare at it. Rick reaches out, hesitates, then knocks.

Beat.

No answer. Lawrence eggs Rick on with a nudge to the shoulder. Rick swats him away, before knocking again.

From the other side they hear the door being unlocked.

ONE LOCK. TWO LOCKS. THREE LOCKS.

Slowly it opens just a crack. JERRY IRVINE peeks through it.

JERRY
Who is it?

RICK
Mr. Irvine, it’s Rick from the comic book store. Remember me?

Jerry moves closer to the door to get a better look. He sees Ricks smiling at him and waving.

JERRY
I don’t know you, go away.

He SLAMS the door in their face.

LAWRENCE
That’s messed up.

Rick knocks again, harder this time.

RICK
Please Mr. Irvine! You gave me this Amulet, you said it was a toy! But it’s not!

JERRY (O.C.)
I don’t know what you’re talking about kid; I’ve never seen you; now go away!

From the other side of the door, the locks slam back into place. ONE LOCK. TWO LOCKS. THREE LOCKS. Rick backs away from the door. They stand there, thinking what to do next.

LAWRENCE
Turn the door into pancakes and we’ll eat our way through.

RICK
I don’t think that’s a good idea.

JERRY (O.C.)
I still hear you out there. GO. AWAY.

Through the door, they hear shuffling footsteps hobbling along with a cane, walking back into the apartment.

LAWRENCE
This guy is tough. I like him.

Copyright © 2010, Rolando Garcia.
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#26 Lawrence

| November 29, 2010 | 0 Comments

Lawrence is Rick’s excitable best friend, trusted confidant and practically an 11 year old technology prodigy. You won’t find him anywhere without his trusty smartphone, from which he can access anything he needs. He’s also a bit of a smart aleck. Okay, a lot of a smart aleck. Getting in trouble is easy for him, which makes him very good at getting out of trouble too. Most importantly, though, he makes sure Rick doesn’t lose sight of just how much fun being a superhero can be.

What follows is an excerpt from The Omega Kid, episode 2 (you can read episode 1 here):

EXT. RICK’S BUILDING

Rick comes bounding down the steps. Lawrence is waiting for him. The slap each other five and get right down to business.

RICK
What did you find out?

Lawrence pulls out his cell phone and reads from it.

LAWRENCE
His full name is Jerrold Irvine. He created Captain Omega in 1941.

RICK
That’s a long time ago.

LAWRENCE
Yeah. Our parents weren’t even born.

Rick pulls the Omega Amulet out of his pocket

RICK
Does it say anything about how this Omega Amulet
thing really works? And why he gave it to me?

LAWRENCE
Of course not, which is why we’re going to ask him ourselves.
(holding up his phone, triumphantly)
I found his address! 44th Street and 2nd Ave.

RICK
That’s in the city. I’m not allowed to go into the city.

LAWRENCE
Are you allowed to carry around a magic amulet that
changes things and gives you a cool costume?

Rick looks at the Amulet.

RICK
Probably not…

LAWRENCE
Exactly! Come on!

RICK
I don’t have any money.

LAWRENCE
I got you covered.

Lawrence reaches into his pocket and pulls out two Metrocards.

LAWRENCE
These are extra subway passes from trips with my
parents. They make me go to shows and museums
with them. Boring stuff. Anyway, here you go.

Lawrence hands a Metrocard over to Rick who takes it, reluctantly at first. Then with the Metrocard in one hand and Amulet in the other he feels inspired. He looks up with renewed confidence.

RICK
Yeah, let’s do this.

Copyright © 2010, Rolando Garcia.
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#25 Rick, The Omega Kid

| November 27, 2010 | 1 Comment
This post is the most special to me by far for two reasons.

First, it stands as a testament to how much the 30characters challenge & everyone participating in it have inspired me. I came to this purely as a writer & storyteller. That is still what I am. But I never imagined that by the end of the month I would stretched my other artistic muscles this much. I have not inked anything since middle school (which was a long time ago!). And I have never, ever scanned and colored something on photoshop. Yet, here it is.

Second, this guy represents my most ambitious and meaningful project to date. He’s Rick, The Omega Kid! An eleven year old boy entrusted to wield the awesome power of the Omega Amulet because of his kind heart, wild imagination and unyielding courage. His continuing adventures, of which I have already scripted a couple and planned out a ton, are aimed at kids and those of us still young at heart. He’s my answer to the yearning I feel to create something that may someday inspire kids the way these type of stories inspired me. Lofty ambitious perhaps but if it brings a smile to one kid’s face then mission accomplished, you know?

If you want to learn more about him, head over to my blog and you can read the very first episode in The Omega Kid series: http://roshow.tumblr.com/scripts

Copyright © 2010, Rolando Garcia.
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