The Story of Abe & Kroenen ([info]abe_kroenen) wrote,
@ 2009-10-31 12:17:00
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Abe & Kroenen Noir: The Jensen File


Hey everyone!

Way way back in August, we were lucky enough to have the chance to work with Kyle freakin' Cassidy ([info]kylecassidy), an amazing and accomplished photographer, plus an accomplished 'cool dude'. He suggested a Noir-themed episode of A&K and we excitedly rose to the challenge.

He asked us, when we had finished with photo time on August 10th, when this episode would see the light of day. "October?" he suggested. I personally scoffed at him and Rebecca was quick to join me in doing so.

"Pff, maybe two weeks?" she said with the confidence of someone who had previously spent hours digitally painting pseudo-Hellboy yellow for several episodes. This was just black and white!

I, knowing that I can be what you call 'meticulous' or, hey, 'self-loathingly precise' about the writing of this comic, added "Latest, maybe, September, first week, because the writing has to be extra awesome. But that's at the absolute latest."

...

So anyway, Happy Halloween! And without further ado, Abe & Kroenen Noir.

Kim & Rebecca































































































































Behind-the-scenes post in a few days. And thanks again and again and again to [info]kylecassidy for being so awesome. And, as it happens, today is also Kyle's birthday! Happy birthday to you!

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[info]bkwyrm
2009-10-31 04:34 pm UTC (link)
Hehe! Loved it. Especially Abe's hat, for some reason....

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:45 am UTC (link)
Thank you!

That hat formerly belonged to The Spirit.

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Amazing!
[info]mehri
2009-10-31 04:35 pm UTC (link)
So so very good! I love the photography (like the shading on Rasputin). The story line was awesome. XD Though I have to say, I was doing okay on being quiet and not waking up my friend across the room....until I got to Elrond bar tender. Had to smoother giggles in a pillow there.

Loved Abe and Kroenen's interactions. We all knew Kroenen would ignore them. XD

Hahaha Dent. <3

Very good!

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Re: Amazing!
[info]emoprincesmikey
2009-10-31 06:00 pm UTC (link)
I love the icon!! Is that the Indefatigable from Hornblower?

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Re: Amazing! - [info]mehri, 2009-10-31 10:13 pm UTC (Expand)
Re: Amazing! - [info]emoprincesmikey, 2009-11-01 01:25 am UTC (Expand)
Re: Amazing! - [info]mehri, 2009-11-01 04:59 pm UTC (Expand)
Re: Amazing! - [info]emoprincesmikey, 2009-11-01 05:37 pm UTC (Expand)
Re: Amazing! - [info]mehri, 2009-11-03 12:16 am UTC (Expand)
Re: Amazing! - [info]abe_kroenen, 2009-11-11 01:46 am UTC (Expand)

[info]crawfordwraith
2009-10-31 04:36 pm UTC (link)
O. M. G.

That's wonderful! Absolutely adored this ep. You did have me panicking there for a moment when I thought you'd actually killed Bateman.

And...could it be...I get to do the First Comment Dance?

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:46 am UTC (link)
Close! CLOSE!

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(no subject) - [info]crawfordwraith, 2009-11-11 02:20 am UTC (Expand)

[info]crawfordwraith
2009-10-31 04:36 pm UTC (link)
Ah, nuts. Guess not.

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[info]trillian_stars
2009-10-31 05:18 pm UTC (link)
That was so well worth the wait! And just perfect for a film noir Halloween! You are both awesome! Yay!!!

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:47 am UTC (link)
I only just got to sitting down and replying to all of these, but could not pass up the opportunity to say: You are awesome.

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[info]lemorttoussaint
2009-10-31 05:19 pm UTC (link)
The photography in this is absolutely fantastic. Wow. I thought the action figures were expressive BEFORE...

I find the concept of Abe having a watering hole that is not actually a hole full of water strangely hilarious.

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:47 am UTC (link)
Aren't they amazing? [info]kylecassidy has set an impossible bar! :O!

And lol, you are very right.

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[info]kusanivy
2009-10-31 05:28 pm UTC (link)
YAAAAAY

Oh Awesome XD

I think my favorite bits are the close-ups of Johann, Rasputin, and Sammy (oh and of course Abe with his Bogey-hat!)

And there NEED to be more forced perspective shots of you two and the boys. They look so neat! :D

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:48 am UTC (link)
Isn't Sammael gorgeous through his lens? If you're at all interested, we'll probably be posting the full images for a few of these for anyone seeking wallpapers.

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[info]blythechild
2009-10-31 05:34 pm UTC (link)
Awesome. I've never thought of A & K as noir achetypes but they so are... Beautiful pics, ladies, and fab-geeky story too (fuck, Rasputin kills me every time...).

You two rawk tha casbah \m/

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:49 am UTC (link)
Aw yay! Thank you! I'm glad you think it worked--and that everyone played their parts well.

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[info]ladycelia
2009-10-31 05:36 pm UTC (link)
Got here from trillian_stars journal. This was FAB!

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:49 am UTC (link)
Welcome! And thank you!

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[info]catc10
2009-10-31 05:52 pm UTC (link)
HILARIOUS!!!!
*highfive*
ME

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:49 am UTC (link)
*highfive!!*

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[info]emoprincesmikey
2009-10-31 05:59 pm UTC (link)
That was amazing! It's like reading Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep". Wow. LOVED IT!!! You captured the essesnce of the noir dectective lit. perfectly. the dialouge was perfect, the pictures were georgeous....I love it.

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:50 am UTC (link)
AW, THANK YOU. I'm such a huge Chandler fan so just the fact that you got the idea is awesome. <3

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[info]ladyscale
2009-10-31 06:27 pm UTC (link)
HOLY MOLY! 8D I love the different noir shots, especially that last one with Kroenen being intimidating! And Abe's hat! ^_^ From what figure is it from anyway?

You know, for a while there I actually thought you killed Bateman for good, silly me. Oh yeah, and for a sec I thought Dent was flipping the bird. |3

But most of all, I love love LOVE those forced perspective shots! "WHEE! Talking with the fishman himself!" was what was screaming in my head.

*snrk* mauve... XD

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:51 am UTC (link)
Thank you!

Abe's hat was unceremoniously torn off the head of our friend [info]thehefner's THE SPIRIT toy.

<3

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[info]doradoradora
2009-10-31 06:28 pm UTC (link)
That was fantastic. :D <3

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:52 am UTC (link)
Thank you!

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*Gives standing ovation*
[info]wednesday42
2009-10-31 06:30 pm UTC (link)
Bravissimo to everyone - this was beyond awesome!

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Re: *Gives standing ovation*
[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:52 am UTC (link)
Thank you very, very much!

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(Anonymous)
2009-10-31 08:23 pm UTC (link)
you know, I think that line about simply being very close to a lot of bad things was my fav ever.
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except for the stick in the eye one. But this one's more poetic. ^_^

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:52 am UTC (link)
Thank you! <3

Was that not just "Here's stick in your eye!"?

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[info]okypete_harpy
2009-10-31 08:43 pm UTC (link)
DASFKHJDSKJ THIS IS SO AMAZING! THE PHOTOGRAPHY IS BEAUTIFUL! THE STORY IS AWESOME!

And I was totally freaking out the whole time I was reading it, hoping nobody really died and it was all a dream.

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[info]kylecassidy
2009-11-02 03:48 am UTC (link)
i guess i need to get myself back to canada for another episode sometime soon....

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(no subject) - [info]okypete_harpy, 2009-11-02 03:53 am UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]abe_kroenen, 2009-11-11 01:52 am UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]kylecassidy, 2009-11-11 02:35 am UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]abe_kroenen, 2009-11-11 04:06 am UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]kylecassidy, 2009-11-11 02:11 pm UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]abe_kroenen, 2009-11-11 01:53 am UTC (Expand)
(no subject) - [info]okypete_harpy, 2009-11-11 02:09 am UTC (Expand)

[info]gileonnen
2009-10-31 08:54 pm UTC (link)
The lighting in this was just spectacular. Excellent, excellent work!

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:53 am UTC (link)
It was all [info]kylecassidy! We were writing to the standard of his awesomeness.

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[info]macboris
2009-10-31 09:36 pm UTC (link)
Abe wears a hat, but he still doesn't wear a shirt. Looks like someone has a secret dream to be an underwater underwear model.

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:54 am UTC (link)
:O The cat's out of the bag!

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[info]thelyingspy
2009-10-31 10:35 pm UTC (link)
That was niffy!! Much, Much love.

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:54 am UTC (link)
Thank you! <3

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[info]mary_pseud
2009-11-01 12:20 am UTC (link)
That was truly amazing. Wonderful, from plot to lighting to colour to...to everything! You get so much expression out of these figures; you'd better watch out or the toy companies will be hounding you to hire on!

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:56 am UTC (link)
Thank you so much! We put a lot of work into this one and I'm keen that you enjoyed it!

And the toy companies do need more positions for...action figure posers. My resume needs more value.

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[info]karohemd
2009-11-01 01:02 am UTC (link)
Awesome stuff. The lighting is spot on.

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:56 am UTC (link)
[info]kylecassidy is a wonder. Thanks!

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(no subject) - [info]karohemd, 2009-11-11 02:09 am UTC (Expand)

[info]tinnean
2009-11-01 01:04 am UTC (link)
Wonderfully clever, ladies! And I loved Rasputin getting his alibi tied up in knots. *g*

And that little chat with Abe at the end? Priceless!

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:57 am UTC (link)
Yeah, Rasputin doesn't even have it together in Abe's fantasies.

Thank you!

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[info]paradoxymoron
2009-11-01 07:54 am UTC (link)
AWESOME.

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:57 am UTC (link)
ICON APPROVAL

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[info]incubator_jones
2009-11-01 09:50 am UTC (link)
This is absolutely BEAUTIFUL - and makes me want to get a proper camera. It's really neat that a camera can "see" more sharply than a human eye. These pictures are so delicious to look at.

But yay, a detective comic. Dark, gloomy and romantic. And Rasputin. Total awesomeness.

By the way, I loved the ending. I got chills. And, I lolled at Abe's hat (and Rasputin).

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:58 am UTC (link)
Thank you! And YES. Working with [info]kylecassidy made us both want to get our hands on something better than the little point and shoot we're using. If only for the flash!

And thank you! So glad you liked it. :D

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[info]underdebate
2009-11-01 12:23 pm UTC (link)
WHOOO.

Okay, I've read this ep over maybe three times now, and it just keeps getting better. Amazing job to you ladies, and to Kyle as well.

eeeeeee. <3

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[info]abe_kroenen
2009-11-11 01:59 am UTC (link)
Wow!! :D Thank you so much. So glad you can enjoy it, especially upon second and third readings! <3

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