![]() ![]() Livingston thought a comic would be a good way to introduce humor to the game, which he has described as "mysterious, moody, immersive". He always intended the plot of the comic to end at the same point as the game. He chose the Half-Life 2 game world as the scene for his comic because he was a fan, and because the availability of Garry's Mod eliminated the need to draw by hand. He had previously considered developing a webcomic that would parallel the storyline of the original 1987 Legend of Zelda, for the Nintendo Entertainment System, from start to finish. Background Ĭhristopher Livingston started working on Concerned as a hobby. Livingston also reported positive reception from staff at Valve, the developer company of Half-Life 2, who were pleased to have a comic based on their game. Several reviews of Concerned praised the attention to writing and presentation and the comic's humor. On several occasions in the comic, Frohman becomes the cause of various disastrous circumstances that Freeman will later encounter. The webcomic's dark humor is derived from its contrasts with the game and through references to the game's shortcomings. While Half-Life 2 follows protagonist Gordon Freeman in a dystopian future, Concerned follows "Gordon Frohman", a dangerously clumsy character who arrives in the setting of the game a few weeks before Freeman does. The comic ran from May 2005 to November 2006 and had 205 issues. The comic is illustrated with screenshots of characters posed using Garry's Mod, a tool which allows manipulation of the Source engine used by Half-Life 2. Livingston that parodies the first-person shooter video game Half-Life 2. Gordon Frohman arriving in City 17 as Doctor Breen broadcasts to the masses from a large screen, in the title frame of the first chapterĬoncerned: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman is a webcomic by Christopher C. ![]()
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