Hey there True Believers!

For those of you who were inundated with messages on facebook and twitter, I just wanted to say thank you for your patience in voting for our little series-that-could. The amount of support in getting Issues into the race for Best New Web Series was particularly satisfying. For now, all we can do is keep our fingers crossed and wait a few weeks until the International Academy of Web Television announces the nominees.

In the meantime, we’re hard at work in the Garden State making sure that when your bold band of bookies returns, they strike back better than ever. Some of you who were with us from day one may be surprised by where we’re taking the characters. All I’m going to say is that it is exciting to plan and I can’t wait to share some plot points and behind-the-scenes videos with you.

It seems like everyone has Issues these days. Our production team has grown recently, with the addition of a few key members who will make the production run smoother. Among these new comrades are writers Jonathan Elliott and Niko Paleologus, as well as former “ER” post-production supervisor Carly Reichert. Before you can shout ‘Avengers Assemble!’ the writing team will be uniting under one roof to put the finishing touches on the scripts. We’ll have video from the meeting showing you just how insane some of our ideas may sound.

Speaking of new directions, what do you guys think of Sony’s new direction with the Spider-man franchise? I am proud to say I saw the first Spidey six times in theater when I was still a senior in high school. I have nothing but fond memories of Spider-man 2. As for that alleged third movie…I refuse to acknowledge its existence (and I know this is where my Issues co-writer Joey Harris will chime in with a defense). But a reboot? This soon? Give us some time to at least START feeling nostalgic about the Tobey series!  Don’t get me wrong- there’s nothing wrong with reboots. Sometimes they are quite effective. But I swear, if Edward Cullen or one of those Twilight meatheads ends up in a starring role, you’ll soon find me at the front gates raising hell. I’m sure I’m not the only one.

At least Iron Man 2 looks great!

That’s it for now- I’ll be checking in again soon with more details from the Issuniverse later this week. Up, up and away!

El Queso Grande
Scott Nap
Writer/Director- “ISSUES: THE SERIES”