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Andy & Rob Presents!: "A Brave New World" is the first Interactive Enhanced Novel (IEN, sometimes called a "Visual Novel" or VN) produced for the "Millennial Heroes" Universe of books, games, podcasts, and more. This IEN is a branching-narrative, "choose-your-own-adventure"-style digital comic book with roleplaying elements, lite animation, music, special effects, music, sound effects, and more and it features a completely original story, artwork and music by a Super Friends-Level-Impressive collection of talent. It's basically the perfect storytelling medium, and we're pleased to present our first in the MHU to you on 4/20 of all days.
If you're new to the Millennial Heroes Universe, then welcome! Principally, it's about two stoner buddies and the adventures they find themselves on (both mundane and otherwise!) as they desperately try to navigate a manual-less world that actively and passively tries to kill them. It's easily possible to consume the content on that level. Buuutttt... more deeply, it's about the alienation so many Millennials feel both between eachother as well as the world around us, the crushing debt so many of us are saddled with and the feeling of lost opportunities that brings, and unfortunately on occasion the feelings of hopelessness and desperation so many of us feel as we try to live and succeed in a different, far more brutal world than our parents had to deal with.
That's the downer part, and it is a part of the flavor of the series. I do apologize ahead of time for that, and if any of that triggers you, I feel you. Still, hang out, tho... because I have good news. It's not all bad. You can't have light without shadow, so here's the light, and this is what we really want to get across to our readers:
Ours is also first and foremost a satirical, loving look at the nostalgia (especially the 80's and 90's) that so many of our number turn to to escape that brutal reality. It's a semi-inspirational, comedic "Cheech & Chong homage Meets Archie Comics" romp about 4/20 culture with a hint of that classic "Sam & Max" flavoring, getting (and staying!) high, building friendship and community with your neighbors and loved ones, learning to rely and lean on them, finding hope in those connections when things are their worst, seeing the best in things even when there doesn't seem to be a lot of reason to, and having kickass adventures with your buddies!
My name's Bobby O., and I hope you like our story.
