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''Concerned: The Half-Life and Death of Gordon Frohman'' is a webcomic created by Christopher C. Livingston, parodying the first-person shooter video game ''Half-Life 2''. The comic consists of game screenshots, with characters posed using ''Garry's Mod'', a tool which facilitates manipulation of the Source engine used by ''Half-Life 2''. The first issue was launched on May 1, 2005.〔 The comic completed its run on November 6, 2006 with a total of 205 issues.〔 While ''Half-Life 2'' takes the player through a dystopian future as protagonist Gordon Freeman, ''Concerned'' follows a similar path through the eyes of Gordon ''Frohman'', a hapless, lethally clumsy oaf who arrives in the setting of the game a few weeks before Freeman. The comic's dark humor is derived from its contrasts with the game, and through references to the game's shortcomings. On several occasions in the comic, Frohman becomes the cause of various disastrous circumstances that Freeman will later encounter. ''Concerned'' has been well received by critics and fans alike. Several reviews praised the attention to writing and presentation, as well as the comic's humor. Livingston has also reported uniformly positive relations with personnel at Valve, the developer company of ''Half-Life 2'', who were pleased to have a comic based on their game.〔〔 ==Background== Christopher Livingston started working on ''Concerned'' as a hobby. He had previously considered developing a webcomic that would parallel the storyline of a game from start to finish, based on the original 1987 ''Legend of Zelda'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System. 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 always intended the plot of the comic to end at the same point as the game. Livingston thought a comic would be a good way to introduce humor to the game,〔 which he has described as "mysterious, moody, () immersive".〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Concerned」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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