That's What A Monster Hunter's Gear Is For...

Ghostbusters and proton packs. Men in Black and neuralizers. Hell Boy and the Good Samaritan - these are among some of the most iconic gear pieces in all of film history. When we set out to create the world EW:MH, we were very aware of how important it is to establish Emerson through the monster hunting gear he uses. When you're writing for a story like this one, you have all sorts of fun opportunities to stretch the supernatural, technological and creative limits of equipment.

Goggles Concept Art - July 7th, 2009

We look at Emerson's way of cultivating gear very much in the same way we look at our own prop creation. Borrowed, stolen, manufactured or duct taped together in some homegrown way. Fortunately for us, we have one highly motivated a prop master.

Zack has been responsible for the creation, cultivation and design for most of the gear we've seen Emerson carry to date. Most of it is usually pieced together using all sorts of crazy materials ranging from welding goggles, .99 cent store reading lights, to old pepper shakers filled with Mountain Dew. We're looking forward to showing you some of this stuff in action. Or inaction, depending on how Emerson wields it.

The First Emerson Wild Concept Drawing - June '09

For this blog, we'd like to reach out you in our comments section and ask: What sort of gear do YOU see a monster hunter carrying? What sort of sprays, snares and satchels would YOU want on your own monster hunter gear package?

Let us know! We'll be watching for ideas and might throw one of your suggestions into the series.