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posted 2009.11.27 at 02:55

Man, the art in this scene is really, really inconsistent. I'd like to think that's something I've gotten better at over the years... but we won't really know for sure until I start doing new pages again.

Managed to transfer this one with minor cropping - mostly to panels three, four, five, and seven.

20090906 (28) - Lettered.

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OPD : 2006.01.02 @ 01:23

Man, this one was a bit daunting - panel six was a 27h render* (which meant I went out last night - had the render finished before 10pm I would have done the page then and would be drinking tonight) and I repeatedly froze up on the idea of OMG EIGHT ILLUSTRATIONS AUGH (nine if you count the little probe thingy). I haven't gone AUGH at a volume of (comic) linework since signal -5- and -6-.

Just like the old days, I managed to get each character non-shitty at least once. Which is a bonus for the redheaded trainee, as she's only in there once. :)

It's been awhile since Alias was on the front page - and even longer since his 'first' appearance. Oops!

13:36 < mdxi> actually, it's been bothering me that these guys' ultrasecure intergalactic holophone has a *headphone jack* out in the hallway
13:36 < mdxi> but i'll just assume that the Plot Device put it there
13:39 < solios> mdxi: that's actually a listening device of some sort. And the hallway is on the other side. :)
13:39 <@bda> It's an SubEthaGlass.

I should also point out that that's not a headphone jack in panel one - the kiddies are using what amounts to a stethoscope to amplify noise that's bouncing around the vent system. This would be a little more obvious if I hadn't cut something like 90% of the Heirotus arc for reasons of pacing and relevance.

13:45 < solios> (also, the kiddies are doing what they're trained to do - threat assessment, information gathering, situation awareness, all that other tom clancy shit. Harry Potter with space ninjas instead of magicians)
13:45 < solios> I'll hopefully be able to get to THAT story before I'm 40. :|
13:45 * bda blinks.
13:50 < solios> right, like it's MY fault I've got a good three or four Dualist-length stories focusing on the blond kid in panels 1-2 in the pipe but they need all the other shit for context. :P
13:51 < mdxi> solios: i was only bothered by it because it seemed a very un-you thing to do. you plan ALL this crap out.
13:51 < mdxi> solios++
13:51 < solios> <3
13:51 <@bda> mdxi: He's had this all planned out since 1994.
13:52 < solios> no, I started *working* on it in 1994.
13:52 < solios> with said character being The First.
13:53 < solios> in fact, what was originally his "second" story is probably going to be the third or fourth, and originally focused on a completely different sort of 'mission' than it will be now (events of The Dualist put things in a VERY different context).
13:53 < mdxi> it's good to have a hobby
13:53 < solios> so The Dualist not only ties off Dead City Radio and a couple of other threads, it sets up the 'Han Dold' thing AND another story.
13:53 < solios> yeah. Hobbies are fun.
13:55 <@bda> "hobby"

Edit, 20070721 : Typo fix and minor dialogue tweak.

* Naturally, it hung up on a bunch of stuff you don't see.