Chapter 1: Page 29
This week, we can clearly see that Crim’s words struck a nerve in Quinlan. It’s not uncommon knowledge that Quinlan and his grandfather had issues, and there are many in Sunsgrove that share Crim’s belief that Quinlan was the wrong choice to fill the vacant captain’s position. Even so, Quinlan may shy away from confrontation wherever possible, but this is simply not something he can walk away from – a direct challenge is one thing, but to invoke the spirit of Quin’s grandfather? There’s a family reputation to uphold, after all!
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We do apologize for the late page this week, but getting that 48-page NYCC pitch book together took a good bit of time. Not only did all the pages require a scrubbing to get them in the right format and template for print submission, but the cover (front and back), “coming soon” teaser image, and various bonus sketches all needed to be produced and properly cleaned up. I’m very happy with the proof for the book, so now all that’s left to do is sit and wait for the prints to finish up and the book to ship. We’ll see what kind of reception it gets at NYCC in October.
BEAT THE ^2@$#%! Out o’him Quin!!!! Crim need to get kicked REALLY hard. Ohh they’re lucky IM not in the comic!!! >:(
Really hope that Quin is able to prove Crim SO WRONG.
Another great page. So many great expressions, from Quin, Crim and Dakkan all. And while I’m sure Quin is about to put Crim in his place, a victory by Crim here would give our favorite reluctant captain a good reason to want to get out of town and be off on his assigned mission – oh, the ignominy!
Can’t wait to see how this plays out!
I love this page. But what is with Quin’s whiskers in panels 1 and 2? He appears to be missing a set.
I omit the whiskers on a side (sometimes both!) if I feel they’re getting in the way. In those two panels, I probably felt that they interfered with the how my eye was reading Quin’s expression.
Oh I see. That makes sense now.
We do indeed get a lot of great expressions here, from all the characters (and I really like the perspective work on panel 1… although that treehouse looks like a giant gripping the branch). My only problem is with Quin’s expression on the fourth panel as he hands over his sash to Dakkan. He just looks TOO sulky and depressed, as if he’s about to break out in tears rather than determinedly answering a challenge. It’s mostly his mouth and how he leans so much forward we can’t see his eyes.
Still, good page and it leads us into the fight (friendly, of course…) between Quin and Crim. This should be interesting…
I love the last panel because of the two acolytes on the right, because it shows how two extras (read: not protagonists) of the same race can be dressed in the same clothing and still the males and females can be easily distinguished.
Rachel, I love your art. I’ve said this a thousand times, but it’s fantastic. I can’t draw worth a darn (seriously. I’ve tried.), and I am sooooooo jealous and happy that people with this level of drawing skill exist in the world.
Why do I have a feeling Quin’s going to show everyone that Crim’s opinion of him is hollow and he’s a better fighter than everyone thinks he is.