Chapter 1: Page 51
This week, Hardin finally gains the upper hand, breaking through his opponent’s defense with a rather nasty pommel slam to the nose. The other Ermehn doesn’t seem too thrilled about it!
The fight seems to be swinging in Hardin’s favor, which must be why Ashtor and Rathik are so calm on the sidelines. Of course, we’re talking about a no-holds-barred knife fight between two deadly Ermehn warriors – so really anything could happen before a victor is declared!
This week, I want to bring your attention to another webcomic that’s been featured in our links bar over there on the right: Sean Wang’s “Runners” comic is doing a Kickstarter campaign right now to publish the second full volume, “The Big Snow Job”, for public consumption. Sean’s a seasoned vet of the comic industry, having done work on “The Tick” and “Meltdown”, and his “Runners” webcomic is just super-classy sci-fi fun.
Sean and his wife, Peggy, also invited me over to their house to participate in a massive party involving 19 (nineteen) separate types of pie – but this has nothing to do with that.
The Kickstarter reached its $6000 funding goal less than two days after starting, which was AWESOME, but if he reaches $8500 then he’ll get to print the run in the United States for a faster turnaround time on the printing! Also, if you chip in, you’ll get a copy of the graphic novel yourself along with potentially some sweet extras depending on the tier you pick.
You can check out the comic by clicking the link in the sidebar, and you can check out the Kickstarter by clicking here!
There’s nothing quite like taking a dagger hilt to the face to make you reconsider your decisions. Taking a dagger hilt to the face from *Hardin* just makes it worse. I love all the dynamic poses on this page, especially the “knife pommel to the face” one, and Hardin and his blade look particularly threatening. Also; here’s an appreciation for keeping track of all the blood from the injuries given and showing some wear an’ tear. A few artists tend to forget it.
Wait a minute, someone who helped work on The Tick is making a comic? I feel like I’m being hit in the face with a nostalgia hammer… Link jumping away!
Actually, I’m not seeing where the blood on Hardin’s arm came from.
I was trying to imply that the action continued while we cut away to Ashtor and Rathik talking. Both combatants have injuries they didn’t have when we last saw them. c:
Is Hardin spinning his knife? XD
That he is :)
It’s a test, isn’t it? please tell me that I haven’t been blind to it this entire time….Hardin wants the best I’m guessing, so he tests them and recruits them if they’re to his liking…..hmmmm
That was savage, Hardin’s got skill alright. So Hardin’s forming his own version of a strike force, huh? That’s the right idea, and his way of doing it is definitely solid. I like it. I’d also like to comment on the design of Hardin’s knife, it’s a really cool design. And yet again we badly need a “like” button for some of these comments.
Instead of getting kissed, you get stabbed. See? The game is just as fun as Ermehn diplomacy is calm and talkative.
lovely! so….who wants to play?
I just realized Hardin’s group is the same one from page nine of the prologue.
That they are! :)
Ouch! Getting your jaw busted by a pommel stone… :(
Like Shroomy said, great job with the dynamic poses and keeping track of the various injuries. Something I didn’t realize until now is the patch of blood Hardin has across his right eyebrow now. I guess that came from the headbutt.
What is Hardin after in this tribe, indeed…
Nice to know that the Kickstarter went so well!
YEAH !!! You DONT see the POINT At ALLLL!!1