Chapter 2: Page 61
In the original script for this page, I had not actually anticipated visually showing the moment when young Dakkan and Quinlan first met — but Rachel knows a good opportunity when she sees it, and how to make the most of it! Even in the original thumbnail, when it was presented as nothing more than a few simple shapes (and with a different perspective than the one we ultimately went with), I was already quite excited to see that important moment in our characters’ lives.
The final orientation is even better, I think, as it does a great job of reinforcing Quin’s shyness and Dakkan’s outgoing attitude in a single frame. Of course, that is but one panel of the page!
What is the old saying? “You can’t unring a bell”? Well, the Deltrada alarm bells have been rung, and a great many irreversible things have just been set into motion.
And remember, if you have any fanart or guest works you’d like to share with us, you can send them to us at thewesterndeep(at)gmail(dot)com! As I’m sure you’ve noticed by now, we love sharing guest art and other BWD-inspired works with the community at large.
Anyway, hope you all had a great Halloween, and don’t forget to set those clocks back an hour tomorrow! As we all learned (or at least, as I learned) from The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Daylight Savings is the only time of year when you get to live the same hour TWICE. Or, in my case most likely, SLEEP the same hour twice!
D’aw! Quin and Dak meet cute! A great moment indeed! But is that supposed to be Quin’s mysterious father, or his grandfather? Also, love those expressions in panels two and three!
And then … alarm bells! Our two young heroes are so cute staring out the window with their pinpoint eyes … and Kenosh awakes! This oughta be good!
*Cue danger music!*
But no seriously, I’m glad Rachel decided to draw out that scene because it’s so charmingly adorable………gosh Rachel! why is your art just so good? whoo boy things are going to get crazy from here on out.
This is my danger music of choice, though situationally it’s probably better-suited for the Ermehn:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siwpn14IE7E
(The title kind of speaks for this one).
Oh you card!
the battle start’s i hope are hero’s life
VarVau, you are confusing things that are small with things that are just far away again.
Yesss!!! Perfect scene!
Kenosh sleeps fully armored? Hopefully it’s lighter than I thought it was!
As was proven in the beginning of chapter 2, when you’re sleeping in “hostile” territory, sometimes you want to be ready to go at a moment’s notice, comfort be darned!
It just proves that Kenosh has this:
http://www.d20srd.org/srd/feats.htm#endurance
The Ermehn are coming! The Ermehn are coming!
Haha, the long-anticipated battle is finally here. Right when our protagonists least expected it, too. (You can tell by their comically surprised expressions.)
Also, Rachel, you must be complimented once again on your attention to detail. That cobweb on Kenosh’s bed made me laugh- apparenty it didn’t occur to the Canid that their “guest quarters” should be held to the same cleaning standards as their barracks.
Once this comes out on the market. I’m buying every volume. All of them.
It’s already on the store dude!
Yep! Towards the right of that lovely bar at the top of the screen, you’ll find a link that says “Online Store”. There you can find prints, bookmarks, posters, and the first volume of this glorious comic.
Er, my apologies. No bookmarks, just a couple prints and the first volume. (I was confusing it with the memories of what was on sale at Comic Con. :P)
Aww look at those precious children :’D