Chapter 2: Page 62
>>KENOSH LEFT THE PARTY
Not much to talk about this week! Kenosh is going to investigate, while Quin and Dak realize that sleep is probably out of the question.
Armor “permanence” is an element of many stories that isn’t always handled very well. People don’t always wear their armor — sometimes they’re in a well-protected tower in a well-protected garrison and they let their guard down a little bit. That’s perfectly natural! Not everyone’s like Kenosh, who would sacrifice comfort for security. Quin and Dak, however, are fast-learning what Kenosh did long ago: just because you’re in the tall tower in one of the most well-defended fortresses in the Four Kingdoms doesn’t mean you won’t need those few seconds it takes between waking up and donning your armor.
This week, we’ve got some guest art from a brand new artist! Every once in a while I’ll check our site metrics to see what websites are featuring a link to the website. When Twitter pops up, I’ll do a quick Twitter search for the website and see what folks are saying about it. This time, I was pleasantly surprised to find artist Kogawakenji had posted two pieces of artwork — one of Dakkan and one of Kenosh! I’ll post up Kenosh this week, and save Dakkan for week after next (we also received some awesome guest art from Sawyer Ruzzin that I want to feature next week)!
Anyway, without further ado: Kenosh!
Thanks so much for the awesome guest art, Kogawakenji! I’ll post up your Dakkan piece week after next :)
Remember, if any reader wants to share their guest art with us, you can send it to us at “thewesterndeep(at)gmail(dot)com” — and also don’t forget that we’ve still got plenty of copies of Western Deep Volume 1, the Shark Hunters 2014 print, and the Mini-Print all available on our web store! You can check it all out by visiting the store here!
Good thinking, guys. Don’t want to be caught off guard if any Ermehn break in.
Things are heating up. I love Kenosh’s addition to his order; he looks particularly fearsome in the panel he’s snapping that, but he really means it the way a parent would. Anything that would cause Canid to ring alarm bells isn’t good.
Also, I love the first comment in the artist’s notes and the guest art; Kogawakenji has a very distinct style, and it’s lovely. I look forward to seeing the Dakkan piece, too, though I may have already sneaked a peak at it on twitter. :P
Kenosh certainly has an interesting relationship with his son. Arguing and threatening to hit him one moment, protecting him from danger the next.
I would love to see more of their past that got them to this point.
/watch?v=hciTSjAe73Y&t=00m45s
who do you guy’s know who will with this battle?
None of us “know” for sure. We’re just predicting based on our hunting for clues in the earlier and our genre savvyness.
Right now I think the consensus is that the Ermehn will probably win. Hardin’s been foreshadowed from the start of the comic, and his victory here would make things very difficult for our Sunsgrovians due to the treaty that more or less requires them to support the Canid in battle. It makes for a better story if his ragtag Ermehn team wins.
Plus the Oran Uprising “not being instantly crushed” may have been foreshadowing for this battle.
It would be a very short comic indeed if Hardin just got killed/defeated in this assault.
Kenosh, you’re too lovable I swear. Just the fact that he made sure that he shows that he means well with his barking makes me all warm inside……which I could use some right about now, It’s starting to freeze where I’m from. And I’m digging Kogawakenji’s sketch as well! I wonder what the ol’ Lutren is pondering about.
I love the subdued color scheme on this page, but in first panel Kenosh’s left arm looks wonky. It’s a bit short?
Yeah, the colors aren’t “subdued” so much as they are “not done” – this is all I could finish on time this week for a variety of reasons. And I know the arm is weird, but I didn’t have time to fix it. It’s on my to-do list. :S
is okay we all still love the comic and the art
Excited to see what happens next! Would also like to add that I love everything about this web-comic so far (started reading about Chapter 2: Page 47), the art, the story, the characters, everything is amazing.
KENOSH LEFT THE PARTY
:O
Is Dakkan’s thumb on the wrong side in the first panel…? Always love this comic and look forward to seeing the newest page on Saturdays :]
Nope! That’s his pinky overlapping the rest of his hand a bit. May tweak that too, when I get back to this page. :p
Ah, ok! My bad. Really love all your artwork and character designs, it’s great to see your illustrations for this story.
No, it’s fine! I don’t mind people critiquing stuff, so long as it’s polite. A few things turned out funny this time and that pinky was one of them. c:
Kids these days! I know this is a common story trope, for the authority to be all “wait here, stay safe” and the kids to be all “Aw no, we’ve trained for this stuff”, but I’m on Kenosh’s side in this. Sure, we know Quin isn’t a bad fighter, but I don’t think he or Dak have really been in any wars/battles yet.
Poor Kenosh looks so tired in the first panel… Good stuff!
Which isn’t going to stop the two from barging out when Kenosh doesn’t return after a certain time period, of course.
Something tells me that the time period is going to be a couple seconds.
Dakkan: *stick fighting noises*
Kenosh: “That boy ain’t right.”
Hey, it’s full color now! Thanks, Rachel!
I kinda liked the uncolored, washed-out version more…
It beats the “Argh, the germans are bombarding us again!” look he had on last page when he heard the alarm bells.
Now that you mention it, Kenosh does remind me of an old Battle of Britain survivor.
I see kenosh being the kind of the father to yell “NO YOU CANNOT GO TO THAT PARTY! Because i love you.”
Aw, yes. I agree completely. It’s really heartwarming haha