Chapter 2: Page 80
This week, the action starts to move off the roof and down into the garrison below. Our intrepid Canid soldier is off to check the aviary, which (as was established earlier in this chapter) is an essential element of any remote outpost, regardless of the kingdom it belongs to. A bird can travel faster than any of the seven races of the kingdoms, and quickly getting the word out to the rest of the Canid empire that the Ermehn have launched a daring attack on their first line of defense is of the utmost importance.
Not much else to talk about this week! We’re coming close to C2E2, so we implore our midwestern readers to swing by if they’re in the area!
Oh geez, that’s a heck of a look that Dakkan gave him.
That’s basically the highlight of this whole page. I mean wow he just really REALLY needs to go find Kenosh and its just a great panel.
I’m just trying to imagine what his other eye is doing.
HA! he at least shares his father’s glare.
VarVau the painterly textures in this look so splendid. What kind of brush did you use for it (in whatever program that you used to make this)?
*Rats! I was hoping nobody would ask that*
Hoo boy, well I did…had a deviantart account….butitsreallybadandweirdsohere’sthelink
http://klein01.deviantart.com/
It’s kinda dead though. I jumped the ship to Tumblr after discovering BWD. I’m dumb I know haha.
Oh btw I forgot to thank you for telling me about your brushes!
As I’ve said before, I love comparing the differences between the draft and the finalized page. It is delightful to see how here moving his pupil just a tiny bit changes Dakkan’s expression from pleading to desperate!
That face. If you’re not careful or Alex is mean, it’s going to stick like that Dakkan.
And in this week’s installment, Dakkan decides to press on and find his father. Whether that’s a good idea or not remains to be seen. The Kenosh in Dakkan really shines through in this page- starting in that first panel, where he brusquely pushing Quinlan aside so he can face the problem at hand. At least part of that is probably due to the embarrassment of the blood phobia happening in front of the canid.
I like the aside from the Canid (name to be revealed, i hope) about the aviary. It confirms she did indeed come to check on them, and i wonder if they were on the way to the aviary or if they took priority? If she ran into Kenosh, it’s possible that he sent her, but equally as likely that she’s just following protocol.
Nice tension here, especially in the last half of the page. Interesting how in the first half of the page, Quinlan seems willing to go find Kenosh, then it changes. Perhaps he feels they’d be better off if they helped her clear the aviary instead of going after Kenosh in an unfamiliar fortress.
The page’s layout is very visually appealing, and I like the last half especially. IN the draft, I see Quinlan’s pointing at the Canid, which possibly backs up the aviary theory. I hope she’s still OK later.
And then there’s the Dak Glare, which is a slightly watered down but still potent version of the Menacing Glare. I have a bad feeling that Dakkan might come out of this war much more like his father than he ever wanted to be.
That glare pretty much says “Getting awful tired of your wimpiness, Quinlan!”
Tune in next week for a climb down stairs featuring Dakkan telling a mopie story about how he has always struggled to conceal his exaggerated hemophobia and make his father proud.
I love the plushie toy with the knife and hoodie that Vau drew!
Heh, I read “hemophobia” as something entirely else at first.
Don’t take it that way; to me, any fluffy creature/being/entity is a plush.
Folowing that train of thought, I believe Elmira Fudd would wreack havoc in the Western Deep world.
Oh my, you just made me giggle pigged at that Elmira Fudd statement
Thank you for the compliment, Mr. thumbnail demon who impersonates Veigue!
I wonder how Harkin would deal with that little girl…
I was refering to the former, but the later can inspire conjecture as well.
My head: (My, this leaves a lot of food for thought. I better come up with a consize phrase that conveys my general thoughts on Mr. Vau’s comment without being overly extensive.)
Me: Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck!
Clearly Dakkan does not want to be pigeonholed into following Lady Canid around.
. . . what is my life . . .
Now you’re just winging it.
Beakause why not? :)
Stop egging him on before this goes any feather.
Well this is hawkward.
I like starting pun chains here. Everyone is just so talonted!
I’m noticing a serious lack of comments concerning 1st panel Dak. Who is perfect, by the way. Looks like someone who’s standing firm to prove how capable and Manly Mannington he is, but has had too much to drink and should really just lie down.
I’m noticing a lack of comments in general. What happened, you guys? Come on!
I’m kinda worn out in general these days, to be honest.
You need to drink some Duracell ™, it gives you energy!
Eesh, drinking battery acid would definitely do something to me, but I’m not in a hurry to find out what. :v
Obviously, make you a superhero. Boston Brand needs a sidekick, after all.
It’s a perfectly good asdfghjkl face, and I wanted to shop it into something funny, but I just couldn’t come up with anything.
He left the oven on.
There is a distinct lack of wounds on the canid soldier despite his bloody sword…
That hood is not doing much good for his ears -_-‘