Beautiful, pivotal page by the Red Death. Here's his comments:
“Here we finally get to see the ominous big bad of the whole story. Even though he's appeared briefly and to a smaller degree in this story and in ”MindMistress“, this is his first official close-up debut and I was honored to be the artist to present him. One of the challenges of these stories is to make sure each villain is unique. You didn't want Smiling Man to look too much like Joker, and you don't want the President to look too much like Smiling Man. To avoid that I not only gave him gnarly crooked teeth, I also gave him elaborate scarring on the side of the mouth so he would look unique even if we do have him smiling at some point. Not to mention the crazy burnt skin and threads of hair.
This was also the first time in-comic that I drew a standard lineup of our heroes so far. Just like when I talked about drawing Fusion that first time, everyone's style and attitude is approached a little differently. With stylistic touches that are reminiscent to their original creators but not just a simple reproduction of it. Yuuki gets a special anime-esque makeover, and there's still my on-going battle with MM's armor. Though I would say that the gold trimming on Hoodoo's costume came out pretty good if I may say so myself.”
Another beautiful page by the Red Death this Thursday!
good job as always red death. i think you nailed MM in the last panel, though comic book poses are something you really excel at. maybe if you don't try to draw MM exactly as she is supposed to be, just take some artistic license, dunno, not really an artist so i am really talking out of my ass right now. nobody has commented on the SHAKOW!!, it is sort of like back ground music. you don't really pay much attention to it, but if it gone it has a profound effect (either as something missing, or as an exaggerated silence).
just some thoughts,
Besides Yuki (omg she is not wearing a bra)
why they care if they kidnap death???
doppelganger gang shouldnt worry about the crossoverkill members they are a bunch realities and it would be hard to find were the are hidding
Great page. Since everyone's commented on the art already, lemme comment on the how perfect the speech bubbles for the President are. The shaky arrows shoved into Suki's mouth does a great job of showing that, although the voice is coming from Suki, it is most definitely not her speaking and is instead something coming from inside her. Very nicely done!
I love this page, it's beautiful from the begining to the end. But a one little nitpick - Energize on the last panel looks like he just realized he left the oven on.
My favorite panels are the ones with The President in Suki's huge anime eyes---and that final one, where each of our crew reacts individually in body language to the President's threats. Great non-verbal storytelling!
jamoecw at 5:47PM, June 7, 2011
good job as always red death. i think you nailed MM in the last panel, though comic book poses are something you really excel at. maybe if you don't try to draw MM exactly as she is supposed to be, just take some artistic license, dunno, not really an artist so i am really talking out of my ass right now. nobody has commented on the SHAKOW!!, it is sort of like back ground music. you don't really pay much attention to it, but if it gone it has a profound effect (either as something missing, or as an exaggerated silence).
xmung at 4:27PM, June 7, 2011
@algeya: good wuestions and we'll be touching on those issues in the very next chapter in fact!
algeya at 2:03PM, June 7, 2011
just some thoughts, Besides Yuki (omg she is not wearing a bra) why they care if they kidnap death??? doppelganger gang shouldnt worry about the crossoverkill members they are a bunch realities and it would be hard to find were the are hidding
Ozmandious at 11:45AM, June 7, 2011
any your about to become the past, Mr!
EssayBee at 7:24AM, June 7, 2011
Great page. Since everyone's commented on the art already, lemme comment on the how perfect the speech bubbles for the President are. The shaky arrows shoved into Suki's mouth does a great job of showing that, although the voice is coming from Suki, it is most definitely not her speaking and is instead something coming from inside her. Very nicely done!
Dragonfire10503 at 5:08AM, June 7, 2011
The villian always gloats and taunts the hero's before defeat.
Genejoke at 4:09AM, June 7, 2011
the colouring on mind mistress is really good.
God of War at 3:23AM, June 7, 2011
I love this page, it's beautiful from the begining to the end. But a one little nitpick - Energize on the last panel looks like he just realized he left the oven on.
alschroeder at 3:11AM, June 7, 2011
My favorite panels are the ones with The President in Suki's huge anime eyes---and that final one, where each of our crew reacts individually in body language to the President's threats. Great non-verbal storytelling!
AzuJOD at 2:00AM, June 7, 2011
Now there's a face only a mother could love!
shastab24 at 11:26PM, June 6, 2011
You know who the President looks like? David Carradine. Insert whatever Kill Bill references or reference to the actual man you want here, I guess.
FaerieKnight at 10:19PM, June 6, 2011
Wicked
Call Me Tom at 10:17PM, June 6, 2011
Awesome!
xmung at 10:10PM, June 6, 2011
Those anime eyes with the Pres inside them in panel 4 is supremely creepy! Great page!