Due East Book 5 Page 4
dueeast on Sept. 3, 2009
September 21, 2009 Update: Just to let you know, Angel and I have been working on a new scene involving Phira and other characters. Several pages coming soon! I'll keep you updated but my apologies for the slight delay.
Original blurb: So here we go – a new cast member: Brenden Kavanaugh! He's going to become very important to the story surprisingly soon (and no, he's not a stalker who's going to kill one of the main characters or something predictable like that). As you can see, he's a fairly orderly fellow, a more-than-competent network administrator for Gzelle Enterprises. Oh, and if you couldn't tell, he doesn't like to cook. (Oh, and about the chili in the last frame, keep in mind: Due East's storyline started in 2003, so at most, it's early 2004).
An interesting fact: The character in the poster above Brenden's bed is a character for a fictional MMORPG (Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game). The character and the game, which will debut within Due East and play a minor role in this story, were designed by my oldest son, Adam, as a favor to me and Angel. He agreed and designed the game and all characters within 2 hours!
We wanted to include him in the webcomic-making process. Sometime soon, I'll scan his original drawings for this and put them in Behind The Scenes of Due East.
DAJB at 1:38AM, Sept. 7, 2009
That man sure likes his pies! A character after my own heart!
ttyler at 9:32PM, Sept. 4, 2009
Great art and wonderful dialogue! Cats rule and dogs drool!
JustNoPoint at 5:53PM, Sept. 4, 2009
I can't say I have ever heard of Pork Fried Rice haha Lots of cat love in comics as of late :3
artdude2002 at 3:20PM, Sept. 4, 2009
Great page, and I vote for the chili.
Tantz_Aerine at 2:44PM, Sept. 4, 2009
some of the food description in the labels made me laugh. Love his interaction with the cat. one small nitpick: carefull with cat tails and back legs. The tail arcs in specific ways, like a sickle, or stays like an antenna (especially when they eat) rod-straight upwards. In the panel before last it looks slightly like a monkey tail. Kitty looks great in everything else though! (and who betrayed the poor guy to have him so bitter ?)
usedbooks at 2:04PM, Sept. 4, 2009
Kitty! I like the perspective in panel 1.
amanda at 12:14PM, Sept. 4, 2009
Haha, that would have definitely been some old chili XD
dueeast at 7:34AM, Sept. 4, 2009
smkinoshita: *shrugs* He has a Starfleet issue fridge, that has a sterilizing field that leaves no ice or frost? lol! And yeah, the chili probably should be registered as a deadly weapon.
smkinoshita at 6:37AM, Sept. 4, 2009
I love the labels. I think he should have "goop". It is at least honest. And I'm going to assume the chili is a sentient life form now. Or, it's the renames of something named "Chili" who died in 2003. Constructive Criticism: I'm assuming that's a freezer, but it looks like a cupboard. If it's a freezer, it needs ice and frost around the sides and items, especially the very-old-chili. Unless it IS a cupboard and the prepared food is filled with THAT MANY preservatives. Ews.