Page 02 - Hanes
mlai on Aug. 23, 2008
This “comic” will detail the characters in the comics FIGHT and FIGHT_2. Art by Mlai, cg colors by JustNoPoint.
Tex was originally chosen because I wanted a character in the team who was actually an arch-villain (hench-villains are never badass enough) in his “real life”… the character dynamics possibilities were just endless. However, we needed an arch-villain with wiggle room to develop, rather than a near-omnipotent and wholly evil/corrupt villain like say Mumm-Ra.
Tex offered the character we were looking for. In his original fiction, he led a gang of hardened outlaws. Yet, in one episode he helped a blind woman who was transporting a shipment of valuable kerium to finance the treatment of blind children. In screenshots I found, I also felt that he treated his henchmen with camaraderie rather than the abusive contempt that cartoon villains usually dish out to minions.
The fact that Tex was a gunslinger was an unintended bonus. The presentation of a tough-talking and tough-walking cowboy who beat up the hero in chapter 1 made him instantly popular with the readers and with Ed. I had to rein Ed in a few times, reminding him not to make Tex out to be too heroic or too likeable. This man was a killer and a thief, not a Wolverine with a heart of gold.
roycemarie at 1:02AM, Sept. 6, 2008
Back when I was young and innocent, I though Hanes was supposed to be Clint Eastwood's Man with no Name. In any case, where ever he came from, he is one of my favorites. His reactions with Cat are fun.
giovanni at 3:55PM, Aug. 27, 2008
the cartoon version had fripped/wrinkled lips. i don't like that and its ugly. yours don't have that so its better. I thought at first that he was simply an alien to explain is skin coloration and empty eyes
Evil Emperor Nick at 1:15PM, Aug. 26, 2008
If we never have another Wolverine with a heart of gold it will be too soon. Thank goodness for Hanes.
mlai at 7:31AM, Aug. 25, 2008
@ Gio: The action figure looks 100% zombie, while the cartoon version looks like a hippie with blue skin. My version is somewhere in the middle. @ JNP: You may regret it if you do that.
JustNoPoint at 5:37PM, Aug. 24, 2008
You rendition of this guy makes me want to watch his source show!
giovanni at 6:39AM, Aug. 24, 2008
i searched for tex hex and found how this guy was a main bad guy. like you said, its a major good thing. what i like about your version is that he look much less like a zombie than the original, its an improvement