Cut in half
Ozoneocean on Feb. 4, 2006
Page description:
A guard is standing on a ridge, holding a great big light machinegun and nodding of sleepily… Pinky’s scout pokes up above the ridge and comes face to face (or rather armoured cab to face) with the daft fellow. She’s so surprised that she just flicks on the guns and slices him in two.
She didn’t expect anyone to be on guard like that. The sound of those heavy machineguns blasting away in the stillness of the night is sure to announce her for miles around.
Commentary:
There’s this idea that if you’re shot with a gun, you go flying backwards in reaction to the force of the bullet… Well, from what little I know of physics and from what a few of the experts have said; contrary to most computer games and Hollywood movies, hardly any movement is transferred –unless the bullets hit something hard, like armour or a helmet. In soft things they’ll just go through, turning the force into splatter and heat, especially great huge sharp 50 cal bullets at point blank.
So that’s the theory behind the 4th panel anyway… Remember though that shotguns and grenades, even hollow-point bullets, are a different kettle of fish.
Geez, the guy’s silhouette pose in the first panel is really quite stiff! For this page I wanted to retain a lot of the original sketchiness so I didn’t get rid of too much of the pencil lines, that’s why things are a bit rough here.
Writer's challenge!
We’ve started up a weekly writer’s challenge in the forums. Each week writers try writing a short fanfic based on the characters of a DD comic we choose for that week. The first comic is Two Moons. See the details and entries here. It’s a fun way to practise your writing ^_^
A note:
Go to my main site for the latest work (27th January, 2006). I’m uploading one page a day with commentary and explanations here.
coinilius at 5:02PM, Feb. 5, 2006
Looks good - the red is particularly evocative. The way the bullets, er, interact with the person is correct as well.
Aurora Moon at 4:39PM, Feb. 5, 2006
Hmm. even if I saw this page before, I still like pinky's face in the last panel. she looks so pretty there.. XD
alejkhan at 4:06PM, Feb. 5, 2006
Mon Dieu! Rendered in Two!
Ruka E Pocky at 2:42PM, Feb. 5, 2006
Ooh, the upshot of her face in the last panel under the red light looks really great! You did well with the perspective and what not. ^^
Ozoneocean at 1:56PM, Feb. 5, 2006
That's a "stunned mullet" expression ccs1989. That basicly means "duhhhh..." or "oh... shit." That's what happens when you do something bad or really stupid, but it takes a little while to register properly ok? ^_^ Like when I accidently yanked the processor out of my computer the other day. Heeey, quite a compliment Zac! Yeah Ham, Pinky will always be human, even if some of the other characters aren't. Well Mazoo, you will fly back a bit after firing some big guns... Big machineguns like these would send you wizzing! But you're right, for assult rifles, submachineguns, pistols and rifles the recoil is obviously enough to handle. The other thing is of course that bullets are exerting that force on a much smaller area than the blunt but of the gun.
Radmetalmonk at 11:15AM, Feb. 5, 2006
they're all deaf of course
ccs1989 at 11:02AM, Feb. 5, 2006
Oh wait, is that panic? I guess it's not remorse. I need to read these things better.
Nick at 10:04AM, Feb. 5, 2006
I think it adds more the shadow-y-ness of it. If I had a better word, it would make sense, but... I like it.
subcultured at 7:52AM, Feb. 5, 2006
MOW THEM ALL DOWN!!! whooooooooooo
ccs1989 at 7:48AM, Feb. 5, 2006
Oh by the way awesome page. That guy getting his arm blown up looks straight from a movie.
ccs1989 at 7:48AM, Feb. 5, 2006
Wow. Pinky shows some remorse with a face that shows none.
Randal at 6:34AM, Feb. 5, 2006
great looking page, oz
Hamorhage at 5:12AM, Feb. 5, 2006
Ok what you call sketchynes is downright ace art to me :) I never tought of bulletholes this way! BUt I love the last panel...Pinky's my kinda heroine!!
Coydog at 1:44AM, Feb. 5, 2006
Poor unlucky bastard...
inseutculnaime at 10:57PM, Feb. 4, 2006
That's a dangerous game she's playing.
lothar at 9:50PM, Feb. 4, 2006
i like the look on pinkies face in the last panel , she looks very SHAKEN !
zactheninja at 9:40PM, Feb. 4, 2006
I have no life MM. I wait for 12:00 so I can read the next Pinky. Isn't that lame?
magicalmisfits at 9:32PM, Feb. 4, 2006
I am very interested how all these people beat me to the post! Nice Work by the way
WayneEnterprise at 9:29PM, Feb. 4, 2006
that was interesting
Mazoo at 9:26PM, Feb. 4, 2006
Crap... that really sucks for that dude. Man, Pinky's in a pickle now... (harr harr) I know that what you say about people flying back from bullets is true! If people really did go flying when they were hit, then the shooter would fly back when they pulled the trigger as well!
iagojester at 9:16PM, Feb. 4, 2006
Must resist urge to puke... must resist urge....
CrazySOB at 9:16PM, Feb. 4, 2006
Talk about being at the wrong place, at the wrong time.
zactheninja at 9:08PM, Feb. 4, 2006
The page descriptions are really helpful. I sort of figured what was happening, but after reading the page description, it makes it a lot more worthwhile ^_^ Panel four brings back memories. Pinky's in for trouble!