Page 09 - Amok
mlai on Aug. 25, 2008
This “comic” will detail the characters in the comics FIGHT and FIGHT_2. Art by Mlai, cg colors by JustNoPoint.
Monev the Gale… I just had to include this character, because his action figure rocked. Like Tex Hex (Hanes), the figure was 50x better than the cartoon rendition. In the cartoon/anime, Monev was just a wrestler-sized man in purple spandex. His chainguns were so pathetic, he had to resort to using a bazooka (he carried his bazooka in a brown bag… it looked like Hamburglar's bag, without the $ sign). His anime characterization and death were equally pathetic. The action figure, however, transformed him into a monster; no matter what I did, I still couldn't do that figure justice (my skillz aren't strong enough). I knew it'd be a bitch to draw, but I had to. Ed agreed.
Monev was originally meant to appear in F1, but his appearance would be so late I just couldn't wait anymore. So, I put him in F2 instead. His fight with Nuada and Chase was very short originally; Chase wasn't even supposed to fight him. But eventually the fight just ballooned into 2 chapters. Now we're both burnt out drawing him… we've found a replacement for him for the role in F1.
mlai at 6:21AM, Oct. 11, 2008
[b]@ Pat:[/b] Thanks! I'm also glad I expanded that fight. The whole thing was originally supposed to last 2 pages not 2 chapters. [b]@ Forewarned:[/b] I couldn't find anything on that via Google. Interesting. [b]@ Alej:[/b] Yeah JNP's a good colorist for my art style. Are they really so different? Maybe he's different in the manga? I watched the anime, and he's not too different from Amok. Less cunning and might, but just as much cruelty. Me and Ed are always looking for mediocre characters precisely because they have room for improvement. However, just as often we will use characters that are so awesome that they deserve to see the light of day again.
alejkhan at 12:16PM, Oct. 10, 2008
He's so shiny. I really like how you've rendered him here. It's so weird, I know the character, Monev the Gale, but he and Amok are really two different people. (Amok being so much greater.)
Forewarned at 1:18PM, Aug. 31, 2008
Fast Fact: the Amok was a creature from Malaysian tales that was the equivalent of the Canadian Wendigo
patrickdevine at 6:28PM, Aug. 28, 2008
Amok was one of my favorite villians, and the Chase vs. Amok fight is what really got me into the Fight series. And I'm usually bored with action comics!
mlai at 9:24AM, Aug. 28, 2008
@ Argon: If you're a new reader, then read the actual comic (FIGHT_2)! There you will more of this character, rendered with just as much detail. @ EEN: Yeah I didn't like the transparent version. It felt too gimmicky. I'm glad I have the original. The character taking his place in F1 is another character who was completely lame in his source cartoon, but who will be completely monstrous and awesome in our comic. That's later in the story, though... there will be many other cool chapters before that. @ Gio: Yes.
giovanni at 3:49PM, Aug. 27, 2008
hence the expression : "run amuk" ......i think thats the correct orthograph
Evil Emperor Nick at 3:24PM, Aug. 27, 2008
Sigh, I had the LAME alternate color version of Amoke. That one was clear with purple accents. Lame, LAME I say, LAAAAAAAAAAME! Your version though is excellent. I wonder who will take his place in F1?
argonsassistant at 7:15PM, Aug. 26, 2008
Wow your design rocks 10 out of 10