Distress - Page 31
mattchee on Aug. 11, 2008
OKAY… so I drew this page a ways back. Then the other day I was catching up on reading Guts the other day (a good comic hosted here on DD, I might add) and I saw a very similar image to the last panel here. Namely the tubes coming out of the eyes, etc.
Don't you hate when that happens?
It was one of those things where I had to consider for a short bit whether or not I wanted to make some changes… but pretty quickly I figured, no, I had planned it this way, drew hmmm… a few pages of this guy– not to mention the fact that the whole thing ties into his old design (which I'm resurrecting here). So I said, the hell with it. I don't think y'all need me to get behind over something like this anyway, right?
Anyway, I just wanted to acknowledge that, yes, I do know that something similar recently appeared in Guts. And yes, it looked way cooler in Guts (zombie goodness… and more… check it out, really!). But here it is.
Anyhow… Some more of our mystery bad guy here. More Ash. And now this mystery pal in captive Garth. Garth is an older character, like I said, one of the oldest in fact, so it's kind of cool to bring him back!
Enough babble! Enjoy the page, and see more about what's going on here on “A DISTANT MOON OF OGOM-9” (echoey voice) on Thursday…. ooooohhhh…. Then next week. Hmm.. I think back to Aerth.
THanks for checkin' in everybody!
See you thursday,
Matt!
always1961 at 3:54PM, Aug. 16, 2008
rated a 5
always1961 at 3:54PM, Aug. 16, 2008
great art work
mattchee at 8:45AM, Aug. 13, 2008
We ll See - Thanks! We'll have to see what happens, I suppose! I just drew a page with a major development on that front. jazzcop - That's right! DAJB - Thanks for the advice! I will! Iba - Very true! I realize that tons of influences feed into Mastorism, whether I'm aware of them or not-- no worries there really. I was just more concerned about the repetition of a similar visual element. But if I worried about that kind of thing all the time, I'd spend more time worrying than making comics right? Good advice, thanks! Jabali - Thanks! Good points there as well. I'll try and make sure Ash stays safe for you, okay? Sloo - Its on Guts page 45 where everyone is in those pod-tank thingies... its different, but similar-- I think the guy is dead, or at least very decomposed in that case. It is a completely different situation though..... aaaand thanks! Okay, thanks for stopping by everybody! More Ash, Garth, and the mystery bad guy tomorrow!
sloo at 10:46AM, Aug. 12, 2008
hmm, I didnt notice it. I guess its more profound here. The focus is directly centered so theres no mistaking it.
Jabali at 10:02AM, Aug. 12, 2008
Don't worry about similarities even when there's non someone will find one. Lot in my comic is similar to many other comics here and printed but not the same. It's hard to find something truly original or new. Everything is inspired by something, that being said... Great page. That last panel is scary I hope nothing happens to my favorite Mastor.
lba at 7:03AM, Aug. 12, 2008
It's easy to end up with something incredibly similar to a previously created work. The hard part is learning not to take it as an insult when someone says "oh, that looks so much like..."
DAJB at 6:16AM, Aug. 12, 2008
I've lost count of the number of things in [i]Shades[/i] which I've since seen elsewhere (TV, movies, other comics etc). Nothing you can do about it really. Stay true to your vision!
jazzcop at 5:37AM, Aug. 12, 2008
OH SNAP!
We ll See at 10:19PM, Aug. 11, 2008
Another cool page ...and what's going to happern to Ash???