Perfect Planning
Evil Emperor Nick on Sept. 13, 2007
As a few of the School Nights readers may notice, some of the characters underwent a little redesign, particularly our teacher here. I think she looks a lot better. A little into the history of the characters in today's comic!
Val was an amalgam character from Beefy Goodniss (from the Soylent Jery Ads) and Zerlocke, and Zet was the fictional offspring of Zeno and Azelea. A few other characters appear here but we'll likely cover them when they show up more prominently. However, one character in this scene was not an amagam/what if, and very well may have been the precursor for the characters of CTV. Care to guess? ^_^ Also, the teacher is Minerva Amelius, of course. She was a castaway character from the first Starving Artists comic on DD, and I liked the design so I thought I'd toss her into the Academy as a teacher. While she looked somewhat like the way I drew myself (except not after this intentional and much needed redesign she actually looks cute-ish I hope) I assure you she is not me. So sue me, I like the name Amelius! ^_^ (no wait, please don't sue!)It'll be fun when it gets around to explaining the weird hand of hers though hehe.
Anyway, progress on the graphic novel is going well. Nick says if I keep up the pace we might be getting in ahead of schedule. Here's hoping!
Foxy at 2:45PM, Sept. 14, 2007
Woot, at the first pannels and I immediately thought 'Zerlocke'... At first glance, Val looks like a Zeno/Zerlocke amalgam... And, uhm, still does, actually.
Razzy Jazz at 1:57PM, Sept. 14, 2007
Awwwww! So sad! And I can actually see a lot of the Zerlocke-ness going on with Val's character. THat's so awesome.
Dragonizer at 1:56PM, Sept. 14, 2007
Haha, this was great! ...I want Amelius's hair... XD
Onasaki at 12:44PM, Sept. 14, 2007
Amy is so hot--*cough* I errr..I mean..She looks awesome. Yes. Awesome. >.>
dragon_blade at 12:20PM, Sept. 14, 2007
Amy looks so coooooooooooooooooooool!
TheTim at 11:15AM, Sept. 14, 2007
If you've ever seek the anime Katekyo Hitman Roborn, those cupcakes remind me of a certain character's special cooking skills (Bianchi). She's really a very unique character, as she's a poison cook, rather than most cases where the character is a bad cook that poisons people out of ineptitude. It's really just the color of the cupcakes. I really hate it when I've gone through the trouble of decorating a room for my campaign for world domination only to find it was the wrong room! This might only be a school election, but I imagine the feeling is similar. Panel 4 is priceless! And oh the alliteration! I really appreciate some good alliteration! Is his Pacman-style eye backwards in the poster in the last panel?
Kiyoshi at 10:05AM, Sept. 14, 2007
oh finally, yer gunna explain the hand thing? thats been eating at me since the first time i read CTV >_> also, i first thought val was a gay offspring of zeno and Tony o_O...ewwwwwwwwww
Simpan at 9:12AM, Sept. 14, 2007
roflol
I hate Reality at 8:54AM, Sept. 14, 2007
Kami^^
Red Slayer at 8:31AM, Sept. 14, 2007
Gorgeoussss. Ahead of schedule is gooood.
zoopzoopzoopzoop987 at 8:02AM, Sept. 14, 2007
Here's hoping to be ahead of schedule! :D
Luffy91 at 7:13AM, Sept. 14, 2007
nice
Awakened1 at 5:22AM, Sept. 14, 2007
heheh. Like it.
Insizwa at 4:48AM, Sept. 14, 2007
Hey that teacher looks familiar. I thought Val looked a lot like Zeno. I was like, "Why is Zeno in nightschool, and why are his eyes messed up?" Awesome comic as always.
ZeroVX at 4:16AM, Sept. 14, 2007
Masterpiece as always, Ames! Best of luck with the graphic novel! *looks at Minerva* Humina, humina, humina...
Archangel at 4:15AM, Sept. 14, 2007
The precursor person is the little red eyed fellow in panel three I think.
ImTohot at 4:03AM, Sept. 14, 2007
Nice..Oooo she has wings now cool. Love the comic.
Ogre fairy at 3:11AM, Sept. 14, 2007
*giggle* That is great! And yes Minerva Amelius is cute! Poor Zet... he has to start all over now!
Wic at 2:58AM, Sept. 14, 2007
I shall call him baby Zerlocke now. Baby Zer. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder (those poor floating eyes), but I think Minerva looks hotter than cuter.
Chameleon Kid at 2:37AM, Sept. 14, 2007
AWESOME!!! I like that, "I'll go fetch the plan B supplies, sir." LOL :D (guess he's prepared.) It's great that the graphic novel is coming along so well--I wish I had a store nearby where I could get it when it comes out. As it is, I'll probably have to wait a while... Ah well.