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Published: 2008-10-14 03:33:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 981; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 14
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I gotta be honest, here: It's looking pretty bad for the home team.This was a fun page. Those little head-turn panels were a new thing for me, which I enjoyed quite a bit. Even better; For the first time since issue one, Sgt. Janston actually gets to, like, do something.
Jerry Cole there is meant to be a comment on how american politicians feel the need to weigh in on any and all big doings with some vaguely self-righteous diatribe, even when the real danger is far from over (or: how shutting up and assessing the situation is becoming a lost art). He also underlines the series' ongoing examination of the crippling power of cowardice. Cheers.
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Gaaah his is frustrating - spend ages waiting for this to be resolved and it still could go anywhere! Good serial writing! Love the sense of menace which the Tengu brings to the story - you really feel he could kil any of our regular cast. I'm hoping Janston makes it through this scene - That little thought process sequence here has reminded me how much I like him! As always, great stuff, and (does it even need saying anymore!) I can't wait for the next part!
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Wait no longer! Another extra-stabby page just went up, hot off the proverbial presses!
I'm pleased the Tengu is going over so well. He (she?) has become one of my favorite characters to draw and write for. He becomes this omnipresent force in the series, an opposite to the Fowl in a way I don't think has really ever been done before.
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lol at 'extra stabby'
I think it's the sense of danger that is making the difference here - no-one else in the Fowl's rogues gallery has really seemed like a threat to him before - well, not since The Laugh in the very first story at least.
He or she eh? hmmmmmmmm!
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This page simply secretes style. I think my favourite part about this page is the way that all the characters whose role is not one of important, have been made to appear almost faceless. It's clever and striking, but also serves to had great emphasis to Tengu's stealthy approach in the fifth panel: only the mayor and Tengu have any detail about their face whatsoever. It also evokes notions of a hunter/prey relationship between the two, which I guess is what Tengu's all about. Wonderful work.
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Thank you very kindly. The blank stock figures were a whim, but after the good reception they've received (and the ease with which they can be produced), I think I'll stick with 'em for a while.
Spot on with the subtext, as usual. You get me.
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This page is all shades of awesome but my favorite bit is where Tengu rips the Fowl's knife out the back of his hand with the intention of stabbing Cole. Continuity, you gotta love it!
Amazing stuff, mate.
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Thankyeh. I haven't nearly met my stabbing quota for this issue. Yet.
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Yeah we're about due some mindless stabbery pokery.
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your art continues to astound me. each page i think: 'he's done it! he's made the best thing ever! it'll be hard for him to top THIS.' but then you surpass it and you make it look easy. So thank you, good sir, for existing and creating; you're an inspiration and a gentleman!
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Aw, come on now. You keep it up and you'll be founding a religion after my ass.
...thanks.
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Schkade-ism should be on Wiki by tomorrow..
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really solid page....tons of story in it (if that makes sense)
i'm a big fan of progressive motion panels, so the head turns are great.
i really love how you deal w/ non-essential characterization. Hollow or silhouette for stock figures....that's just good biz.
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Thanks! As it happens, I drew some great faces for those background cops, but then I realized the silhouette look worked better. Ah well. Put it down to practice.
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indeed, the head-turning is nothing more than epic.
by the by I have tried to submit the 3rd page of the comic but for some reason I cannot. but please be patient!
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My patience payed off! I dig firearm.
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glad you do good sir. maybe I should draw more of him.
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I thought about having him fall into a tray of deviled eggs -- "egg on his face", as it were -- but by then I'd already drawn the page.
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Oh geez, no!! What's gonna happen next?! Man, Dan, knowing your update schedule we're gonna be on tenterhooks for weeks!
But we love it.
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Week singular, jackass. But thank you.
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Well it feels like weeks, because that's how addictive the Fowl is!
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That head turning sequence is awesome Dan, great job!
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