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That which pertains to my old long-form webcomic, Revolver Knight. Finished in 2005 and archived somewhere.

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For the people following RK: Yeah, this is a ‘heavy’ chapter, though it does lighten up toward the end. But more controversial are all the seemingly out-of-left-field revelations coming out this chapter. It probably looks like I’m pulling all of this stuff out of my (utility belt), and it is true, the ‘switcheroo’ of Kenji and Kami’s ages is a relatively new development. Last-minute, even. And it directly contradicts the established profiles (not to mention years of non-canon sources like the MSTings, though those are chock full of outdated information already.)

Ugh, I said ‘canon.’

It isn’t necessarily for a lack of planning; I just keep a hell of a broad plan in place. And in this case, how the white dragon’s crystal got inside his body originally was that he would somehow get his little-kid hands on the revolver and the crystal magically leapt from the grip right into his chest. Something about that explanation always felt a little flimsy, and I could never really think of a decent execution for the scene. The new version: His mother stashed the crystal inside his eggshell before he hatched. (Yes, hatched, the kids are half dragons. Check off another cliche if you’re cynical.) I suppose I could go back and change it so they both hadn’t been born-born yet, other than the fact that older or younger, Kamikaze was helping Ryo keep the past out of his head.

I can conveniently storyboard around the alteration if I need to make the change, so, let’s hear your input; Keep her the screwy little sister, or make her an even more screwed up big sister?

Ruminating Revolver

Ruminating Revolver published on 4 Comments on Ruminating Revolver

Today’s comic is gonna be a bit late, I was dead set on finishing a commission piece I was nearing the end of. I just thought I’d take a moment and ask, flat out; what do you guys think of it?

Obviously I already know the whole “animu” thing has been done to death, and the plot friggin’ meanders until about Track 4, but it’s pretty much by design (the worst ones in my book are the ones where I went ‘off script-‘ the Kami as magic girl side story in particular, even if in the broad scheme it turned out to foreshadow with the sublety of a sledgehammer. After the reveal in 12, I decided to push for Disc 2 to go to a grittier feel, which is what I wanted all along. Something more Westerny than it had been. Ironically, this is the story arc where Kenji leaves the Wastes for much of the duration.

And probably some of you have noticed I applied the softer line style I was messing with here out on the last couple of comics. I’m pretty satisfied with how it makes the coloring feel a bit more ‘solid’ to me, and less coloring-book, though I’m going to need lots of practice to sharpen it. Incidentally, it seems to make things go a bit faster since I’m sketching/inking/coloring more or less simultaneously rather than breaking it up into distinct steps. Distinct steps I get sidetracked with RPG level grinding in between, anyway.
This is really just to gauge interest, anyway. So if you read it, by all means, drop a comment and maybe you can get to claim a hand in RK sucking less.

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