Chapter 4: Page 27
Looks like Rathik is officially on the outs with the Sratha-din–quite literally–thanks to his antics, but like I postulated last week, he really has nobody to blame but himself. Hardin doesn’t miss a beat, either! Seems like Rhosyn saved him the trouble of forcibly vacating him from the vicinity of Eira and her book.
So, sometimes Rachel will sum up lines of dialogue in her thumbnails just to suggest or hint at bubble placement. Obviously in the final version the image is larger and the text has more room, but in this case the general size of the text bubble is almost identical in the thumb as in the final page.
BUT since Rachel’s handwriting is larger relative to our lettering font, we get amazing CliffsNotes versions of lines where “Do not touch her or her work ever again” is eloquently distilled into something like “NO TOUCHY.”
I’ll admit, I was half-tempted to change the line X)
For guest art this week, a really fun surprise that I was pointed to by members of our community by artist snail-noodle! IT’S TOSCH!
Goodness, is the general blushing? Could somebody have found a way to stop this cold-hearted warmonger in his tracks? Did somebody manage to rattle this unshakeable canid general’s cage?
Probably not–but hey, anything’s possible! Thank you so much for the charming artwork, snail-noodle!
I don’t think he’s going to back down…
There ain’t no easy way out…
That fanart of Tosch is SO CUUTE!!
Also I’d love a version of the comic with all the dialogue replaced with the thumbnail versions
Oh my gosh, YES!!
Love how the middle panel is divided between wet and dry, Rathik versus everyone else. Great composition! Love the rain hitting them, too, fine detail!
i was gonna comment this exact thing! really cool detail!
What’s the old cop saying? “Don’t draw unless you’re fully prepared to fire.” And with Hardin’s fighting skills, Rathy had better be *very* careful here.
Art-wise, Rathik is clearly having a better day than Hardin. Every pose of Rathik’s is a sight to behold. That curtain of water separating the two is great, and you can just feel the difference in warmth between the two halves of panel 2. It’s fantastic.
The foreshortening on Hardin in the last panel is not really working for me, though. And using his right hand to draw the knife from his right hip feels a bit awkward. It’s not the end of the world, though, and like I said, there’s still a lot to love about this page.
As for Tosch, I’m assuming he just witnessed something the rest of us would find reprehensible.
Tosch sees fuzzy baby Ermehn and doesn’t know how to handle it
We were all reminded today that despite being a cold and brutal war leader, Tosch is still fluffy.
Love the rain curtain!!
I see Rhosyn is cocking her crossbow – she doesn’t think Rathik is going to back down either…