So that’s how he got that name! >) Oddly enough, this started out as a brief sketch (as shown) a while back… Been waiting to use it somewhere! XD
Hmm… Page 52… Supposed to be the official end of Issue 2, buuuuut it’s going to run a bit over. Figured this would be a good time to visit a bit of shaker history.
For all those new readers out there, this is one of my weird little things I do with my flashbacks. Every time I go into a past story, I put it in a different art style. Why? Well… cause I’m insane, duh! lol! So for this arc, I went with the old Scooby Doo or Adams Family or any of the other old-school TV cartoons. Truth be told, this was, more or less, what I originally planned for the series. Ok, I think I had more of a Dragon Ball look in my head, with the bright saturated colors and watercolored background, but that ended not being feasible at the time. Maybe one day I’ll opt to change things, but for now I kinda like how it’s lookin.
Anywho… I’m sure I’ll run into more flashbacks, so let me throw out the question; what styles would you guys like to see in future flashbacks? Nothing that’s too direct though, like make everything ponies (though that’d freaking hilarious) but rather “flash style”. What do y’all think?
Well that sums up all the backstories (or does it?)
so the leader of the firefughters does he turn into that bigger version of him or is that what he looked like? ( and did he defeat fred last time?)
this is part 1 of 2 (pretty sure just 2)… so there’s still a little more to go with the teen years (nooo… no sparkly vampire drama). think I’ll keep it in this style for consistency though.
yeah, that guy needs a good back story huh? not sure if it’ll be this coming issue, but I’m pretty confident it will be. (sry, haven’t worked out the next 26 just yet… slackin!) not going to divulge too much… buuuuut here’s a tidbit… they aren’t the same person. >)
Shakin a coffin eh? Well harddy har harr
and here you thought I was above bad puns! that’ll learn ya!
There are no bad puns.
Just those get you beat up and those that do not.
guess I should hire a bodyguard then… XD
Awww, cute widdle baby Coffin. I already wanted to hug him but now you’ve made it worse.
I like art styles that are simplistic but still artsy; inks-only is a favorite, and ones that use minimal or muted colors (having everything in greyscale except for one color such as red tends to look awesome, or giving all the colors a washed-out watercolor-painted look).
And since I’m a Japanese-language student, I wouldn’t forgive myself if I didn’t say this:
I DARE you to do a flashback in manga style. The more fun you have with it, the better. (This is partly just because I want to see manga-style Ell.)
hehehe! >D
hmm… I did a bit of a “mangay” thing with Nith, but it’s a pretty broad subject so there’s a lot more there to do. Maybe even doing an anime style (sailor shaker?). but yeah, I think I might do a bit more with the easten styles.
Hmmm…. old-style Pink Panther art would be kind of cool to see.
@Bree What do you mean, ‘manga style’? I’ve seen several different art styles in manga/graphic novels. Are you suggesting old-school style, like Astro Boy or Cyborg 009? Or maybe you meant the very rough/rugged look of Akira or Crying Freeman? Sorry, I’ll shut up now…
I can’t say I really had a particular manga style in mind. I was referring more to the looser style, the conventions that Japanese artists tend to use (the manner in which eyes are drawn, exaggerated facial expressions and such). Being rather artistically illiterate, I can’t really explain better than that, but there are definitely some traits that apply to manga in general.
LOL! <3 Pink Panther!
uhg, shoot me now if I ever attempt an Akira look! probably would have to lock me in the loony bin if I manage to finish it!
@Bree I see what ya mean. my model for Nith's flashback was a bit more Rumiko inspired, which is a bit of an older style. perhaps something a bit more modern then?
What? zombie baby….
grew up….
My head is officially putty now.
My thoughts exactly!
Like does this mean that Coffin and Ell are actually alive in someway other then the whole “undead” thing?
What does it mean?
heh! I told you guys zombies can make zombies… and not by eating brains! >)
but yeah, I was hoping to allude with this page that they are just like everyone else… but, uh… just slightly undeadish… XD
Kinda ignores the forsaken story line doesn’t it?
O wait, this isn’t WoW canon … nevermind. =P
Ohhhh I seeeee!!! Hehe love the way he got his name XD
glad ya likes! >D
I like the way you’re making these flashbacks. Everyone remembers things differently, right? Somehow, this one reminds me of Popeye..
>D ty!
ha! very correct! that was also my inspiration for this style!!! I had pictures of all 3 shows up on my screen as I was getting a feel for it. that’s darn perceptive dude!
Aww, so a baby rotting corpse grew up to be a healthy adult rotting corpse? Now we have to find out how BABY coffin died. Or are undead still capable or repro…oh never mind…that just put a somewhat disturbing image in my head…
He explained some details on the undead in the Q&A (I was the one who asked the question, so I thought I’d point it out).
heh, yeah… no rebirth here from another life. just a normal lifespan. and why disturbing? just a little Arm&Hammer will cover that rotting smell right up! XD
wiat undead can be babies
zombies makin copies! giggity!
I so want a coffin rattle! So much cuter and cooler than those smarmy pink-or-powder blue things they have with little hearts on them. [gags mildly]
And you’ve mentioned that Undead can reproduce but can they cross with other species…? Like I’m sort of gathering the young lady (Pai I believe her name is… Cute, that by the way… Blue Berry+Pai= Delish with vanilla ice cream. ;) is hoping.
And you mentioned the sister was a dwarf… I thought even lady dwarves had facial hair… Or is that a mis-gnomer? [grin]
ha! I know! me too! maybe that’ll be a rainy day project…
well sure they can! I haven’t really done much to imply this yet, though I will have to at some point, but the way I see it, they will get the looks from one parent and powers from the other. figured this would be a nice solution to that whole “genes make drawing hard” thing. XD I have shown a few inter-species couples in the background, but it’s a major theme I’ve been trying to subtly drive home, that race doesn’t matter, just what you can do (cause everyone is split up; bladesmen, battlemages, and mages).
ah yes, did a funny about that over on Coffin Comics… heh, yeah, I figured I’d give them a little shave for the show. XD misgnomer… I like that!!!
Eh what? ^ I’m sorry my mind is in another dimension, could someone elaborate please
see, when a mommy zombie and a daddy zombie love eachother very much…
>)
No no. I meant a list of race
ah, well currently there’s the undead/zombie/whatevers like Coffin, Humans, Elves, Dwarves, Orcs, and some sort of cat people? there’s a few more out there we’ll run into at some point I think.
then the powers are, as you know, water, fire, earth, air, lightning, spirit, holy, time, and to some extent, the blade. probably will have to define that last one a bit more.
so in my universe (shakerverse?), if you had, say a water mage orc and earth mage elf, you’d get the power from one and species from the other. like they could have an orc earth mage or elf water mage kid.
man… I really need to address this in the actual comic, lol! whatta slacker!
what no half races
would it work if I said he was half undead and half zombie?
W-Wait! could that be? I can see coffins HANDS! *gasp*
no no… just a trick of light and shadow I assure you.