Chicken's WIP webcomic
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TCSTigersClaw
Greek Special Forces B' Company "Naoussa" 2007-200
Very good artwork my friend,really.You are talented,why dont you do a Wing Commander webcomic instead of one that is inspired from WC ? 
AKAImBatman
Spaceman
I love it! EA should hire you to do the ship designs for their next Wing Commander game! (Whenever that may be.) 
hmm....really great designs. a bit homogenous in theme, but good none the less. i'd....well, i'd avoid the anime thing. it seems that everyone these days is doing the whole anime/manga look. while very well drawn, its just becoming really annoying to see this trend show in every piece of work done by someone. i'd maybe go more for the realistic look for the characters, since, to be honest, thats the way WC has always gone anyway. but hey, thats just one mans opinion.
Maj.Striker
Swabbie
Banned
That's some awesome work. Very clean. I like it. I agree with Brad, I'd like to see something other than anime although yours is very good looking. I just personally prefer a different style. Still, looks very good. Keep us informed on your comic.
TCSTigersClaw said:Very good artwork my friend,really.You are talented,why dont you do a Wing Commander webcomic instead of one that is inspired from WC ?
There were a number of times I wanted to do a Wing Commander comic, but apparently somebody 'had' plans for one. Whatever happened to it I don't know.
Although I'd love to do a WC comic, I've spent close to four years working off and on with my own project, truthfully, it began as to separate series and merged into a single entity.
The 1st was WC, the 2nd a much larger and surprisingly complex (for me at least) story that wove sci-fi, faith, and magic into a unintentionally Tolkien-like work. To make a long story short, I have several notebooks, sketch pads, and scrap paper works all dedicated to the history of the Esercian Codex, but I'm left with one problem:
1+1=2
Otherwise, time to put it together and create a story.
Thus the Esercian Codex (my comic universe) was born. I'm still working on a title, but the current WIPtitle is Starfall.
About the anime part, a lot of people are surprised that I'm learning to draw manga, and that my comic will be using both manga and western style (stuff like Al Rio, Joe Garcia, and Stan Lee). Manga is simplistic to western comics, but has a lot of great ways to portray humor. The hard part is balancing the two genres so they compliment each other, that's where trial and error will take place.
I happen to agree with many people that manga has been beat to death, so I decided to ignore lots of artists paths of stylizing their work to japanimation, and learn from the true source: Imported Japanese Manga!
Edit: Should probably explain what I mean for a damn moment. I intend to use both genres, side by side and will avoid mixing the two, so to avoid creating some stillborn child of comic.
Screw the anime and American wannabes.
On the matter of ships, I've still got a large list to go. When I'm finished drawing and tearing out my hair with the schematics, I'm going to ask somebody to model them for me, because I already bled enough creating them. My actual plan is to use the ship models for the comic.
Here's another set of pictures to stare at.
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Yep.
Also figure I'd add a sector star map that shows systems and known jump routes. The actual story will take place mostly on one world in the Cortayne system, but there will be plenty of other systems, Sol included, that will be featured throughout the storyline as it progresses. Keep in mind this is only one of a many more sector maps I'm still working on.
Also figure I'd add a sector star map that shows systems and known jump routes. The actual story will take place mostly on one world in the Cortayne system, but there will be plenty of other systems, Sol included, that will be featured throughout the storyline as it progresses. Keep in mind this is only one of a many more sector maps I'm still working on.
ChrisReid said:
Yep they're maps like Tolkien, but the maps represent a different a sector of command, hence Sector 1 and Sector 2. But it ain't Middle Earth. I've got roughly 12 maps at hand, some completed, others undergoing creation. But the fun stuff begins when I 'photoshop' 'em to make maps depicting physical, climate, and historical figures.
Who ever can tell me what the land mass in the lower right corner of map 1 gets an imaginary cookie.
ChrisReid said:
(Chicken realizes his problem)
I'm a dumbass. I didn't explain what the maps are. These maps are where the story takes place on Esercia, in the Cortayne system. Though the bulk of the story will be told in the major city of Cyrenia (location of the Naval Academy that trains personel for the Space Forces, ironic its planetside though), other areas will be mentioned througout for flashbacks and like minded events.
Esercia is divided into many sectors, which are assigned to different military commands, such as the army, navy, air force, etc.