PLAYING GOD Chapter 8

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PLAYING GOD Chapter 8

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Continued in two weeks.

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Post by Elveen »

The best one yet.

The 3rd pic on page 1, the close up of shadowman's face. GREAT! Masterful work Stu.

Maybe my favorite thing you have ever drawn.


"I hear you spine your words like a snake....." Cool line Della.



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Elveen wrote:The best one yet.

The 3rd pic on page 1, the close up of shadowman's face. GREAT! Masterful work Stu.

Maybe my favorite thing you have ever drawn.


"I hear you spine your words like a snake....." Cool line Della.



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It reminds me of BTE's face but with a mask and dark hair.



And continued great work! :thumb:

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I have to say that this installment is perhaps the most compelling so far. Great work all around.

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Awesome! Of course, my favorite part was the cameo of Bloodshot's haircut!

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In all seriousness--you guys certainly know how to pace a story. This two-week stretch is gonna be tough!

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Post by Fanboy375 »

And the best is yet to come...

The next chapter is even better than this one!!!

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Post by myron »

nice...very nice. I agree that it's the best yet to date.

great work boys! :thumb:

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i really appreciate the new angle shots...very dramatic! :thumb:

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nice :thumb:

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dave wrote:i really appreciate the new angle shots...very dramatic! :thumb:
It's not too much (too Marvel) is it?

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not at all...it might not be valiant house style, but it doesn't take away from anything at all in my book, and it adds....so...
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that was f***ing awesome. My hats off, you've wound the tension and drama perfectly tight. And that preview image for next installment is a thing of beauty. You've drawn the ghost of BWS out of that one.

The only thing that would make it better would be some Spider Alien goodness. (no seriously)
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Zaphod wrote:that was f***ing awesome. My hats off, you've wound the tension and drama perfectly tight. And that preview image for next installment is a thing of beauty. You've drawn the ghost of BWS out of that one.

The only thing that would make it better would be some Spider Alien goodness. (no seriously)
Now that you mention it, I was thinking I might kill Sven in an future chapter.

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dellamorte wrote:
Zaphod wrote:that was f***ing awesome. My hats off, you've wound the tension and drama perfectly tight. And that preview image for next installment is a thing of beauty. You've drawn the ghost of BWS out of that one.

The only thing that would make it better would be some Spider Alien goodness. (no seriously)
Now that you mention it, I was thinking I might kill Sven in an future chapter.
:lol:

now you are playing with fire, good sir.
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Zaphod wrote:
dellamorte wrote:
Zaphod wrote:that was f***ing awesome. My hats off, you've wound the tension and drama perfectly tight. And that preview image for next installment is a thing of beauty. You've drawn the ghost of BWS out of that one.

The only thing that would make it better would be some Spider Alien goodness. (no seriously)
Now that you mention it, I was thinking I might kill Sven in an future chapter.
:lol:

now you are playing with fire, good sir.
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That really was the best one yet. I can't wait to see what happens next time.

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Post by xodacia81 »

A great chapter. The "direction" of the panels was fantastic, and I agree about the work on Shadowman. The detail and framing there was simply excellent. I'm not gushing but giving honest praise when I say that I don't think Hall could do any better on those sections. SWEET work :thumb: As for the story, it's definitely getting more intruging, but just one thing...I think, as an audience, there has been enough mystery for now. Let's get some answers :clap: Eagerly looking forward to the next story :thumb:

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X-O HoboJoe wrote:
Zaphod wrote:
dellamorte wrote:
Zaphod wrote:that was f***ing awesome. My hats off, you've wound the tension and drama perfectly tight. And that preview image for next installment is a thing of beauty. You've drawn the ghost of BWS out of that one.

The only thing that would make it better would be some Spider Alien goodness. (no seriously)
Now that you mention it, I was thinking I might kill Sven in an future chapter.
:lol:

now you are playing with fire, good sir.
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Zaphod wrote:
X-O HoboJoe wrote:
Zaphod wrote:
dellamorte wrote:
Zaphod wrote:that was f***ing awesome. My hats off, you've wound the tension and drama perfectly tight. And that preview image for next installment is a thing of beauty. You've drawn the ghost of BWS out of that one.

The only thing that would make it better would be some Spider Alien goodness. (no seriously)
Now that you mention it, I was thinking I might kill Sven in an future chapter.
:lol:

now you are playing with fire, good sir.
:o
well you are safe from me, but if Sven comes in here he's probably gonna burn this motha down!
He had better hurry because I just wrote his death scene last night.

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just for me, could you write jar jar binks into the scene and them make him suffer whatever cruel fate that sven gets?! :wink:

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dellamorte wrote:
Zaphod wrote:
X-O HoboJoe wrote:
Zaphod wrote:
dellamorte wrote:
Zaphod wrote:that was f***ing awesome. My hats off, you've wound the tension and drama perfectly tight. And that preview image for next installment is a thing of beauty. You've drawn the ghost of BWS out of that one.

The only thing that would make it better would be some Spider Alien goodness. (no seriously)
Now that you mention it, I was thinking I might kill Sven in an future chapter.
:lol:

now you are playing with fire, good sir.
:o
well you are safe from me, but if Sven comes in here he's probably gonna burn this motha down!
He had better hurry because I just wrote his death scene last night.
Poor Sven, we hardly knew ye.....

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Daniel Jackson wrote:
dellamorte wrote:
Zaphod wrote:
X-O HoboJoe wrote:
Zaphod wrote:
dellamorte wrote: Now that you mention it, I was thinking I might kill Sven in an future chapter.
:lol:

now you are playing with fire, good sir.
:o
well you are safe from me, but if Sven comes in here he's probably gonna burn this motha down!
He had better hurry because I just wrote his death scene last night.
Poor Sven, we hardly knew ye.....
ye? ....Like in 'ye olde Sven'

Old English Sven.

Celtic Sven.


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