Funeral for a friend…
This week we officially kick-off End(s) of the Earth(s) on a somber note with the funeral of McGinty. On one hand, it is a moment of reflection where we provide some emotional catharsis for the Daredevils, after the tragic conclusion to Pitch Black Day. However, it is also moment where we look ahead, as Deveraux does in the last panel, to new mysteries and dangers that lay ahead.
And, while it is indeed an important moment for the story and the characters, it is even more important MILESTONE for the Deep Dive Daredevils SAGA. You see, up until now each individual DDD adventure has been a separate entity with relatively little connective tissue, but starting now that all changes. Each new entry will lead directly into the next with character arcs that develop over the course of multiple stories – all-building to an EPIC crescendo at the end of each mega-arc.
The PAST was but prologue. The FUTURE begins now!
Speaking of the future, be here NEXT WEEK for one of the most BEAUTIFUL pages ever to hit the blotter! Smilton is back behind the DDD drawing board and his work is more impressive than ever. In just 7 days, you will be dazzled by a breathtaking vista and troubled by OMINOUS rumblings!
Hey! Have I mentioned the MAILING LIST? Y’know, the one under the blinky radio tower thing at the top of the left side bar? Oh, I have? COOL. You should totally join because something AWESOME is just over the horizon and we want to tell you all about it!
Seriously though, we had a pretty nice surge of mailing list sign-ups last week after offering a first look at this week’s page, but I know for a fact there are still a TON of Daredevilers who have yet to sign up. SO…WHAT ELSE CAN I BRIBE YOU GUYS/GALS WITH!? Drop some suggestions/requests in this week’s comments and I’ll see what we can do to sweeten the deal.
As always, make sure to mosey on over to the blog for the Sunday Bonus Lunch. In this week’s installment, Evin shamelessly congratulates himself for a job well done on the End(s) of the Earth(s) cover.
Anyways, till next week!
-Matt-
I loved this page before it was popular (or even published)!
This was my once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to establish Indie cred. Thank you very much, blinky radio tower thing. (My suggestions to entice my rather more dawdling crewmates to tune in on that station would include a promise of somewhat risque, but still tasteful pictures of our favorite SIS-X secret agent.)
I have praised your storytelling so many times and in so many words – Don’t worry: I can be terse. Once, in flight school, I was laconic.- but in this installment I was smitten by something that I never mentioned before: The composition (layout) of the page is outstanding.
Leading in with the close-up, zoom out to the establishing shot of the big background panel, zoom in a little and sweep over some detailed scenes, and finally zoom to an extreme close-up of Dev’s eyes. (Like good moviemakers, you also never run afoul of the 180 degree rule.)
It is particularly great how the the two zooms leading in and out are both of Dev’s face, but the first one is vertical, indicating reflection and pensiveness, whereas the second one is flat and wide, thus emanating an apprehensive and tense mood.
Once Upon a Time in the Pacific …
Thank you, as always, for your kind words, and THANK YOU for signing up for the mailing list.
Poor Joe; drinking Milk, when his shipmates drink beer. I guess it is OK to expose a child to danger, cat houses, and even the supernatural, but not beer…
I am quite interested in seeing how he ended up in such a prestigious position of rank, at such a young age.
I keep thinking the story, sub, and crew somehow exist in his imagination made real.
Milk, not beer: Man, I wish I had your eye for details.
But with my penchant for comprehensive analysis, it’s probably better if I miss the obvious once in a while.
We don’t know for sure they’re not ALL drinking milk, right?
But yeah, very moving page to lead off with. Interesting to see how thing’s will advance from here. -v
No no no….they’re ALL (including Joe) drinking White Russians.
White Russians: The official drink of The Dude and The Deep Dive Daredevils.
How much do I hate funerals? Let me count the ways…