Heh. I think that famous image of Luke Skywalker from the Empire Strikes Back pretty much sums up Doc’s reaction to seeing the skeleton of his alleged deceased future-self. A future-self that – again allegedly – at some point travelled BACK in TIME (hundreds of years before the beginning of EotEs) to sabotage the machine within the volcano, for motives that remain unclear. I think it is also worth noting that Doc believes this to be IMPOSSIBLE because he has attempted time travel and “failed at every attempt.”
If nothing else, this page raises TONS of questions about Doc. Who is he, really? Where does he come from/where is he going? And, what is he really capable of? To quote Marty Mcfly, this situation with Doc is getting “HEAVY.”
Be here NEXT WEEK for the FALLOUT from this week’s page! Will Doc FINALLY heed the call to action? And, even if he does, in his current state of DISARAY will he be worth a damn anyway? Though you may still be stuffed from Turkey Day make sure to be here in just 7 days for another heaping helping of the CRAZIEST Deep Dive Daredevils story yet!
I would be remiss if I didn’t mention Smilton’s INCREDIBLE page layout. I mean, when you look at panels 2, 3, and 4 together Smilton’s layout creates the illusion that you are looking at one large, continuous shot of the volcano, though each panel features different location on the volcano as the “camera” zooms in. He has also perfectly balanced the page with the close-up shots of Doc in panels 1 and 5. In my estimation, it simply does not get any better than this. Kudos, Smilton, and THANK YOU for taking a good page and making it GREAT.
Welp, that wraps it up for this week. I hope you guys and gals out there are having as much fun reading this story as we’ve had putting it all together…and the BEST is yet to come!
Anyways, till next week!
-Matt-
P.S. Happy (early) Thanksgiving!
… Smilton’s INCREDIBLE page layout. I mean, when you look at panels 2, 3, and 4 together Smilton’s layout creates the …
Looks like someone is doing my job?
Truth to be told, I couldn't have described it better.
Perhaps I was inspired by a certain article, which may or may not be linked in your comment.
When I look at the page the first time, prior to dissecting it, I only see if the artwork is pleasing, and recognizable, and if I can follow the story line.
When you dissect it, the page takes on whole new meanings. It is like watching a good movie 2 or 3 times, looking at the supporting actors more closely, and otherwise drawing one’s eyes away from the primary focus, to reveal what you might have previously missed.
Ah….and there it is….the potential temporal wibbly wobblies. I have to say this one conveys doc’s very real surprise perfectly as well as the urgency of the moment.
Yeah, Smilton really sold Doc’s exasperation in the first panel, especially.
The Timey-Wimey Ball strikes again!
You know it!
Of course having been through all that he’s been through Doc might want to ask how bad things get in the future that he considered coming back to the past to destroy the whole island before it’s too late.
The “Time Travel” theory is the most likely but, what if it is a Doc from a parallel dimension, or a clone, or somehow it is a clever ruse?
This must be somehow tied into McGinty’s face in the blade. One person sees his own long dead remains and another sees his deceased friend’s face in the mirror instead of his own.
I’m thinking this is a place where worlds (and possibilities) intersect.
What if he has already succeeded in traveling into the past, but what he found was so horrible (or dangerous) that he was forced to make himself forget the experience, and this is the marker he has left for himself, when it is time to remember?
Once again, the possibilities are endless.
Oh, and poor Joe, at least Cup is represented as best man…
I CALLED IT!!! Now let’s see if the veil over the girl’s face hides a moustache…