WIPs PG 315 + PG 318 (and wow, the KickStarter!)
Added 2024-05-31 22:49:11 +0000 UTCFirst, just wanted to say thank you guys for your support on the KickStarter! It's fully funded now and within striking range of the Oren and the One-Eyed Wolf stretch goal, so that's pretty amazing. I couldn't have done it without you guys! I know a number of you were first on board and thank you for that dedication-- it really helps a project gain traction.
Now, I can't wait to get to work on the layout and the extra interior art (new title page, etc.) My secret nerd hobby is that I love working in InDesign (or any publishing software, tbh,) but I rarely have the chance.
(Also, Q/A Answer Post is coming up imminently-- had a couple last minute questions come up!)

Here's another panel WIP from page 315. I think I'll end up reworking Egg's face for the print version-- I feel like something got lost in translation when I inked it. I was crunched for time when I was working on this page though, and I didn't have the freedom then to spend more time then.
One of the major lessons I took away from (animation) college was to work evenly on a given project, so if a director or superior wanted to see something on the spot, you could show them a glimpse of the complete idea, rather than say, 'here's a hyper detailed spot in an otherwise empty void.' I think this mentality has been really helpful for me making comics on a reoccurring deadline-- by Monday, I can have a complete page to show you, even if there are small things I think may need a little more work. I can always come back to those if time/my desire warrants it. I think you can also see that same mentality in how I create panels-- stage by stage, so it's always in some kind of 'complete' state.

Here's a WIP from the last panel of Volume Two, PG 318.

For a while, I wasn't 100% sure if I wanted to end it with 'Oh, shit.' I had that in as placeholder text, but every time I'd read through the scene and got there, it made me laugh. I felt like it was a more honest response than Oren spouting something more polished. In one word, it simply sums up everything going on in his head.


Comments
I think the "oh shit" really encapsulates how much Oren's plan has gone to shambles in such short order. He seemed confident at the end of Vol. 1 replacing Hemlock with Rask, but now Rask called out his ruthless tendencies in front of everyone, none of his fighters want to stay, and now a predator that is only alive because of Oren's misplaced trust is standing at his doorstep with mouths to feed. The hollow thought he was crazy to allow a defanged badger inside, and now just as Hemlock predicted, Rask has shown someone far more fearsome a cache of food. Oh shit indeed, he's being squeezed from all sides
Gale Tazzin
2024-06-01 04:21:27 +0000 UTCThe last panel reminds me of the cry "It's the Wolf.. It's the Wolf" I get that when wearing my Wolf fursuit at fairs ect.. when gleeful children cluster around for hugs and games of "Whats the Time Mr Wolf"
Marcwolf
2024-06-01 03:20:03 +0000 UTCI loved “oh shit.” It feels honest and natural. There’s another creative work I follow, and one criticism I have about that other work is that every character always has a wise, introspective, well thought out comment. Sometimes, life is most honest with “oh shit,” lol. What else is supposed to be there? “Now we have arrived at the moment of our philosophical reckoning, and we must together contemplate how willing we are to execute violence upon others who may be significantly more powerful than us?” “A wolf arrives, the very symbol of the system we have striven to escape. Can we abide the risk of our discovery with its escape? Is such an approach sustainable? Have we become the predators? Woe unto our discovery that has forced us into an uncertain choice!” Nah, I think “oh shit” is perfect. Looking forward to the hardcover! The first one was absolutely gorgeous.
LukeOnTheBrightSide
2024-06-01 00:18:18 +0000 UTCYou must teach me your ways of the rock! I can never get them to look right and yours look amazing.
Adryx D. Orbay
2024-05-31 22:51:12 +0000 UTC