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X-Men – Rogue

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Dec 282018
 

Hey! It’s Friday and I’m not working so I have time to post the Flashback. Of course, I wasn’t working yesterday and I forgot to post the strip, but there was a party I needed to prepare for, so…yeah.

It’s time for Rogue to make an appearance, sugah! Interesting (to me) story! I finished inking and colouring the picture a while ago. Something was off. I’d really struggled with the legs When I came to shade the piece, last week, I had to rework it. I completely redid everything below the belt several times. I’m not 100% satisfied still, but it’s a lot better than it was before. Oh and I still love shading red hair. Officially, I believe Rogue is supposed to have brown hair, but sometimes it looks red and so I went there.

Here’s the comparison to the original. I think one of the most striking differences is the dimensions of the character. Because I was trying to ape a comic book pose, I fudged on Nektara’s dimensions in the original. In the remake, I tried to adapt that same pose to work with Nektara’s actual dimensions. It’s still somewhat of a cheat, but not as obvious this time around.

That’s all for this week. More stuff next week!

Then Some Guy Named Harold Angel Is Supposed to Sing

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Dec 242018
 

Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house
There was a creature stirring and it wasn’t a mouse
It was the guy writing his blog…this guy right here
He was busy writing messages of good Christmas cheer

Okay that’s enough of that. No way I’m going to keep that rhyming up.

Christmas is a celebration of family and friends.

That’s a message that sometimes gets lost in all the crazy running around that goes on at this time of year. Buying presents, wrapping presents (ick), hosting parties, attending parties. We get consumed by all the consumerism.

Don’t get me wrong, I like all that stuff (minus the wrapping) but it’s not what Christmas is all about. The next time you catch yourself complaining about all the Holiday Stress, take a breath and think about the things that are important. It helps keep things in perspective.

That’s all for this week. I still have some last minute wrapping to do. Have a good seven and we’ll do this all again on New Year’s Eve! Carja V.



X-Men – Cyclops

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Dec 212018
 

Good morning (or whatever time part you’re reading this)! It’s that time, once again, to climb into the flashback machine. Let’s go!

Cyclops has always been my favorite X-Man, but then I’ve never really followed the comics. With time I’ve come to learn that he isn’t really that great of a guy, but I still like him for his design. That visor is just really cool.

Here’s Big Oonch as Cyclops, leader of the X-Furs, ready to blast bad guys!

Here’s a comparison to the original. This one is really night and day. I like Oonch (and Cyran) better with legs.

That’s it for this week. Christmas is less than a week away folks! Have a happy one! We’ll be back with another mash-up next Friday!

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