Part of my worldbuilding was deciding which actual historical figures would be instrumental in the EASF, as the timeline from our Earth diverges on July 20, 1969. Alexei Leonov was a Soviet cosmonaut who became the first human to complete[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This epilogue also began a continuing trend through my other rounds, namely Fei keeping in touch with the people she’s met through the tournament. There’s absolutely no way this will come up later on.
This is the first glimpse you get of Tranquility, Aldrin’s ebon devil companion. As I’ve mentioned previously, devils in Fei’s world take the form of technological constructs rather than the more traditional forms they take in the wheel; Tranquility’s form[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was also the first time I decided to write an epilogue for one of my tournament comics, since I felt like I should put a nice little bow on this story in particular.
So this was around the time that I started the ball rolling on some recurring plot elements that would make up Fei’s overall story arc. Honestly, actually setting up these dominoes was a huge gamble in and of itself in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This was the second page I added to my comic in a blind panic due to perceived pacing issues. Thankfully this was slightly easier to slot in than the other one.
One other important thing to note about my whackass workflow is that while I do my art in Flash, I do my mechanical design in LEGO Digital Designer; the upgraded Rabbit and another thing you’re about to see real quick[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
And this is the moment that forever cemented “disaster hero” as core to Fei’s entire character arc.
The cowboy skellington is Lucius Sumac, one of the original 258 entrants who didn’t make it in, but whose design I still enjoyed. Their artist was 77 Noodles Swirl in the Bowl.
The fighter Fei is punting across the arena is Ra’akshi, who ultimately went on to win the entire damn tournament. I remember messaging Magistelle, his artist, early on in round two and very nervously asking for permission to do harm to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…