US Ch. 3 Page 2

*sigh*
That last panel is what happens when I look at the clock and say, "only 1:30 am? I can keep going, no problem!"
At least I stopped before it got worse. Replacement panel is below.
Script:

KALEEM (under his breath): Why the fuck is it so cold...
HIKARU: Perhaps this is why gloves are part of the uniform.
KALEEM: No way. There's NO way it's like this every day.
    [Kaleem makes his way back to the main bridge, and walks in. Saren is sitting in the captain's chair, giving orders to a crewman by his side.]
KALEEM: Hey!
    [Saren's brow tightens slightly, but he keeps giving orders for a moment longer. He then turns slightly to look at his son.]

There, that's better. A bit better anyway. Might re-do it again at some point.
Also, I swear to god I'm trying to avoid smudging this time around, but it doesn't seem to be helping... maybe computer paper just isn't good enough for this sort of thing... if so, that's too bad. I have no intention to become reliant on a type of paper that isn't so easy to get.

US Ch. 3 Page 1

I know I said I'd start working on Ch. 3 the moment I finished Ch. 2... and I did, actually. But I was kinda fatigued from working on Ch. 2, and long story short, you DON'T want to know what the first draft of this page looked like. 'Twas awful.
But now I'm back in the mood, so here we go! Time for Ch. 3.

I wonder, should I post the script in the description, since I'm not writing the lines on the pages anymore? I might as well. Without the script, the pages can get kinda dull.
Bear in mind that stuff often gets changed/edited in the process of script -> draft -> final. Lots of the visual stuff gets made up on the fly-- Kaleem taking off his jacket during the conversation at the end of Ch. 2, for example. That wasn't in the script, but I wanted him to be doing something more interesting than just sitting there.
Anyway...

INT: Kal's Quarters

    [Kaleem wakes up shivering.]

KALEEM: Hey, Phil...

PHIL: Yes?

KALEEM: What's the temperature in here?

PHIL: Two degrees.   

KALEEM: Two...! Errg. Where is my father?

PHIL: Main Bridge.

    [Grumbling, Kaleem gets out of bed and pulls on his uniform. He slouches out into the corridor.]

In retrospect, that *yawn* isn't exactly appropriate. *groan* seems better... gonna go change that now...  

And yes, this is how one gets ready in the morning in the year 10007. There's nothing computers can't do... 

Misc. US Characters 3

Yes, the similar setup to an earlier character page is significant. These are the Nalghites-- aliens that act as translators and peacemakers. Every chosen representative of every race is paired with one. Their physical bodies-- their avatars-- are composed of thousands of tiny plates that bend to the Nalghite's will. In general, you can judge the age and experience of a Nalghite by how well it mimics the form of its chosen species (Ex. Hikaru and Akahoshi are young; Raijin and Kisame are old).

I'm starting to realize just how huge my cast is going to be... nine-ish representatives for each of 15 races, and a Nalghite for each representative... plus the REST of the cast... yikes. Good thing none of these guys will show up for a while.

Misc. US Characters 2

So. Yeah. Andersen's been around for a while. He's actually extremely old-- older than any other human characters, anyway. Medical technology has pretty much tripled his lifespan.
Also, I'm sorta retconning something here. In chapter 1, Kaleem and Saren wore these half-cloak things around their waists; they were meant to be a mark of rank that no one else had. Problem was, I could never get the damn things to look right. So now the special article of clothing reserved for high-ranking officers is the Officer's Coat, as seen on Andersen here. A bit more traditional, but a lot better at conveying the sense of... largeness that I was going for.

Misc. US Characters

Did a massive reorganization of my (physical) art today and came across some old character designs. Thought I might as well draw 'em again before I forget how. :P

*sigh*
I hate hands. Why couldn't humans have evolved tentacles or something else that's easier to draw? 

Edit: Would you look at that, it's been 7 months to the day since I started this blog. How about that. 

New American Syndicate 2

Speaking of NASY, here they are again. I keep seeing my last drawing of them in my folder and thinking, "I need to draw them again!" So I did. The idea this time was to draw them in a way that brought out another side of their personality-- or at least a different facial expression/angle. I think it worked out okay. I might end up digitally cleaning this one up at some point.

ISS Forster

I was out wandering along the beach; I looked down, saw a piece of driftwood, and thought, "you know, that would make a pretty cool ship."
And thus was born the Forster.
(P.S. The ISS stands for Independent Space Ship-- as in, not affiliated with any government.)