Master Chief (Template)

Hey, I did one o' these for the release of Halo: CEA, so why not for Halo 4?

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Kay~! :D
I really like drawing her. Not sure exactly why. Also, you may notice that the large panel of her is, in fact, a tracing of an earlier (rougher) sketch. At the time, I just wanted to draw her in her parka/overcoat/thing, but when I was done, I thought, "actually, that's exactly what I was thinking when I wrote her introduction scene."
There's a part of me that's still amazed that it only took three months to get from there to here.


Script:

ALWIN: You ain't an engineer...

    [He starts circling around the still-shocked Kaleem, peering at him in a somewhat creepy way.]

ALWIN: Whatcha doin'? Whatcha doin', eh?

    [From somewhere across the room, a green burst of light zaps him in the ass. He howls, and bounces off into a corner, grumbling. Kaleem peeks above his arms, to see a girl come strolling towards him. She's wearing a parka and goggles, making it nearly impossible to see her face. She's also carrying a large gun.]

KAY: Sorry about him.

I changed a few minor things in the script, as you can see... For one, I thought Kaleem should be more bewildered than jumpy after seeing Alwin get shot in the ass. I also wasn't sure how I should draw him bouncing off. :P Some phrases just don't translate well from script to page...

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Welcome to Engineering. It's rather cold here.
(This was really fun to design... all that time working on construction sites helped a lot!)
I'm still a little uneasy about the shading there... just to be safe, I have a scan of this page before I put those shadows in the middle panel. What do you think; do they look okay?
Also, dynamic entries are fun. :3

Script:
    [He arrives at a door marked "Engineering 2 -- Starboard Mid". When it opens, he is greeted by a blast of even colder air. Inside, the walls have thin layers of ice, and the occasional icicle hangs from the machines that fill the room. Shivering even harder, Kaleem begins to wander around the room, seeing no one.]
KALEEM: H-h-hello...?
    [No answer. Kaleem wanders farther in. Suddenly, an old man with frizzy hair wearing a parka swings down from above to pear at him upside down.]
ALWIN: Whatcha doing here?
KALEEM: GAH!

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Script:  
KALEEM: What! That's grunt work!
SAREN (while glancing, amused, at the crewmen working around him): The 'grunts' are busy. Get to it.
    [Kaleem leaves, followed by a few low chuckles from the bridge crew.]
KALEEM (to himself): Grr..! Freaking Admirals shouldn't have to... gah.

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I'm glad most of that negative space will be erased in the final version... so messy...
Script:

SAREN: What is it?
KALEEM: You know, for someone who keeps insisting he's not going to take over things here, you sure spend a lot of time on the bridge.
SAREN: It's just the night shift, Kaleem.
KALEEM: It's what?
SAREN: You're still on Chiron time, aren't you?
KALEEM (while glancing at his wrist-panel): Shoot, you're right... Anyway, why is it so damn cold on this ship?
SAREN: We're not sure; it looks like there's a problem with the environmental controls. Go down to the nearest engine room and ask them what's going on.

Even more characters

I seem to be on a character drawing/creating spree, so I thought I might as well get these guys out of my head too... given my interest in politics, I've always kinda wanted to do a spinoff of US set on Earth, focusing on the politics of the 101st century. :P It probably won't happen any time soon, but it's fun to think about.

So I got a new mouse today.

 

And in keeping with tradition, I gave it a greek letter for a name, and drew him as a human. Because why not. 

Also, this mouse works like a freakin' dream-- especially for gaming. Normally the buttons just do mundane things like back/forward/etc but hit one button, and suddenly they all do completely different things-- perfect for complicated games like EVE. I can now control the entire game with one hand. 

Well I suppose I always could. But this mouse makes it even more convenient. 

Also, this is the 100th post I've made on this blog since I started it ~7 months ago! Let's hope the next 7 months are equally productive.