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Hi all!
Well…here’s the page where I had those cool poses I had previewed last week. I thought they came out nicely.
Tomorrow is the last day of the “fading away Alexander”. I promise.
Today’s vote incentive is another Stefano sketch. This time from the tower where Alexander and Nastajia first have a heart to heart…in the castle at Ashendel.
Thanks for reading. Thanks for posting comments.
Oh…and I’m getting Book 4 ready for the printer. Should hit stores in 2 months.
I will be opening up my store again. I’m going to put some specials together. And going to be doing sketches.
So if you’re interested…please hang tight. I’ll let you know when it goes live.
Thank you
Scott
Lovin every bit Scott! ^.^
Hey, Scott! You forgot to set your clocks forward an hour! You’re actually posting this week an hour later than you did in previous months. Not a problem, really, since only the very, very strange are still up at this hour!
Things are starting to clarify now. I have a feeling I know where Nic is heading.
Only the strange? Gee, thanks a lot! 😛
Strange? I’m checking in from work, how does that make me strange? (not mentioning the fact that it is indeed 2am here)
On the other note, glad Nic decided to go check on arthur instead of kidnapping Nastajia. I get the feeling that he’ll indeed find arthur, but for some reason, the sword has a say in who/when the next king is chosen.
Is it me, or is Nicodemus a little dense, here? I know he’s a little dumbfounded at finding out his plan isn’t working as he had, well, planned… but should’t he be catching on a bit quicker?
No one said Arthur was dead, and that’s the very reason why the first born of the next generation’s king (Dan) never made it to Dreamland… But even Nic ought to realize that succession rights and processes would allow for such an eventuality as a missing king (Arthur), no?
Scott, your video from yesterday is blocked in europe because it “contains music from Sony entertainment”, something which seems to happen with about 80% of the videos I try to watch on youtube nowadays. You really should upload it to a decent video service if you want to show it to everyone.
Nic drops sword and leaves? Does that make any sense seeing how beginning of story the sword was most important thing for him?
The sword was gone anyway. Arthur being alive is much, much more important…
Hm. I think I see Orion through Nick’s wing… and is that the sword on the ground? I thought it would be more faded than that. (Other than me being nitpicky, I love today’s page)
Actually, the timezone thing would depend on where Scott lives. I believe only the US had the one hour change this weekend.
Canada did as well…
I don’t know if its just me but I’m getting a virus warning from AVG when I come to this site now… the Liberty Exploit Kit. A little research said other sites have been hacked with this. Is it only me, or is anyone else experiencing a problem?
strange… Australian checking the page at 1:30pm is strange… hmmm
Australia (Vic & NSW) did too
Ah, but if you look, the struts on the wing are NOT translucent, only the membrane.
Which is a very nice touch.
And WHY is Nic so sure of Arthur’s continued life?
I reckon he’s off to check on something…
since the sword is vanishing together with alex, it’d be gone in a moment anyway. no matter how stubbornly he’d be holding onto it. I guess he realized that… or, since the sword is vanishing, it might have just fallen through his claws. 😉
europe didn’t. or… at least germany didn’t. we’ll have another 2 weeks before that happens.
maybe he’s so sure, because he has him locked up somewhere? 😉
then it’d be nic’s fault that arthur’s legend ended with his disappearance. 😀
This does make one think about Nic’s REAL motivations… I’d be impressed if I saw signs of an anti-villain coming out from the dragon.
Good work, Scott.
Everyday your panels get better and better 🙂
And the story too, of course 😆
Great work! I can’t wait to see what happens next!!
Just wondering, if Nic just jumped into the air to fly off to where ever, shouldn’t there be dust blowing around from him jumping, and beating down with his wings to get air born? I’m no expert in Dragon flight departures but the downdraft must be pretty intense, expecially with some thing Nic’s size?
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Yeah I’d love to see the explanation for this. All of it’s giving me a definite bimbo moment -_-
Yeah..Nick, you dropped the letter opener there…
And I think, Scott, you forgot Nicodemus’ key phrase…
“INCONCEIVABLE!!!”
I run F-Secure and it hasn’t said anything about a virus…And yes I know it is checking for me…
Hey, I’ve been to Australia. Know all about the prison colony history and all that. Everyone there is a bit . . .touched. 🙂
That is my main question as well. Nic sure seems to have some keen interest, and/or inside information on Arthur!
I’m pretty sure he is in Tennessee so he would have had the time change. However the site might not be set to change itself so he might have to change it manually.
I’m confused. The reason that Alexander’s brother can’t dream or get to Dreamworld is that the previous king was still alive, right? So,. he’s still not dreaming, so it would make sense that Arthur is still alive.
But, the sword says he’s no more.
So, again, I’m confused.
Great page, you’ve captured the way real dragons move perfectly. Well done!
Whoa whoa whoa… OK, someone beat me to as to why Nic just leaves the sword.
Answers – that it is about to disappear too – well, IS IT?
Now that Alex is not holding on to it… will he wake up without his necklace? And thus, will he be unable to return to Dreamland?
Or is there a no-physical-contact-necessary clause written on the sword’s rule sheet? 🙂
Meaning that Alex will be able to use it as a key to DL for as long as the sword isn’t destroyed, or another person gets it dedicated to him or her?
“Things that make you go HMMMMMMMMMMM….” /C&C Music Factory
I suspect that Nicodemus is leaving to go check on Arthur because he’s just as confused as some of us. After all, he apparently has (or had) Arthur secured someplace and and was fairly confident of his security, right up until the sword claimed that Arthur was “gone”. (How the twin business fits into that remains to be seen … ) So now he needs to go figure out what happened to Arthur.
Very cool stuff!
This has been covered a couple of times already in the last few pages’ comments. The sword enters and leaves Dreamland with Alex, whether he’s in physical contact or not, as explained here: http://thedreamlandchronicles.com/2006/10/09/todays-dreamland-chronicles-237/
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It’s probably in one of the ads. If you can, gather as much info about the reported virus as possible and post it; this will help Scott’s team chase it down …
🙂
i’ve got the feeling that someone we know…(brother:P) is related to Arthur…
the story is getting more and more better!
P.S. Did anyone else notice Felicity’s eyes glowing in the first panel? It’s the little touches that really put this comic over the top …
😉
I’m posting at my usual time. Hours before midnight (you guys didn’t think I stayed up late to post manually…did you?).
The server doesn’t recognize daylight savings. So I would think for the next 6 months…it’s going to be 1am CST.
Unless I find a fix.
Well it’s a lot to take in.
Arthur was NOT dead which kept Daniel out.
Once Alex took the sword…Arthur left Dreamland.
It’s the only reason why the sword would call HIM king and not Arthur.
Yikes. That’s not good.
Well it’s not THAT interesting. It’s just an old reel from my studio.
But I’ll keep that in mind for next time. Thanks.
Yup. It’s fading away. He can’t do anything about it at this point.
Any info would help. I can try to block a bad ad.
Yes….yes he is.
Thank you.
Good idea. And I still need to add the dust and dirt kicking up for when he landed a few pages back.
Well it’s a lot to take in.
Arthur was NOT dead which kept Daniel (and all other kings that would have come after him) out.
Once Alex took the sword…Arthur left Dreamland.
It’s the only reason why the sword would call Alex king and not Arthur.
Dead on. He’s off to check on Arthur.
Good Morning all!
Such wonderful comments.
I tried to answer a few. Hope that helped.
Well even if I’m a bit strange, I don’t think 9 AM counts as strange, though me living in Sweden might explain the time difference ;P
Sweden changed some weeks ago.
LOL He should definitely have said that beause that would add that epic touch to it XD
Ah! So Nic forgets all about flaming Nastajia, to go flying off to see if his plans are unraveling for sure. Further, he can no longer track down the other tablets because the amulet is no more. Whew! What an eventful couple of weeks, Scott!
NIcky’s getting panicky, so maybe he flies off to check on Arthur and that’s what keeps Nastajia and everyone else safe while Alex is awake.
Hey there, :]
First time to comment, would just say that this is a really great comic!
Love the detail of Felicity´s eyes on this page 🙂
But I noticed that Nicodemus wing is very white in the last panel, it seems uncolored or something?
Anyway, continue the great work!
Greetings from Denmark 🙂
But… Shouldn’t that have lifted the Ban On Dan?
(Just came up with that term… I’m so proud… 😛 )
Seeing as he would then be of the current generation’s king, rather than the “next”, would the ban now be lifted? Or is it because he is an adult, now, that he will need more than a mere lifing of the ban, but will need his own catalyst, to allow him to cross over (like the sword does for Alex, in his own adult years)?
Well…without giving TOO much away…yes. It DOES remove the “ban on dan”.
Well…come on. He’s Nicodemus. Do you think he’ll really leave without a “parting gift”?
🙂
Well, that’s an ominous bit of foreshadowing …
Dang it, that shivery thing just walked down my spine again. One of these days I’m gonna track that thing down to its lair (probably under my bed somewhere) and end it horribly …
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Have the inner parts of Nic’s wings always been translucent, and I just never noticed it? Either way, it is a touch that is very nice and makes me giggle with giddy glee!
Something of note here that hasn’t been addressed is how long a generation is. Arthur would be hundreds of years old now. I’m wondering what designates a “generation” in Dreamland terms. Hopefully we’ll find out. Great stuff, Scott!
Woohoo!
(Or, to borrow someone else’s words: Wiigii! 😀 )
Since I’m still working through the developments here in the main story, I’ll just add one comment on the voting incentive–which only those who “Vote Early, Vote Often” would see: two views of the tower (the two on the right) have a left-handed helical stair, while the other view (second from the left) has a right-handed stair?
For physiological reasons–most people are right handed, and find it easier to fight down a left-hand stair (defenders) than up it (as attackers)–many castle tower stairs are left-handed helices.
Just change your avatar picture to one of your cosplay outfits that DOESN’T have a blonde wig. Then it will all be clear! 🙂
I’m guessing here, but the “Ban on Dan” may have been lifted not by Arthur leaving Dreamland, but by the Sword Naming Alex as the new king.
Which means Dan had better start sleeping with a BAT!
Which works out well for the story, too. Otherwise, the adventurers left in Dreamland would have to be killed or captured by Nick, and the whole building a rescue party of new characters who die freeing the original characters thing is pretty trope for fantasy stories. Plus it makes the story longer without necessarily adding useful to the story’s arc.
He’s not going to piddle on them, is he? 🙂
Welcome fellow Dreamer!
If you look really close at the wing in that last panel (zoom in, if you have the capability to do so), you can see the leathery texture there. So not uncolored, just reflecting a lot of light …
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You guys want to see something cool? Here’s three pics of an eagle catching a starling in mid-air. I can totally see Nic doing this. Can you imagine how intimidating it would be to fly just in front of a huge dragon with his claws stretched out to grab you? Even though Nick doesn’t have talons on his feet, he could easily grab with his claws.
http://digg.com/d31Lfgf
YOU said it, not me XD *runs away before any blonde/s opens fire* ~~~~~~~\o\
No…this isn’t Transformers.
I noticed someone suggest Dan sleep with a bat. That might work, but my first thought was that Nicole probably could arrange to get him diagnosed with Nightmare Disorder (from the DSM-IV IIRC…I’m a writer, I need to know about insanity 😉 ) which is treated by barbiturates to prevent REM sleep. Of course then people would think he was insane and life at school would get really awkward. Mind you the first day he forgot to take his meds he’d be in danger in Dreamland.
Besides, there are more effective weapons than a bat out there he could sleep with.
*Troddles off now that she has hopefully confused or intrigued people*
Somehow, that moment didn’t make it into the junior reading series books I’m reading with my son. And I certainly didn’t pay much attention to the movie. Glad I just FFed to the robot battle scenes for my son to watch (and me).
The problem is that it seems adults don’t go into Dreamland. Which means that although Dan might enter Dreamland now, he’ll probably need some help. Also, the sword now calls Alex “king”, but Alex took the sword with him when he was a small boy. So, correct me if I’m wrong, but if Arthur has left Dreamland then he did so a short time ago, about the time when Alex came BACK to Dreamland and started the “king quest”. Otherwise (i.e. if Arthur left when Alex first took the sword) young Dan would have been able to enter Dreamland when he was still a child.
nice answer
A final comment on all of this. Alex’s friends will probably survive, but a shame that the centaur village probably not. In fact, Nic might just burn all of Dreamland up or threaten to do so if Alex or Dan ever try to do something.
Maybe it’s Aurthur’s spirit that is trapped in Dreamland, which would explain how he could still be alive. I wonder what Dan would need to go to Dreamland (I’m glad the “ban on Dan” is no more :D!)? I do have a feeling that Nick will torch the whole Centaur village as he leaves though… I hope I’m wrong.
Hehe ok 🙂
It just seemed a little weird,
Thanks for the reply :]
I really need to find a more female-like avatar 😉
Here’s a theory on that. Dan and Alex were “destined” to get around the restriction and one to become the new king. There may have been a set of twins born each ten years or so, one able to dream, the other not. Until Alex entered the King’s chamber, none of these twins had found the sword.
Adults not going to Dreamland is just an inherent feature of Dreamland. The only adults able to enter are the kings. For that matter, Dan may have missed his chance to enter Dreamland. If Dan does show up in Dreamland, I wonder where he’ll appear?
Just want to say that I came across your comic by accident last year when I was searching for something. Instead of carrying on with what I was supposed to be doing I ended up reading every page you had posted and now I’m addicted. I bought the first three books last year and can’t wait for more to come out. Just wanted to say keep up the good work!
😯 :-C
ITS A TRAP!
Ahh… good news about book four. I always order two books since shipping is so expensive.
I’m glad it’s finally coming out, so I can order it together with book three. 🙂
<< Wait, is Arthur not really old? Do we know when Arthur was last king?
Well thats harsh… poor Sony!
Whoa…..
Arthur?
As in Pendragon?
As in Arthur and Gwenefar?
As in Lady of the Lake?
i’m confused…
uuuuhhhm….arthur not dead? future king not king but brother king? real king not dreaming brother not real king but king nonetheless ,because carries sword… urgh! Gronk Head Hurt!!
i use avast it has a free version and runs with alot of other antivirus software even avg, which i stopped using because the links kept getting messed up from a virus it didnt recognize, i installed avast and it got rid of the virus
Thank you for all the hard work you put into this, everyday, all the time and thank you for taking the time to reply to us. I am always amazed at the level of detail you go into for us. Bravo a job well done
The site is run by WordPress right? I don’t know how ComicPress interacts with it and might change this, but in a recent update for WordPress, on the General Settings page, they’ve finally implemented a way for it to update automatically for daylight savings time. You just select your nearest city and it will do the work for you. I don’t know how important it is to you, since you likely have fans where DST is not recognized, but that would save you from having to change it manually bi-annually.
you know, his reaction leaves me wondering if he and Arthur were friends?
So much suspense! Just one question though. Nastajia has that sort of skirt flap in the front, right? Shouldn’t we see that over her legs when she’s kneeling like this, or are we to assume it’s tucked between her legs?
Welcome, fellow Dreamer! And thank you on Scott’s behalf for buying the books!
Book 4 should be coming out soon; July, as I recall? (Scott may be by to confirm that later; otherwise that info is here somewhere … )
Don’t forget to pop over to TWC and vote for Scott’s awesomeness every day! http://topwebcomics.com/vote/4274/default.aspx
Yeah, I’m more of a forum type of guy. Better search and topic sorting there.
So I seldom or never read the comments here on the “blog” or what to call it… it just takes too much time.
And since the forum link went hidden, I barely go there either, since most new users won’t find it.
Besides, in that panel, it was not really “possessed” by anyone else, merely borrowed if I don’t misrecall. Nic would clearly want to keep it, which could make the ownership shift to him, theoretically… But I buy your explanation.
Mmmmmmmmm…plot.