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Well…another week. Another cliffhanger?
Really. You guys know by now that I do not and can not PLAN this.
Every page is a “mini-cliffhanger”.
So odds are…there’s gonna be a cliffhanger each day!
🙂
Still…this is a really fun chapter. I hope you’re enjoying it so far. It gets really good.
Here’s today’s desktop page/vote incentive.
Also…
As of yesterday…we now have The Dreamland Chronicles on the Sony PSP!
If you have a Sony PSP…please check it out. There’s more issues coming.
I’d love to hear how it looks on this sucker. Please let me know.
So to recap…we now have the Dreamland Chronicles on the Sony PSP…
The Xbox…
And also on the iphone!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/idw-comics/id335630043?mt=8#
(sorry…no direct link to Dreamland books…you have to download the IDW app)
That’s pretty cool…right?
And Dreamland Book 4 is headed to the printer soon. That hits stores in a couple months.
I guess you don’t realize how busy you are until you take a moment to take stock.
Sigh…
…OK. Back to work for me.
Have a great weekend you all!
And thank you for supporting me so I can keep doing what I love.
Scott
ooh, nice cliffhanger there, can’t wait till monday. My prediction… Alex shows back up, grabs the sword and says something along the lines of “No, its mine, you overgrown lizard”.
Some of that my be what I’d say instead 😛
SO I clicked the button that said ‘get todays cool new desktop” and the picture of Alex with his sword is awesome, then I thought what media are you doing your film in? I assumed animated.. then thought 3D would be awesome… That picture would be awesome 3D!
And I can’t wait for book 4!! YAY!
😀
Great idea from the guy above^ xD Definitely an Alex line
Agh cliffhanger….if I didn’t dislike them so much, I would enjoy this one! The scene and dialogue really catches the emotions of the moment…can’t WAIT til Monday!
thank you.
I think…looking at it now…I need to add a sound effect for Nicodemus landing in front of Nastajia in panel 2. Ya think?
The sword acted under its own will when Alex gave Nick the scar. Maybe if Alex doesn’t grab it in the, ta da, nick of time, the sword will take care of itself and cut Nick again, or leap into Nastajia’s hands, or Nick will spend too much gloating and not try to destroy it ASAP.
It’s my 25th birthday tomorow, so PLEASE say the sword ends up okay on Monday, Scott.
“Thud!” maybe?
I think more of a “Whoomph”…. giant wings would create some sort of air sound as he backpeddled with them to land without crashing. Alex on the other hand falling off where ever would definately be a “thud!”
poor Alex
Happy Birthday!
Was wrong about the clifhanger thingy yesterday… This would be a cool spot to end the chapter… Though having a chapter of so few pages it would be a crime. So let’s see what happens… Oh nuts! Alex remains trapped in Dreamland until he gets the sword back, doesn’t he?
Yeah, a “whump” or something similar would work well there, but I’d say keep it understated and not overdone. After all, just because Nick is big doesn’t mean he isn’t fast and light on his feet (or, er, wings)!
😉
Oh, I have a PSP!
But it’s loaded with custom firmware to go around sony’s (a little too large) restrictions so I don’t think I can use the comic viewing program sadly. But really good idea!
As I recall, the last word we got was that the movie was going to be live action (not animated).
I’d rather see it animated, but hey, I’ll take whatever I can get!
😉
(P.S. Just watched the animated film “Resident Evil: Degeneration” today, and couldn’t help but think that the 3-D CGI animation used in that movie would work well for TDC.)
I don’t have a PSP … or an XBox … or an iPhone … 🙁
And to make matters worse, I can barely afford to pay attention right now, let alone pay for the Dreamland print books. (I really want to buy them, but I’m probably going to have to hold off for the boxed Complete Set … hopefully my financial situation will have improved by then … )
But, as long as I can keep coming here, and participating in this wonderful community, and getting my daily cliffhangers, I’ll be happy. Viva la Dreamland!
Anyone else thinking that Alex is only linked to the sword and dreamland as long as he OWNS it… worth thinking about 😛
I was wondering about the same thing. Ah! He might be stuck here in dreamland while his “real-world” self is stuck in a sleep coma…
Or wake up and never be able to return to dreamland.
OOOOH! Or! He wakes up and is unable to return to dreamland for 20 years, gets married, has a kid, and his kid brings him the sword back from a devastated dreamland. Then he finishes what he started but then has an affair with nastajia behind his wife’s back in his dreams! Get a PI to follow that! 😀
Now that I’m no longer reading archives….My prediction:
1. Paddington falls from the sky on Nico’s back and does a tap dance on his head. Remember, the ability to fly should be extended to Alex’s companions.
2. Alex comes into some of the other dreamland powers that he’s supposed to have. They’ve been training a while, after all.
3. Cavalry to the rescue in the form of Alex’s cousin and allll his leetle friends.
I think Alex would be able to summon the sword back to him, because he was the one to pull it out of the stone in the temple, so it has “imprinted” on him, sort of like the Sword of Omens from Thundercats.
It also has an eye like the sword of omens and Alex owns a thundercats t-shirt.
The sword really looks like a letter opener or something in Nick’s hands….. it looks so small x3
And I’m really intrigued by the last panel.
Nick looks so… obsessed with the sword!
Nastajia looks a little awkward in the first scene. Her torso and shoulders aren’t facing the sword, which seems strange to me. Just something to consider.
The rest of the panels are amazing. I just want to keep you at your best. =)
it’s yours, nick? what for? a tooth pick? doesn’t look big enough for you to use it for other things. 😉
if at least its handle was bigger. but having to hold it between two finger tips makes it kinda impractical. now let’s just hope he’ll realize it and give it back. (LOL, like that will happen without a fight XD)
question: if alex wakes up now, will he have a few singes? or feeling hot or something? 😀
@Charisleia:
letter opener is a nice idea, too. though I’m not sure that there are many letters (at least as we know them) are sent in dreamland. 🙂
not that nick would care much. he’d want it for the heck of it anyway. haha.
scott, great page, but i’m confused about the perspective and size of the characters. i thought that nicodemus was humongous, and that the sword would be like a toothpick in his hands, but the sword now looks the length of his jawbone. am i missing something? or does it shrink to the user’s size (as it is needed)?
I deduct… ALEEEX PUUUUNCH!
I’d also add some dust – to show that it’s really *landing* in front of her, not just.. appearing from nowhere.
With Nick’s attention focused on the sword I think Alex is going to try an experiment…do dragons have reproductive organs in their crotches, and if so, does it hurt as much to get hit there?
As you run, your arms, and shoulders, swing back and forth to a certain degree. This image caught her in the swing towards the left, with the right arm forward. It just looks weird because the motion is a little exaggerated. But considering the legs are headed towards the sword, and her face is looking directly at it, there can be no other explanation.
It can’t be any bigger or smaller than before: as Scott has already stated, he uses pre-existing 3D models, which he places in the proper position to make his images.
This is akin to taking pictures of action figures, which you would pose in whatever situation you want them to be, along with their accessories. The camera angle may make something look bigger or smaller, on any particular shot, but the object’s size has not changed.
Gloat all you want, Nick, but I get the feeling it won’t last long… We haven’t seent the last of Alex!
As an aside, I wonder if Nick is even aware of the fact that no matter who is holding the sword, it goes away to our world when Alex wakes up? Wouldn’t it be funny to see his face, as the sword literally disappears from within his grasp? And on our side, Dan would end up chiding Alex for yet again waking up from the middle of a dire situation…
Oh, I do so hope that’s the case. That would be priceless. Nic seems to be saying no a lot, lately. Perhaps an encore? “Noooooo!”
It’s cool that the Chronicles are available on the PSP… and the iPhone… and the XBox.
Any chance of seeing it on an Android platform?
I agree about some dust and sound effects showing his landing.
And the sword appears to be the right dimensions, remember it is pretty large in Alex’s hands – almost as long as he is?
Sooooo … we now have to wait until Monday?
How many more of the artifacts that they need to kill Nick can they just hand over to him???
Okay, so we know that the sword gave Nick his scar… which means it doesn’t really like him. It appears to be sentient, mainly because of the eye we saw a while back. I think the sword is going to do some kind of an “I don’t think so!” move and Nick’s going to regret it.
Come on Alex!! Pop up out of the charcoal heap you’re in and snag your sword back!!
Glad I’m not the only one who’s noticed a few similarities to ThunderCats.
Dang, that dragon can MOVE!! 🙂
I agree, a “whoomph” sound effect for Nic’s landing would work.
We know Paddington could fly as a kid, and I doubt he fell out of practice. But then, why doesn’t he incorporate flying into his dance lessons?
I’m willing to bet that as long as Nicodemus has possession of the sword, Alex cannot and will not wake up from Dreamland.
This wouldn’t be a terribad thing, except that he’ll eventually die if he doesn’t.
Go-go plotpoints go!
Yep! “Whoomph” sounds good to me…
Same here! 😉
I’m pretty sure he could only fly because of Alex. Which is one reason why they’ve all been so eager for him to learn again. Like Peregrin said, Alex’s ability to fly should extend to his friends! 🙂
Wha-WHAT? The usurper got the sword! AARRGH!
I-I just hate that dragon…
Kudos on another great page, Scott!
Well, junk.
The sword can’t be any happier about this than I am.
Now would be a great time for:
1. Lex to use the Force to get the sword back
2. Taja to send an arrow into Nickie’s eyeball(s)
3. Orion to demonstrate some awesome centaur-medicine-man power
4. Nickie to examine the sword so closely that it pokes him in the eye
5. The eye of the sword to open and blind Nickie (think Dr. Strange’s Eye of Agommatto)
6. Kiwi to discover that Nickie is ticklish
7. Paddington to dance around Nickie so fast that Nickie gets dizzy and falls off the cliff, landing on the sword point-up *death rattle*
8. Lex to just wake up and take the sword with him.
But, of course, Nickie could just fry them all -except maybe Lex, if the armor protects him, in which case, Nickie would have to prise him out of it first.
“Oh, thrilling, isn’t it? The suspense is killing me! Of course, it’s going to be the explosions that kill them.” The Joker, “Wild Cards”, Justice League
“Game over, man! Game over!” Aliens
I know you can’t plan it but this was still a perfect way to end the week!
Noooooooooooo!
Thank you all!
thanks for changing the text in the voting thumbnail *blush* (o^_^o)
hehe, the sword looks so cute and small when Nic holds it =P Hmm, I can’t believe he has a very good grasp on it w/ 2 fingers…. someone throw something at him to make him drop it! Or as some other people suggested, the sword could do something, like… dance! =D
lol @ Tek
I will be getting an iPhone (free, courtesy of being a “Well paying 4 year customer”) in about 35 days. Since my current phone is 2 years old and falling apart, that will be an EXCELLENT upgrade! Granted, not looking forward to being required to pay $30 a month for 3-G service that I can’t use in my area (unless I travel 15 miles east towards Milwuakee or 15 miles west towards Madison off from the main highway in this area; figure that one out!), but I am really looking forward to having a phone that I can actually drag and drop my music in via iTunes (as opposed to Nokia’s program that has to convert everything first, and doesn’t load up the phone properly without having to reinstall the drivers every single time I want to connect it), as well all the apps that are available- including this one!
😉
Excellent Smash Bros. reference!
Yeah where has that big guy been the last few pages? I hope he saves the day 😀 Come on Mr. P!
If I remember correctly, the last time that Nic got near that sword, it reacted….badly.
Provided Alex is not unconscious, he’s got lots of big chucks of rock available to him, a new confidence in flight, and if you’ll take a look at the bottom of page 998, he’s got the strength in Dreamland to introduce Nicodemus to that rock.
Nic’s a little distracted at the moment, looking at the sword, (which seems to be glittering on the blade, such a lovely pastel purple, don’t you think?), and gloating over Nistajia, instead of thinking like a conqueror and making sure of his downed enemy. Don’t you just love melodramatic villainy?
Either the sword reacts on its own, Alex introduces Nic to the equivalent of a low velocity meteor strike, something ELSE can happen, or some combination of 2 or more of those. There’s even the possibility that Nic will get away, giving our heroes further motivation.
Myself, I’m hoping for Nic to have reason to develop a fear of falling rocks.
On Monday, Alex comes up and “Shoryuken!” Or Falcon Punch, either one would work. Wow, the sword was so big compared to Alex and now… it’s a toothpick. I’m in no hurry for Monday to come but I want to see the next page. So I’ll wait :).
… Is there something to this we don’t know about? I sure hope so.
Now THAT’s a classic cliffhanger! Niice!
Given that The Sword is attuned to Alex, I am afraid Ol’ Nic will be in for a nasty surprise….
Ya know, Nico used to b a sympathetic villain. Granted, amoral, but we had the impression he was trying to make the world right through forced tyranny.
Except now he just wants control. Which, I think, just shows he’s been driven mad by the revelation.
….Okay, what’s with the icon?
Ok I can only say one thing “Use the Force, Alex!”
I’m just curious why the sword is suddenly glass.
Yeah tooth pick was also the first thing that came into my mind. I hope Nick’s dentist is happy now.
Not glass, refractive. Scott stated, a while back, that he added texture maps to the armor and sword, so that they now reflect the world around them. As it stands, the sword is reflecting Nick’s scales.
That sword looks like his nail file.
Actually, Nicky…it’s FAR too small for you…um…I forgot where I was going with that quip…
more like a toothpick for him…
noooooooooooooooooooooooo
Lol! The sword looks so tiny in nick’s hands XD
Weddum, good post. Without the graphics minute card, my PC cost about $600 to have. I would have spent that anyway even though I didn’t game just to browse the net. Another $150 for an acceptable video card (HD4850) and i was in business. So, the cost of gaming on the pc $150. The average cost with regards to a PC game $40. I am currently golfing NWN2 at full detail, 1440×900, 8x AA. Looks just about as good as any PS3 or 360 game from the same genre, and it is aged game. I can run Crysis on medium to high settings at 720p the idea looks incredible.