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Happy Monday all!
I hope you enjoyed the weekend.
Things are happening in Dreamland this week. But also…by Wednesday…Alexander wakes up.
So expect some time in the real world for a bit. I hope you enjoy it.
Here’s today’s vote incentive.
It’s an early design of Astoria (where Nicodemus lives) that Stefano did. Originally…it was going to be a normal bay type city.
But seeing this image…it looked like the water just dropped off. And it sparked an idea for the big waterfall.
It’s amazing how one little thing can lead to something else…isn’t it?
Anyways. Hope you enjoy seeing the inspiration.
Also…this is kind of funny…
I found my company’s old Demo Reel.
Yes. From 2006. There’s some golden oldies in there. From Nascar racers to Casper to Aliens vs Predator.
Take a look. Have some laughs at what me and my fellow Blue Dream Studios animators used to do before I started doing the webcomic thing.
🙂
Hope you enjoy. And have a wonderful day!
Scott
I must say… he sure is taking his dear sweet time waking up, this time around…
And why warn Dan? What can Ole’ Nick do to him, from Dreamland?
Wow, thats heavy, and I’m not sure what to take away from it. I mean, like @lake_wrangler said, how can nic affect anything in the real world, especially someone that doesn’t dream…
Somehow play the, “If you don’t cooperate, I’ll kill Alex! Muahaha!” card? No, that can’t be it, Dan knows perfectly well that Alex could start being dead… Take the magic block off the one twin and access Dan’s mind? That’s a bit off… though the most possible… Take over Dan like Agent Smith did in that one Matrix movie? That’s just stupid…
I would not be too surprised if Nic has some kind of influence in the human world. Maybe he has some weird cultists that he has contact with via the nightmare realm.
I have to admit that this story development caught me off guard. Bravo.
Well that answers Nic’s question. Good going.
I actually like it when the real world parts come. They might be short, but show a very deep and moving contrast, in terms of what’s happening, in terms of drama, in terms of pace, and in terms of action. It’s actually cool when Alex wakes up and we get to see a sum-up of what’s been happening and the effect it has on the characters of the real world.
On a side note, weird idea SparcMan, but interesting…
I get a feeling that the real world and Dreamland are coming together more and more… I wonder what Dan will think about it all, it`s coming awfully close now and though he wanted to go to Dreamland all his life, this is serious business. But what can Nic do to Dan while he isn`t in Dreamland yet? This might turn nasty…
Love the emotions on this page!
And about the demo reel: you guys did Casper!? Awesome! The animations are looking really good!
Considering that every human in Dreamland is a real person, Nic has a lot of access to the real world. He doesn’t even need cultists. All he needs to do is kidnap someone’s friend and say, “Visit this person in the real world or your friend gets it.”
i think nic is actually a real person.
this might be why he said to warn him,
He would have to be a very [b]old[/b] person, whoever he would be… and you can only hide as an old person (or any age, really) for so long, before someone wakes up and says “Hey, shouldn’t you be dead, by now?”
I’m not going to say that there is no way Nic has any influence over the waking world, but I highly dougbt he is a real person there. Though I am curious as to what that influence would be…
Testing, testing; One, two, three…
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Just caught up on the last weeks’ worth of comic – wow! I didn’t see that coming 😛
I did think it strange that Nastajia had to remind Alexander to tell Daniel – is there a reason why he wouldn’t?
Problem is, other than Alexander, all humans in Dreamland are little kids – they probably wouldn’t make very good minions for Nic even under duress like you say.
Tomorrow perhaps we’ll find out what Dan needs to be warned about – and maybe why he doesn’t dream of Dreamland. It doesn’t have to be Friday to have a cliffhanger!
Hmmm. Perhaps because he has just been hit by a fireball, climbed back up the cliff, and might not be completely up on current events?
I suspect that while Dan cannot enter Dreamland.. he can enter the Nightmare Realm. That would be Nic’s domain.. and ultimately his choice, if he wants Dan to enter it.
Nastajia: “Tell Dan…Nick knows what he did last summer! But most importantly, tell him…”
User (Alexander): Connection reset by peer
Nastajia: “Oh darnit…”
Interesting theory, that. Dan is the brainier twin, so he’s liable to be the group strategist. And it does make me wonder what he learned from Orion.
Wow. We have a good idea as to why Dan didn’t visit Dreamland. I think Nick’s got some kind of presence in the “real” world (as others have said), which makes me think that Dan is probably in danger.
Also, I liked seeing the demo reel, Scott. Um. Where was I supposed to laugh at it?
How will all the others escape Nic once Alex wakes up on Wednesday? I mean, they’re all nicely gathered in one little area, Staj is right there under Nic’s fingertips (so to speak)…
Looking forward to finding out what’s been going on in the ‘real world’ all this time.
Well done as always Scott and morning all.
Silverwolf ever amusing as usual 😛 gave me a giggle first off in the morning thanks 😀 i might need it I have to walk12 miles today. Should be fun but eh.
Hope the weekend went well for you and your family Scott:) be sure to have a wonderful fun day 😀
*puts on dramatic cue music for comic* XD
This… is unexpected. I’m still having trouble piecing together what exactly it all MEans – and I’m nervous.
Good Morning. And thanks all for all the great theories.
I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised at how this plays out.
🙂
The only problem with that theory is that Dan doesn’t dream at all – no dreams, no nightmares, no Dreamland, nothing.
🙂
Hopefully tomorrow we find out what Nic can really do to Dan because I’m confused. I assumed that Dan couldn’t dream at all, not just go into Dreamland but unable to have any singular dream or nightmare ever. So will Nic try to find a loophole in the magic and scare the living crap out of him with a nightmare courtesy of himself?
First, Paddington will introduce Nicodemus to a new dance style – Tai Bo. Then everyone will escape while Nic struggles to regain consciousness …
😉
At least Nicodemus doesn’t know about cousin Joey (yet). He would make for a fairly effective hostage …
😯
Wondering if Nic’s someone in a coma. The way time works if he was ‘sleeping’ for a decade it could be a way longer time in Dreamland. How could he threaten Dan or Alex in the real from a coma? Nic’s gotta have minions that are dreamers, don’t he?
Just too much caffeine maybe.
Skywise kinda rocks, ya know. Thought I’d throw that out there.
Ok, since we’re discussing theories…
The last King was Arthur who is still sleeping (the chamber Alexander found as a child when he woke up with the sword). Since the last King is still in Dreamland the “first born” cannot enter (that would be Daniel) but since they are twins Alexander can still “inherit” hence the sword recognizing him as the new King.
If Nicodemus has a presence in the real world as well as Dreamland I am going to guess that Dragons being magical can travel between both (perhaps explaining the frequent symbolism of rulers being compared with Dragons and in ancient European tradition the name that translates as Dragon even being synonymous with “Lord”) and he and/or others like him have long been the companion of Kings throughout history until he somehow broke the cycle by sealing the last King in endless sleep. As such he could manifest in the real world either in his own form or by taking another.
Just a guess. It’s a nice little puzzle. ^_^
I finally got the info for that series people wanted to know about. It’s in the Mageverse series by Angela Knight. http://www.angelasknight.com
Your first paragraph (well…technically second) is dead on.
he not be able to play the manipulate daniel by by threatening Alex card but he may just be able to play the “hey alex I have kidnapped Nastajia. Cooperate if you dont want her killed” card. Then he could easily manipulate Alex possibly out of dreamland as well. I mean what is keeping Nic from scooping her up and running off with her as soon as Alex wakes up?
I’m at a loss as to why Nic would be able to threaten Dan at this point. There must be some way he can have Dan enter Dreamland. Can’t wait to see!
One thing which will prove critically important, I think, is that Dan and Alex are not identical twins.
Awesome! ^_^ Mind you you’ve done a great job unfolding the background all the way from the beginning. I love continuity like that. ^_^
I had a feeling my second theory about dragons had a long way to go (a reflection of how I think rather then someone else). lol I am looking forward to seeing the rest of the puzzle as I just love the symbolism and history you’ve tapped.
You missed an “s” in your link; here’s the corrected link: http://www.angelasknights.com/index.html
I am impressed. 🙂
Could Nic destroy Arthur and then kill Dan when Dan comes into dramland because Arthurs not there
Warn him? Of what? The existence of Dan must dramatically change Nicodemus’s plans. He might speed up his Dreamland conquest. I am intrigued of the influence Nick might have in the waking world (Nicole maybe? Nicodemus/Nicole? I know I’m stretching it). SparcMan’s idea make the most sense to me.
I agree with lake_wrangler. Alex takes a long time waking up this time!
Nice page, anyhow!
The pirates aren’t. 😉
So if he kills Dan, Alex can’t come back?
Every time Alex wakes up in the real world I half expect someone (Dan?) to go about how they were worried sick because he’s been asleep for two or three days… it’s just because the dreamland sequences seem so long and it would be kinda funny Alex ignore he’s been practically comatose and start blabbering about swords, kings, first born and something about Dan’s in trouble. And it takes a bit for them to make sense out of him.
If you can’t guess yet.. I like the real world sequences too so I look forward to it! I like Dan and Nichole. 🙂 Though Paddington is still a favorite. Need more of him too!
Scott you’ve done it again. Part of me wishes your comic could be boring sometimes so I would go away and come back with a giant buffer of unread pages.
….but if it were boring maybe I would come back. Oh well. No danger of that!
Thanks for sharing your video ‘resume’. That was a kick to watch and a very impressive display of talent & skill. Kudos to you and everyone at Blue Dream Studio!
Peace,
Fr. Maurer
Oops.
That third paragraph was meant to read “….but if it were boring maybe I wouldn’t come back.
Sure, Nick’s got a presence on our end. Even aside from the birth-sense theories, Staj wouldn’t be so worried if there was no way Dan could be harmed. (An item in Nick’s possession? So far we’ve already seen two things in Dreamland which can effect both worlds…) But really, Nicole? If Fel’s trauma/love for her hasn’t gone towards clearing her, I don’t know what would, besides her personally meeting Orion!
Course, now Nick knows Daniel’s name as well. Hopefully that won’t affect anything.
🙂 Well thank you.
Hmm, Alex no longer has the sword, and he needed that to enter dreamland.
Or was it just the memory of dreamland that he needed to re-enter.. cus else hes gonna be stuck. hehe
Thanks much was distracted when i wrote that
Aww can’t wait for the next page 🙂
Oooh, can’t wait for the next page! I can hardly wait for Wednesday!
Wait…you guys did Casper?! I remember my near obsessing over that! 😀 The childhood memories…oh that takes me back to some good memories.
http://thedreamlandchronicles.com/2006/10/09/todays-dreamland-chronicles-237/
The problem with this theory is he has known people like alexander the great and Julius ceasar. YOu can’t be in a coma that long
Thank you Arianna, for that first (“second”) paragraph; that actually makes sense now. I was so confused. ^_^;
Website updates at 2:00 am EST now? not cool.
Wow, I’m glad someone’s paying attention. I was thinking what Evalissa was. XD Thanks.
oops, sorry dreamland
In the beginning it would seem so, but I totally agree with you. Unless there is some major plot twist, I don’t even believe my theory is valid (although, Scott’s great at those plot twists).
I have the opposite problem – sometimes I can’t get to the site for a day or two because of computer issues, and it’s annoying ’cause I want to see the update and I can’t!
Then I finally get in and have a couple of days at once and I don’t really savor them the same way I do an individual page. But better late than never, I suppose..
I think Alex is taking a while to wake because he’s kind of in that half-awake stage already, but he’s trying to stay drowsy enough to maintain the dream. We see him half-faded, but to him the dream is fading. I’ve been there…
I’m very curious to see how Nicodemous will be a threat to Daniel. As for internal threats, Nic doesn’t need to find cousin Joey – a threat to any youngster in Dreamland would get to the heroes in the same way.
Finally, the demo reel was awesome. I was groovin on the aliens/predator/marines stuff, and enjoying all of it. Then there was this flash of Bone at the end and I’m like, “Hey, that was a Bone! Was that a Bone?” I rewound and, yeah, definitely a Bone! Then I watched the whole thing over and over. Did any full-length Bone stuff get made? How much of the stuff on the reel could I track down and see more of?
Ah nice, thanks 🙂
You know at first I thought your name read: Irish cow
hehee ;p