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Hi all…
And so we end our brief time in Dreamland.
Poor Alex. He’s going to have a hard time going back to sleep.
I’d like to apologize for not making a “new” vote incentive today. Donna’s a bit sick. And I’m exhausted as well.
SO I’m going to bed a bit early.
I’d rather try and stay healthy so I can keep updating. I hope you understand.
Thanks as always for reading. And hope you’re enjoying the chapter so far.
Scott
Love it! ^o^ very dramatic. Alex is so probably thinking CHIT! I need to be asleep now *giggle*
Well done Scott! 🙂
I look forward to seeing more*huggles to all*
🙂 Time for a nap*goes to bed*
Partingt present indeed! Can the rock giant shield be enough to protect our Elvish queen? Will he even reach fast enough to come in-between on time? Will Alex’ heart stop racing? Will he ever sleep again?
Tune in next time, for more DREAMLAND CHRONICLES!!!
Oh dear. Alex is not going to have a good day in the “real world.”
I like the incentives. Even if you did not give them, I would still vote for you. I love your artwork, you put so much time into it and it shows.
I wonder, is Padington fire resistant?
No appology needed, Scott. Everything in the order of priority. Family comes first.
The suspense! I predict that next we’ll see the following scene:
Dan: “Alex, what are you doing?”
Alex: ** glug, glug ** “Swallowing sleep tablets! I’ve got to get back to Nastajia!”
Dan: “Alex, those are No-Doz. From your last midterms, remember?”
Alex: “AAAAAAAUUUUUGGHHHHH!!!!!!”
Heh… That so reminds me of The old Batman show. “Same bat time..same bat channel!”
“No seriously Dan, I need you to knock me out with a hammer right now! The sooner the better!”
Looks to me like we’re going to find out… though likely after we spend some time in the real world, fretting almost as much as Alex. I do hope so though, cause paddington is actually kind of cool.
Not to worry. Fire attacks only do 1/2 damage against a Rock type like Paddington..
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Type_chart
P.S. I am a huge nerd.
It still looks like night so maybe he can get back quick.
I couldn’t find them anywhere, but are their details of the location for while Alex is awake. Like names for the school, its buildings and where they are on Earth. Or is it supposed to be a generic across town from the reader type of setting.
Too bad Ol’ Nick can’t be vaporized….
And here is proof that time is relative:
The three minutes it took to read the comic, once posted, and to post my initial comment, went quite quickly indeed.
Now, the remaining 23 hours and 57 minutes (a little less, by now) until the next update, will crawl excruciatingly slowly…
AGREED!!! 😉
oh lol XD
The timing of these updates is perfect – Around 5pm ready for my trip home.
And I get to check in the morning before I leave for work to see everyone’s comments
well. O-o way to go nick, just fry everyone why dont cha? grr! hope paddinton can handle the heat! dont want him to start meltin on us. (i dont know how hot a dragon’s flame can get. dont hurt me!). man that would kill me! then again i know what thats like when cause i do it to my self when right x3. poor poor alex. Good Work!
Well good luck being able to fall asleep again, bet his heartrate is WAY high right now.
Uh-oh … Now Alex will be worried as hell … If I were in his pants, I would immediately go back to sleep, no matter what I am urged to do during the day …
P.S. If it’s incomprehensible what i wrote … forgive me, I am a bit out of phase today …
Btw … is it only me, or in circular panel 3, the sword-shaped pendal around alex’s neck is not there ?
WHERE IS THE SWORD???????? It is not around Alex’s neck when he wakes up!!!!!!!!!
I noticed that Alex no longer wears the sword necklace and if he falls back asleep perhaps it would at the moment Nicodemus’ fire is about to reach our elvish queen and Paddington running between them.
Maybe that moment Alex would use a football style of tackle to get Nastajia out harm’s way?
I am giggling uncontrollably.
Hm. Some other people have pointed out that the sword is missing. I’m guessing that’s because he wasn’t holding it when he woke up. Seeing as that was his key to the portal into Dreamland, he won’t be going back for a while until he finds Nick in the “real world” and cleverly gets the pendant back from him. Hard to say what will happen….
Oh… see I thought that the sword was fading from Nick’s grasp as Alex did. Maybe the necklace is just under his shirt?
And thus ends the Dreamland Chronicles. Tune in tomorrow for Dreamland Chronicles 2, The Next Generation, featuring Patrick Stewart as Alex.
This makes me wonder something… it’s less about today’s page in particular than it is about the whole series. After Alex spends a night in Dreamland, does he feel rested? Or does he feel like he hasn’t slept? I recall at least once he went to sleep without the necklace so he could take it easy… yet I imagine he must feel at least partly rested after a night dreaming, or else he’d be falling asleep during the day…?
-Andy
DUN Dun dunnnnnnn…… Will Alex be able to return to sleep? Can Paddington reach Nastajia in time?? Will Nastajia be alright?? Tune in next time Fellow Dreamlanders!!
Same Dream Time!
Same Dream Channel!
Couldn’t resist… 🙂
Love the page! Voted for it too!
Is Alex in bed? I think that the last image must be rotated clockwise 90°, as he is laid, isn’t he?
Sweet Wednesday cliff-hanger!!!
I’m betting Paddy is going to be a very nice shield for Nastajia. Alex is going to have an interesting time back in the “real world.”
I’m guessing he is sitting up in bed.
Your cliffhangers are evil, man. I just know my wife will be distraught wondering what’s going to happen next!
One of the things that’s an obvious problem in the long run, and I’ll be interested to see how you address it, is… Alex and Nastajia’s relationship. If he’s really in love with her and they both live to see victory, presumably they will be married.
How do you handle this in the real world? Or is there a way for PEOPLE to cross over directly? If so, I look forward to Nicodemus in the real world. If not, how do you handle being a married man with major responsibilities (even if he’s not the King in the end, he’ll be someone of importance in Dreamland) ONLY WHEN YOU SLEEP? How do you keep switching from “Alex, somewhat slacker single college student” to “Hero and Defender of the Realm (and married, too)”?
Or if you can physically go to Dreamland, you’ll be a missing person here. If you switch back and forth… well, I’m not sure how Nastajia would handle THIS world for any length of time. Humans in Dreamland, common thing. Elves in the real world, not so common.
(Also, one hopes that the “scaling” of objects doesn’t follow the sword’s pattern all the time, or Alex going to Dreamland physically would end up bigger than Nicodemus, and Nastajia would just about reach his ankle. On the other hand, it means Nicodemus would end up the size of a poodle in our world.)
Perhaps we will finally see the Paddington vs Nicodemous smack-down I have been DYING for … my money is on Paddy all the way!
Oh my you`re right!!! Maybe he has it under his shirt?
When Alex was in the Elven Castle and Arvamas had the sword to study it, Alex had it in necklace form when he woke up, but when he returned to Dreamland Arvamas had it. It’s in Chapter 4.
GO PADDINGTON!!! I hope they`ll be ok though, I`m guessing Pad is to a certain level fire resistant him being rock and all…but then again: Alex`s suit (which is metal) was burning…hmmm…
Only Alex’s soul goes to dreamland, his body stays behind, brain dead, and gets a full nights sleep.
He, Im Nyvea and new here. Just read the whole comic and i LOVE IT!!! Keep up the good work and i cant wait to see the next one 🙂
After further study of chapter 4 when Alex wakes up without the sword, after ALMOST kissing Nastajia, It shows him waking up in the lab WITHOUT the sword necklace on. Yet, when he goes to sleep the next night in his dorm, he is wearing it. Arvamas then returns the sword to Alex when he gets back to Dreamland telling Alex that it disappeared when he woke up, but showed back up in the same spot he left it when he returned. the no necklace when he wakes up in the lab I believe is a technical glitch, you do a wonderful job Scott don’t get me wrong, but I think that needs changing.
That’s not something I’ve got in the story.
Though it WOULD be a good idea for the Wiki…
http://thedreamlandchronicles.wikidot.com/
Good Morning all!
I had left the sword tucked into his shirt.
Do you think I should have the necklace outside?
Metal can be maniplauted at extremely high temperatures, otherwise metal would be rather useless to us as we can design it how we want, and to quote LazerWulf’s Pokemon types, Fire is 2x effective against Steel types.
http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Type_chart
Yeah, end any debates.
Cool, wasn’t sure if you had anything or if it could be picked by the fans. With the wiki and forums a little slow I hope here is safe for discussion.
Any other fans want to help with ideas, state first? When they go home for Thanksgiving break the trees still have green leaves so I’m guessing southern United States. I think California, any other ideas?
Dang cliffhangers!! 🙂 I’m confident that Paddington will shield Nastajia just fine though.
No problem about the vote incentives. I’m just happy that you have an obvious vote button. Been voting for Dreamland every day!!
Hope Donna is feeling better.
Well his body rests but sleep is not just about the body it is also about the mind. Sleep is also important to the way that the brain processes information. During various stages of sleep the brain is able to sort out a day worth of information without being focused on new information. With the unspecified time difference Alex may be able to get some normal sleep in transit between the two worlds. Or Dreamland serves the function of normal dreams and the dreamers are able to use Dreamland to process their days on Earth.
you’re right… but we can assume that it’s tucked under his shirt 😉
Oh my.
I think I’m having an asthma attack from laughing so hard.
Alex will probably beat himself up all day for waking up at such a time. Here’s hoping Nastajia forgives him.
Sleep is not just about recovering for the body it is also recovery for the mind. The brain processes information while sleeping and without true sleep the brain gets overloaded with information it can’t handle. My best guess is that Dreamland is able to serve the process of normal REM sleep by taping into a different part of the brain from normal time awake.
Maybe it would work to have the chain showing, or part of the sword, as if it were coming out of his shirt due to his sudden, violent movement?
Oh CRAP!!! Don’t leave it there!!! Aaaaah! 😉
Hard to say. You know there are some leafy trees with evergreen leaves like magnolias, paw paws, live oaks, and some azaleas. (course, most of these are usually found in the SE United States)
Upon seeing the last panel, the first thing I said was;
Good ole Paddington! GOOD OLE PADDINGTON!
Leave it to old Nic to try and incinerate Nastajia. I hope everybody else there realizes they’re all targets too. They all heard the sword proclaim Alex to be the new King of Dreamland.
Now THAT is a cliff-hanger!
Beautiful. Just plain beautiful.
Oh my.
Depends on what happens next?
😉
I’d suggest that for this page it might provide a little relief to the reader to see it safely hanging around Alex’s neck.
I can’t remember, does Paddington experience pain? Cause if so, he’s about to get an ouchie.
At the very least, it would be nice if we could see the chain around his neck, even if the pendant itself is tucked away. I think the chain of a necklace usually sits pretty high on the back of a neck. Mine seems to.
Ha ha ha! I would love to see that.
We knew he was gonna wake up but not at such a dramatic moment! I bet Paddington is somewhat resistant to dragon flame although it it very hot (it is the only other thing that can melt the Ring other than the lava of Mordor) so he would have to scoop her up and run very quickly. And what about Alex!? If he returns to the same spot instantaneously he’ll be burned again! And why did he wake up in the night (unless it’s early morning)? Auuhhhggg!!! I’m glad it’s only a Wednesday cliffhanger.
Id say leave the sword where it was when he went to sleep if it was on top of his shirt when he went to sleep have it swaying from him suddenly sitting up if it was under his shirt id think at least the chain would be hanging out and over the neck of the shirt due to him moving. When i wore mine (actualy have an onyx sword shaped pendant on a chain) to sleep usually under the shirt most of the time the sword would end up out and hanging down my back from moving around at night or it would be laying at my throat if i didnt move around much while sleeping. hope this helps
Poor Alex, the Fecal matter just impacted the Oscillation device.
Awhile ago i think i saw a sword pendant being offered in the store, is one still avalable?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Paddington!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! but then can nick melt him?
No.
Just no.
alex always as excellent timing of waking up. lol. i was wondering when paddington and the others would show up again.
Paddington used ROCKBUTT!
IT’S SUPER-EFFECTIVE!
Also, Pad’s eyes need to be touched up, they’ve blurred together into a black blob that, at least to me, messes up the scene. I can imagine the expression, but it is too gloopy.
I agree with Turnip. The fact I am a star wars fan has nothing to do with it. 🙂
Hmm..I wonder if you could squash him, or would his scales protect him?
Thats what I want to know! O.O Our poor Rock Man will become a Lava Man!
I envy Alex a little… when I wear a necklace to bed the pendent on it usually ends up dangling down my spine and the chain looks like it’s trying to choke me or I get some other nonsense when I wake up the requires me to adjust the necklace after waking. Hehe I know I know… fantasy, but I can still envy it!
I concur with everyone that says that the chain should probably still be there even if the sword is under his shirt… mostly for reassurance to readers… but yes.. logically a chain would sit high on the back of the neck. Again… fantasy….
And I’m thrilled! It’s Paddington! I’m really happy now. 🙂 He just makes everything awesome.
To oscillate: to swing or move to and fro, as a pendulum does. (Dictionary.com)
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/oscillating
I believe you meant to say that the Fecal Matter had just impacted the Rotating Air Displacement Device… 😀
(I agree wholeheartedly!)
Now that i think about it. This is like one of those dreams or nightmares for Alex where you jump and wake while thinking CHIT! wait where am I?
Though in his case its something like you or one of the others said knock him out now xD
aww and here I thought Nick would be too distracted by checking on Arthur to barbeque everybody 🙁
The sword is transformed into a necklace when it travels but the medicine bag is exactly the same when it goes back and forth. If it was somehow possible to move a person I’m guessing that they would stay the same.
Sleep is not just about resting the body, it also recharges the mind. REM sleep allows the brain to process and store memory input so that there is room for more the next day. Although, perhaps with the time differences Alex is able to get some true sleep during his transfer from one world to the other.
Aaaaaugh! I feel Alex’s pain D:
This whole ‘unconcious vs sleep’ should be figured out, because if I were Alex, I would be begging the nearest person to slam, say, a hammer against my head. Get the lights niiice and out.
But he has to tell Dan, so let him be awake a little longer. Poor guy…
well, because of your comment, I had to take a look in the D&D Monstrous Manual, and neither earth elementals, nor stone/hill giants have any immunity of damage reduction versus fire. Assuming he’s based on an earth elemental, depending on his size, he might have some plain damage reduction though 😛
Ha! You seem to be channeling Silverwolf on this comment …
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I had to look more than twice to convince myself that Paddy hadn’t turned into a cyclops in the last panel… 😀
save her Paddington!!!! Save her!!!!!!!!!!
star trek…star trek.
Not that patrick stuart isnt a good actor… but him as alex?
hmm…If the movie is cartoon, then i think Patrick Stuart should play the Elven Advisor, and Sean Connery should play the Merman King or Staj’s dad!
but what about magic/wizards/dragon fire??? Doesn’t that do more???
I dont get to play that often.
I was wondering why nick was not munching on the crunchy elf already.