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Hi all!
Thanks for reading this week! I appreciate your understanding with me going 3 days a week for a bit.
So much is going on in these pages. I just can’t rush them out.
Hope you have a wonderful weekend!
See you on Monday!
Scott
Also…
Have you downloaded our new iPad app?
It’s totally free. And it has The Dreamland Chronicles in it!
Please check it out!
Is that an arrow or a really fast Kiwi?
It’s looking great, thank you for all your hard work on this and so many other things we’re all waiting with baited breath to see.
Cavalry’s a-coming!
Poor Alex, he was so close to finally getting his Superhero license…
Looks like the princess isn’t pleased that Nick is beating up on her boyfriend.
dun dun dun
Princess to the rescue!
… wait, doesn’t Nic have scales though?
Hang in there, Alex!
i hate to pick nits, but in the second panel Nic’s hand seems…i dunno…the dark lines on the yellow seem like they don’t belong. or at least with the odd yellow lines next to them. maybe it’s just me.
otherwise, great “losing it” sequence for Nic. Classic villian who just doesn’t get it.
Cue the needed ‘dire circumstances’ to bring out the hero in Alex…..
Nic goes after Nastajia, she ends up in trouble, Alex charges in to save her at the last second and wounds Nic. Nic flies off, Alex chases……Nic heads for Nightmare for support, Alex tries to head him off, but inconveniently wakes up……
Cliff hangers, gotta love’em. Awesome battle so far. When its fully done I just may go back and reread it again.
Yikes…I hope that armor can hold out! Poor Alex!!
BTW, yesterday’s comic was fab…one thought for the future book–maybe have Alex’s feet and legs jerking up at the impact of Nick’s punch?
Arrows are yellow. I’m pretty sure Kiwi would have been pink, or have butterflies trailing.
Oh Monday’s going to be FUN, watching Nastajia go psycho on Nick’s dragon scales. I hope Alex is okay.
Why, Mr. Carter? Why do you do it? Why get up? Why keep fighting? Do you believe you’re fighting for something? For more than your survival? Can you tell me what it is? Do you even know? Is it freedom? Or truth? Perhaps peace? Could it be for love? Illusions, Mr. Carter. Vagaries of perception. The temporary constructs of a feeble human intellect trying desperately to justify an existence that is without meaning or purpose. And all of them as artificial as Dreamland itself. Although, only a human mind could invent something as insipid as love. You must be able to see it, Mr. Carter. You must know it by now. You can’t win. It’s pointless to keep fighting. Why, Mr. Carter, Why? Why do you persist?
You know, Alex isn’t big on speeches. I bet he’s just gonna tell Nicodemus to shut up and slug him one to the face.
I was kinda hoping this would be where Alex kicks some tail. How often does his girlfriend need to save him before he can do it alone?
Ouch, that punch in the face gotta hurt xD !
Oh, also, it’s my first time commenting ! I’ve been reading this comic for some months now and I completely love it ! The art is great and the details amazing, you guys are doing such an awesome job 🙂
And I saw that a lot of people don’t really like Nicodemus … Oh, oops, he’s my favorite character ! Haha ! I really liked that chapter about King Arthur and him, it was a great occasion to analyze Nick and see how he became evil. And I do support a bit his point of view on this page. Alex doesn’t belong in this world, he ”barely” knows everything about it. Maybe Dreamland was created by human dreams, but the creatures in it developped a way of living that doesn’t look in the absolute need of a human ruler.
Of course Nicodemus is wrong at some points, such as letting nightmare creatures come into Dreamland, but as we know he has been living for so long that he should know what is better for the people of this land.
OH WELL, I’ll stop with my long comment xD
Sorry if I have errors by the way, my first language is French 🙂 Everybody is welcome to correct me if they want.
I can’t wait to read what’s next !!
Ow. Just…ow. Good thing that help is on the way!
Nobody should ever have to do it alone.
you are my hero :^D
Wow, I’m really impressed with the sort of more mature style these recent pages have been taking. On that note, I think that having an arrow (if it is indeed an arrow) shot into Nicodemus’ eye would’ve been more brutal.
Why Fight? There’s his reason right there.
(Thank all of you for understanding… and I`m sorry for the bad grammar…. -.-; )
Oh my Gosh! At the beginnig of the weekend that´s the best scene =D
I think I can´t sleep tonight.
I hope that Nic didn´t punched Alex too badly (or heavy? I don´t know, sry)
He must kick his red dragon butt!!
~ Go Alex. Go Alex ~ xD
Nice weekend to all
Yeah…I think its going to take ALOT more arrows to bring down the red beastie. And I have a feeling that Alex is going to wake up with one terrible headache in the morning.
Which begs the question, if Alex is unconcious in Dreamland, does he have to regain conciousness before he can wake up to his world in his bed?
But it can’t be an arrow. There’s only one spot on a dragon’s body that can be pierced: the heart. Right?
Epic response is epic.
Ah, but ’tis magic elven arrow! 😀
Hmm… These panels reminded me of something I read long ago:
“A real man – real in all the ways that we recognize as real – finds himself suddenly abstracted from the world and deposited in a physical situation which could not possibly exist: sounds have aroma, smells have color and depth, sights have texture, touches have pitch and timbre. There he is informed by a disembodied voice that he has been brought to that place as a champion for his world. He must fight to the death in single combat against a champion from another world. If he is defeated, he will die, and his world – the real world – will be destroyed because it lacks the inner strength to survive.
“The man refuses to believe what he is told is true. He asserts that he is either dreaming or hallucinating, and declines to be put in the false position of fighting to the death where no “real” danger exists. He is implacable in his determination to disbelieve his apparent situation, and does not defend himself when he is attacked by the champion of the other world.
“Question: is the man’s behavior courageous or cowardly? This is the fundamental question of ethics.”
– Stephen R. Donaldson, LORD FOUL’S BANE
Arrows always go “fwip”
Sorry, but I’d like to see what happens if Alex dies in dreamland.
I’m reminded of the Babylon 5 episode where Sheridan was finally caught by the Earth government and tortured. The interrogator asked him similar questions and it came down to the “Can you win?” And Sheridan said “Every time I say No.”
Also reminds me of “Comes the Inquisitor”, another B5 episode, where the Vorlons send Jack the Ripper (who they took from Earth for his “talents”) to interrogate Delenn. One of the best episodes, and Jack was just brilliantly played.
Also I want Nick for my next D&D session. He’d fit perfectly into the party.
And, an arrow? Jeez, stupid elves. Another reason to hate them and go all exterminatus on them. See, a real fighter would have gotten something with real impact. Heck, catapult a dwarf at Nick, but an arrow? Stupid prancing tree-huggers. Kill all elves I say.
Welcome Stellar-Bat!
Thank you for the kind words. And Nic is one of my favorites too.
🙂
Why do I suspect the answer to Nico’s question just fired that arrow? 😀
Why fight for a world not your own? Tough question! Why fight for the love of a gorgeous purple-haired elven princess? Easier question by far! 😀
Youch! Now that’s gotta hurt. He’s gonna have such a headache after this.
nick gets yet another mark on his face. lol.
that better be one strong helmet to withstand nick’s pounding.
Woop! Dart in your neck!
Actually, your English is bordering perfect, and better than a lot of English-speaking folk. Only real error was “developped”, which should be 1 “developed”. Also I think perhaps it should be “barely knows anything” rather than “everything”, but that’s just nitpicking.
And I think we all like Nic, even the ones that don’t like him.
Ignore the “1”. Changed thoughts mid-sentence and forgot to delete it.
Why doesn’t Nic tear off that armor of Alex’s? Maybe then eat him, and be done with him for good?
Didn’t I tell you guys not to mess with us dragons? >:c
Mess with the dragon: get the extremely large dragonfist.
wonder why it was only an arrow…
it’s ok to mess with them. besides dragon punches taste really good in pre-spring conditions
What happens to an Earthling knocked out cold in Dreamland? Can his spirit wander elsewhere? Like, say, to a place holding some ancient bracelet?
Thanks for the corrections Agustin2 🙂 !!
From the angle of that shot, one must say that the elf-girl SURE does a lot of running up and down the stairs! One would almost think she flew, using a fairy or something… 🙂
Oh – and I just can’t help saying this:
“Now that’s a REAL pain in the neck…!”
;-D
Is it heading toward his eye, or did it just lodge itself in his throat. I can’t tell?
Build up– Awesome as all get out!
“Why fight?”
At the moment: Because you’re beating me up.
In General: You’re an evil tyrant who does not belong on the throne, and you’ve rewrote history to suit your needs. You destroyed an ancient tablet that was the last clue to the truth. You kidnapped my girlfriend’s parents.
That enough reasons for ya?
Didn’t the arrow bounce off last time?
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The “fwip” is making me laugh so hard and I don’t even know why.
I’ve gotta agree with you on Nics views.. quoting one very cool bald dude from India:
“Mr. Kinnoch, I beg you to accept that there is no people on Earth who would not prefer their own bad government to the good government of an alien power”
Nicodemus: “Why fight?”
Alex: “I really need the XP!”
Wait, we need reasons to fight now? When did this happen?