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So now we’re back to Alex.
I think eventually I’ll put a “meanwhile…back at the dorm…” caption at the top left.
With so much going on here…I’m afraid I may be missing some key things. But surely they’ll be added when we put these pages together for Book Four.
Speaking of which. I got The Dreamland Chronicles Book 3 in yesterday. FINALLY.
I think it looks great (if I’m allowed to say that)! It matches well with the first two books…and I haven’t found any errors…yet.
Which leads me to this…
Regardless of where you purchased your books…
If you’d be so inclined. I’d LOVE it if you guys would start adding reviews and ratings to any of my books up on Amazon.
And if you have any of our Kids graphic Novels…
I’ve been noticing that while we’ve gotten some great reviews from Publishers Weekly and School Library Journal and such… I think customer reviews are very helpful ( I rely on them a lot when buying things online) and for better or worse (if you don’t like something about the book…PLEASE feel free to say so in your review) I think it’d be nice if we got a few dozen reviews per book.
If you all have the time.
🙂
Yesterday we had issues with Brendan. He got sick and was vomiting all day. So I feel that I didn’t spend any time on today’s page. So please…if you see something. Let me know. I’m a bit self conscious about it.
Oh…and thanks for the votes on TobWebs. I think one more day and I won’t mention it again for another month.
Thanks all for the advice via twitter and facebook yesterday. We did wind up getting some vanilla icecream for him and some saltine crackers. Hopefully by this morning he’ll be OK to go to school again.
Hope you have a wonderful day
Scott
First post!! And I know what He’s going through…I love the nougatey goodness….D**N YOU THREE MUSKETEERS!!!
Heh, and he falls victim to his sweet tooth. Almost makes me glad I don’t have one to speak of.
Wait, what!?
Wolfgang has no teeth?
I hope your son feels better Scott. Well wishes towards him!
I had a curiousity that I really would like answered. What inspired you to start Dreamland? I mean what was the ‘brainchild’ idea that caused you to create such a WONDERFUL comic?
If you really want my opinion, I think Alex should be curled up a little more on himself. He IS holding a sore stomach, and whenever I have a sore stomach, I curl forward.
Anyway…hehe. This is so funny! Reminds me of me when I have certain candies.
Ok. This page’s situation is just plain pathetic. Trust Alex to get himself into such a mess. He can be such an idiot sometimes. 😀
At almost $1 a candy bar these days, he should’ve just gone for fast food! Ah, the life of a lazy college student… There’s nothing quite like it.
flat lemonade (sprite) works well as well
Hanois, I said I have no sweet tooth. Kindly don’t make stupid comments about me.
You know, bad food is suppose to lead to nightmares – I wonder if this is the foreshadowing of a trip to the Nightmare Realm instead of Dreamland?
Scott,
Just so you know, within Resident Hall Associations, local, regional and national level (yes, they exist. National level is National Association of College and University Resident Halls – NACURH). ‘Dorm’ is a word that is hissed at. It implies that students only sleep there, rather than live there. Resident Hall is the new word for it, since most college students are involved in some level on campus.
cool idea Lyda
Aww, poor Brendan! When I was little and got sick ((Well, ok, even now, heh)) I would always drink Sprite or the flavored “sparkling” ((carbonated)) water. Everyone says it should be flat, but that’s just gross, lol. And banana popsicles! Yes yes.
Anyways. Omg, college kids are dumb! All that chocolate WILL make you sick, silly boy!! **Shakes a fist**
Ahh.. the sweet tooth strikes! im stuck with the same problem.. ::Eats Sweets till he pukes:: I have no regrets! :::Passes out:::
Poor Alex – maybe the Centaurs will have something to settle his insides. 😉
I’d be glad to review Book 3 on Amazon (already did the first two) but I’m still waiting for them to ship it. They keep telling me they don’t have a date when it will be available yet. 🙁
Although when I went there to check just now, they recommended “My Grandparents are Secret Agents” by some guy….
Good morning all.
Thanks for the advice on the body position and the name dorm and all. Thank you.
And Katie…
My inspiration was Little Nemo in Slumberland, Princess Bride, The Hobbit, and John Carter of Mars just to name a few.
🙂
Thanks
Scott
Hey – one other piece of advice for sick kids. If it’s just tummy stuff, a little bit of burnt toast and Vernors ginger ale. Vernor’s is the only stuff that has real ginger in it. But always let it go flat.
O_O those are some skin-tight jeans. wow.
Oh dear Alex. I know how you feel. Come to me caramel and chocolatey delight…
re: brendan
My mom always gave me Vernor’s gingerale… but.. to this day, I associate gingerale with being sick so I don’t like it =P
Ha. I used to get ginger ale when I was sick too. I got sick on a plane flight once and had that afterwards…now for EVERY plane flight…I drink ginger ale.
Ha.
Hmm… his left foot in the first panel looks a little odd. Is it just the lighting? It’s kinda black for a shadow. But otherwiase, great page. I totally understand what he’s going through, poor guy.
I got my copy of Dreamland Chronicles book 3 up at The Beguiling on Sunday. If you only just got yours now, there’s something screwy with the distributors. (Then again, most of us already knew that.)
And I used to get ginger ale all the time when I was sick, too.
John Carter of Mars… ! ! I remember it well, first time I read the “Edgar Rice Burroughs” Mars series, I was hooked on SF/Fantasy (Early 60’s). A man ahead of his times (Written in 1911 -published in 1912).. I re-read it just about every 10 years (yes the whole series) which reminds me, I do believe I’m due this year 🙂
Ginger Ale is good for what ails ya….oops sorry.
Hope Brandon gets better soon. Seems like I spent most of my childhood sick at my stomach. I know it’s no fun at all.
HAHAHAHA With all that chocolate left on his face and his shirt, he looks like he eats the way my kid did when he was 7 yrs old
Also I have to agree the shadow on his left foot in the first panel looks funky.
chocolat!!!!!!!! Sweet chocolat.
the page made me laugh Scott.
nice work!!!!
greetings from a chocolat-love^^
Wow. This is what most nights were like for me in college. There’s nothing else to be done when your sleep schedule doesn’t coincide with the cafeteria schedule. As such, I agree that his back is entirely too straight.
Hope Brendan gets well.
I also think the shadow looks weird. About his back I think it’s because is stomach is bloated so he is arching his back…well…back XD to avoid cramping it.
Thanks for the crits guys.
I will definitely revisit this page when we’re all healthier around here.
Whenever I feel sick, I watch Princess Bride and I tend to feel better afterward (except in the dead of winter when there’s snow piled three feet high outside and Westley and Buttercup are on those beautiful green hills)
Nastajia is going to whip him into shape. *evil grin* I missed you, Alex!
I’m pretty sure “chocolatey” has an e in it (like the noun, chocolate), but OED seems to think it’s okay either way.
Other than that, this page is hilarious. Alex seems to be a really sloppy eater. I wonder what Nastajia would say. 😛
Now I’m wondering… if Alex & Staj get together, does that mean Alex will become the king of elves??? *shudder*
Ummm do they even use bathrooms in Dreamland and what does it look like if Alex lets loose in armor, Hehe Nic follows the brown trail Hehe I am soooooooooooooooo funny.
Woah, is that supposed to be a shadow on his left foot in the first panel? It looks really… weird. Still, really funny page. xD I think we’ve all had days like this.
Do I see some bad dreams induced by chocolate overload???
Scott; stumbled across your Dreamland Comic, and must say that I’m entranced, just ‘wasted’ almost an entire day, working for the government, while returning again and again to your story. Its absolutely fantastic. And, OBTW, the Queen is a real babe!!. Thanks, looking forward to more of the story. Now i have to go back and re-read all the liner notes!
John Carter… heh. LOVE IT! Reminds me of summers at my uncles house. Still hate that where they stopped writing, and are stuck on Jupiter and i will never know what happens. oh Barsoom so far away.
Sad. We all have done it, but sad… 😀
YES VERY VERY saaaaaaaaaaaaaaad. I have done it,I know what its like sigh
bye (wink)
Curl his spine the other direction. You’ve got his back too straight. He should be hunched. Otherwise, his idiotic plight is perfectly conveyed here. Oy, Alex…
Stripey, You consult the OED? Are you involved with English someway (education, research, linguistics, ect?)
I’ve got a major sweet tooth, but I’ve never experienced a sweets-related stomach ache.
I agree that he should be more in the fetal position if he’s curling up because of a stomache ache, but that’s just a nitpick.
And “dorm” is perfectly fine to use. I’ve never known anyone who said “Hey, let’s go back to the Resident Hall.” Everyone just says “let’s go back to the dorm.” I myself don’t live in them anymore, but I still know plenty of people that do.
Pfft. Can’t keep his candy down. That much sugar should keep you awake all night, not give you a stomach ache.
I speak from experience.
Looks like you found your character’s personalities. They seem less like dead weight now compared to the first few chapters. I’m starting to enjoy this more and more.
S’all right Alex. I have the same problem. Though it’s usually my teeth who get angry with me, not my stomach.
serves him right. i learned my lesson a long time ago
I’m sure Alex’s trip to the Nightmare Realm is going to be saved for the final showdown with Nicodemus at the end of the story.
This was me in college I even had the same thing most times and I gave myself an excuse for each one. Snickers cause the peanuts make you not hungry (comercials would never lie) starburst because chewing something with lots of flavor could trick your mind into thinking you are full and reeses simultaneously protein and desert. Yep no way any of that could go wrong ever.