Page 5 – That Old Thing
The skies look a bit crowed. I wonder where they’re all going?
Return to this locale on Thursday to find out.
Original Script
MOM Scowling in disappointment. That old thing? JANE Indicating Jane’s Egyptian necklace. This OLD THING is keeping me alive. MOM I know that. But, do you have to wear it today? It is so … garish. Jane grudgingly tucks the necklace inside her blouse. MOM Smooths down some of Jane’s unruly curls. As representatives of Her Majesty we must look our best. The entire empire will be watching. MOM Points at Harriet the bird sitting on a bust of the queen. And no funny business from you, or… Or, I will stuff you in a cage! BIRD Twee? Flies over to Jane. Hides in her hair. Chee-dee-dee! JANE Petting the bird. No, Harriet. She wouldn’t dare. Shot of Jane and brother looking over the railings.
You’re absolutely right , Marry, Jane could leave the amulet home, and then you’d hav/e the privilege of presenting your daughter’s rotting corpse to the Queen–wouldn’t that be just ducky?
My bad. This gets explained more later, but Jane only needs her necklace to recharge, like a cellphone. She can be without it for a day or two if she doesn’t go about performing miracles. Otherwise…dun, dun, dun!
Oh……that’s different…. Never mind. 🙂
That’s such a great mom/teenage daughter dialogue. “Mom, I’ll just die without it!” “Yes dear. Perhaps we could postpone our dying for just one day?”
I know that last panel is awesome-it looks like one of those cool postcards you share (not the French ones “that men like”), but for me, it’s that second panel. Her expression and body language is so great. And panel 4 is a really difficult one (for me anyway) to get right. Bravo for your naturalistic posings, Andy.
Jane’s out in the sunlight! Huzzah!
Let us be off to the Queen’s Shindig, where nothing dare go awry!
My figure drawing is still the direct product of using reference photos. A LOT. I’ll usually trace an image to get the proportions and pose right, then add character specific details, clothes and expressions. Damn hands! Why do people have to have all those jointed fingers?
Story wise, it’s all sunshine and joy from here on out. Honest.
“It’s so garish and life providing!” Loving the mom here.
Your mastery of steampunk fantasy design is leaving me quite envious. Your characters are always so dapper n their dress, and their modes of transport are phenomenal. Plus, I love Jane’s outfit for this chapter.
Just establishing a little parent/teen friction. It takes two to tango.
Jane’s current dress is one of my favorites, too (not too painful to draw and still looks good, unlike some of her previous outfits). And wait till you see the next few pages. Oh. My. Gosh!
It’s really cool to see it as one whole page after seeing it in other forms on the web.
Agreed. Both formats have their benefits, but I’m partial to these full pages.
I think a dead daughter with properly-coordinated jewelry and attire would probably look worse to the empire than a daughter with a mildly tacky necklace. Just sayin’.
Yeah, that’s wouldn’t make a very good impression. Hehe. Fortunately, the cursed necklace is more like a phone charger. Jane won’t collapse without it, so she doesn’t need to have it with her at all times.
So, does this mean she’s no longer a mummy, but some other sort of non-wrapped undead lich?
For now. But, the mummy will return.