Today is I, Mummy’s 1 year anniversary!!! By one year of age a neurotypical comic should be able to respond to simple spoken commands, play games like peek-a-boo, attempt to repeat words it hears, and get into a sitting position without help. I’m so proud of my little comic!!!
Anyway, the ancient Egyptian god Anubis is depicted as a black jackal even though jackals aren’t black. The color represented both death (black decayed bodies) and rebirth or life (black fertile soil of the Nile River). I never planned to show Jane like this in the netherworld, but I tried it on a whim and loved the result. Being flexible pays off.
Photo credit: “BD Hunefer cropped 1” by unknown Egyptian artisan (Jon Bodsworth: photographer) – BD_Hunefer.jpg. Via Wikimedia Commons – http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BD_Hunefer_cropped_1.jpg#mediaviewer/File:BD_Hunefer_cropped_1.jpg
Designing this version of the Scales was fun, too. It’s based on similar mechanics to the ones shown in The Book of the Dead, above.
Oh, look. There’s little Ammit, the devourer of souls. Part crocodile, part lion, part hippo, all demon. I wonder if she’ll make an appearance? Return to this locale on Thursday to find out just how naughty Mr. Lewis has been.
Whoa.
What a striking, and at the same time, beautiful first panel. I love that angle, and the look on her face…
Happy 1st Birthday! Whaty a great ride it’s been so far! Here’s to many more!
😀 Thank you, Charlie. I really like how all the pages in this sequence turned out. And, I’m very excited about the next arc, too. After this story completes—sometime in October—I’ll take a few months off to write up the script for Book 2 and look into printing options for this one.
One of the few high school classes that taught me something I use often was Film Appreciation. A lot of things like what the angle of a shot is meant to tell you. Shots from below: the person is bigger or more powerful that other things in the scene. Similarly shots from above show weakness or vulnerability. Makes things more interesting when comics do it too; better than face-on every time.
Congrats on 1 year! The first year is the toughest, and I’d say for you have made it through magnificently. I look forward to many more years, watching I,Mummy learn how to walk, potty train, go off to its first day of school…oh, they grow up so fast!!
Now this page is just downright cool. Jane in action! She looks dreadfully imposing in that top panel. I don’t think Mr. Lewis is going to like the outcome of this.
Thanks for the birthday wishes.
Mr. Lewis may be displeased now, but on Thursday he’s going to face the wrath of the Underdog community when they see what he’s been up to. 😀
If he thought Jane’s scale of judgement was harsh, he ain’t seen nothing yet!
OOH are the death cameos soon?! Get hype! Congrats on 1 year of comic updates, here’s to many more great pages 😀
Love the energetic aura around Jane in panel 1, and the last panel’s facial expression that suggests that he’s being forced to kneel before the scales.
Yes, the death cameos are on the next page, coming this Thursday. I was going to let everyone know once the page goes live. They’re all PG rated and Xerxes’ demise is one of my favorites.
Another great page–I love Jane’s glowing eyes, and the way you made the background look insubstantial, seen through the Veil between life and death. Also, it looks to me as if Mr. Lewis is about to become Ammit-chow. Or does he also get a “saving roll”?
Congratulations on proving that you are a person of substance and determination on this, the first anniversary of the launching of this ambitious project. It looks as if your “Mad gamble” is paying off handsomely. 🙂
It doesn’t look good for Mr. Lewis, but everyone is innocent until proven guilty in the court of Jane.
It’s been a fun journey making this thing. I’m glad it’s worked as well as it has, so far. More to come. Again, THANK YOU for reading.
killing? nurses is not exactly the path of ma’at, but on the other hand it’s only murder; it’s not like he poached in the pharoah’s fishpond.
Well, in a past life there was that one time he dumped bubble bath solution in the Pharaoh’s pond. And that’s not the only bad deed he’s done. More details on Thursday’s page. Thanks for reading and commenting.
Well, good that she got some awesome powers out of the whole being mummified thing
Although, curses usually don’t end well. Usually. 🙂
Actually you should have a look at that underground short film by the incredible string band and the egyptian ritual scene. I can’t renember the title right now.
If you recall the title, let me know. I like old weird movies.
I just got a copy of “Footlight Parade” (1933) because it looked batsh*t insane, but haven’t had time to watch it yet.
This is so unbelievably awesome!