Page 97 – Prisoner #333
The Undersheriff doesn’t seem concerned about giving Jane a fair trial. She’s already going off-script.
If you’re familiar with Crater Lake, Oregon (where this story takes place), Shiprock Prison is a fictional jail located on top of Phantom Ship island, the remains of an ancient lava fissure. That’s where this prisoner airship is headed.
Writer’s Block. Originally, this scene was going to take place in a concrete jail cell. A nice and easy to draw room. “You know what would be cool”, I thought, “Stuff the prisoners in cages, like wild animals. Oh, and it should take place on a steampunk airship!” You know what sucks about drawing rows and rows of cages? Bars! Bars as far as the eye can see. Bars in front. Bars in back. Bars on top and bottom! Bars! Bars! BARS! You know what sucks about drawing steam powered vehicles? Yep, more bars. Big fat bars, aka pipes. Then add lighting effects. Why do I do this to myself?! 🙂
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You chose to feature a main character made out of several dozen stripes of bandages that you have draw in pretty much *every panel ever*, so we were already aware you’re a masochist. 🙂
I’ve come to terms with the bandages. 😀 As an organic shape her bandages are a lot more forgiving than two-point perspective. I may be a masochist, this is true. At least it’s for a good cause.
This is why, when I was creating Groovy, Kinda, I went with a clean, easy to draw Craftsman style for the houses. I love Steampunk, don’t get me wrong. I just would never try to draw it.
That’s for crazy people.
Crazy people?! You have besmirched mine honor, Sir!
I demand satisfaction.
What say you to a duel of water pistols at noon?
i like jane’s poses and expressions.
a prison ship designed like a container transport is a cool, if evil, idea.
the undersheriff should probably have taken “judge not lest ye be judged” to heart
perhaps jane will manage to get rid of the cops, take over the ship, and become a pirate queen. probably not much future in that in crater lake, though.
jane probably would be well advised not to smoke, anyway.
I cannot deny, “steampunk mummy pirate queen” has a nice ring. Maybe that’ll be her next Halloween costume. Fire would be a big weakness for a pirate, though. 🙂
The Inquisition, what a show! The Inquisition, here we go!
♫ We know you’re wishing; that we’d go away ♬
♪ But the Inquisition’s here and it’s here to staaaay. ♪♪
Oooh, are we going to get a drawing of this fictional prison on an itty bitty island?
Haha, sorry. All I can say is that the situation changes before they get there. 😀
My god, say what you will about totalitarian regimes, but they sure do know how to move obviously guilty miscreants from one place to another. Quickly, and with a minimum of contact with decent, law-abiding police officers.
Also, those panels are a beauty to behold, Andy. And poor Jane. She’s a shadow of her former self, poor thing.
The cages and the airship was totally a last minute change. This is much more exciting than a dumb old jail cell, as we’ll see on the next few pages. 😉
Remember when Jane could pass for normal, back at the start of this story? I’m an evil bastard, and I ain’t done yet.
I hope you still have your mind intact after drawing all those bars and bars, Andy!
This seems like a regular bona-fide inquisitorial process to me, yes. Not that Jane will be totally powerless against her captors, even in her debilitated state. I’m worried time is running out for Lewis, though!
There won’t be any steam powered engine rooms in this story, if I can help it. 🙂