zero 03 by Falingard
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Artist Comment:
So I decided to introduce another of the characters Kim designed! There's just something about pantsless cyborg women, right? The last meta-panel probably took as much time to do as the rest of the page. But it was a good occasion to cram in a lot of information. I usually hate randomly adding foreign-language words to dialogue in order to underline ethnicity, but here it seemed to fit (nevermind that Fiorenza is an italian name >_< ).
5 Comments
1. Jost von Harlessem | May 23, 2007 at 03:58 PM
wew that send shivers down my spine - what a great feel. And I havent even read it yet
2. Kim Larsen | May 23, 2007 at 04:03 PM
OH - MY - GOD !!!
This page is just SO sweet ... Falingard, you just have one of the coolest styles I have ever laid eyes on. The story is brought forward in a nice a even way, and the introduction of a new character was just right. I love the "acting" going on in this page, with the facialexpressions, and everything.
And Fiorenza is just ... HOT !
And panel 9, with Asta skydiving ... wow! Wicked cool!
Fantastic job !!!
3. Falingard | May 23, 2007 at 05:35 PM
Thanks guys
Additional notes that didn't fit in the Artist comment box:
I had found Fiorenza's design pretty intriguing from the start, so it was basically my unofficial goal going in to find a way to draw her in. Joe's page 2 made that remarkably easy, with the image I already had of her as a well-connected super-hacker. I thought of having her surrounded by monitors, but the room-full-of-screens appeared in Cut not long ago, so I opted for floating virtual windows instead.
Page 2 also introduced a bunch of not-really-defined words (third eye? wide-eyed spur points?), and I tried to add a few more (shadow ports? Ciudad de la Basura?).
Does Durand care about Asta, or does he care only about her usefulness and expensiveness? Does Asta care about Durand, or does she just obey her owner? What is going on in Fiorenza's mind? How does Asta handle landing when she jumps out of a flying car? These are questions I have not answered!
4. Windmill | May 24, 2007 at 03:43 AM
Wow, had to comment. I really like the artwork you've presented here. Nice style. I had quite a different impression who Fio would be. But I feel that this take on her fits quite well also.
5. Won-Tolla | May 24, 2007 at 07:19 AM
Very nice. Talk about getting the big picture. Sneaking in? Not a chance!
Wonder what that 13 credits transaction was about...