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This looks really nice! You did hit the proportions pretty well with this pic and I like how you tackled the mask. Though his right arm looks a bit akward holding the weapon in that position. It might look luckier if his forearm wouldn't be covering up his upper arm.

Thank you! It's good to know those details are distinguishable but still translate well into the design! The tail is disproportionate on purpose. It's supposed to a be a little bit more like certain gekkos' tail, with widening out a bit around the midsection, so it can hold his weight properly would he choose to ballance or sit on it. I guess the 3/4 view is a bit unforgiving on that detail, but this position holds the most information in case I need a quick glimpse on the character. This is also the main reason why all of them stand in a similar position and hold out one of their hands with the palm facing to the viewer and have the closer one hang by their side showing the back of it. Since The Carthographer mentioned him I thought I'd do him after Bitil and Spiriah, but you know what. I like that idea. It's sadistic. I like it. As for fanfictions on Krika I'm fresh out of ideas. I've checked both obvious off-site sources, but I didn't have too much luck when I ran a search on him some weeks ago. Though I did find a particularly good Vamprah/Gavla, with both of them in character. Haven't checked the BZP library/archive yet, but there might be something there too. DA might have something too, but eeeh... the pictures are a lot better.

Wow! Well thanks! That's really nice of you! Go ahead! Do you need any additional views? Thanks! I'm trying my best! And how so? Any details that pop out for you more on this Makuta? Welp, not official, but at least it's something! Thank you! Glad you like it! Not exactly tassels. They are supposed to be these little metal dangly things you would probably see on chinese headwear or hindi stuff. And hey, we're talking about a dude who makes big darn lizards for a living. The assumption that he isn't under much pressure here, is correct. Technically, I'm doing this series as a reference for my comic, in case would one of them show up. And the comic is starting just a few days before the Archive Massacre. So, everyone is still kind of happy-ish? At least most of them aren't that agitated yet. That's a design mishap on my part. It's not supposed to look that much like an M, but the watermark covers it up quite unfortunately and it's too dark against the fabric. I was also lazy to look up the original symbol on BS01 when I drew him. I guess I'll have to rework that. XD

Meet the original boss of the Brotherhood. Following the pattern, this is a pre-evolution rendition of a G1 Makuta, and very likely before Teridax's betrayal. Miserix was actually a real challenge design wise, had to go through several silhouettes before settling at one that still felt buff enough, but wouldn't be TOO top-heavy. His Kanohi needed some heavy figuring out too. Obviously he is the most removed from his original cannon look (x 40ft/12m tall dragon). I tried to go for something more sage like but still make him look like he could snap a Toa in half with his bare hands. I'm not sure if the Brotherhood would actually use any kind of formal wear or anything that would differentiate their leader, but I'm sure Miserix would go for something simple. And I definitely remember somewhere that Greg stated Miserix didn't liked showy stuff? At least that was one of the reasons for shifting the winning MOC design's colour scheme from red to greenish. (???) Though that info might be off. Next Makuta up, Bitil. As always comments, and CC are welcome and make me happy! =) Feed me your comments...

This is a long overdue answer, but I'd like to thank you in retrospect for the nice comment! When I figured out Seth's character I was not yet aware of Deadpool, but I'm really glad for all the coincidental similarities! The answer to the question is that a lot of time has passed between the two pictures and I was relatively new to digital work when I did the previous one. I also haven't figured out yet most of Seth's anatomy until I later needed more solid visual concepts of him for the comic. XD

It certainly is a click-bait. Could use some more sparkles. Joke aside, watch text placement, one of them is really hard to see against the light background. Not sure about some of the compositional quirks either, but the picture looks nice?

I'm really grateful Mr Farshtey went as far with the story as much as he did. I'm in love with the world building he did in earlier books, especially at the Metru Nui saga before the whole thing was hijacked by the necessary Web of Shadows movie "transcript". I was all kinds of amazed how different book Sidorak was from movie Sidorak. Not even start with how the whole Voya-Nui arc took off. And I was ordering books from across the ocean at that time. In general I really liked how he managed the characters even if he didn't have as much moving space for characterisation in certain eras. One of the things that I really enjoy in retrospect is how he kept teasing us with "love is not cannon, but here, let me throw you this bone" thing several times in lore. He may not be an Asimov, but he certainly wrote a LOT of ENJOYABLE stuff for the fandom. And it's certainly stuff that not only 13-15 year old me, but 24 year old me reads with mirth too.

I feel you there mate. That loser was a real cinnamonroll in FoF. I really wish he could have stayed around a lot more before he got turned into dragon food. I'm not sure how soon I'll draw him, but he does deserve more love. Maybe before I go throught with the Karda Nui Invasion Force or after. Still have to figure out some quirks for him to differentiate his mask from Antroz' and how to incorporate... all those... limbs... but still make him dorky, youngish and somewhat more collected. ... ...cinnamon roll?? I've layed my eyes upon the vast chasms of Tumblr and beckoned some of it's blackest corners . Somethings never fade. Cinnamonroll there is a synonim of something cute and most endearing that must be protected. It's also a fine bakery product I like.

Dork Bug is in the rooster there too, don't worry. Just gotta make sure Boss Dragon won't make any time paradoxes with his size and furniture butchery. Thanks! It's been some time since I did me some nice batty wings. The trick is to find that golden spot right before the uncanny valley. Glad you like it! I feel you there mate. That loser was a real cinnamonroll in FoF. I really wish he could have stayed around a lot more before he got turned into dragon food. I'm not sure how soon I'll draw him, but he does deserve more love. Maybe before I go throught with the Karda Nui Invasion Force or after. Still have to figure out some quirks for him to differentiate his mask from Antroz' and how to incorporate... all those... limbs... but still make him dorky, youngish and somewhat more collected.

Thanks! That's gonna be tricky. I love me some big scaley dragons, but I'm sure he had a form pre-mutation that accomodated better people sized buildings. And certainly wouldn't murder people sized chairs. XD Mission accomplished then. Thank you! A pattern I'm intending to continue! It's not just good practice, but definitely gonna spare me some work! It was mainly ballancing problems betweem how exaggarated or how practical it should be, and what looks good. And thanks! Hahaha. Believe it or not, that beak-nose was a real pain in the aft. The 3/4 view was a lot wierder before I got this up here. He does look a lot more similar to his Karda-Nui form (minus the muscles). My reasoning was that the guy has always been a silent hunter type and he must have had a reason and past EXPERIENCE if he went for the ugly but functional stuff at KN vs the flashy but not so functional form. Just look at Antroz or Chirox. If their fab KN form wouldn't had been held up by the species' natural space majyyks they would have plummeted unceremoniously like rocks. So, I'm sure Vamprah wasn't unfamiliar with that design. And thank you! I'm a sucker for details!

I always gravitated more toward that then versus complete accuracy to the set. Anatomy is fun and a reiteration like that holds a lot of chance! It does actually. I referenced it as much as possible to keep his general siluette, while also keeping in mind what would be practical for him based on what I know of him in a more peaceful setting. My characterisation of him is very possibly off. I never could get my hands on the books that expanded on the Karda Nui events, I only live off of what I find on the wiki and the internetz. XD But I always imagined him as a laid back, confident, snarky ham.

And another one pops up on the internetz: His legs were a real killer. Had to redraw it, because the proportions were waaaaaaaaaay off. But I still wanted to draw him small legs, because I mainly imagine Vamprah to be a flier by default even before Karda-Nui. Also had some issues with face that had to be readjusted later. As always comments, and CC are welcome and make me happy! =)

Thanks! It's really just a lot of practice, I didn't spend that much time on him. XD Maybe? (Thouhg it's definitely not for Matoran) ... What the crud? Most matoran are around 100,000 years old, when do you think they can hang out with Antroz? Reidak looked like he was able to (and maybe that is why he was always on all fours, the mutation thing was just a planted rumor to make him look cool). I'm pretty sure the Brotherhood employed Matoran from time to time who would eventually wind up on Destral at or a Makuta lair at some point in their employment. (Pretty sure Ahkmou and Vultraz weren't the only ones XD) That would also explain how he was caught and WHY Antroz chose him specifically. Bikers need company who can at least somewhat hold their drink. I'm getting there. He looks like the kind of vampire a Ga-Matoran'd die for. Yes, it is TF slang. I'm not really sure what else would fit for that context. Smelt sounds like a verb/adjective even there and scrap is just kinda "meh" for me. I'm also lazy. XD

Thanks! It's really just a lot of practice, I didn't spend that much time on him. XD Maybe? (Thouhg it's definitely not for Matoran) I'm much honored about the compliments, but I must object the lip opinion: Too much potential.

So let me present you guys another pre-evolution Makuta: And so, Krika is not alone anymore! For the time being. I’m pretty sure they like to drink together whatever swill they can find in the MU and talk slag about Teridax. As always comments, and CC are welcome and make me happy! =)

These are really thoughtful! I already really liked the masks when I saw them on tumblr, and they look really cool on your mocs! Any chance you'll be doing more?

At first look this looked kind of strange. Though inspecting it a bit more I really like the rocky texture. It kind of resembles a rock statue one would see in an old shrine.

*eyebrow wriggle* Thank you! Thanks! Sketchiness is a thing that has been stubbornly with me for decades, we know eachother's gigs. I'm not really familiar with Halo, but I really like those aliens. Overzealous, digitrade aliens always end up on my top list. XD Ahaha, I can totally see that. XD To answer the question: I like lips. Lips are awesome. It was also a design choice I made for my Bonkle fan comic years ago (see link in sig), so there is that too. Wich was also spurred by my preferrence for lips. Antroz is a cool cat. I like him.

I'm one of those persons who disappear for a very long time then resurface with shiniez. Please have a sketchy Krika from g1, who is still relatively young and not so mopey. I hope to do some more Makuta, so he wouldn't be lonely. Also might continue some left behind comix stuff before things get intense in senior year. As always comments, and CC are welcome and make me happy! =)

And he is the milder part of the duo even with him being a lot younger than Seth. Hehe. I’m always super scared about how people will relate to my design choices. It’s always a hard fight between characterisation, common sense and set/lore faithfulness. It’s good to hear that I manage to somehow keep the balance. And you’re right, it does sound odd. But it kind of felt fluid some two years ago when I wrote that line, but that’s hardly an excuse. And you aren’t the first to warn me about that one. XD Revival is not a problem in the comics forum last time I checked the rules, so no worries. And never say never! Drunken and grumpy people can be quite scary. Especially if they beat up people for a living. And she is supposed to look a bit more tomboyish. But to be fair, her expressions aren't very lady like either. Seth loves to have fans! In all seriousness I’m glad you like the story so far. And the possibility of exposed muscle is one of my favourite parts about bionicle creatures. No better way to drive yourself mad, than trying to draw them in their proper place but still show enough mechanical parts. Starting out on an island as you pointed out, was a conscious choice. The 2000-2002 era is still something I adore with a childish fervor. And I’m planning to put in some healthy amount of forward shadowing. And thank you! It’s always hard to figure out how to move a mask believably and I die for expressions and movement. No comic worths their salt if they can’t communicate the general story in just pictures. I also always have problem with colouring and atmospheric bgs. It’s something I’m still trying to work on but it looks like I’m onto something then. As of the writing(/or lettering), it should be better on future pages. I do work with PS and I just recently changed to a higher version and the difference is just astonishing. The lines are so much smoother. It’s very likely I’ll go back and adjust the text in previous pages. Though that’ll have to wait for now. X) Resolution isn’t a problem fortunately. The original file is like five times bigger. The only problem I’d have/usually have with printing are the kind of colours that infernal machine decides to puke on the paper. I only use small resolution because of the 500Kb limit and my paranoia of opportunistic people. You should see how she handles her actual friends! She surely is a rather surly lady! But with such rancourous rascals it’s nothing short of unexpected. Dorky Makuta like to look snazzy. It makes them feel better and more selfconfident. Confidence in one's self is a very important thing! /hug

PAGE 11 And after much waiting I present you the newest page to the comic! I wanted to put up this page as soon as it was finished now that I'm through a rather busy semester and revived an askblog. Now that summer has finally hit in with full force even here too I'll try to churn out as much pages as possible. Especially since a fighting scene is about to come up. I'll just leave this bump here and come back in a few hours to answer all of your wonderful comments! Really, they mean me the world to me and just gave me just enough juice and some more to pull through with my school assignments just in time to show of them to my teachers. You guys are the best! <3

2014-02-21 Edit: I'm kind of getting slower with these pages. Either because I have no detailed reference on TQ or because of the start of 2nd semester. Also, the next page might come a bit slower, I had seen a really sweet contest over at DA and I want to get something in there too. But I'll definitely try to get a page up here either by next weekend or somewhere around the middle of the week after it. As for our heroes! Miss Angry Fish kind of lost her composure. Wonder what kind of beverage she was drinking.. Clicky for bigger res! If you're talking about Miss Angry Fish, no, it isn't a Faxon, I'm sorry. The guys would be in a lot more trouble then. And Traqq is wearing an Elda. Thank you! Well, figuratively speaking...

Though, are there just Agori among the "new" Matoran, or is it "just" them?

I remember reading the third chapter roughly a week ago, but since I always promise myself to be far from the internet until I finish a page, I didn't really comment on it and kind of have to think up again what I wanted to say then. Obviously the story is starting to pick up pace. I was really excited for Ahkmou, when it turned out the lady Po-Matoran was chased by something. And he is really well written, I can't wait to see more of him. And the new cameo. I would recognise any piece of that guy any time. And dude, if he really is who I think him to be, I really hope at least a certain someone is there with him (or at least followed him or just survived). Steering back a bit to Ahkmou's confusion, I think you've mentioned that Agori and Matoran are living together on the island. If I haven't terribly misread, then Matoran are probably familiar with how Agori live. It's been bugging me a while, especially since you dropped that bomb with the whole puberty thing, but how familiar are these Matoran with stuff like family units and how they work? And I'm more then sure that some time has already passed that local Agori wouldn't feel uncomfortable about being curious about Matoran. Wich leads me to the next question, that if there are any mixed couples?