The first issue that makes up the continuing saga of Sardam has come to a close. The heroes have been introduced, they solved a major world crisis, and we even learned the background of Sara, the first half of Sardam. I'm not sure when I'll make the second issue, or how long it'll take me to scan and fix up the first issue, but overall I'm fairly pleased with how this comic came out. It's very... "us" to say the least, and that's the point. To make obscure references for Sara and I to enjoy, and have a shit ton of laughs. I do believe I managed to make it accessible to others, though, since most people at my school seem to want to read every new page while I was drawing them.
Anyway, this act was basically about Sardam overcoming their first major challenge, the Starvation Squad. Which, after beating, just happened to solve the problem that is world hunger. If I had the 23 pages I originally believed I was going to have I would have expanded upon the fight with Burger, and the finale in which God reveals all of what happened due to the fall of the Starvation Squad. Though I think I'll let the second issue cover that.
Not really much else to say about this last arc, other than I'm really happy with it, and the two preceding arcs, though the first couple of pages are a bit TOO raw for my tastes.
For now, I'll be brainstorming what the next issue will be about, I already have Sara's next ICP reference in mind...
Monday, March 9, 2009
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Character Spotlight: Adam
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Character Spotlight: Sara
Monday, March 2, 2009
Sunday, March 1, 2009
And thus ends Act 2...
These next three pages make up the second arc of the first issue. It's basically just the bridge between the main two acts, and that's obvious, from both it's short length and the overall boring nature of the three pages.
Page 7 is slightly inappropriate, and I apologize for that, but I was forced to add in the "dick phazer" as per requested by my friend Sara. It's a reference to an ICP song, and that will continue to be a recurring trait in Sara. This page is really text heavy and is mainly there to advance the plot. Fairly boring.
Page 8 was another of my favorite pages thus far. It has pretty good background detail and I just really like how the homeless guy looks in the last panel. This page features the second of my spelling fuck ups, however I was able to save it. I forgot the A is starvation originally, but I had enough room to add it in later as a smaller letter, so I followed suit with the I so that it didn't look too unnatural...
Page 9 is one of the most epic things I've ever drawn in my opinion. I go off in order to destroy the Rod of Starvation for Sara, while she has a slightly tender moment with the starved remains of Gary.
The next page is an introduction to the next set of villains. The Starvation Squad.
Hope you like it.
Page 7 is slightly inappropriate, and I apologize for that, but I was forced to add in the "dick phazer" as per requested by my friend Sara. It's a reference to an ICP song, and that will continue to be a recurring trait in Sara. This page is really text heavy and is mainly there to advance the plot. Fairly boring.
Page 8 was another of my favorite pages thus far. It has pretty good background detail and I just really like how the homeless guy looks in the last panel. This page features the second of my spelling fuck ups, however I was able to save it. I forgot the A is starvation originally, but I had enough room to add it in later as a smaller letter, so I followed suit with the I so that it didn't look too unnatural...
Page 9 is one of the most epic things I've ever drawn in my opinion. I go off in order to destroy the Rod of Starvation for Sara, while she has a slightly tender moment with the starved remains of Gary.
The next page is an introduction to the next set of villains. The Starvation Squad.
Hope you like it.
And thus ends Act 1...
The previous six pages make up the first story arc of the first issue of The Adventures of Sardam. It features the rise and eventual fall of the Evil Wizard Gary and the reclamation of the Rod of Starvation.
Page 1 obviously reveals the origins of this comic to be that of a non-serious nature. The stick figures are pretty much a dead give away. However the panel that introduces our humble villain, Gary, is actually one of my early favorite panels from the comic. Besides this I despise this page though.
Page 2 is the true beginning of seriousness in the comic. I finally grow out my ponytail and have a T-shirt, meaning the final art style is finally decided upon. Nothing much else happens on this page though, aside from minor plot progression.
Page 3 is the first action scene! Huzzah! It's actually pretty nifty, how Sara looks whilst flying towards Gary. I really like the roughness of the final panel, but I think that's mostly to compensate for my lack of actual artistic credibility. Oh, it also features my first major fuck up with spelling.
Page 4, the first page that I truly loved. Actually my favorite pages still consist mainly of the origin story pages. I suppose I just really like homeless people haha. Sara's origin and "birth" of sorts is revealed, she was raised by a tribe of homeless people. This, of course, will be explored in detail later on.
Page 5 is pretty much just a simple introduction to the epic final stand off between our heroes and Gary. Luckily, Adam gets a hold of the Rod of Starvation before Gary even notices it's gone.
Page 6 is the conclusion to this story arc. Showing the starvation and eventual death of the Evil Wizard Gary. Gary's gone for now, though he might reappear later on somehow...
And thus ends the first arc of the continuing story of our lives, specifically Sara and I.
The Rise and Fall of Gary.
Page 1 obviously reveals the origins of this comic to be that of a non-serious nature. The stick figures are pretty much a dead give away. However the panel that introduces our humble villain, Gary, is actually one of my early favorite panels from the comic. Besides this I despise this page though.
Page 2 is the true beginning of seriousness in the comic. I finally grow out my ponytail and have a T-shirt, meaning the final art style is finally decided upon. Nothing much else happens on this page though, aside from minor plot progression.
Page 3 is the first action scene! Huzzah! It's actually pretty nifty, how Sara looks whilst flying towards Gary. I really like the roughness of the final panel, but I think that's mostly to compensate for my lack of actual artistic credibility. Oh, it also features my first major fuck up with spelling.
Page 4, the first page that I truly loved. Actually my favorite pages still consist mainly of the origin story pages. I suppose I just really like homeless people haha. Sara's origin and "birth" of sorts is revealed, she was raised by a tribe of homeless people. This, of course, will be explored in detail later on.
Page 5 is pretty much just a simple introduction to the epic final stand off between our heroes and Gary. Luckily, Adam gets a hold of the Rod of Starvation before Gary even notices it's gone.
Page 6 is the conclusion to this story arc. Showing the starvation and eventual death of the Evil Wizard Gary. Gary's gone for now, though he might reappear later on somehow...
And thus ends the first arc of the continuing story of our lives, specifically Sara and I.
The Rise and Fall of Gary.
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