A little bit of celebration here as I hit my deadlines~ It's a happy day....
So part of the changes here are two fold. In the original comic on page 160, the Divinity told the Owls to have the Queen put up the same show in front of their former subjects. Later on, I came to realize it would be better if I showed the action instead of tell...
Thank you everyone for the wait. I have done it.
I am now turning in the comic with 1.5 hours to spare!!!
Woooo... this has been rough. Trying tons of new things here. Most important, this entire comic will be in color.
This comic will feature Altagracia - the princess mentioned in the Work Hound in the lore...
The Divinity does not tell her how Insight will be fully supported. The gift of the crown followed by a teleportation method is a misdirection to convince both the Prisoner and Insight that is the majority of her plans. It worked. Insight gave a slight smirk in the previous version when she was given the seed.
As for this page, the change...
In the previous version I felt that there was a lack of intimate moments. Where you actively saw the gas mask wearing army interacting with their captives as plunder. The narcotic haze would keep the feeble, ready, and hungry. Some would be chained to the ground or the walls, begging to be used. Others are set free, too frenzied to do anything b...
2024-06-14 20:51:11 +0000 UTC View Post
Ro- BUTTS
Multiple versions! The glitter, the chrome, the depravity.
Oh the body pillows are in. I was working to the last minute of the final fixes.
These will be uploaded at higher resolutions at a later date. I'll place multiple versions and combinations during that time as well.
This page shows that all of the men and women are heavily intoxicated. They are placed within these semi closed chambers until they are thoroughly cooked. When ready, they are taken to the dining guests outside to be devoured. And they would be eager for it.
Much of the Elvish industry is based on plants. The strange elastic fabric, the s...
Page 152 has been added to this post to provide context. It has not been changed.
From page 153 on onwards there will be a change to the sequences. More details and art has been added to improve the readability... Oh who am I kidding. I'm adding more NSFW scenes. That's what this is about.
I'm going to be changing the dialog a bit ...
ROBOTS!
This is a Gundam body pillow for Morte Forte Tatsu. While these are SFW, there will be NSFW versions that will come about next week. It is taking longer than usual. Part of the difficulty is trying to match these to the reference sheets. The other is that mechanical linework is unforgiving in it's precision.
I h...
The last page of the chapter. Aegis starts the countdown as all of the soldiers converge on the Prisoner. A large scale battle is up ahead.
To summarize, Aegis negates the mana around him. Everything but his sword is in pure black and white. The blue color of communication magic is only reflected in the stone walls above him as the abilit...
So a few pages have taken me about 14-15 hours per two pages. These last two have taken me 30.5 hours. The quality doesn't look 'too' much better in retrospect, but it is allowing me to redraw panels and draw multiple people and backgrounds. I'm loving the change.
Next page on Monday will be the last page of this chapter. I'l...
The concepts for the Necromancer Side Story, which include the locations, main room and the major characters. These were made for consistency between multiple pages. Which is vital. I cannot tell you how many times I've referred to Insight's character sheet. And I either forget to draw or mistake where Warden's missing eye should be too many...
The reason the Divinity only sent a few squads at a time, was to set up this moment. First she does not want to expend resources on unconfirmed actions. Custodian Grace being captured could simply be a skilled warrior escaping with a hostage. Sending one squad is entirely appropriate. Once Whisper confirmed this person was a very capable mage of...
2024-05-27 19:52:49 +0000 UTC View Post
An entire army? The limited teleportation network was a lie! The Divinities are continually surprising the Prisoner by consistently pulling off the impossible. Just like growing the world trees. What we can surmise is that entire armies do not regularly teleport, otherwise the Prisoner would've picked up on it thro...
2024-05-24 21:37:51 +0000 UTC View Post
I think you'll agree this cover is a huge improvement over the previous attempt. The previous version is also included in this update for comparison. Having the extra time to rework it has been immensely helpful. Especially on something as important as the cover.
The scenario is exactly the same as before. Now it has a SFW ver...
She knows! The Divinity can partially see into the Astral forms. Astral travel is dangerous! The disembodied spirit can be taken and held into a soul container. It can be devoured or erased with the possibilities ranging from mental damage or even soul death. That's part of the reason its safer to take a mount. Thankfully travel in Astral forms ...
2024-05-20 21:48:02 +0000 UTC View Post
The Divinity. A showdown at last.
Part of why the Prisoner was surprised was due to operational security. When sending a force against a mind reader, you do not tell your troops the entire battle plan. Insight suspected but did not tell her squad the Divinity would be coming in as backup. Nor did the Divinity tell Insight who she woul...
This is Cyn, a character turnaround commissioned by ElizabethLove. Cyn is a pugilist 'problem solver' with a strong sense of justice. The commission is a two parter, with the next addition featuring a page of what she looks like after her 'upgrades' making her into a depraved tool used for violence and debauchery. Look forward to it next ...
2024-05-15 21:07:24 +0000 UTC View Post
The Prisoner knows about the teleportation network because he is reading the minds of his hounds. There are obvious limitations or extreme expenses. There are a number of times, in the story which should mention how he is looking through their memories to explain how he knows so much. For example, he is able to understand and speak without sound...
2024-05-13 19:29:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I've redrawn the last panel several times now and I've been doing so more often with these newer pages. Iterations like these are how art, at least my art, gets better. It takes several sketches to be ready for inking. And sometimes several ink attempts to get it right. Slowing down and giving myself time to do so have been really helpful. Thank...
2024-05-10 20:26:35 +0000 UTC View Post
A new cover for Warden to go out with the PDF bundle I have planned for the near future. 3+ years later and there will be a post on Gumroad! I'll let you guys know when that occurs.
It'll be a collection of the comic in 2-3k resolution along with some of the lore pages. There will be no images you have not seen before. Don't worry, ...
Close the door, turn off the lights, and hope the monster misses your house. As plans go...
Wednesday will hopefully feature a new cover for Chapter 1 of Warden. The inks and pencils are linked in the Raven and Divinity Rewards.
Rewards are linked below.
That's been the plan all along. Whatever mechanism holds the Elves to this planet will fail if the planet itself is destroyed. Immortals would happily make the trade.
This is of course a secret. You cannot say to army that their purpose is to secure land to plant the Armageddon inducing world trees. Some words are just bad for moral...
Another monster sized commission from Ulysses. This one features his long time Shadowrun character. Blondie is a South African ex-pat now making his living in the streets of Seattle. He's a pure bio-mod no cyber-ware merc who travels around in his custom party van.
It was a blast to draw and plan out.
As for the site n...
Earlier in the comic, the Prisoner mentioned how no one uses dimensional magic as the tear in reality is easy to detect. Although normal mages are able to do so, the Old Ones were the ones he was really worried about. Enough has leaked out that one of the swarm is reaching out for a bite.
Thankfully it is only one. If a larger porti...
We have another VOTE underway. This time it's about choosing which side story will be first to be featured as a comic!
As for this one page, this is another 2 page spread featuring a close up of the main world tree. The tree is large enoug...
It's time to vote for Warden's First Side Comic! Let's go!!!
The choices below were suggested by you, the patrons. And it will be your vote which determines which story will be drawn. There will be one weighted vote per patron.
The vote for the next side story will begin as the winner of this poll concludes. [Probably in a co...
Alright the results of the polls are in. These votes are weighted incrementally by tiers with the exception of the Divinity rank with a weight of 5 instead of 4. Multiple votes were enabled so this is a measure of interest.
Tier Reward Poll
WIP Pages - 64 votes
Commission priority - 12 Votes 2024-04-24 22:02:07 +0000 UTC View Post
Was... the cliffhanger to be explained in the next page.
The Prisoner suspected this all along. This trip was to accomplish two goals. 1) To check on the status of the old one swarm swimming in this part of the galaxy. 2) To obtain the ability to punch through any magical interference on scrying. His gift to Warden was a terrible idea.<...
And here we see why the Prisoner did not break the Mind Shield Insight kept up. The True Sight rune is blunted by intoxication with the belief that everything is but a very strange dream. The visions would have been fleeting, entering into and out of the mind like a drunkard's epiphany. Now she will remember this horror forever.
The True ...
The big reveal. The cosmic horrors have a way of making all the other problems facing them melt away into insignificance. Had an absolute blast drawing this one. Hope you guys enjoy it.
Of course, death by Elvish armies and death by unspeakable horrors are not the same. I won't go into detail here and let the comic dialog play out for the...