Page Sixtyfive
As usual the funnest part of this page to do was the smoke stuff and clouds.
I could draw that sort of thing all day
actually I guess I kind of did, considering I’ve been painting this page for 13 hours now
haha, sure glad I’m done until, uh, I start the next page in a day or so
oh also dr. peterson’s face, always enjoy that.
sorry about this long rambling insight into my creative process, I usually try to be succinct under here. Okay, anyway!
No way, first? If they get put back in someone is going to end up dead the second the guards blink.
I see no solution in there other than surrender or slaughter…
Ha, Peterson’s face when he realizes that Phineas is there too. I guess I’d look that unhappy too. The outcome of surviving would probably be low.
Holy shit, I was really worried for Doctor Peterson for a minute there, thought he was going to be toast for sure. I didn’t realize I’d actually grown sort of attached. I am always amazed by how much you put into your characters, I mean, everyone is so developed and interesting, even if they only play a minor role. I really like the Warden as well, it will be nice to see her again. Well, not for Schtein, but I’ll enjoy it. Eagerly awaiting your next update, as always!
I actually quite enjoy both Schtein and Armastus. The look of “oh crap” on Schteins and the “great.. just.. greaaaaaat” on Armastus’s is wonderful.
and you were right about the “no one remembers me” thing with.. dang I can’t remember his name.. notice it was SCHTEIN and not the guy who was injured that gave them away as being escapees.
It’s too bad they didn’t have guns lying around in the break room. Wait, what am I saying.
Peterson’s face when he sees Armastus says it all.
I KNEW Krow would be the one to make things difficult in some way. Little toadies always do.
Ditto, I was a bit surprised Armastus let Krow come along.
Peterson has always seemed like an OK guy.
I wonder if he’ll actually be the one who turns this around and helps them get out somehow? Hmmm
I don’t think any OK guy would let Armastus out of prison
No, but he might let Stein out.
I think part of being an OK guy involves not helping mass murderers and serial killers escape prison. I keep wanting Peterson to be on their side too, but he’s a good guy, and while Schtein may be the protagonist, he’s not a “good guy.” Completely on the edge of my seat now.
Everything’s candy and sprinkles until Armastus shows up…
that said, I’m glad we aren’t going to watch Peterson’s messy death (yet?). He did get Schtein his gloves back and all.
How many knives do you KEEP stashed in that boot, Phineas?
This is going to get very bloody very soon unless some negotiations can be made…
God dang it Krow. Phin is so going to slaughter you for this. They were so close. So close. You said you wouldn’t be any trouble Krow, well look what happened!
I foresee a very painful death for him in the future.
These colors! The lights! Looking at your art is always such a tremendous motivator to improve my own work, Mr. Grundy. The teal backgrounds and the, uh… “Port wine cheese ball” backgrounds were really great decisions, they bounce off each other so well and really help up the energy and interest from panel to panel.
Guys, guys, don’t worry about it. This is Phineas we’re talking about.
He’s going to turn that poor guard into mince-meat. I can already see him grabbing the barrel and turning things around.
Yeah, if you’ve got a rifle, for God’s sake … don’t EVER get that close to someone that you intend to cow. One little grab on the barrel and YOINK, you’re open handed.
I want them to take Dr. Peterson hostage and wind up with him running around with them. He’s a great character, and I want to see a lot more of him! He has a very well-developed and complex personality, suitable for a long-term character. And, of course, his face!!! There are no mysteries surrounding him, but he’s incredibly intriguing. It would be a real shame if he disappeared along with the prison scene.
This is a dramatic scene, and your choice of colors, angles, shots, even panel placement go above and beyond to convey every bit of action. This page is masterful. I wouldn’t be able to find a page in any of my published comic books that conveys a scene of this nature so incredibly well.
Even the panels that have liney things going on instead of the actual background. The one with the pure blue background. EVERYTHING. You have such a brilliant mind for this.
Awwwwwwwww maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan. For once I wanted him to knife someone. Poor Schtein!
Oh god, this page is gorgeous. Dem backgrounds!
Oh man! I knew it couldn’t be that easy. :( I find it a little uncomfortable that I’m desperately rooting for a psychotic murderer to escape from prison because it means Schtein will go with him…then again, he is quite the beefcake…mmmmm…unng this hurts my morals
But Beckey, I like your rambling creative progress insights! They’re so interesting! And this page is amazing, I can’t wait for the characters to finally escape. It’s really cool how you can make characters like this (psychotic, murdering, etc) so likeable.
omg how can they even escape such a predicament without a dues ex machina on the way? Come on escape somehow! Or we might have to see bars again! >=3
Okay, Krow is gonna pay for compromising their escape. They were so freaking CLOSE! I wonder how Dr. Peterson noticed Schtein in the first place…He only saw the back of his head! Maybe the white hair? I dunno…
It’s not impossible to recognize someone just back from the back of their head, though it’s probably a combination of the white hair and the fact that Schtein is just exuding fear. He’s trying so hard not to get noticed that his body language gives him away.
I personally don’t understand why people don’t like Krow. He can’t exactly help being injured. And really.. Phin is just as bad as he is, only more.. I don’t know, attractive? I’ve become a little attached to him, just because of how pathetic he is. Am I the only one..? I guess not. Oh well.
When you forget that he’s a serial rapist/murderer, he really does have his own charm. Helpful, if cowardly, tragically dorky-looking, really desperately just wants to be acknowledged and possibly have a real friend. I hate to admit that I’m afraid that since he’s sort of the butt of all jokes he’ll be the first one to get the axe.
This is a great page, and I agree with all of the wonderful praise given here. So I feel kinds guilty asking about this, considering your art is amazing and 100 times better than anything I can do… But isn’t our resident cannibal’s left hand rather large in the last panel?
Yes, but so is one of the hands on Michaelangelo’s David.
pffffffhahahah, that comparison, haha, whoa. No no no nono, let’s not do that.
I did fuck up that hand size, it happens. It’s comic pages, you know. 80% deliberate good art (or what I think is good art now, heh, let’s see how I feel in a few months) and then like 20% fuck ups that I have to let slide because time. Just got to be more mindful for future pages.
Time, the universal limiter on all great things. XD And from here it looks like 90% good art. ;P
Good to see Peterson still be awesome. And sadly the prediction did come true as rat boys injury made him a liability to the group.
We see an M16. Interesting given that we are supposed to be, what, 40 years in an alternate future or something. So I guess some tech has not changed that much.
That guard is either very brave, very well paid, very disciplined or very stupid. I have a nasty feeling the next page is going to get gory.
Trying to puzzle out that pose of Krow’s in panel 5. Act surprised at the escaped felons and get on the bus?
I’m with Chris E and Fren on the proximity of the guard (& gun) in the last panel. At that close range, the knife is more dangerous than the gun; all Phin has to do is shove it with his shoulder and the fired bullet will go wide, with the guard’s body exposed. Will he? Tougher question.
Time for JayJay to make a heroic return!
Awwww man! They were so CLOSE!
Just read through the whole lot for a second time. I am so very madly in love with your comic. It’s amazing to see how your art progresses, and how you’re always pushing yourself to get better and better. Can’t wait for the update, soooo exciting!
Am I the only one who can see it? That Schtein is going to become a mad scientist isn’t very far-fetched, Krow is going to become his “igor,” his stupid-but-lojal underling, and Armastus is going to become his right hand man, what they one TvTropes would call a “dragon”
Time for smoke man to swoop in to the rescue! He WAS sent to retrieve Schtein, was he not?