New Page #20!
I’ll be attending Mid Ohio Con this weekend, October 22nd and 23rd. Look for me in Artist Alley, I’ll be taking commissions and selling Dreamer swag: buttons, magnets, prints, stickers… We’ll be selling the “A Providential Hello” comic with both covers, and prints! If you can’t make the show, and really want to get a copy of the comic, or a lovely print, or both! you can get them online here (and they’ll be signed by both of us!) until this Sunday, October 23rd.
And don’t forget to Pre Order your copies of The Dreamer Vol. 1 and 2! (IDW Publishing) If you order them via a bookstore or comic shop, it is the best way to support me. More books in stores means more of my books on bookstore shelves. Use these order codes to do that:
Vol 1: 978-1-60010-465-7
Vol 2: 978-1-61377 – 031-3
And VOTE to preview Friday’s update!
Poor poor Nathan. He’s out of his league. Poor baby. Don’t you creeps talk about his scar! Just because he has a powder scar doesn’t mean he’s automatically a soldier! * pointedly ignores the fact Nathan IS a soldier, and huggles him* It gives you character and makes you look manly, mate. And soldiers are sexy anyway. And you made spying cool before James Bond or Chuck Bartowski were even born.
I think what makes me the most sad about Nathan’s situation is how lonely he had to be. Breaks my heart. I’d do anything to have a friend with me, just so we could watch out for each other, or be together if the worst happened. At least there’s always G-d, no matter what, right?
The VI: Huzzah Benjamin! You run ‘em off! You show ‘em! Teach ‘em a lesson and give ‘em a whooping they won’t soon forget.
What’s more, from reading Nate’s biography, I suspect he knew he was going to die. And I think he also realized that even if he did make it out alive – there was little opportunity or acceptance for spies waiting around. I just want to hug him…Poor, poor Nate.
Oh Nate, what -are- you going to say about that scar? Hunting accident, maybe? You’re a terrible liar, though. Be careful, Love. Do not make this any more painful than it already was.
Nice page though, really. I am still thinking of the Snuggly Duckling scene from Tangled, only this is ten times more painful and involves less Mandy Moore.
And my mother bought me A Providential Hello as well. :) I am pleased as punch.
I’ve got a dream.. I’ve got a dreammmmm….
Oooh! Someone get me a glass, because I just found me a talll drink of waaater.
Nathan: …Are you talking about me?
Me: *I* was. The old drunk guy was talking about Donna Murphy. lol
*dies*
Bwahahaha!
Gotta admit though, Donna Murphy is brilliant. :D
Mother Gothel is my favorite Disney villain! :D Donna Murphy was FANTASTIC.
I really need to watch Tangled again…perhaps I will do that today…
If you don’t have the DVD it’s on Netflix instant watch, if you’ve got that. I borrowed my friend’s netflix to watch it because I’ve cancelled my account and don’t have the DVD yet (for shame, me! I’ll get it eventually lol).
Hehehe. I own the DVD. I watched it yesterday. :)
Good. :)
He probably did, but he did it anyway. He’s got guts you have to give him that. Even if it’s painful for him and for us…hugs for Nathan!
And nothing snuggly about those ugly ducklings in that tavern, lol. It would be funny to do a spoof page though…
“Where did you get that scar?”
“I got it in a circus accident!”
“A circus?!?!?”
*Everyone laughs*
“Find your humanity! I wanted to be a fire breather! Haven’t any of you ever had a dream?”
*Silence, then song about having dreams ensues*
Waayyy to keep a low profile, Nathan. lol
And aren’t Mums great? I can’t wait until I have my own job and can get her nice presents too. She made me laugh; she said “I don’t know why but I really want a pair of those coach sneakers.” Someday I’ll get her some, when I have the $$$. For Christmas though she asked for new towels and bathroom sets because the ones we have are all getting old. :P
Love the spoof. Nice way to wake up… trying to picture Nathan in a circus. I think my brain just melted a little :P
I read her comment right before I went to sleep. xD. Wish I could say I had dreamed about that – but I think we could all admit that would be the BEST. DREAM. EVER.
Nate as a fire breather. xD. Too awesome.
More fan art fodder. lol
@Grace: Nathan as Dustfinger :D
Is it really bad I was thinking that exact same thing? I wasn’t sure if anyone would know what I was talking about if I said Dustfinger…
I’m a fan of Paul Bettany :) and the Inkheart series in general, but Dustfinger is my fav!
Hehehe, he is. Though I find it easier to see Nathan as Dustfinger than Paul as Nathan…lol
I see what you’re saying but maybe a MUCH younger Paul…as long as still has the Dustfinger Hair
I still can’t imagine it. lol
@Half Moon
I can see that. :D
lol, first thing I thought of when you said “Nathan as a fire breather”
Where do you think I got the idea from? ;)
Oh and my sweet Mummy got me the Providential Hello set to add to my “memorabilia collection that’s going to be worth a fortune in ten years.” lol Early Xmas present methinks. :) I told her not to order the Vol. 2 because I’m getting that from my shop. One way or the other I should be gainfully employed by this time next week. :D
I wish I was at the Con! At least I get to attend Sironia’s movie premiere tomorrow and see some old friends over the weekend. :)
Thanks!! :)
Early Christmas gift eh? You kidding? I’m getting the two graphic novels for *myself* this Christmas ;) No one in my family knows about my Dreamer obsession. They think I’m nuts enough as it is for loving the eighteenth century ;)
My Mum’s as nuts as I am about The Dreamer but she doesn’t collect. I’m all about the story and the swag. lol
Plus I’ve been talking about Nathan Hale for nearly 2 decades so there was no keeping this a secret either way.
I’ve got the first graphic novel already; just gotta get the second one once it’s time. :D
I just started reading the dreamer and i love it, oh and I LOVE Nathan. He is my favorite character. I just wish i could go back and alter time. I really enjoy your style. Keep up the great work.
Welcome to The Dreamer! So glad you found us! Nathan Hale gets a lot of love around these parts..!
Huzzah! Welcome to the cult of Nathanism! ;D
That dude really reminds me of Gary Oldman for some obvious reason….this will definitely end sooner than anticipated
the VI — Go Benny, ride the horsie, it’s your birthday…
INCENTIVE CAPTION!!!!
Tallmadge: “Come on, Shadowfax! Their bullets can’t touch us!”
Shadowfax: “The hell you say, boy! I’m going back to Middle-Earth, the wizard pays me better anyway!”
Oh please don’t project my beloved and favorite actor Gary Oldman into that villain. I mean, Gary makes great baddies but I don’t think I could forgive him for this one. lol
Wow, Wednesday was all about my love of Orlie and today it’s all about my love of Gary. Next week it’s gonna be Bryce Dallas Howard. lol
Oh didn’t you hear? I cast her as Mrs. Knowlton. :-P
Huzzah!
And props for the LOTR ref. I forgot to say in my gushing about Gary.
She is way too skinny to be Mrs. K!!! And young. I like Melissa McCarthy. She’s adorable!
Hehehe, so definitely not Mrs. K but we’ll sneak her in there somewhere. ;)
Yeah….maybe she can be somebody’s cousin or something….
I could think of a few interesting spots she could show up. lol
Oh, Nathan. ;_____;
O.O meep. Nathan……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….DON’T LEAVE ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country.” – Nathan Hale
This we all will remember for a very long long time
Always have, always will. :)
I JUST BOUGHT MY COPIES OF A PROVIDENTIAL HELLO! Was super worried PayPal wasn’t going to accept my card like the last time. It works! So excited now!!! <3
But not excited for Nate. :((( Hang in there buddy!
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So glad you were able to get it!
It sounds like you got both covers, eh? Couldn’t pick? ;)
It was *SO* hard to choose!! It went along the lines of they’re both so pretty! They’re both so amazing! Oh my gosh, I’m not one for drama but I LOVE THEM BOTH! I CAN’T PICK ONE!! Now, I’ve the two besties to look forward to in the mail :D
Have a great time at Mid-Ohio Con! Wish I could be there to hang out! :X
Oh, Nathan! You poor poor soul! *Reaches across time and hugs Nathan* There, there it will be alright. I won’t let those nasty rangers get you!
Or.. will I. Oh, what can one do when the heart is willing but history will not compromise?
Nathan! *sniffs”
Poor Nathan! Bullying is so mean.
Also, Nathan’s channeling a bit of “young Tom Hanks” in that second to last panel, doncha think? Or is it just me?
You know…you’re right he does look a little like a young Hanks…weird! XD
Oh, Nathan, be careful!
Beautiful update! You’ve perfectly evoked the tavern – I can practically smell the ale and the tobacco smoke!
Julie did a great job coloring this page, didn’t she?!
Indeed she did! Huzzah to Julie!
I must still be half-asleep, because my first thought when looking at this page this morning was: “It comes in pints?!”
Love the VI–Ben looks awesome.
HA!! Best movie ever!!
HAHA!!! *likelikelike*
Mwhaha…Benny’s gonna save the day. He’s gonna save Freddy, Knowlton, and Nate :D
Yay! More LOTR!!! This shall be our movie of the update. lol
And Ben is yelling “Forward Riders of Rohan!” (or the book line of “Death! Ride, ride to ruin and world’s ending!”)
that was in the movie, too. Theoden said it.
in the book it’s Eomer. I’ve not seen the movies as much as I’ve read the books…
yeah, oddly i watch LOTR:EE every year and read Harry Potter (all 4,000 pages) every year. You’d think I could stick to one universe…
I revisit both franchises, book and/or film, on an annual basis. You’re not alone.
i actually meant that in the sense that i don’t read the LOTR books or watch the Potter movies as regularly as i do the other.
So read Potter and watch Tolkien? Switch it up this year for the lolz!
That should read “So you read Potter and watch Tolkien” but the site kept booting me off and I had to retype it so many times I must have dropped a word. <.<
I think it’s time for us to start casting Dreamer characters as LOTR characters. I’d automatically think Legolas = Alan because of the long flowing golden hair…lol even though there’s not much else the same.
*Thinks back to the previous update with Orlie as Nathan, tries not to die laughing*
*thinks really hard*
Faramir = Nathan. If Faramir was blonde…or if Nathan had dark hair/red hair (depending on book/movie) Hair doesn’t matter AS MUCH….xD
Although, Wenham looks nothing like how I pictured Nathan.
Poor Nathan. I have a bad feeling about this! And yeah for Ben on the Calvery! You did well on the horses
Is the Robert Rogers mentioned in the page #19 blog the same guy who led the Rogers Rangers unit in the French and Indian War? I’d read somewhere that he became a Loyalist commander when the Revolution started but I didn’t know he was a “spy hunter”. Anyway, it would be interesting to see Knowlton’s Rangers take on their Loyalist counterparts, especially when you consider how brutal the Patriots and Loyalists were to each other. In many ways the American Revolution was also basically a civil war. The big irony is that the Patriots were pretty much doing what the Confederacy tried to do in the 1860′s, breaking away from the “Mother Country”!
It is in fact the same guy! He played both sides for awhile and then went Loyalist when it was profitable for him.
*does not like* Obviously. :P
I JUST finished the Hale biography I’ve been reading. My mom had to give in and ask why I was yelling obscenities at some Roger guy. She officially thinks I’m crazy – but I think I’m rather justified.
Hahaha. My parents stopped coming in to see what I was griping about years ago. It’s always a book or something. lol
That JERK!!! I could kill him!!! Poor Nathan. That’s just not right.
Let’s take the TARDIS and give him the what-for!
I’ve still got the keys >:3
I’ll bring baseball bats. And pepper spray. He won’t know what’s comin’
And I’ll bring my Escrima sticks. Muahahaha!
We can always recruit River…..???
We can try but she might not be interested. lol Unless the guys start harassing her. THEN she’ll be totally into it. :D
Introduce her to Hammy……then she’ll be entertained :)
My mind is going so many places with that right now…
But you gotta admit, between Hammy and Freddie, she’d be happy to help!
And yet River and Freddy just made me go “awwww” lol
aww poor Nathan he seems self-conscious about his scar, stupid guys!
Poor Nathan. I personally cannot WAIT to get my own copy of “A Providential Hello”. I’ll have you know, Lora, that your comic is the very first print version of the webcomics I read that I’ve ever bought. So, you’d better feel honored. (just kidding. I do enjoy this, though! And I will definitely be putting The Dreamer on my “buy” list as well!)
I love how you portrayed Roger’s lads (if my memory does not fail me and it was Roger’s Rangers who took Nathan, right?) They look so nasty. This volume is really heart-felt. I like how you have Bea reading his letter during it all.
@ Brent: Sure, you could stick to one universe, but why would you want to?
Lora, very high quality page, though I probably don’t get all the foreshadowing as much as some. He wasn’t someone we covered in school up here, and I deliberately haven’t gone to research since I started reading your comic.
Oh, the last couple of pages have honestly made me want to cry! :( Oh, and poor Nathan is going to die :( :( and he was one of my favourite characters! & poor Frederick, oh, its all so upsetting… :(
Oooh, you leave Nathan alone! *throws chair at suspicious-looking men*
Lora, A few pages back you said that Nathan didn’t really use an alias on his mission and I’m taking your word for it, So does this mean the story that he posed as a Dutchman is just some Revolution “myth”? Because “Nathan Hale” just doesn’t sound like a Dutch name! Anyway, I was wondering if you or someone else could clear up this little mystery.
He was indeed posing a Dutch school teacher. But, for some reason or other (inexperience, most likely) did not change his name.
as a *
*imagines a fancy Nathan*
Nathan: Okay, now put your left arm like this and stand on…. that foot.
Dutchman: Sir, ‘ow mudge longer musten I stand like this?
Nathan: Oh, just until Caera gets all the flames out.
Caera: *runs past with scripts for that strip*
Nathan: “….”
Dutchman: “….”
Nathan: “Well, see ya!”
*puts out flames*
*takles Nathan so he can’t leave*
So….you saved the alternate ending ones where he survives and lives in the Witness Protection Program, right? They’re the ones that need publishing, not the real ones.
Yes. He’ll be living with me and Half Moon under Witness Protection and we’re going to travel space and time unil we all die of old age. lol
Yes, *takes out psyqic paper* see? we’re all responsible adults here, no problem.
Nathan: Reponsible isn’t a word I would use…
Me: Aw, Nathan, thou knowst me too well…. >:3
Nathan: Darling, it’s not just YOU I’m worried about…*looks pointedly at Caera* oh, and the paper is blank.
Me: ……..Finally, a lie too big.
OMG we broke the psychic paper! Or is it just that it only works for one person at a time?
I’ve always thought that he altered his diploma. One of the accounts of his capture says they caught a spy named “Nathaniel Hales”. He could have added a few letters to his diploma to make that change. I’ve never seen that theory in print anywhere, but the longer name made me think of it. I used that in my Enemy Spies story.
His name was spelled Nathaniel Hale on the ships log that took him to Long Island. Nathaniel Hales isn’t much of an alias! Misspellings and variants in names aren’t uncommon between these old documents and records. You can’t bring a 21st century mindset to the accounts. What he was doing was very shameful in that society. Knowing what I do about him, I imagine he conducted himself with as much integrity & virtue throughout the affair as he could.
Poor Nathan! He’s got that nervous little sweat droplet on his forehead as he walks out!
Seriously, such a brave man. He knew what he was getting himself into, but he didn’t back down.
A week ago, we had to write journals in my German class about our heroes, and I wrote about Nathan Hale. And then again in English class, we’re studying the Odyssey and discussing how Odysseus talks to a bunch of dead people in the Underworld, and I was asked who I’d want to bring back and talk to if I had the chance. Naturally, I said Hale again. Not that I’d want him to relive his last moments, but I’d want to get to know such a brave man a little bit better. Anyways, I had to explain who he was to three different people. It makes me sad that the only thing they know about him is that he said the famous quote, “My only regret is that I have but one life to give for my country,” and that’s only -after- I tell them the quote and who said it. :(
I think you’re doing him great justice so far, Laura. Although I’m dreading the end of this storyline, I’m also really interested in seeing how you portray it in The Dreamer. As usual, I can’t wait for the next update!
Hehehe, I always did projects on Nathan in school. He’s like my default setting. :D
You know the Doctor is going to want the Tardis back eventually, or did you and Half Moon manage to travel to Gallifrey somehow and “acquire” a different one? If that’s the case then hopefully this new Tardis will have a working camouflage device! Let’s face it, Blue police boxes are pretty uncommon in most places in time and space.
The Doctor gave us a piece of the TARDIS to grow our own, of course! lol
I saw it yesterday at Mid Ohio Con! But some guy was carrying it around and there were too many people to glomp him then & there.
Carrying the TARDIS? That one must be smaller on the outside. lol
Wish I could come to the Con sometime this millennium. XD
I must figure out how to get photos on the computer!!!!! I met a guy in Tenant cosplay, and got my picture with him while I held the screwdriver!!!
I think I’ve already mentioned this, but it was epic, and I’m dying to make that a blog post
Blog it blog it blog it! :D
Oh, right! I forgot you can do that with Tardises. Give River my regards if she shows up! And by the way, do you intend to use the camouflage device on your new Tardis or just keep it in one external appearance? If it’s the latter, what will it look like?
Oh here’s an interesting question-River Tam or River Song? lol
I kind of like the whole blue box thing but I guess we’d have to do something else since the Doctor claimed that one.
I’m so excited about vol.2 !! Which issues would it be collecting?
7-12! So this one will be in book #3.
I managed to buy my copy of A Providential Hello before this weekend (good thing since I was kind of busy getting married O_O). :D
Poor Nathan!! This was just uncomfortably awkward.
@ Caera: River Song, of course! But anyway, what ever shape you decide on should have an easy entrance/exit opening for emergencies. And what I’ve been referring to as the camouflage device is actually known as a ” Chameleon Circuit”, but then you probably already know that!
@ Caera: I hope you’ll remember to approach River Tam with caution and try to keep her away from any potential weapons if she ever does show up there! lol