New Page #50! And it is a milestone.
This is the 400th page of The Dreamer!
Hip, Hip, Huzzah!
I'm passed out on my computer desk, Alan. 400 pages is a lot of muskets, buttons and tricorns to draw...
Now we know why Bea was on a ship back in issue #1. As for the abduction part, Bea heard about this back in Issue #2. It’s been awhile but here’s the link.
Looks like Alan is going to have to rescue her. Oh, wait…
If you’ve been reading since issue #1, thanks for sticking with us!
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I love how you brought this all around full circle like this Lora! Not a very good turn of events for sure!
Congratulations on the 400th page! That is outstanding! Loving this!
Thank you!
Bea…when will you ever learn?!
Happy 400th!!!
VI–Alan looks thoroughly gobsmacked. And I rather like the couple in the background who look like they’re about to start dancing in the streets)
Families were separated by the siege. Alan wasn’t the only one waiting to get back in apparently. :)
Gobsmacked is definitely the description that suits his expression best…and it’s one of my favorite words EVER! :)
How about “Flabbergasted”?
Nah…not as cool, and just doesn’t seem to fit quite as well. :P
Hmm…Now that I think about it, “Flabbergasted” sounds more like it belongs in the 19th century. Plus it has too many syllables.
400th page! That’s amazing! Congrats, Lora! I remember way, way back when this had hardly begun! I never realized just how long it’s been!
I love how you’ve brought this back to where it all started. So, now that we’ve done that…are we going to finally get Alan back on the road to recovery? It feels like he’s been sick for 100 pages!
His first sneeze was in issue #4: http://www.thedreamercomic.com/comic.php?id=107
Yup… he’s been sick for most of the story. :(
And thank you!
Happy 400th Page Lora
Thanks!
I’ve been re-reading Issue #1 not to long, I’ve started re-reading it end of the week last week and now I’m on Issue #8 and going on #9
GAH DID YOU *HAVE* TO UPDATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING?!?!? Seriously, 5 minutes earlier I was snooping the page for an early update. And you couldn’t have waited until the regular time either. Just got on facebook and had a freakin’ HEART ATTACK.
Bwahahaha, 400th update ftw! You rock, Lora.
Oh, and I love Alan’s *facepalm* in the VI. lol
Does this mean we get our “huzzah” button? =D
I second this huzzah-worthy notion!
Thirded! It passes! HUZZAH!!! :P
Huzzah button would be awesome!
YAY! 400! *breaks the non-existent huzzah button please don’t ask how*
So we finally know how it happened….and it couldn’t have happened on a more appropriate page.
INCENTIVE CAPTION!!!
Alan: “Where are they, sir?”
Mr. Whalley: “Well, the soldiers were headed for the phoenix, which I think is also where Howe keeps his tea cosies–”
Alan: “ I’LL DO IT!! “
And yeah, I forgot about that awesome whore of a strumpet line.
Also – PROVIDENCE! Seriously, every time I see that word now, that is pretty much how I say it….or rather, I’ll read the word and then immediately “shout” “ PROVIDENCE! ”
On a similar note, I just finished that “Nathan Hale: Life and Death of America’s First Spy” book by Phelps. My analysis…….interesting, and I’m glad I read it, but for the most part it felt more like a report on Hale that a college student did for his sophomore american history class.
Ha! I can’t remember if you bought a “Providence!” button from me or not.
Nope — Toga and Class of 1773
HUZZAH!!!
Sorry…just had to do that. But seriously, 400 pages??? That’s an amazing milestone, Lora, and although I can’t say I’ve been here from the beginning, I’m certainly more than happy to offer my congratulations and wish you and the rest of the team the best of success in the future :)
And what a milestone page this is, too – now we know what really prompted Beatrice’s disappearance that starts off the comic. But my guess is that that means we’re getting close to the end of the flashbacks, huh? After all, we’ve just about caught up to the “present” and all. Here’s hoping that Alan ends up okay on the other side of the memories, then. *salutes*
I’m calling it now — last page of the issue is (a) a proposal, (3) a sudden rush of recollection for Bea ( I’ve been watching Once Upon A Time), (Q) a tender moment between this family, or (7.9) any combination of the above.
LOL, making lists like the Doctor now, are we? 1, B (or 2), 3 (or C), and the little “iv” in brackets. XD
Mr, Whaley: Hang on a minute, who put you in charge? And who the hell are you anyway?
Alan: *blazing eyes* I’m Alan Warren. I’m an apple farmer. I’m from the Warren Farm in Roxbury Massachusetts. I’m 28 years old, and I’m the man who’s going to save your daughter from General Howe. You have a problem with that?
Mr. Whaley: No.
Alan: In that case… Allons y!
*LIKE!!!!!!!!!!!!*
XD Muchas gracias! But don’t you mean “Huzzah?” ;)
lol – forgive me, but I just lost it at Alan’s saying “Allons-y!” Great, so he knows French now, too?
lol oops, but the sonc screwdriver doesn’t work on comments…..it’s on the list of settings for the Doctor to invent….right after one for wood ;)
I like how kevin’s brother did it in home alone more, though.
“You don’t think anything’ll happen to him?”
“No, for three reasons. A….I’m not that lucky. Two, we have smoke detectors. And d, we live on the most boring street in the United States of America, where nothing dangerous will ever happen – period! “
Quoting Home Alone? A man after my own heart! I think Home Alone is the second most quoted film in our house. (Ghostbusters being #1.)
“That’s a big Twinkie.”
We quote The Princess Bride, Arrested Development, and the Rifftrax of Star Trek (the new version) while making references to Harry Potter, LotR, and Star Wars…but that is one of my favorite Home Alone quotes. :)
Oh…and I feel like I should get the reference that Dana made above, but I seem to be missing it. Help? :(
What does “Allons y” mean, exactly? I have a pretty good idea, though!
pretty much Allons y = “Let’s go”
@David: Yeah, it’s french
400!? HUZZAH!!!!!!!
And the page…..this is…somehow ironic.
All I got to say is go get her Alan!! Also Congrats Lora!
I think he’s thinking the same thing. For anyone who read the Frederick Knowlton short story it fills in the gap between this scene and where we find Alan in Issue #1.
http://thedreamercomic.com/blog.php/store/
Ooo…thanks for the reminder! I’ve been meaning to stock up on more short stories (the only one I’d purchased up till now was he Thanksgiving one). :)
Congrats! I’ve probably been following since page 50 or so (: I look forward to many more Dreamer milestones come! LOVE THIS!
Thanks for sticking with us!
Weds and Friday updates are basically the highlights of my school week! lol
Awesome page! Congrats on all 400 of them!
Thanks, Rose!
Wow! Congrats, Dreamer team! Here’s to 400 more. ;)
Thanks.
Fantastic page for a fantastic landmark!
Thank you.
Woo! 400 pages is quite a feat! Congratulations!
Ha, yeah, it’s been a lot of work. But mostly fun.
Thanks!
Congrats on the 400th page, it is kind of full circle of how Bea got on the ship. Keep up the good work, plus, my little sister says thank you for signing the books for her, she loves your work.
Aww, tell her no prob.
Hip, hip, huzzah to you at 400 pages and a mesmerized readership.
So Beatrice spents 6 months with the British. Will she charm the young, dashing, and worldly British officers, as she seems to do with certain favored Provincials? There are scores of such Brits and only one of her. They are not all bad fellows. Will the blonde bad girl Elizabeth Loring get her center stage? “Whore of a strumpet,” indeed.
Now that you mention it, Bea’s time as a “guest” of General Howe would make for an interesting story in itself, but then Lora has no doubt also already considered that.
Thanks, Sam!
And yes, we’ll see more of Mrs. Loring in the future!
Hopefully not just in flashbacks!
I think I’ve been following along more or less since the beginning. At least, when I first started reading you were only in issue 1. HUZZAH!
I can’t wait to see the details of how Alan carried out his rescue of Bea.
And then I want to get back to “present day” 1776 and see how John saves Alan.
And then I call Bea passing out in 1776 only to reawaken in the 21st century and have to deal with all the teenager stuff waiting for her there, in the wake of having to deal with such grown-up issues in the 18th century.
Alan’s rescue of Bea took place in the very first issue.
Are we still taking a chance that John’s “medicine” will help more than hurt? Good thing Bea is there to keep an eye on him.
He’d have probably unleashed the leaches by now! I can just imagine Bea’s reaction to THAT! :P
actually, leeches aren’t too bad. they’re still used in modern medicine from time to time. But I’m sure Bea would still freak.
Double milestone! I started reading The Dreamer a year ago Monday (it was a stress relief while I was moving). Here’s to #400 and another 400+ more. You deserve all of the accolades, having put such amazing effort into creating an awesome piece. Huzzahs all around!
ha! Glad to be of service. And thanks.
Huzzah! 400th page!!! Should we have a thirteen gun salute to celebrate?
Wow. Now I finally know what happened to Bea.
Naughty redcoats. Strike a woman, eh? Tsk. Tsk. Tsk, So the redcoats were the ones responsible for the broken windows! Heh. Naughty. Very Naughty.
I agree. That was indeed most ungentlemanlike of them! Such behavior simply isn’t cricket! I hope Frau Whaley wasn’t too badly hurt, for Bea’s sake, anyway.
Good point David. Where is the wife? Recovering from her scare, and a harsh blow? Weeping because her daughter was kidnapped by the British? Not knowing if she will ever see her daughter again?
What about that maidservant that was there earlier? What happened to her?
Sigh. I guess we still have so many questions unanswered.
I know! And I thought it was the Patriots who did that at first *shot*
I’m sure Alan got a lot of practice smashing windows with his Liberty Boy friends….
I guess so. You know young guys and their shenanigans…
But I was just thinking of the little ditty I learned in my history class growin up:
“Tories with their brats and wives / Should flee to save their wretched lives.”
Yeah…there’s my rather limited education on the American Revolution for you. So knowing that Mr. Whaley’s supposed to be a Loyalist, the rest sort of came together. Who would’ve thought it was the other way around?
WOW!!! This is amazing! It all makes sense now! Alan is going to rescue Bea, and that’s why she was on the British ship! I love this! I need more!!!
HUZZAH!! HUZZAH!!
I love you, Alan!
“More” is coming. :)
Oh, Wow! and Huzzah! 400!
I had no idea there were so many pages. That’s a LOT of work, Lora and Julie. And, for the most part, twice a week, and keeping that very high level of detail and accuracy, throughout too.
A labor of love. And we all love you too. This country needs good exciting, draw-you-in history lessons like this right now. Thank You! Thank You! Thank You!
400 pages! Three cheers for Lora! Huzzah! Huzzah! Huzzah!
Thank you, Steve.
HEY DREAMERS!!!! I just found this really cool song by Bing Crosby…..and at 4:35 he mentions Nathan!!!!!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMgmSpHEarQ
AWESOME! Thanks for sharing!
I think I have a new favorite singer.
lol!!! I’ve loved Bing since I was a little kid but this…..*slight swoon*
Der Bingle was cool!
He forgot to marry me. ;)
HA! How many guys are we /both/ going to be going after once we’re in Heaven???
Awesome! :) My favorite movie when I was a kid (you know how every kid picks one that they practically watch on repeat) was Holiday Inn…and I had a crush on Bing. :) I was devastated when I learned that he was long gone by the time I watched that movie.
Where did the British fleet sail to after leaving Boston? I think somebody mentioned Nova Scotia but my memory could be wrong on this.
Your memory is right. But the ultimate destination (after they got rid of the Tories) was NYC. Where Lord Admiral Howe would bring the Navy to meet up with General Howe’s Army.
Yes, they went to Halifax, stayed there a bit, then moved on to New York.
Right, Halifax! THAT’S the name I was trying to think of!
Happy 400th page, Lora!! :) Many huzzahs to you! I honestly can’t remember when I first stumbled across this comic. I know it wasn’t at page one, but I’m inclined to think it was during Issue #1…maybe Issue #2 (though I honestly cannot recall crossing a chapter heading when I was playing catch up with my reading). In any event, it’s been a wonderful ride. Your art has improved fantastically, and your colorist does incredible work that only makes your illustrations seem even more vivid. I’m hanging onto the edge of my seat for the rest of this ride (as always). :)
Have you ever told us how long this story is/was planned to be? I didn’t know if you had it fully outlined to the end, or if you are still writing it…but it would be kind of cool to know how much more time we have to learn everything there is to know about these people. :)
There’s a lot of story left to tell. But this story arc? Only 3 more issues. That will finish off the third Graphic Novel, as well as “Act I.” Then the story moves into a different direction for Act 2…
Uh oh. This means that.. *gulp* Nathan Hale’s death is imminent.
*redirects attention away from sorrowful contemplation*
Act 2? Lafayette? Pleassseee? Pretty pleasse?
:)
Hey, how many acts are there anyway? I know you told us at Boston, but this Nathan cloning project of mine is taking up ever so much mental space, and, well…..you know….
Three.
*totally ignores the fact Nathan is sure to die within 3 issues* I second that plea for our Favourate Frenchman!!!!
Looks like I’m not the only one who fangirls over Lafayette, then :)
yeah lora, bring in lafayette!
XD When I was introduced to Lafayette in Liberty’s Kids, I couldn’t understand the French pronunciation of his first name, Gilbert. I thought it was his nickname, “Jo Bear” XD Jo Bear Lafayette!
Lol! And if you thought pronouncing Gilbert was hard, try pronouncing his whole name.
*clears throat and takes a drink of water* Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier the Marquis de Lafayette. And you also have to pronounce that like the French would.. Which gets quite complicated, I can assure you! :)
Well, at least I learned the French pronunciation growing up…but I could never see the full name without laughing. Seriously, how long DID those French aristocratic names get???
@Amber: I love his full name! I don’t know why, but I love it!!
@KitakLaw: That is one of the shorter names I believe…so VERY long.
You can beg but the story is already planned… Sorry folks.
Come on English dudes, she’s 17. Really. At least get dad’s written permission before you take her across state lines. Or out on your boat in the ocean.
You mean “colony” lines, right? This is March, 1776.
Intrigued by the father – boyfriend dynamic… If it becomes widely known in Boston why the British abducted Bea, that might deflect the worst of Patriot anger aimed at the Loyalist Whaleys. Patriots were mightily upset with remaining Tories following the evacuation of the British Army and the wreck of their city after 9 months of occupation. As a result some Loyalists had their property destroyed, commandeered, or eventually expropriated by the Revolutionary province. Bea’s shenanigans, while heart- rending to her 18th century parents to see her seized, may ironically shield her parents’ property and favored place in Massachusetts society. After dad and mom were kicked around by General Howe’s staff without benefit of search warrant or legal proceedings, mom and pop Whaley even might become late comers to the Patriot cause. You have to feel for these folks, quite aside from Revolutionary turmoil, for having to deal with such a drama queen daughter.
Yes, Bea hasn’t changed much in 200 years…
Lol!
Ooooo, an immortality theory….
Yes, an intriguing theory…. Oops! Careful, now! Possible plot spoiler!
DUN DUN DUUUUUNNNNN!!!!!
And, as others have said, now we come full-circle. Congrats on the milestone!
Thank you…
Congrats! And such a fitting theme for the 400th page, coming full circle to the start. I now might have to start rereading from the beginning…
A lot of little things will make more sense or mean more on the second read!
50th page, 400th update….well done and congratulations(!)…especially with all of those tri-corn hats, buttons and teeny tiny bits of detail that you put in. :)
You love the teeny tiny details, right? The ones that keep you flatting up till Midnight…?
LOL, *especially* those. XD
Great Story twists, Lora! And I LOVE the panel of the harbor. Beautiful colors.
The shout out goes to my colorist Julie Wright on that one. She did fab!
Huzzah to J.W.!
Huzzah, two milestones in one! Congratulations, Lora! Looking at Alan’s expression in the VI, my fisrt thought was something like “Phew, I didn’t realise how much lawn you had to trim, sir!” However, considering Mister Whaley’s eyebrows gives me something more like this:
Mr. Whaley: “What in Heaven’s name is a goat doing here? And who are all those boys?”
Alan: *gulp* Uh, I told my friends I’d promised to trim your lawn…I didn’t expect them to bring Millie along! Don’t worry, they’ll keep her away from your rosebush…es….oh dear.”
:D
I totally, totally teared up when I realized the story reached full circle!
can’t WAIT to see the missing gaps and how this journey through memory lane ends! *hopefully with alan waking up- pretty please?
Hip hip huzzah!! 400 pages, congratulations Lora! And what a point in the story this milestone is. Finally we know why Bea was on that ship. I`m curious as to why 21th century Bea started dreaming there the moment Alan rescued her. Is there a connection somehow I wonder??
Yeah, this is pretty awesome. Probably sit down and read it start to finish again at some point.