New Pages… 21 & 22~! It’s two thirty AM right now as I’m typing this. I apologize for the delayed update today, Mike went to sleep a few hours ago, rather than staying up watching TV all night, waiting for me to finish. (Do you blame him?) So if you’re reading this, it means he’s posted the pages, and I’m probably comatose in the next room…
Bea & Ben made it to their date, and so far as I can tell, Cheerleader Shantel didn’t even tag along in the shadows to keep tabs on them. If you’re wondering what Bea & Ben are up to, remember way back in Issue #1 when Ben invited Bea out to ‘people watch’? Well, looks like it happened after all. :)
In case you missed it, the Graphic Novel came out to comic shops everywhere on Wednesday! It looks beautiful, I couldn’t be happier with it. Some of you mentioned being unable to get it in at Barnes & Nobel. I have my people looking into it and I’ll get back to you when they get back to me. Thank you to everyone who is going to buy it and already has bought it or pre-ordered it! If you’ve ever wanted to support The Dreamer and keep the project going, this is the way to do it!
Hey… wasn’t there a Fan Art Contest or something going on….? Read below the cut to see the winner!
Okay, you guys made this crazy hard. I thought last year was hard. This year was even harder. Next year I think I’ll pick my top ten and let you all vote and it’ll take the pressure off me! :) But… Mike and I narrowed it down… and I asked some members of The Dream Team to weigh in and…. the winner is…..
Erin’s Bea and Nathan Amigurumis! This entry not only made us laugh, and we also thought it was a very creative interpretation of Erin’s favorite Dreamer Moment, and we could tell that a lot of time and TLC had gone into it.
Congrats, Erin!!! You’ll be receiving a signed copy of The Graphic Novel, complete with a sketch of your favorite character inside!
Because there were *so* many amazing entries… we decided to give out three runner-up prizes! The runners up will all receive a signed copy of a Dreamer comic book issue. So… the runners up are…
#1 Sadeira’s Issue #3 Cover Bea Cake!
#2 Ally’s Dreamer Song! (I actually put this on my iPod and have listened to it several times!)
#3 Tina’s insanely adorable Nathan Hale Drawing!
Thank you to everyone who entered! If I had limitless graphic novels I would give you all a prize. I loved reading all of your amazing stories and poems, and looking all your beautiful art! Seriously, most talented fans ever. Right here, on The Dreamer. :) You guys rock. Fan Art Contests aren’t this much fun anywhere else that I’ve ever been…!
I’ll post the rest of the entries next week so that everyone who entered will get to show their talents off to the rest of you.
G’night!
This was seriously hard! All the creativity out there is amazing. The songs we got were incredible, the stories, the artwork etc etc. just blew our socks off! Thanks for making it so tough on us! :)
Wow, lots of great entries. They all rocked! I look forward to seeing the rest. :D
Cool pages! To bring up a picky point, I believe it’s ‘I formation,’ as opposed to I form. John’s still looking kind of grumpy. This has the potential for getting worse before it gets better. And how cool to see Ben and Bea spending time together! I bet Ben doesn’t ask that dude his info, but I do think we’ll see Shantel emerge from the stalking shadows!!
The dude in the corner could be significant. Is it Alan, General Howe, or George Dudley Seymour?
Ican’t even imagine trying to decide between all those spiffy entries, and after knowing that you were doing the signing yesterday I can’t believe you still got two pages up! You’re amazing! Wonderfully done and I LOVE the peoplewatching. It’s actually a lot of fun to do…..
@Natalie: LOL at GEORGE DUDLEY SEYMOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe his horse just died and he’s drinking away the pain. ;)
@Jen: do you people watch like Bea… or like Ben? Or you a dreamer or an observer?
@Albone: You’re right about the tension with Liz/John/Bea being far from over. Liz might not have wanted to pick sides between the two of them, but John seems like he’s already made up his mind. :)
@Mike: Agreed. :)
Ok, the guy at the bar looks like a stubbly KNOWLTON!
Got to agree with Val … definitely Knowlton! I realllllly hope life is going to start mixing with dreams!
Congrats, Erin!
So, Lora, I went to B&N and asked, hey, do you have this? And he was like, uhm, we did. But we’re sold out.
WHUT?! That’s awesome! I’ve ordered a copy, because I know where there is one, there is many. They’ll doubtless order a bunch more at the same time :D
Can’t wait to get my hands on it!
And oh, now that I’ve read the pages… Those commentator remarks are making me very sad. They are either foreshadowing something or are metaphorical or are just very sad. I’m wondering why neither Bea nor Ben are mentioning them… Or why Bea wasn’t really hearing them? I don’t know… It’s sad. Very big contrast with the Ben/Bea get-together.
probably more like Bea, but I’d like to pretend that I could get it right every once and a while lol.
Ahh, love the color in these pages! even brought out the reflective light off the water…sigh…is happy
Congrats to the winners! :D I couldn’t be home all day yesterday and was talking about it all day ’cause I couldn’t wait to see the winners! xD
I love people-watching. Especially at amusement parks. There are lots of interesting people walking around.
Congrats lovely people!
And people watching is an excellent activity…especially on dates that might otherwise be slightly awkward.
I agree w/ josephine…the comentator’s remarks are making me worry about the outcome of the game. Ben seems pretty upbeat at the restaurant, though, so does that mean they won?
Oh, Ben, you and all of you logic, ruining all of the fun! Also, Ben is wearing a brown jacket, is he not? Who else do we know who wears a brown jacket? (Or is it just the awesome dimmed lighting?)
John looks angry, I feel there may be a Whaley vs. Mulligan screaming match in the near future. And I’m loving all of this Knowlton in the corner talk, haha, I wonder if it’s true!
Congratulations Erin, Ally, Sadeira, and Tina! The contest was so much fun, and I loved seeing everyone’s amazing entries! We should have them more often!
I love her melodrama! hehe it makes me happy and reminds me of myself a little too much…lol.
Can’t wait to order my copy of the graphic novel next week! It’s definitely on my to-do list! So excited! :D Congrats!!!
Hey, Lora! Just letting you know that the Barnes and Noble near me didn’t have it, either. And I had pre-ordered it! :( So me and 3 other people are on backorders for it. Just thought you’d like to know. I can’t wait for it to come in!