New Pages 23 & 24 today. Looks like the party is over, and Bea is coming back down to Earth. Yvette gives her a bit of a wake up call, but does she give good advice…?
Next week is the last week for Issue #6! It will bring an end to the first story arc of the printed comics, though The Dreamer will continue online as always, after a brief week or two off. I have to finish up work on the Graphic Novel to get it ready for print during that time.
VOTE this week to see a picture of my garage. (You were dying to see that, I know.) I turned my garage into a makeshift painting studio to work on the graphic novel cover, and luckily the weather has been cooperating. So VOTE to get a glimpse of the new cover in progress!
Ack, I love/hate how realistic you’re able to make your characters! And by that I mean that this seems like a very realistic way for these girls to talk about and handle the situation, and yet…. the 18th century boys = <3 …haha XD
Nice preview of the new cover too!! =D
Great pages, can’t wait for the conclusion next week. Even though everything is winding down you still have my interest. And Nathan is way more delicious than Ben.
The cover is looking fantastic so far! I enjoyed seeing your reference pictures and how they influenced the cover. Nice work!
Sweet art studio! I know the cover is going to look amazing.
I love the pages, but I never knew girls talked like that. ‘Dibs?’ No way! I figured only guys did that. :P I had my suspicions though. But it was a good way to get Bea back to planet Earth. All of page 24 is her regaining her stakes in Cato. Bea is out of her mind though, thinking that telling Ben about Alan is a good idea. And this is assuming that Ben wants anything to do with Bea after the brush off. Time’s going to tell if Ben is ‘hero,’ or ‘zero.’
Yvette’s advice is solid, its just not what Bea wants to hear, so clearly Yvette is a good friend.
Wow….this is the most realistic I’ve ever felt these two to be. Seems like they’re treating the dreams as real for now, anyway, but what’s with Yvette suddenly being so aggressive? Dang…
Anyway, love the garage. Very crowded, though….is there anything….garage-y in there? I mean, I see a couple shovels, but otherwise, nothing.
Wait, 1770s style 40′s pin up… I think I’m confused! It looks awsome though!
Oh! and “Major Mcdreamy” Hahahaha
This makes me so nervous! Ahhh- I don’t want the dreams to end but Ben’s so nice! I hope he doesn’t get hurt!
I LOVE how the cover’s turning out, fun stuff! You said that it’s the end of the arc, does that mean it’s the end of the act?
Thank you, Yvette, for reminding Bea that these are JUST DREAMS! I enjoy them immensely, they’re fascinating, Alan is very cool (though he’s not my type – most girls have him high up on the yummy-meter, I’ve got him on the would-totally-hang-out/go-drinking-with-meter), Nathan’s hilarious, etc etc…
But Ben Cato is amazing! The guy’s kind, funny, doesn’t mind (and seems to like) that Bea’s a little weird sometimes. He’s just what someone like Bea needs to keep her on solid ground but still reaching for her dreams. Tis a nice bonus that he’s also really hot. ^_~
“Hell no!” Hahaha. Yvette rocks!
OMG! YOU’RE USING GIL ELVGREN (I probably spelled the last name wrong) AS A REFERENCE!? That is like… my all time favourite pin-up artist. Now I really can’t wait to get my hands on the graphic novel. AWESOME!
And great pages as always. Yvette is right though, ’cause when the dreams stop… lol
Wow, the expressions are really wonderful this week!
And the cover … <3<3<3<3
I think Yvette should take Ben because he doesn’t deserve to be messed around by Bea. Of course that leaves Bea alone apart from dream-guys, but … maybe she could put herself in a coma and be happy? Probably a bad idea. :(
Wow, Brent you… actually *are* interested in my garage. Well, I just put up my painting stuff on the half of the garage where my car usually lives. But, to respect Mike, I left his half open so he could park his car, business as usual. If you want, next week’s voting incentive can be the *other* half of the garage, where all Mike’s tools, etc are hanging… ;)
Hey Natalie, Nathan might be more delicious then Ben, but I really, really don’t think he & Bea are each other’s type, lol!
Hey, Angie, I came up with the idea for the GN cover when Jenny Frison & I were discussing ideas for the issue #5 variant cover. She had done one like an old pulp romance comic, and one like Gustave Klimt, and one with Art Deco ornamentation, so I threw out the idea of one like a 40′s pinup/recruitment poster… except for the Revolutionary War. We didn’t go with it for the variant, but I liked it enough to try it out for the GN!
Hey, Ginny, this isn’t the end of Act I. But IDW wanted a story arc that was Graphic Novel sized, and I had written the first part to be 15 issues, lol, a little bit longer than what they were thinking! ;) So, I told them the story “paused” after issue #6, and it does change directions with issue #7, so I think this was a really good place to end it.
Hey, Snuffle, Ben *is* amazing. (Bea doesn’t deserve him, lol!) Don’t worry, he’ll get more screen time…. soon. :)
Hey Saknika, you spelled it right. :)
I know what Yvette is saying makes sense but…
I love Alan! Love him!
I also think Yvette should go after Ben (partially b/c I don’t want him to end up with Bea :D) Ben is a great character, but it’s not fair for him to be competing with a dream. He’s a regular guy, while Alan is a fantasy.
I love Alan and Bea together, but I have a feeling things will turn out sadly for present day Bea. I hope not since I’m such a sucker for happy endings…no matter how cheesy. LoL
Things are heating up. I have a bagillion (how do you spell that word) theories about where this may be going, but only Lora really knows…
I’m looking forwards to the ’40s-inspired cover for the graphic novel. Should look good in the Hale Homestead shop! (and everywhere else of course)
I love it, I love it , I LOVE IT!!!! I can’t wait to know what she will decide. And your drawing style is amazing!!!! I would like one day to torture out your drawing secrets *laugh*
I hope the brake between the issues won’t be too long. wanna know the rest))))
I did not intend to imply Nathan/Bea (that would be like… zutara) I don’t think Nathan lived long enough to meet his one true love, but I like to think she was some Great Great ect. Aunt of George Dudley Seymour. Alan is definitely more Bea’s type than Nathan, Alan’s Godly while Nathan is Godlike. Though Ben is rather lovely too, Bea has a great dilemma.
I hope we find out what the dreams actually are soon, but I guess reality is good for the health.
Okay, so Ben is nice and everything but Alan is from the revolutionary war. That’s as good as it gets! But poor Bea! What a dillemna! The cover is great! 40′s and 1770′s make for an iteresting combination :)
Yvette’s advice is very realistic. The only way Bea will be able to remain with Alan is if she falls into a never-ending coma. Real life will keep going when the dreams end, so trying to pull back into them is very important. Telling Ben about the dreams isn’t important, though if he asks, Bea should be truthful, but be careful about Alan. My friends would probably understand the dream thing, but I don’t know how Ben would react.
Love the garage/art studio. And the pin-ups. Awesome.
The cover looks absolutely amazing!!! :) I can’t wait to see it in print!
New reader here! I just read through everything in one night and am chomping at the bit for more!! Your story is great and your characters are so amazingly realistic! I feel like I’m spying into their lives and not reading a comic! With every page i fall more in love with Alan! You have a great way of portraying emotions. I’m from a bit south of Boston and its really great to read about something based locally! Keep it up! <3
Great pages so far! So, what made you move your art studio to your garage?
Yeah, I’m crazy like that. It would be kinda funny, though. I was commenting more on the art-studioness, though, to be honest.
Heh. “Delicious” is easily my favourite adjective.
Oh, I see! No, my garage is not my art studio. I have a studio/office in my house where I draw and color and everything. I set up a temporary paint studio in the garage because the smell of turpentine is hard to get rid of and hard to live with. Mike said I paint in the garage or I don’t paint at all. :)
LOVE! I can’t wait for the novel!
Spectacular! This is a fantastic story and an amazing cast of characters, I look forward to the rest:)