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first page of my take on the april challenge ofmore tomorrow or so
i chose fisticuff, schoolgirl and wireless because i wanted to cover as many areas as possible (and now i got intelligence, raw physical power and energy projection, i think it makes a good balance!)
let's see how they hold up against spook!
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you're welcome! was fun to paint her again
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This challenge.
Honestly, I didn't know you were working on one until a few minutes ago.
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oh, i see!
well, now you know
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And knowing is half the battle!
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I see you're bringing more of your epic-ness to the DU. Man, that fortress design sets the scene perfectly.
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I fear for the heroes here! You've created another very powerful, very scary villain! If it wasn't for the rules stating the heroes win, I'd be genuinely worried about the fate of Fisticuff and co! Great atmospheric page
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hah, they'd be dead meat!
but don't worry, i got my plan greenlighted by *mja42x so it should all be okay!
(and the conclusion of those pages will reveal a huge flaw in thunderforce's current roster, so they got some time
to fix it till the summer event!)
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well yeah, pretty obvious, huh? but not only psychics! if you look at the core roster, you'll see that they don't have any real heavy hitters!
i mean, yeah, they got fisticuff, but that's about it! most of them are suited to deal with minor or street level powers, so this could be a huge
problem if they have to face a group of powerful villains!
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Villains should be stronger than the heroes though - otherwise, where's the danger? Not very exciting if the heroes beat the villains easily. You're right though - could be a huge mismatch.
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that's true of course! but i think they'll need at least one more powerhouse!
i mean usually the structure of it is like: villains have a glorious plan, make their move, hit the heroes very hard, looks like they've won, heroes make their triumphant return just in time and beat the villains!
but with the thunderforce roster the last part could very well end in "and get their butts kicked by the villains again!"
(especially since there are powerful heroes out there, but they weren't allowed to join TF!)
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In my opinion DU suffers from the same thing SW did at the end - and this is my fault of course - letting everyone who wants to join in regardless of whether their characters suit the project. In DU's case this has tipped the balance of Thunder Force towards lighter, more comedy characters. Nothing wrong with that in itself, but it's made me feel less like drawing Vigil into their storylines.
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i think the end of sw was pretty good
however, i know what you mean, but besides this pixel character, the core roster of thunderforce doesn't look too comedic to me.
but i do agree if you say the roster is a bit too "colorful". it's close to the edge of what i can tolerate...however those
comic challenges give me the chance to practice things i usually don't paint, so for me it's worth it! (so far at least!)
guess the only other choice we have would be a project with tighter application rules (but i guess that won't happen before you
finished sw, so like...never 
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SW worked because a few people put a lot of effort into tying up the loose ends, but I had lots of 'discussions' behind the scenes with people who didn't really get what they'd entered. As for the comedy Thunderforce... well, what about the super school girl with her magic hat?
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You got a problem with hats?
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lol - busted! It's not the sillier characters themselves, but the mixture of the silly stuff and the more serious characters that's a bit awkward I think.
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oh i can imagine who those people were!
but i guess that's their own fault...the more effort you put into, the more you get out of it.
(and of course i remember those who couldn't stand that a villain may be more powerful than their own character,
this was quite a bother)
err...well...sometimes you just gotta leave out some details for the sake of the plot
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the best thing is that i can easily get away with it, because everyone's just so thrilled that i make their characters look awesome
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That and modesty are your greatest qualities
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well, that is something not everyone might agree to
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noch spukt da garnichts XD aber bald...
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Vielleicht hΓ€tte ich schreiben sollen "spook'd"?
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Great page! Love the mood and storytelling!
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Wow, your Fortress puts mine to shame!
Great looking first page! I like your versions of Wireless, School Girl and Fisticuff.
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thanks man, glad you like it!
yeah, i decided to put some more effort into my backgrounds (i ignored them far too long)
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that's good for you because y'know...it could happen anytime...and anywhere!
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why do I feel scared to leave my front door now
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because you've been spooked!
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ohhhhhhhhhhhhh smoooth
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that being said... the fact that they're facing against the spook makes me VERY thankful there's the "No killing" rule placed
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I agree, though I figure he would work his way around stuff like that again.
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O_o luckily the only thing Wireless tends to cheat in is death
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Send me a note if you want. You'll be surprised with what kind of stories I have on .
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why the secrecy? i'd like to hear those stories aswell
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considering our past, its not the best idea.
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just keep in mind before talking behind other peoples backs, that even if you don't agree with them, it doesn't make the things they say or do automatically wrong. just tolerate other peoples opinions as they tolerate yours and be nice
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I do, but when people's opinions start getting thrown in my face, its goes from tolerable to annoying. I need to draw the line somewhere.
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so do others, and especially when commenting other peoples works be careful with your choice of words. and with the choice of your arguments aswell, because some things just don't belong there (this includes talking behind others backs, especially when they are able to read it too 
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I'll agree to disagree, only because our situation has been in the public before. The fact is, I was asked to tell, albeit in private. I did give Mac the offer, but he did accept in the end. Lets end this now before it gets overblown...again.
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just be careful with your storytelling, because you wouldn't like it either if people would tell things behind your back about you, would you? so, just be nice and we're cool
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Great start! Love the colour techniques and the paneling! Can't wait to see more!
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more today! ...i hope
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