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Published: 2015-03-16 02:05:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 5163; Favourites: 264; Downloads: 22
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Description Here it comes, the big secret, the big reveal!
...maybe not so dramatic but eh I'm kinda excited about it. 
Also this was meant for print, so the file is really really big. Download if you want to see :3 


Presenting... NIDHOGG! (working title)

This is the last project I am doing for the university, except for my dissertation of course. The module is a "Negotiated Learning Task" so I basically got to do whatever I wanted as long as it's within course boundaries and it helps develop my portfolio. So I've chosen to make a comic! The idea is to make a 30-page comic, but it might turn into two parts if I want to expand on the story The first page will come out on my website on saturday the 11th of april (later on dA) and if things go after plan I will be uploading pages on a regular basis after that! Yay!

ok, so let's get to the pitch:

"An otherworldly, fast-growing tree has appeared in the midst of a poor viking village. The tree attracts attention and riches, but also a very, very big problem."

I don't want to spoil too much BUT: The story follows the young viking/farmer/fisherman Fell Sigurdsson and his family, and their sudden, unexpected close encounter with the old norse legends Yggdrasil and Nidhogg.

Also the quote comes from a (translated) prose or poem from a poem in the poetic Edda, describing Nidhogg:

From below the dragon
dark comes forth,
Nithhogg flying
from Nithafjoll;
The bodies of men
on his wings he bears,
The serpent bright:
but now must I sink.

sounds so tolkien-ish I couldn't resist.

So I've just thrown a little subpage up for this project on my website: panimated.com/nidhogg/
It doesn't contain much at the moment but it should work more or less as a hub for the project, where you can read the comic, read more about the characters, see some WIP's and so on. Should be pretty cool!

So... Keep your eyes open! Hopefully you guys will like it
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Comments: 41

Nikobyte [2015-05-02 23:50:56 +0000 UTC]

ahh, this is awesome! I love the name Nidhogg, and the story and legend is really interesting!

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Panimated In reply to Nikobyte [2015-05-09 12:58:21 +0000 UTC]

I know, norse-language was so cool
Thanks!

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Nikobyte In reply to Panimated [2015-05-09 22:03:47 +0000 UTC]

np! ^^

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DracoAwesomeness [2015-05-02 21:30:16 +0000 UTC]

coolz

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BucketofArt [2015-04-29 13:13:14 +0000 UTC]

This is amazing, I love it. I almost feel like im looking up at the dragon :3

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Panimated In reply to BucketofArt [2015-04-30 01:09:39 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you think so! Thank you

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NaroKusanagi [2015-04-10 07:47:18 +0000 UTC]

8D I'm rendered speechless...This...This is too awesome for words qwq

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Panimated In reply to NaroKusanagi [2015-04-11 00:57:16 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like it! If you're interested in this thing, I've just uploaded the first four pages of the comic to my website (I'll upload them here too though, soon enough )

panimated.com/nidhogg/

No dragons yet but soon... SOON...

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NaroKusanagi In reply to Panimated [2015-04-11 09:19:36 +0000 UTC]

Already read the four pages and it is awesome so far!The art,the characters the backgrounds,the EVERYTHING XDD I even 'subconsciously' reloaded the page a bunch of times hoping a new page would appear XP But you know,it's awesome and whatever amount of time you need to make the next pages,TAKE THEM xD Take all the time you need cuz I'm more than willing to wait for a great story X3

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Panimated In reply to NaroKusanagi [2015-04-12 13:07:41 +0000 UTC]

Haha! Glad you liked them, and it's good to know you'd be willing to wait I hate rushing

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rex8000 [2015-03-18 17:20:27 +0000 UTC]

Am I the only one who thinks that the Dragon looks like legendary pictures gojira(2014 Godzilla)? Anyway if that was a movie I'd like to go see it awesome

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Panimated In reply to rex8000 [2015-03-19 19:01:18 +0000 UTC]

Haha, yeah! kinda! It's not so long since I watched it, I think the scales look kinda similar. I'll probably show off the whole dragon later, I think the body shape especially will be quite different. Gojira is awesome though

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JafndaegurCAMBRIA [2015-03-17 23:18:46 +0000 UTC]

Wow! this looks so cool!!! I can't wait to see it I got goose-bumps looking at it. Is Edda a good read, by the way?

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Panimated In reply to JafndaegurCAMBRIA [2015-03-18 02:03:19 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! Hmm, is Edda a good read..  I've not read the whole thing, only parts It's kinda like the bible, a lot of poetic little stories, very heavy, old language, some parts are missing etc. If you're interested in the mythology and history you might like it  

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JafndaegurCAMBRIA In reply to Panimated [2015-03-18 22:34:16 +0000 UTC]

Ohhh! Maybe it's just my luck, then! I love mythology and history >w<

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monotsleigh [2015-03-16 20:29:40 +0000 UTC]

I love how you use traditional Norwegian tales for your work! I might see if I ever want to that I do English ones...moon rakers might be a good idea, I was going through customs of where I'm from and somepeople burn an ashen faggot and the use of ash might be related to Yggdrasil, which I thought was funky! Sadly I'm from the east of the county so we aren't as rural/traditional...

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Panimated In reply to monotsleigh [2015-03-18 01:57:46 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you like that aspect of it! I feared people from outside scandinavia might not be interested in the story as much since they don't know the myths or names. But I guess if I build the story well, people will like it either way! I'll do my best Yeah, there must be lots of english local stories that could be of interest! Is moonrakers the one with the smugglers raking at the reflection of the moon? I think I've heard it, I can't remember But that has real potential, you could bring in lots of interesting characters here

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monotsleigh In reply to Panimated [2015-03-18 07:18:14 +0000 UTC]

I like it because we don't have them and also you put your own twist on them! Although some of the celtic ones might be similar, but I don't know. (Also my surname was Norwegian in the 800's!) Yeah it is, it is also the name for people from Wiltshire, which technically I am, seeing as I was born in Salisbury, but really I am a Dorsetine!! But the thing is I can hardly draw people, never mind animate!

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Panimated In reply to monotsleigh [2015-03-18 14:59:03 +0000 UTC]

You could write the stories or essays I guess? People love dat readin' business ya know! One day you could write a script or direct an animation or something

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monotsleigh In reply to Panimated [2015-03-18 17:55:51 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I'm already writing one and have an idea for the next one I'm going to write, but maybe another short story!

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PotatoLynx [2015-03-16 19:06:48 +0000 UTC]

ÆÆh! This looks so freakin epic gurl! The sense of scale is amazing! ... I just keep scrolling up and down, goddamn. Looking so much forward to this man

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Panimated In reply to PotatoLynx [2015-03-18 01:50:33 +0000 UTC]

Jyyaaa! Much excite!! I am happy you think scale big. Is what I want picture to look. size matter. prize now??

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Meowimator [2015-03-16 13:06:43 +0000 UTC]

OMG...this is gonna be amazing! OwO

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Panimated In reply to Meowimator [2015-03-18 01:46:33 +0000 UTC]

thanks! Aw man I hope I won't disappoint now! ;v; 

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Meowimator In reply to Panimated [2015-03-18 13:12:28 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure you won't ^_^
Just don't rush it and you'll be fine

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Child-of-Lightning [2015-03-16 09:33:18 +0000 UTC]

Dragons!!!!!!!

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Panimated In reply to Child-of-Lightning [2015-03-18 01:45:55 +0000 UTC]

Who don't like dragons, eh???

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Child-of-Lightning In reply to Panimated [2015-03-18 02:06:06 +0000 UTC]

I can't (obviously) tell you that answer!  

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TyrantofSkulls [2015-03-16 06:32:47 +0000 UTC]

amazing, great job!

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Panimated In reply to TyrantofSkulls [2015-03-18 01:45:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Webby-Kun [2015-03-16 03:58:38 +0000 UTC]

Oh man!! That's going to be one awesome comic, so excited!

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Panimated In reply to Webby-Kun [2015-03-18 01:45:32 +0000 UTC]

I hope so! I almost can't wait until the launchdate myself, so curious to know what people will think ;v;

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Webby-Kun In reply to Panimated [2015-03-18 03:16:17 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure they'll love it!

If they don't, well... then they're quite strange. 

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whitefoxdesigns [2015-03-16 02:43:43 +0000 UTC]

It's so amazing!

The dragon is so huge! 

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Panimated In reply to whitefoxdesigns [2015-03-18 01:44:16 +0000 UTC]

Thanks Irian! that was like the one thing I wanted to get across, the scale of the guy. I take it I got that point across then, lol!

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whitefoxdesigns In reply to Panimated [2015-03-19 03:11:53 +0000 UTC]

You definitively did.   

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KnightmareKM [2015-03-16 02:38:57 +0000 UTC]

Oooooh this looks awesome! I cannot wait to start reading it!

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Panimated In reply to KnightmareKM [2015-03-18 01:43:09 +0000 UTC]

Yay!

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Handmaster911 [2015-03-16 02:10:56 +0000 UTC]

Final boss? 

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Panimated In reply to Handmaster911 [2015-03-16 02:14:37 +0000 UTC]

haha, totally

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Handmaster911 In reply to Panimated [2015-03-16 02:28:17 +0000 UTC]

Heh. Bring it on mothafuckah

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