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Description i think i updated him to the point that i'm happy and his design isn't completely pointless.
one of my only original characters for a comic book idea i had way back in the day. the character appearance and powers have change significantly over the years. here's the background

started off with a spandex outfit with a cloak and he had green lanternish type powers...cept without the ring.

he then had the same costume but had the power to open up portals/rifts though space.

next version had him as a runaway from home who was picked up by a government agency, semi-brainwashed, and given armor that would allow him to rift like before... he escapes and fights crime with two of his friends that were captured with him. eh. gen13 rip off.

next version was similar cept he joined the military, then ended up being almost brainwashed, got suit, friends and him escape...fight crime... yadda yadda.

now... uhm... he has no powers except for an uncanny understanding of machinery. story is more set in the distant future where humanity fights a war against an alien race. he manages to build his own mech (of course... i'm a mecha fan... why not?) using scrapped parts he finds in junkyards near an old military base. then... sets out into battle to ... uhm... do good stuff. still gotta design his robot. more than likely, it'll be a piece of junk that he is always improving and upgrading. it'll look good on the outside, but that's about it... however wes doesn't care, he'll still think he's a hero. XD maybe i'll give the mech all the abilties previous versions of my character had before.

it's not original... but eh. i'll probably change it again in a few years. this is just something i like to have fun with.
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Comments: 34

madllamacheese [2009-10-20 21:11:27 +0000 UTC]

Nice! You're an AMAZING artist!

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MysteryofAlbesila [2007-07-09 14:36:03 +0000 UTC]

great work!

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Audiart [2007-05-24 06:10:38 +0000 UTC]

That jacket is hot! Reminds me a bit of Rock Howard!

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WillMangin In reply to Audiart [2007-05-25 04:54:27 +0000 UTC]

heh. i can kinda see that (the jacket resemblance).
thank you!

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Danny-Haymond-Jr [2007-01-03 23:52:52 +0000 UTC]

cool! Lots better than the first!

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TatsujinEdge [2006-12-12 08:25:14 +0000 UTC]

I do like the suit designs backstory can always be changed so don't even worry about that but he looks like he is off to a great start

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WillMangin In reply to TatsujinEdge [2006-12-12 08:34:06 +0000 UTC]

true true. and it has changed so much... that's the good thing about having your own original character i suppose. ^^

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TatsujinEdge In reply to WillMangin [2006-12-12 09:27:00 +0000 UTC]

yep

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shumworld [2006-12-11 07:42:50 +0000 UTC]

nice designs. interesting how much older and gritier he looks compared to his previous incarnations.

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WillMangin In reply to shumworld [2006-12-12 08:17:08 +0000 UTC]

true... before i had wanted him to be in his younger teens. i looked to a lot of pop mhan's spyboy for reference with him before actually. he's actually kinda grown along with me.

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shumworld In reply to WillMangin [2006-12-13 03:46:36 +0000 UTC]

remember that old 3d cartoon called Max Powers?(i think that's what it was called) where this kid had nanites that can turn him into a super agent? for some reason i'm reminded of him when seeing Wes Adams.

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Soledez [2006-12-11 06:02:21 +0000 UTC]

me like pencil work

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WillMangin In reply to Soledez [2006-12-12 08:10:52 +0000 UTC]

thank ya!

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gender-bender [2006-12-10 22:26:11 +0000 UTC]

wow

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Schmedderling [2006-12-10 16:46:06 +0000 UTC]

Both suits look cool, nice design beamer! And I like the current backstory, it's more orrignal than the others, and includes mecha.
And I like the idea of plugs and such to interface with the mech, that's an interesting idea. Kinda like pre-gundam tech in a way...

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WillMangin In reply to Schmedderling [2006-12-12 08:48:08 +0000 UTC]

hehe. you gotta include mecha. XD
with the plugs, i thought of it in more of a way that it reads very slight muscle movements. the actual limbs of the mech would operate more like extensions of his own body. almost like prosthetics.... or something to that effect. he would still have all the more traditional mech controls in the cockpit of the mech though. i wanna eventually draw a shot of wes sitting in his mech to better show how it would look. ^^

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Schmedderling In reply to WillMangin [2006-12-12 22:38:25 +0000 UTC]

Hmmm, that would be interesting. It would also be possible, because studies have shown that when you watch someone do an action, the appropriate parts of your brain show stimulation, but you don't do the action yourself. In that way he could do that, and have the mech move, while his body actually does something completely different with the controls.
Also, it proves that you can learn how to do something through watching someone do it repeatedly. ^_^

The image would be helpfull though.

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monteirohq [2006-12-10 13:06:08 +0000 UTC]

love the design man, you should post the evolution, as you sayd, you made several versions trought the years, so, it would be nice to see this evolution

and by the way... i can't wait to see his junkyard made mecha, i love your mechas.

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WillMangin In reply to monteirohq [2006-12-10 14:10:17 +0000 UTC]

i hadn't thought about it... but you're right. i should do that. just gotta dig up all the old pics now.

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FrankORourke [2006-12-10 08:25:13 +0000 UTC]

Cool reminds me of CANNONBALL from X-MEN/X-FORCE Good work man...

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WillMangin In reply to FrankORourke [2006-12-10 10:01:02 +0000 UTC]

heh. i can kinda see that.
thanks, man!

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FrankORourke In reply to WillMangin [2006-12-10 22:33:17 +0000 UTC]

Hey I like your stuff alot so I hope you don't mind me referances

Thanks for all your comments as well man they mean lots...

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WillMangin In reply to FrankORourke [2006-12-12 08:19:08 +0000 UTC]

nah. no biggie on the references. ^^
and thank you for your comments too, dude!

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FrankORourke In reply to WillMangin [2006-12-12 09:23:21 +0000 UTC]

no prob. as always keep up your great art and I hope to see a cool christmas deviation piece soon on your page

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duo2nd [2006-12-10 08:00:49 +0000 UTC]

Awesome job. Looks like he's a SRW Pilot to me.

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WillMangin In reply to duo2nd [2006-12-10 10:03:19 +0000 UTC]

actually, i've been playing srw og a lot lately. ^^

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duo2nd In reply to WillMangin [2006-12-10 10:05:57 +0000 UTC]

Good for ya.

He's piloting a SR or should I make one?

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WillMangin In reply to duo2nd [2006-12-10 10:10:32 +0000 UTC]

more than likely.
i'm working on designing one soon. ^^

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duo2nd In reply to WillMangin [2006-12-10 10:12:53 +0000 UTC]

'kay.

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PresidentoftheUS [2006-12-10 06:50:30 +0000 UTC]

wowzers...this is pretty nifty. great work on the costumes details, i'd love to see a finished piece with the costume fully rendered out. super job

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WillMangin In reply to PresidentoftheUS [2006-12-10 10:03:55 +0000 UTC]

something i'm going to have to get around to eventually. i'm such a slacker when i start working on an idea like this. ><

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PresidentoftheUS In reply to WillMangin [2006-12-12 04:55:22 +0000 UTC]

i'm the same way, i rarely finish a piece the way i'd like. if slacking were an art- i'd be a master.

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TheCelestialDemoness [2006-12-10 06:07:17 +0000 UTC]

Cool, that looks nice!! ^^

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straya [2006-12-10 06:02:09 +0000 UTC]

Love the gear! *makes off with the pilot boots and the work jacket* Mwahahaha...stylin'!

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