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#36 Xadian Express --- The ONLY Way to Travel

Xade

on June 3, 2008

I was going to take a week off but my skill got a sudden increase in speed. I never mentioned this on DD but as a teenager a kid hit me with a glass pop bottle on the back of my head, while we were waiting on the school buss to take off. The strike happened to be in the wrong spot and I woke up with amnesia. Even 14 years later some things are still missing, one was my artistic ability. Now, thanks to IOX and my supportive readers it is coming back. As such the comic is going to keep on a weekly basis. I've been spitting out 2-3 comics a week. yay me!
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Anyone who pays attention will see that I added something new to my nav bar. Go take a look, I also added a comic, Saga of the Blood Dagger in return of Unigirl recommending me. If you recommended me be sure to send a personal quack my way and I'll return the favor.
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I really enjoyed doing this one. The DOFT was a real challenge to do, I wound up building shelves in Hexagon, uv-ing them, and using them as reference. I plopped the Alexis dummy in there as well because she kept on turning out too long. I also felt the need to remind the reader that Alexis is blind, hence her thoughts and the Braille, which really does say what the text is thanks to the magic of google finding the font for me.

While I was contemplating the last panel I snorted and thought, "too bad I can't pull a Joff and use Hogan as the postman." A florescent lightbulb flickered on in my mind and suddenly I pictured Hogan as a tiger! He's persistent, loves to lurk in the shadows, and pops up to axe prey who does too many cameos. In short he's a tiger deep inside, which is what Xade does to visitors, turn them into what they are inside. As an amusing twist I also gave him the talent of healing people that he axes, aka sixth degree healing: healing the damage that he causes. It would be fifth but he cannot control it. :P And surprise! I can draw lips when needed :D

Here Hogan, this is the un-texed panel just so you can chose how you want your avatar to be, should you decide to use it.


By sheer accident, I cameoed Vinny from Frank and Vinny in the background of panel 5. It was purely unintentional, I assure you, but if you draw a stick man then you cameo them. :P

Anyhow, as a warning I have a few cameos planned for a couple issues as Alex and Cat travel through Potlight. I'll try to make sure they can be recognized either in appearance or by what they are holding, and as always I will credit them here in my notes. There is plenty of room for cameos, speak up if you want one or forever hold your pee.

See ya next week!
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Replies:

ghosthunter: That's a good one, thanks
BlkKnight: Coming from you that's very high praise indeed, thanks.
Unigirl: I already thought of that one but I'll still give you credit. You really should check your pqs more often, I've sent a few here and there and there's a special surprise in one of them….
rmcool: thanks, pertaining to your pq I'm sure you will think of something good to add there.