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Archeagle

sifueagle

on Aug. 1, 2009

I'll always enjoy drawing the female form but I have to remember to give the guys their share of visual time. When doodling I often work on story ideas at the same time. A perk of this site is you'll be able to see concept ideas I'll come up with that may or may not become canon for the Cloud Eagles. The main story site being at www.drunkduck.com/cloud_eagle or www.cloudeagle.com.

Today's sketch shows a concept idea. Readers will remember Sermon has been in a coma since the first story arc. Here I have him exploding with power under the storyline and new name Archeagle inspired from the Biblical title Archangel.

Visually I've got a symbolic cross effect with the chi lightning emanating from him. I've got an anime effect with the clouds swirling around him and people, a bus, property, and even a dog being pulled into the vortex around him.

Many stories have an event where one character becomes wild and powerful from Akira to Phoenix in X-Men. It's always hard trying to put a new spin on something. It's not that later creators are trying to copy the idea. Like archtypes in characters, some ideas are textbook for creators that they come across sooner or later for themselves.

The "Rise Above" is a random jotting of a catch phrase to possibly use for promotional use.

~Sifu Eagle