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Description This is a pin-up for the comic Mice Templar by Bryan J.L. Glass and Mike Oeming. To my delight, it was printed as the illustration that accompanied the Foreword on the second hardcover collection of the series.

It was an honor to do, really. Templar is easily the best sword-swinging fantasy comic on the market right now, in my opinion. Definitely in my top-five favorite fantasy stories of all time. My love for this series is deep, and not just because Bryan is one of my very good friends.

When choosing an image to illustrate for the pin-up, it was an easy choice to go for "one-arm" Leito (my favorite character). As a bonus, the sequence where he leads the imprisoned mice on a revolt to attempt an escape from the dungeon was such a great, moody scene that it wasn't hard to find a dramatic shot to encapsulate it.

This is in my style, which is quite different from series artists Mike Oeming and Victor Santos. Having never done much work on mice, I looked back at my favorite mice movies ever: Great Mouse Detective and Secret of NIMH. The rest came out on the page. Hope you like it!
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Comments: 59

WhIppIng-b0y [2016-05-19 03:16:58 +0000 UTC]

Here we go finally X3 I was looking for this since the link in that improvement meme didn't work XD I wanted to see this lil cuties up close

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AdamWithers In reply to WhIppIng-b0y [2016-05-19 14:20:38 +0000 UTC]

Glad you found it! DA changed the way their links worked a while back and it broke all the old links. I'll go through and fix them when I get the time. I'm also thinking of updating the old meme and bringing it up to the present. We'll see if I can!

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WhIppIng-b0y In reply to AdamWithers [2016-05-30 09:25:05 +0000 UTC]

Really? Wow, I didn't know that CX

Sorry for the delayed response btw

Good luck on your meme!

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big0bear [2015-08-29 08:24:42 +0000 UTC]

this look like the game "Mice and Mystics" took a hell of a bad turn

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AdamWithers In reply to big0bear [2015-08-30 15:38:35 +0000 UTC]

It was done for an excellent comic. Well worth a read if you have the time.

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big0bear In reply to AdamWithers [2015-09-02 08:37:21 +0000 UTC]

I will have to look it up, and I recommend the game I commented about to you, its a great story too

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QreansLove [2014-09-04 03:58:13 +0000 UTC]

I got to meet Glass in a comic book shop in Folsom, PA (the name of the store is Comic Universe :: PLUG :: Β It was when the first issue of his Thor was debuting...got that signed #1, yo LOL) Β Really down to earth guy.

His Mice Templar series always looks so cool: I really should read them one day....

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AdamWithers In reply to QreansLove [2014-09-08 16:13:29 +0000 UTC]

You Should! Bryan is one of my dearest friends, but even if I'd never met the guy, Mice Templar would be in my Top 5 all-time favorite fantasy comics. Everything about it works so well, and it's coming to a conclusion that seems like it will be unbelievably epic!

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dante6083 [2013-10-27 18:07:53 +0000 UTC]

Just started reading Mice Templar, went through the first 3 volumes in 2 days, its amazing, and this totally captures it!

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AdamWithers In reply to dante6083 [2013-10-28 15:06:29 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I love that series so much. I'm glad you're reading and really glad you're having fun.

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dante6083 In reply to AdamWithers [2013-10-30 11:18:26 +0000 UTC]

Yeah I read through all of them that are out now, just waiting for the next!

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shipain [2011-06-23 05:37:22 +0000 UTC]

stunning I love you use of lighting in this piece to give it dramatic feel

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AdamWithers In reply to shipain [2011-06-23 16:16:59 +0000 UTC]

This piece was defined by the lighting. I saw the lighting in my head first, the rest developed from there.

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AdisCrow [2010-09-14 01:53:22 +0000 UTC]

Simply stunning.

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DarkDragon247 [2010-09-10 22:32:14 +0000 UTC]

Very cool!

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InYuJi [2010-07-11 03:04:14 +0000 UTC]

awesomeness, I'd better look that comic up

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dobergirl102 [2010-06-23 03:21:28 +0000 UTC]

I am completely blown away by this. I'm sorry I can't say more right now but I'm just speechless, it's that beautiful. I must read this comic.
(And, I know The Secret of NIMH has been brought up already, but Leito's sword really reminds me of Jenner's with the wavy blade.)

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AdamWithers In reply to dobergirl102 [2010-06-23 04:59:46 +0000 UTC]

Yeah... I totally just "borrowed" Jenner's sword for that one. In fairness, that's an AWESOME sword for a bad-guy to carry, and Jenner was a mean rat and Leito is escaping from (and stole his weapon from) mean rats. Ergo, vis a vis, concordantly... he got Jenner's sword. Somehow.

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Damien312 [2010-06-13 18:34:32 +0000 UTC]

I forgot to put this comment down. If they make a Mice Templar animated movie I think Daniel Radcliffe (the actor who played Harry Potter) should do the voice of Karic. That will be cool.

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AdamWithers In reply to Damien312 [2010-06-14 15:36:49 +0000 UTC]

That WOULD be cool!

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Damien312 In reply to AdamWithers [2010-06-14 21:45:27 +0000 UTC]

Yeah.

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Amtyk [2010-06-10 07:45:35 +0000 UTC]

Very awesome pic man!

I'll have to check that comic out.

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AdamWithers In reply to Amtyk [2010-06-10 22:13:08 +0000 UTC]

You will! It's a great series.

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Amtyk In reply to AdamWithers [2010-06-11 02:33:20 +0000 UTC]

I'll tell you what I think of it when I get it.

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CorinneRoberts [2010-06-10 01:52:00 +0000 UTC]

Love it! Before I even read that it was from Mice Templar I was reminded of Secret of NIMH which was one of my favorites as a child too!

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AdamWithers In reply to CorinneRoberts [2010-06-10 22:13:57 +0000 UTC]

Did you ever read the book? Because the NIMH book messed me up as a kid! Very awesome piece of work. Very different from the animated movie, but I still like the movie despite the departures.

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CorinneRoberts In reply to AdamWithers [2010-06-12 00:24:04 +0000 UTC]

I DID read the book and remeber loving it! I actually rented the movie last year to see if it still held up and suprisingly it did. Hand-painted animation is still AMAZING to me

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BingBerryDancer [2010-06-09 18:04:03 +0000 UTC]

This is so cool looking! I don't think I've heard of the comic...but you did a great job with this!

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AdamWithers In reply to BingBerryDancer [2010-06-10 22:14:30 +0000 UTC]

Thanks If you should ever be in the market for a good fantasy comic, you'd do a lot worse than giving this one a try.

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BingBerryDancer In reply to AdamWithers [2010-06-11 01:12:10 +0000 UTC]

haha ok. I'll keep that in mind.

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LastBard [2010-06-09 17:52:18 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this look great!

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AdamWithers In reply to LastBard [2010-06-10 22:14:45 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Glad you like it.

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Treyos [2010-06-09 17:44:21 +0000 UTC]

Those are some bad-ass mice there!

Great inspiration sources, too!

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AdamWithers In reply to Treyos [2010-06-10 22:15:11 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, they've been beaten up pretty bad and they're STILL kicking tail and taking names. This is a book I love.

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Iron-Odin [2010-06-09 17:14:20 +0000 UTC]

This looks really great Adam!

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AdamWithers In reply to Iron-Odin [2010-06-10 22:15:22 +0000 UTC]

Ah, thanks, man. Glad you likes.

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NickAlmand [2010-06-09 15:49:43 +0000 UTC]

Sooo cute and awesome at the same time!

This is a fantastic piece, I can definitely see the influence of the Secret of NIMH. I was surprised at how well that movie held up with time. I thought it fantasy when I was a kid, only after seeing it about a year ago did I realize it was science fiction!

The mood is good and dank, threatening without being off-putting. I love it!

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AdamWithers In reply to NickAlmand [2010-06-10 22:16:07 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it had to be dark. And you're right about NIMH - it's a great example of how sci-fi can look like fantasy if applied the right way to a suitably primitive culture. Like, say, MICE!

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cat-gray-and-me78 [2010-06-09 09:27:05 +0000 UTC]

Interesting...I feel the need to see more.

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AdamWithers In reply to cat-gray-and-me78 [2010-06-09 15:29:57 +0000 UTC]

Well then check out the comic! It's a really great, epic read.

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MattFranklin [2010-06-09 07:21:35 +0000 UTC]

amazing as ever bro!

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AdamWithers In reply to MattFranklin [2010-06-09 15:30:51 +0000 UTC]

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Ka-Kind [2010-06-09 04:55:50 +0000 UTC]

you where featured here: [link]

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AdamWithers In reply to Ka-Kind [2010-06-09 15:31:05 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! Thank you so much!

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timaclaren [2010-06-09 02:58:00 +0000 UTC]

Mmmmm...almost like Redwall stuff. Love it!

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AdamWithers In reply to timaclaren [2010-06-09 15:31:15 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. Glad you likes

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Damien312 [2010-06-09 02:40:41 +0000 UTC]

I saw this picture in the volume 2 Hard cover of The Mice Templar.

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AdamWithers In reply to Damien312 [2010-06-09 15:31:36 +0000 UTC]

Excellent! Yeah, when I got to see the hardcover in person I was very, very happy.

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BrianManning [2010-06-09 01:49:21 +0000 UTC]

Wow that's awesome! Apparently I've been missing out by not keeping up with the series (I really enjoyed the first issue, but I had so many other titles to keep up with, this one got lost in the shuffle). But this may definitely push me to pick up the trades this weekend.

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AdamWithers In reply to BrianManning [2010-06-09 15:32:48 +0000 UTC]

You HAVE been missing out! The first volume is really good, but the second volume amps things up by a factor of about x50. The last issue of volume 2 just came out, and man oh man am I ever anxious for the final part of the trilogy to begin.

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