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Dave-Dreamer In reply to capodicapo [2015-06-16 08:00:10 +0000 UTC]

The General doesn't think so. Now she's out of uniform.

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jimbor In reply to Dave-Dreamer [2017-01-23 07:12:00 +0000 UTC]

I did not notice Roberta's "shoelessness "
Good Eye
Thank you for pointing it out

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Dave-Dreamer In reply to jimbor [2017-01-23 10:38:54 +0000 UTC]

Good to hear from you again.

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jimbor In reply to Dave-Dreamer [2017-01-23 14:22:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you
I am having to deal with some  ongoing distractions lately and have been unable get any commentary done
That is really irritating has you have posted so many great images and I have really am keen to say a few words about them
I just need to find the time and energy and focus to do so
I am resolved to find a way forward and I will keep at it untill am back in the groove
For right now
Thank you for posting so many great and diverse images
I really got a kick out of the" Ali's New Album"  posting

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Dave-Dreamer In reply to jimbor [2014-09-26 06:45:15 +0000 UTC]

I thought BOTH women had their eyes closed.  I know I asked Dan to show them with closed eyes because Ali's glow is so bright she's blinding.  Right now neither is aware that it is the Dazzler attempting to save them. And if Hill could speak you KNOW she'd be barking orders.

Dazz  has wrapped her legs around the two victims to anchor herself to them and be stable enough to laser them free without accidently slicing off a body part.  And to keep them together after they are cut loose. For reasons that will seem pretty obvious in the next installment Ali needs the women untied.

And, by Ali's own admission, this IS a crazy stunt she's pulling. So saying a little prayer is not so out of character I think.

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jimbor In reply to Dave-Dreamer [2014-09-26 16:28:34 +0000 UTC]

I see
I really did   think that Maria had her  eyes open . I went back to the picture and looked again . It could be that her eyes are closed  It is a bit indistinct/unclear .
Also I think I was so "personally invested " in  my interpretation of the action that I was seeing what I wanted to see.
Sorry about that
I also note that Ali's  rescue tactic will not be the one I was anticipating. I am really happy about that .
As an aside - Too often  with the current news stand comics I find that I  am able to accurately guess what is going to happen next by simply glancing at the last page .Or more often, these days I find I simply do not care what is going to happen next given that the writing is so bad and the stories are so unengaging and the characters ( as they are presented in these "official" stories ) are alien and strangers to me.
Continuing the aside - Happily (for me) your stories are the exact opposite of that .I really like your characters and I am very interested in their adventures and I  find I  can not guess what will happen next and  your stories feature twists and turn that  constantly surprise me .
At  the risk of sounding repetitive  I really like that.
Getting back on track -  very much looking forward to learning how  how Daz actually  intends to rescue The General and the Commander
As to Ali's admission that what she is about to attempt is a "crazy stunt "
 I will observe  that desperate times call for desperate measures and also state that I do like a character who is smart and sharp  enough to "think out side the box"   And who is  bold enough try it and skillful enough to( hopefully) carry it off .
Also I thought Ali's prayer was a nice touch and a  very good bit of story telling.
I must also note that since Roberta does not know who is attempting to rescue Maria and herself ,my projected thoughts for the character were all wrong .
Sorry about that
In closing . Thank you are for a great installment in a great story . Really looking forward to what is coming up next.

   

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Dave-Dreamer In reply to jimbor [2014-09-27 12:05:41 +0000 UTC]

well they say art is subject to interpretation.   the thing is this art was confined within the framework of a set story.  had there been no story for the picture, just a dramatic scene, then your POV could be just as good as any other. sometimes I write the story to fit the picture.  case in point---Dan had Dazz facing Hill instead of Roberta. It really didn't change the concept of what I had planned out. I just had to rewrite Gen. Strock's POV a little and still managed to save what I thought was a pretty fun line that I didn't want to lose. Which I hope you enjoy when you finally get to read it.

As for Ali's rescue effort. I am afraid it is pretty predictable. What happens afterwards will hopefully come as a surprise though.

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jimbor In reply to Dave-Dreamer [2014-09-27 14:25:08 +0000 UTC]

Again I have to head off to work very soon but I did want to make a couple of immediate comments
As to Ali's actual rescue procedure being" pretty predictable "- I have not been able to anticipate her next move( or the reason for it ) all through the story so I think you are doing a good job
 I will probably berate myself for" not seeing  it" when I do see what she finally  does to complete the save  That makes you a good story teller ( or me, a very dull fellow - lol)
Also I thought you have done  an excellent job of creating a great  and dramatic ongoing   story within  a very small" canvas"   Even though the last three panels could be( wrongly) seen as essentially the same scene , the tension continually builds  as I try to figure out what Ali will do next ( and consistently get it wrong  - which I like )   while keeping in mind that she up against a really unforgiving schedule . Thanks to the art and story ( the internal dialogue you write is great) we get to see how the character thinks and acts in a very tight, high stress, no room for error , you get only one chance, situation . This is a great opportunity to show the kind of person she is , and your work  is  doing  a great job of doing just that
And I am very much ( aka going mad with anticipation) to read your "Roberta's POV"  story 
Have to go now - My own unforgiving schedule is demanding I move along .
I will pick this up when I get back
Thank you again for a great story .

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jimbor In reply to jimbor [2014-09-28 08:35:27 +0000 UTC]

Two more comments
As to what happens next.
You do a great job with "out of left field " surprise  finale/ last chapter so I am confident we are all in for a real treat  As  an  aside  I have mentally created ( and discarded ) at least three possibilities . While I know that I  am all wrong in all three , I am also confident that your actual story  will be much better than any thing I can conjure up.
Again regarding the Roberta POV story  I must confess I am very greedy and obcessive  where my fave heroine is concerned  and hope that is story will cover  not only the action of this sequence , but also her take on/ recollections of  the events that lead up to it and some background/ history  on her relationship /knowledge of / interaction with Maria Hill  and the MAF
Thank you again for great series.

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Dave-Dreamer In reply to jimbor [2014-09-28 12:03:40 +0000 UTC]

I am glad you like what you see so far.  I am being deliberately vague about certain details...why they were kidnapped...who the bad guys are...what threat they pose...what's the deal with the General and Hill and so forth  All of that would be hammered out when you are ready to take over.

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jimbor In reply to Dave-Dreamer [2014-09-29 03:11:22 +0000 UTC]

Looking forward to that

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jimbor In reply to Dave-Dreamer [2014-09-28 13:28:06 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh.
I must say I am truly  humbled by and and appreciate the wonderful "potential rich" canvas  /" bursting with possibilities" story line you are creating .
I hope that when that time you mention  comes to pass we can consult and I can look to for for advice and suggestion as the  further story unfolds

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jimbor In reply to Dave-Dreamer [2014-09-28 13:22:27 +0000 UTC]

Ahhh
I am humbled by , and truly do appreciate the wonderful  potential rich "canvas"/  bursting with possibilities story line you are setting up here .
And when that time you mention comes to pass , I  hope we can consult and I can look to you for advice and suggestion

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Dave-Dreamer In reply to jimbor [2014-09-28 13:31:12 +0000 UTC]

It should be fun. 

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jimbor In reply to Dave-Dreamer [2014-09-28 13:39:15 +0000 UTC]

Opps .
 I thought my first comment did not "take " and so repeated it
 Sorry for the doubling up.
 And responding to your comment .
I think/ hope it will be
I am already putting some ideas together
I look forward to "bouncing them off you".

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