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“In the moment when the eyes of the two men met, Javert, without having made the least gesture, became hideous. He had the face of a fiend who has found the victim he thought he had lost.”What can I say? Javert and Valjean have grown on me since I started reading the book, so much so that poor Enjolras has been retired to the back of the sketchbook! Ha ha. I really like the way Hugo portrays Javert. He seems a very black and white character, perhaps misunderstood but cold and ruthless all the same. I’d imagine him to wear that stern look most of the time… he is, after all, the LAW! And the law is not mocked! Yadda yadda ha ha ha! *Is thrown in the Seine* XD
So yeah, I went a little crazy on the old textures here. Not so sure if it really works… perhaps it’s a bit much. Still, Valjean and Cosette attempt to escape the dogged determination of Javert…
(Artwork © Leona Preston 2009 / ‘Les Misérables’ © Victor Hugo)
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Ha ha ha, yes... It must be automatic. All the 'evil' guys must have angular faces. XD
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the whole picture is awesome. Javert hunting JV with cosette is just full of win.
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ahgkhjh he is my FAVORITE from that entire show--his songs and character are captivating! you did a great job ensnaring his personality in your brilliant style. great work, I love his expression!
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oh this is just gorgeous! I love, love love! well drawn villains ...swoon
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I'd swoon over those sideburns! Ha ha! XD
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"Could it be he's some old jailbird
That the tide now washes in
Heard my name and started running
Had the brand upon his skin
And the girl who stood beside him
When I turned they both had gone
Could he be the man I've hunted?
Could it be he's Jean Valjean?"
I loved playing Javert, such an interesting guy. Lovely drawing!
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You've... played Javert? 
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In a school act in 2004. I was 19 at that time. But it was a wonderful time. Thank you
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Yeah, indeed. And in front of people don't help, hehe. But it was a lot of fun.
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Guess what? You made me wanna read Les Mis noooow. But my mother's locked away all the good books I'm gonna get for my birthday!
But well done on all the characters, especially the LAW nd cute litte Cosette. I've already fallen in love with her after watching the in cocert version once.
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Ha ha, it's time to put on the 'sneaky shoes'.
Ha ha ha, the LAW is not amused.
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Well, the LAW can't harm me!
*puts on anti-LAW-clothing*
Afterall, he has got Valjean to hunt through the ages.
I find it funny how Javert is always arguing with Jean in the musical. Can't he let stuff rest for now? I mean, why does he actually think he musz hunt Valjean? The man is free, dammnit!!! Even if he had this yellow paper thing. *rolleyes*
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"why does he actually think he musz hunt Valjean? The man is free, dammnit!!! Even if he had this yellow paper thing. *rolleyes*"
Ha ha ha, it's because he can only see in black and white. there are good people and there are bad people, and nothing in-between. Valjean broke his parole, and that's why Javert initially hunts him down. As he says in the Neeson film "you've managed to beat me..." XD
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Ah, I see. 'Honest work, just reward, that's the way to please the lord.' 
Still it's weird to think than anyone could think this way about any other human person.
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Put as bluntly as that. Ha ha ha.
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I must say, the part where Fantine begs to Javert to let her go and he is like 'Off with you into jail' I was close to throwing the book out of the window. 
Still, Javert is a weird character somehow, so very into the law and everything...
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ROFL! Yeah, that's a particularly sad scene. Still the French laws of those times were not as harsh as those over here. You could get hung for stealing a turnip! XD
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A turnip?? 
THAT sounds really harsh. What kind of problem did they have back then? I mean, why did they act so trict towards their own people?
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Ah, because power goes to straight to the head I'd expect. They didn't value human life very much.
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That's probably true. With power in your hands, you want to do everything, and end up steamrolling ver your own friends.
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I'm sad to admit it, but that's exactly what happened in Germany duringHitler's reign.
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And people still think he was German. But he's from Austria... I hate it when people think all the Germans are bad because of this time...
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That's a general stereotype thing. Yeah, you'd think people were better educated than that. *Sigh*
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Happy, happy guy, this one is, for sure.
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Ha ha, he's happy on the inside... ye... um... hmmm. :/
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Ha, I know the sort too well, so convinced of their purpose that they're impossible to deal with.
You got his expression perfect for that type, too.
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Hey Justin. Have you ever read this book? If not, I really, really think you'd love it! The amount of detail that Hugo has poured into the description of each of his characters is fantastic.
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The only book by Hugo I read was "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," and I was struck by how vivid the characters were (and how flat the characters become in every single film adaptation). Claude Frollo as described in the book was actually a major inspiration for Virgil's mental decline in "The Goldenlea" and helped me create an antagonist who was more than a mincing cartoon villain.
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I really need to read that one... after this!
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...very lovely artwork as always....Javert was my fav character in the book, musical and all other adaptations of the story...I think I would find it easy to play his character convincingly simply by sharing a lot of his character's traits.....I especially love the vicious, primal look you've given him here...great job..=3
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He's one of those people who will remove your thumb if you snap your fingers too often.
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ROFL! Yes. Actually... yes! He is. Ha ha!
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This is GREAT! Book!Javert is probably my favorite fictional character EVER. I love the pencilwork. And his face. And the hiding Cosette and Valjean.
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Hee hee, so I gave in and drew him. Yep, overly tempted! XD
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Hey, don't forget that Javert does in fact have a pretty wry sense of humor! No one ever portrays him that way, he's not serious all the time. He cracks jokes at least twice in the book (they're tame by modern standards, of course) and of course "when he laughed, he was a tiger"
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Ha ha! Very true. I think then that you'd love this artist's portrayal (it scares me just looking at it): [link] Gah! XD
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Zohmyyy. You and your evil sexy pencil lines of sexiness and darkness and evilness. Ness.
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Yes, sexy evilness. You love that. You come to expect that. Yes. Yes. XD
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...Indeedy I do. I've come to rely on it. Zomgzz!12
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