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Arthur: What? Harmless? Is that all it's got to say? Harmless? One word!Ford: Well there are a hundred million stars in the Galaxy, and only a limited amount of space in the book's microprocessors, and no one knew much about the Earth, of course.
Arthur: Well for God's sake, I hope you managed to rectify that a bit.
Ford: Oh yes, well, I managed to transmit a new entry off to the editor. He had to trim it a bit, but it's still an improvement.
Arthur: And what does it say now?
Ford: Mostly Harmless.
~ Douglas Adams [abridged for her pleasure]
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So I really like the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy...I mean REALLY like it.
So much so in fact that were I able to pick up a copy for myself, that being the real Guide from the Ursa Minor B Publishing Corporation, I could [and would] die a very happy, and knowledgable man.
Hell I even write my own guide entries, which seems to go over well with the people I write them for...
If you're interested let me know, I'd be happy to let you skim over them, or even write one for you...Seriously I have 29 written.
Regardless, this is my interpretation of Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect. Notwithstanding that I quite love their film counterparts [especially Mos Def], I wanted to go for my own designs, and I think I succeeded, especially with Ford there.
I showed this to a friend earlier and he told me, and I agree with him, that Ford's expression is the best thing about the drawing.
Its got one of those, "Hey, shit Happens. Try some of this food that may not settle with your physiology!" looks on his face.
And well that just seems like something ford would say, doesn't it?
Yes I think so.
I may expand on this later...I was considering putting a Vogon, or even Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz in there...but who knows...it may mess up the flow...
Please enjoy.
2B Lead [mechanical]
Sharpie and Micron Pens [for detail]
1-2 hours
Arthur Dent/Ford Prefect/The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (c) Douglas Adams
Image (c) UndeadDeviation
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[Edit: For the simple fact that I've hit 42 views I made a screen cap. The Answer] ]
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Comments: 80
UndeadDeviation In reply to random-nothings [2007-12-01 05:02:25 +0000 UTC]
Its hard for him not too.
Though you can't really tell from the picture, both Aurthur and Ford are in the middle of a Vogon Constructor Fleet Capitol Ship Airlock Bay, on the midst of being thrown out into the vastness of deep space.
And now, once he's dead the only thing left of earth [so he thinks] will be a two word entry in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy reading, "Mostly Harmless".
Frankly I'd start panicking too.
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random-nothings In reply to UndeadDeviation [2007-12-01 05:56:56 +0000 UTC]
Well, theres always that phone number of a chance for survival.
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UndeadDeviation In reply to random-nothings [2007-12-01 06:06:34 +0000 UTC]
2^276,709 : 1 against
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Dub-T In reply to ??? [2007-11-30 23:53:48 +0000 UTC]
Very nice.
I'd say you captured the boys pretty well. I'd like to see your take on Trillian and Slartibartfast.
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UndeadDeviation In reply to Dub-T [2007-11-30 23:54:53 +0000 UTC]
Ha thanks man, I quite agree I may have to try my hand at the entire cast.
And using this style I don't think it would be too very difficult.
Thanks much!
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Alpha-Sorrow [2007-11-30 23:42:08 +0000 UTC]
Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy Rocks
Awesome pic
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UndeadDeviation In reply to Alpha-Sorrow [2007-11-30 23:55:59 +0000 UTC]
Yes it truly does!
And thank you, I'm glad you like it!
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Alpha-Sorrow In reply to UndeadDeviation [2007-11-30 23:59:10 +0000 UTC]
By the way, LOVE Arthur's expression.
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UndeadDeviation In reply to Alpha-Sorrow [2007-12-01 00:04:36 +0000 UTC]
Haha thanks I'm quite partial to Ford's though.
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UndeadDeviation In reply to Alpha-Sorrow [2007-12-01 00:05:37 +0000 UTC]
Splendid! Thank you!
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QueenDemonCow In reply to ??? [2007-11-30 23:29:28 +0000 UTC]
I'm happy you read it. It is one of my favourite books too. Though I must say "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" is what I consider to be the best in the 5 book trilogy.
[don't panic]
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UndeadDeviation In reply to QueenDemonCow [2007-11-30 23:33:16 +0000 UTC]
I love them all.
My favorite is...Actually strictly speaking, they're all my favorite.
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TheGriffinThief [2007-11-30 22:54:30 +0000 UTC]
Man...I really need to read those books. I tried to read the first one when I was in seventh grade I think, but I lost interest and quit, shame really.
Anyway, there is a thing that is fairly close to the Hitchhiker's guide called Wikipedia. True, it doesn't have information from all over the universe, but it does do service to most of Earth's odds and ends.
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UndeadDeviation In reply to TheGriffinThief [2007-11-30 23:21:18 +0000 UTC]
Heh you're right in more ways than one!
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy can and often times is biased on different matters, and false in others.
The Complaints departments takes up an entire city block on Ursa Minor B I believe.
But Wikipedia, has many factual errors.
They're both quite wonderful though...even if Wiki is generated by white American males.
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TheGriffinThief In reply to UndeadDeviation [2007-11-30 23:23:09 +0000 UTC]
That's true about Wiki, I've known people who change articles for fun...although their changes were deleted in three days I think.
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UndeadDeviation In reply to TheGriffinThief [2007-11-30 23:24:45 +0000 UTC]
Heh yeah, so I only use Wiki tentitavely, and try to double check everything...
Or I'll just take their words for it, because I'll be lazy or something.
Also
Seriously consider picking up the books again.
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TheGriffinThief In reply to UndeadDeviation [2007-12-01 01:13:38 +0000 UTC]
yeah, after I get through all of the books I have piled up (and there are quite a few) I plan to!
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UndeadDeviation In reply to TheGriffinThief [2007-12-01 01:16:07 +0000 UTC]
Good good!
It's a fantastic read.
And its quite witty.
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ZairosTwilight [2007-11-30 22:43:53 +0000 UTC]
I love that series. I think i first read the bool when I was 14 or 15 . You're arthur is pretty close to my own interpretation. I wanna see more of this,especially a bable fish. But I gotta check your galllery out now, to see if it's already there.
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UndeadDeviation In reply to ZairosTwilight [2007-11-30 22:45:39 +0000 UTC]
I wish I could say there was, but unless my memory fails me this is the first bit of Hitchhiker's fanart I've ever really been happy with.
But perhaps you're right...I should try the other characters soon.
Also its cool that my interpretation matches with yours.
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ZairosTwilight In reply to UndeadDeviation [2007-11-30 23:00:07 +0000 UTC]
Damn that was fast!
Yeah,it caught my eye when I was loging in.
you can't help but love the poor guy. ..
I think the last book I read was actually Mostly harmless. With his daughter ...Random? I think random was her name. That last book for me was kinda sad.
But enough talking from me.. until i look at your other stuff. ^^
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UndeadDeviation In reply to ZairosTwilight [2007-11-30 23:19:29 +0000 UTC]
I still haven't managed to get my hands on a copy of Mostly Harmless, so I should get on that.
Thank you for looking at my other stuff too!
That's really quite awesome of you!
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ilsas-izles In reply to ??? [2007-11-30 22:37:32 +0000 UTC]
Lovely! I really should read those books again...
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UndeadDeviation In reply to ilsas-izles [2007-11-30 22:39:34 +0000 UTC]
Thank you very much!
Its a glorious thing. You should read them again. Go do it.
now.
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apocalypse-song In reply to ??? [2007-11-30 22:37:22 +0000 UTC]
Hitchhiker's will rule forever, even when the meaning of life is no longer 42. ^^ Great books and movies. I love your expressions here!
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UndeadDeviation In reply to apocalypse-song [2007-11-30 22:38:22 +0000 UTC]
Wow thank you so much!
I love Hitchhiker's with a firey passion, so I thought I'd try my hand at the characters. Thank you!
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