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A quick character sheet for a side project I'm working on with my sister. It's fun to do other projects cos while I love Hanna there's so much going on in my head. It's also nice to draw something else every once in a while.If you're going to ask about Under Lock & Key, which some of you might, it's not dead forever. It's just on hiatus. The goal is to get my sister and myself full time independant comic artists (I'm there) but she's not, and when she is she's going to be pretty much handling most of it. That's the idea! So, patience will provide fruitful! This is both of our side projects but at the same time, equally important and loved by both of us.
It's called Instead of Going Up, though previously named DuringREM. The story changed enough (a lot) that the previous title no longer really remained truly relevant. This is also not every character that's going to appear obviously as I am notorious for having rather large casts, haha!
I have a hard time trying to explain this stuff without it sounding stupid (I describe Hanna with the same amount of eloquence), but here goes.
Essentially Macsen Lander is high academia, created an awesome elixir that everybody was like HEY that's awesome. You're awesome. We're going to use it ALL the time even though that seems like a pretty bad idea, and then sometimes overdose on it.
Then they sort of find out that after persistent use, it breaks you down on a molecular level and you die. Whoops.
Mack becomes guilted and pinned responsible for the few elixir related deaths, and the council/military of the colony decides that they need a scapegoat. But before they can even BEGIN thinking about breakfast (or justice), they find their scapegoat has broken out of jail (much to his own dismay) and swept away to live the life of a fugitive.
Turns out there are a couple of other factions that are interested in someone with Lander's talents, and even the elixir itself. It's so much easier to wring it out of a scholar than it is to infiltrate a government and steal the recipe.
Also there are spaceships that are shaped like fish, stuffy professors (okay just one), lasers and as usual with anything I'm involved in - guys with sideburns.
Sorry that was forever to read.
Macsen Lander, Lamar Clapp, Ulessa Wimund, Mr Scarret, and the Poltergeist (c) Tessa Stone
Alister Teesedale, Ratio Menai, and Avok Ackland are (c) Sarah Stone
PS: Still tired, but working to finish a strip for Hanna today! <3 Sorry I've been behind/out of it lately. Love you guys!!
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Comments: 234
gingaktb In reply to ??? [2010-04-24 21:24:31 +0000 UTC]
Def. anticipating the new comic over here!
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kaitoupirate In reply to Arkeyana [2010-04-24 21:40:27 +0000 UTC]
*LE GASP*
YOU HAVE JUST CREATED A POSSIBLE BACKSTORY you genius, you
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Tinkeu In reply to Arkeyana [2010-04-24 21:19:17 +0000 UTC]
but with Conrad's fashion sense?
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Badalpals [2010-04-24 20:42:00 +0000 UTC]
I am so super excited about potentially more Under Lock and Key. I loved it oh so much.
You two are both such amazing and inspiring artists, you guys are going to achieve such great things!
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EaselWeasel [2010-04-24 20:18:52 +0000 UTC]
Oh! I remember you showing us mister Scarret in one of the Hannastreams!
I've got to say, he really reminds me of Nathan Wallace from Repo!. Just a little bit.
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Durandana [2010-04-24 20:09:57 +0000 UTC]
May I as where do you get the names from? Your characters always have such weird, non-standard ones...
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Rudely [2010-04-24 20:04:17 +0000 UTC]
I'm looking forward to it.
Alister Teesedale jumps out at me.
And you and your sister have a real nack for imaginative names.
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KT-Nya [2010-04-24 19:59:38 +0000 UTC]
I can already tell that Lamar is going to be my favourite. XD
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0ArmoredSoul0 In reply to ??? [2010-04-24 19:57:54 +0000 UTC]
GLEE~!
These guys look so COOL~!
Especially one in the brown waistcoat with the glowy saw.
He's pretty much BADASS.
I can't wait to see where you go with this, this' going to be so cool!!!
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MalignantMushrooms In reply to ??? [2010-04-24 19:54:06 +0000 UTC]
Awww,Ratio is adorable! Boy or girl though?
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GarnetBeauty153 In reply to ??? [2010-04-24 19:52:31 +0000 UTC]
wow, i love their designs, you can certainly tell the sort of personality they've got!
wish i could read the comic with these characters in it! (i have no idea where the link is)
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GarnetBeauty153 In reply to BK-47 [2010-04-26 03:24:13 +0000 UTC]
...well, i kinda feel even more stupid. but thank you for letting me know
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BK-47 In reply to GarnetBeauty153 [2010-04-26 05:27:29 +0000 UTC]
Aw you're not stupid, everybody makes mistakes!
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GarnetBeauty153 In reply to BK-47 [2010-04-26 20:36:38 +0000 UTC]
....thats not what i meant, but thanks?
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EmoMadaraUchiha [2010-04-24 19:19:14 +0000 UTC]
I love how Avok trumps them all in height XDD keep it up!
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foxcarnage [2010-04-24 19:17:19 +0000 UTC]
Ratio seems so shy and soft spoken, its adorable :3
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FMAfan96 [2010-04-24 19:10:52 +0000 UTC]
Forever to read? Perhaps.
Worth it? TOTALLY. THIS SOUNDS ALL SORTS OF RIGHTEOUS.
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Lycorisu [2010-04-24 18:54:51 +0000 UTC]
Bloody hell does your awesomeness know no bounds? >_<
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RecordRewind [2010-04-24 18:54:17 +0000 UTC]
Under Lock & Key was the first work of yours that I read, it still has a very special place in my heart (and I've been wondering what would happen to the characters, now and then in the past yeasr XD ), so I'm so very glad you'll be working again on it in the future!!
Instead of going up looks awesome, I'm pretty curious about it too!
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ghost-of-oblivion [2010-04-24 18:53:45 +0000 UTC]
Tessa, you realize that the cast drawing says "UleSSSa". Three S's xD
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ghost-of-oblivion In reply to ghost-of-oblivion [2010-04-24 18:56:38 +0000 UTC]
also digging the "Poltergeist" design.
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laurengood [2010-04-24 18:51:02 +0000 UTC]
lol, I love how Alister, Lamar, and Mister all have little shiteating grins while everyone else either looks pissed or uninterested
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MystoDraws [2010-04-24 18:48:18 +0000 UTC]
You have great character designs!! Each reflecting a unique vibe Very well done!
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sannekrueger [2010-04-24 18:46:01 +0000 UTC]
Hey, I remember Lamar! He looks different, but AWESOME! But everything you do is awesome, so actually I'm not surprised.
Just wanted to tell you - AGAIN - that I love everything you do. Even when I see your thumbnails in my deviaton-folder, I'm excited and my day is surely made.
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Counselor-Vidkun [2010-04-24 18:43:34 +0000 UTC]
that's pretty hot. I love the entire idea. Maan these characters are awesome.
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Felos [2010-04-24 18:36:16 +0000 UTC]
Seriously. Sooo good. D:
To be more eloquent, these are all just great, balanced designs. Personal favorite going solely by this is probably Avok.
I personally wish the Poltergeist was drawn as color without linework, to lend some sort of ethereality, but I don't know what exactly it is. All I know for sure is that I'm looking forward to whenever we can see more of it. (:
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steam-doll [2010-04-24 18:23:43 +0000 UTC]
This looks like just a few shades of AMAZING. Can't wait for it!
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Onsheka [2010-04-24 18:23:16 +0000 UTC]
yay long artist comments! Those are awesome, otherwise I'd look at the pic thinking, 'these guys are brill' before forgetting them. Character background FTW!
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shingworks [2010-04-24 18:19:01 +0000 UTC]
Oh god, I just remembered all your amazing Without Void pages. What about those??!?!?!?!
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vert-is-ninja In reply to shingworks [2010-04-24 19:41:24 +0000 UTC]
W-were they amazing?! Oh god, I felt like it was a trainwreck somehow captured on printer paper! B-but thank you!
A lot of that has been either absorbed somewhere else or revamped but maybe one day it'll have a place again!
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shingworks In reply to vert-is-ninja [2010-04-24 21:16:22 +0000 UTC]
I loved reading it. And yeah, I can see where it's been reabsorbed in places but it still has a special feeling to me. Carol will always be the original "Hanna" to me...
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Ichiya In reply to shingworks [2010-04-25 15:04:32 +0000 UTC]
I really miss it too. Still hope to see more of it someday~
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atenineten [2010-04-24 18:18:51 +0000 UTC]
Whhaa?
Lamar looks so differnet. O:
And to Avok: stop being so tall. Juststopitrightnow.
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Dont-Sneeze In reply to ??? [2010-04-24 18:14:59 +0000 UTC]
I am so stoked for this like fdsgsgsdgsg.
you have an awesome gift for creating such unique and independent character designs that still manage to all fit together wonderfully. and you draw such awesome clothesss
gotta say that ratio and mister scarret are my faves, but ulessa is pretty adorable too <3
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JimmytheGothicEgg [2010-04-24 18:11:37 +0000 UTC]
I love that you can't give people average names.
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