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Big Ba-Da-Boom

Last weekend Josh and I attended FanExpo in Toronto, where I got to meet the guys from Comic Geek Speak, and even got pulled aside for an interview (I’m on about 46min. in) – Thanks guys… Pants, it was good hanging out with you, Jack and Alex!

We also got a pretty glowing review on The eL33tist.com, and by one Mr. Snodgrass no less!

A bit of a heated debate in the comments for the last page, and although I rarely feel that I need to explain myself, I thought I’d give you some background as to what really happened…

When it came time to work out the rank insignia for the 401, I actually did some research into Canadian/British/US military insignia, but in the end decided to make one up. This allowed me to fore go rank markings for Private, PFC, etc. I wanted the first marking to be for the Squad SGT. Having three chevrons as the first marking seemed odd, so I went with a weird/hybrid chevron, and then developed the higher ranks from there (take a look at Captain Haddock’s Rank insignia in “Eve of Battle“).

However, I totally forgot about the chevrons that are sculpted into the Sergeant’s sleeve! I try to stay true to the models where possible, but this time I got so caught up in developing my own insignia, I totally forgot to check the models!

For now the insignia will remain as is but I as my art style progresses, I’ll probably see to it that the 3 chevrons make it onto the page!

Transcripts

Panel 1 Eggs: ...And as Saint Macharius raised the hand grenade up on high, So shalt every devote soldier raise his, saying "O Emperor, bless this Thy hand grenade that with it Thine enemies mayest be blown to tiny bits." Then shalt thou count to three, no more, no less... Cooke: Can it, Eggs... Panel 2 Eggs: Sarge, the primer clearly states one must recite the 'Litanty of Ordnance' to ensure the grenade detonates with the best effect. Cooke: I really don't think this is the right time... Hamm: Should've gone off by now... Panel 3 Eggs: Where was I? ...Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out... Panel 4 Eggs: Once the number three, being the third number, be reached, then lobbest thou thy Holy Hand Grenade...
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Posted on September 10, 2009 at 1:47 am in The Gutklobba Waaagh and tagged with , , , , , , , , , . Follow responses to this post with the comments feed.

24 Responses

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  1. segara82 says:
    September 11, 2009 at 9:04 am

    Ah yes, changing the old speech from Monty Pythons ‘Quest for the Holy Grail’ allways works for grenades. And guessing from the size of the ‘boom’, it was no ordinary grenade. Hmm … did a certain soldier ‘find’ a little toy with a bit more punch?

  2. AmrothDin says:
    September 11, 2009 at 4:39 pm

    Haha, ba-da-boom! I like that sound effect! :D

  3. G says:
    September 11, 2009 at 7:22 pm

    Leeloo Dallas multipass

  4. Gask says:
    September 12, 2009 at 3:55 am

    If we count the negative space between the gold chevrons, the Sarge does have three chevrons.

  5. Alucard586 says:
    September 13, 2009 at 2:50 am

    Chevrons!!!! Don’t start that again!!

  6. WhoWhatWei?? says:
    September 15, 2009 at 7:04 am

    Big fan of the comic so far.

    I really like the character distinction and the style, though wish there were more updates.
    Though I appreciate how long it takes to create panels like this…..

    Keep up the great work, looking forward to moar.

  7. RAAAH says:
    September 15, 2009 at 2:08 pm

    Now that clearly was a 6 on penetration!!!!!

  8. kittenslayer says:
    September 16, 2009 at 6:55 pm

    Can we get some ork pwnage on da humies next time!

  9. Death From Above says:
    September 17, 2009 at 2:00 pm

    like the fire effect.*thumbs up*

  10. Militant.Jester says:
    September 18, 2009 at 10:00 am

    Great explosion effects! Keep it up!

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