Amaravati || Comics - Announcement

Princess Itharelandriel Baer'Nathen quests to lift her brother's curse in any way possible, guided and protected by her new friends Ryo and Lance.

In this fantasy of magic and mystery, nothing is as it seems and the truth is buried in a tale that began a thousand years before. When it is revealed, only tragedy can follow.

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The Management says:

TrinitySilph, 31 Aug 2009 04:05 pm |
Time for an Update - Hey guys, didja miss me?
Anyway, I just thought I'd update and let you know where things stand.
The fact is that I couldn't have forced myself to keep going with the old Amaravati. There were too many flaws, artistically and story-wise, and I was far too caught up in Angel Wings (by the way, check it out at http://angelwings.smackjeeves.com ;)).
After a good deal of consideration and letting the story sit on the backburner for a bit, I've come up with a better version of the plot.
This time around, I'm doin things the right way. What does that mean, you ask? ...Umm... you know the first 11 pages I posted? Yeah...those are painted versions of my thumbnails. Yeah. No 'good copy', just straight from draft to ink to paint. I also didn't put much thought into the text or layout - I was really winging it. Sad huh? Anyway, this time I've scripted the whole first chapter (Whisper Man will now be a chapter rather than a prologue) and am working on thumbnails of each page before I go on to good copies. The plot, I'm happy to say, makes actual sense, and I think things will take longer now, rather than being so jumpy and quick. I've barely started and already Whisper Man is much longer than it was =3
I've also added a couple new characters (who will show up starting somewhere around chapter 3, I believe - I haven't scripted them in yet so I'm not sure) and updated some awkward relationships and outfits. Finally, the updated version will likely be in a classic manga style - all black and white with greyscale textures. *gasp!*

I'm not going to start the redux until the entire first chapter is done (for buffer room ;)) so I'll have to ask you to bear with me a little longer, but I think it'll be worth the wait. When I start, the original comic will be moved to a new page which will show up at the top of the page called 'Museum' so we can all still laugh at my early attempts. =3 Speaking of new pages, I'll likely post character references and descriptions as I work on the updates - keep an eye out! =D

If you read through all that, I salute you, and here's a cookie. *hands cookie*
Until next time, everyone!
--Meg