Page 13: Crossover Melee - The Dogs of War

shastab24 on Jan. 18, 2013

For the first time ever, we see Fractal out of costume.  Well, in a civilian identity.  I wanted to create something androgynous and not race-specific for the look, and I hope it worked.  The fact is that Fractal needs a civilian identity just to have some peace from time to time.  I don't know why I had the civilian clothes disappear at will, but I guess I just don't want to spend time doing a "suiting up" sequence, expecially when Eiderdown needs immediate help.
 
Also, you may notice I tweaked Sparkle's look a little.  I'm always trying new things, and I feel this new look could look a little better.  At least I think the chin is an improvement, as she and Astral (in astral form) both looked odd with the previous ones I drew for them.  I was trying to go with a prominent chin for both, but I think I finally realize how to do that.  Plus, I'm getting better at drawing mass on Sparkle, so that's a plus.
 
But why haven't I just sent the entire group to help Eiderdown?  This is mainly because I want to disperse my characters a bit in the crossover, each having adventures in their own universe.  Keep a look out on Superherouniverse.com for a role-playing thread involving the Swimmer and the Runner (and hopefully a lot of others), which would be made into a comic version later and put in the print version, too.  I may do the same with the Heroes Alliance stuff if the people behind that are receptive to such a thing.
 
Also, keep an eye out for the Crossover Melee homepage, which I plan to get working on soon, now that I have a little time.  And Fiendish Fellowship and Fiendish Foreshadowing are running on my deviantART until I can figure how to login to Comic Genesis.  Plus, Wonder Team will be running on ComicFury soon.
 
If you want to be involved in Crossover Melee, please e-mail me at karamesser@hotmail.com or PQ me on this site (or contact another involved in order to work with them--I am just the one driving the event at the moment, though Escutcheon and Chris V should be entering in not too long).