User: MOrgan		5
-Posted on Jul 02, 2009

User: blntmaker
Amazing landscapes, movement of text, and thought...She's amazingly calm given the last question she asked there. -Posted on Jul 02, 2009

User: blntmaker		5
Amazing landscapes, movement of text, and thought...She's amazingly calm given the last question she asked there. -Posted on Jul 02, 2009

User: mattchee		5
I say it every time, but dang if i don't just love the splash pages at the beginning of every chapter! This one is especially awesome and.. kinda freaky! Reminds me of cover art for an HP Lovecraft book.... spooky! -Posted on Jul 02, 2009

User: grobles63		5
Nice work -Posted on Jul 01, 2009

User: Abt_Nihil		5
I can't help but add to the "great surreal landscape" comments. I particularly like the man-rock-thing with the dozen arms. Or Rockman... chuckle. -Posted on Jul 01, 2009

User: Starwolf		5
-Posted on Jun 30, 2009

User: DAJB
Winnie: I think it's like leaves in Autumn. All it takes is a little breeze and they all gather up in neat piles around the nearest tree. Or, in this case, the nearest rock shaped like a big, pointy head! Harry/Slide/Lamiah: Me, too! I deliberately held back our glimpse of "the Fringes" for as long as possible. When I see the terrific job that Nickel and Qoiri have done on it though, I have to wonder whether that was a wise decision! See also the response to the comments from Repoman and Darwin (way down there at the bottom!) -Posted on Jun 30, 2009

User: Winnie
Any reference to Stonehenge makes me think of "This Is Spinal Tap", despite the fact that Stonehenge itself has been around much, much longer... Forgive the oxymoron, but that is one wonderful wasteland in looks -beautifully drawn - the skulls were a nice touch. Though, now that I think about it, is there, like, a skull sweeper - one who makes sure they all land/get thrown in one place? -Posted on Jun 30, 2009

User: Lamiah		5
wow, I love the background. -Posted on Jun 30, 2009

User: SlideStudios		5
awesome environment. -Posted on Jun 30, 2009

User: harryq		5
I'm totally enamored of this spooked out page. Wow! -Posted on Jun 30, 2009

User: DAJB
Ghost: It is indeed! Double portions of kudos to Nickel and Qoiri for this one! jgib: It is nice to see Becky again, isn't it? Although, if ever there was a right time to use it, the phrase "What's a nice girl like you doing in a place like this?" does seem rather appropriate just now! Cyberdog: Heh - it's taken us a long time to get here, but we've been talking about the spirit world since Chapter 3, so hopefully eveyone feels right at home! usedbooks: Actually, the sheet is a matter of much controversy between me, myself and I! When we first see the Shaman naked, it's explained that "clothes cannot pass with him into the spirit world". In the early drafts of the script, therefore, Becky was also completely naked in this sequence. If Harsho had drawn the Shaman "fully exposed" in those early scenes, Becky would definitely have been naked too. The book would have been categorised as "Mature" or "Adult" but it would have been consistent, so I'd have been happy with that. However, since Harsho tastefully kept all the Shaman's naughty bits hidden, the book has been Teen-rated up until now, and - rather than tip it into the "Mature" or "Adult" category at this very late stage in the story - I eventually decided we should cover her up! In terms of the story, I can justify allowing her a sheet because Becky is in "the Fringes", not in the actual spirit world itself. Nevertheless, it still smacks of self-censorship and so I do have moments when I get very cross with myself! And, yes, "mostly dead" is about right! Trevor: Think of it as a theme park. You know ... for the really sick and twisted! -Posted on Jun 30, 2009

User: ghostrunner		5
awesome O.o -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: jgib99		5
That is one freaky landscape. Looks like Freddie Krueger's favorite vacation spot. Nice to see Becky again. -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: cyberdog		5
Oooooooooh man, this has just got crazier. I LIKE IT! This is Shades! Great work. Thanks for your comments on WarriorBorn CyberDog out -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: usedbooks		5
I love to see creepy planescapes of other dimensions/worlds. She should be thankful to have a sheet... and a body. You really never know how "naked" you might be when traveling to foreign dimensions without a passport. If the previous page is an indicator, she'll have plenty of company soon. @CoyoteLongshot: I would call her *mostly* dead. We need Billy Crystal! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: trevoramueller		5
That is one bizarre landscape shift right there. -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: DAJB
Comedian: Blame me. I've been exaggerating those rumours for simply aaages! Khard: Wouldn't we all?! But, if you're the sort of person who stands up to a lightning-wielding super villain, I suppose you're better equipped to take such things in your stride than the rest of us. Especially if you can convince yourself it really is a dream! Adam: Someone compared the Shaman to Doctor Strange, way back when we first met him (Chapter 3, maybe?) Not sure if that was you, but I'm glad we could bring back such happy memories anyway! Lance: That it is! Tantz: Heh - so now you're expecting a warped version of Clarence the Angel to appear, eh? Clarence the Demon, maybe? Midge: I'm pleased we could make your day. Extremely worried about your mental health, but otherwise very pleased! ;-) Hero/Toughy: Thanks, guys! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: Comedian		5
Looks like rumors about somebodys dead have been extragated. -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: khard12		5
Awesome page! I would be freaking out if I woke up in a place that looked like that! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: Adam Black		5
You're giving me Doctor Strange flashbacks, man! Which, of course, is a very good thing. -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: LanceDanger		5
Whoa, trippy-cool! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: Tantz Aerine		5
Twilight zone!! Or the warped version of It's a wonderful life! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: Toughy		5
-Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: TheMidge28		5
the tree with the human shape with multiple arms... I had always imagined trees being like that but with the hands and seeing it made me glad in a way. -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: Hero		5
-Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: DAJB
Azu: So, I take it you won't be booking your holiday there next year, then? Alana: No, just her spirit. We'll see what's been happening to her physical body in just a short while! Albone: Paranoia can be very healthy. Like many other fears, it can keep us alive! Peipei: Ah, you never lost faith! Although, when you're not dead, being "where all the dead people go when they die" might not be such a good thing! Popen: Oh, I think it's probably safe to say she's in more trouble than you thought! ;-) But, of course, the two things are not mutally exclusive! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: AzuJOD		5
That scenery is some grade-A Nightmare Fuel! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: alanajoli		5
Is her full body in the Fringes? That sounds even more dangerous than just going there in spirit form! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: albone		5
A welcome comeback. Becky's been gone forever but I thought something was up when we didn't see a body. Glad to see my paranoia paid off! LOL -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: Peipei		5
She's not dead...But I think she's where all the dead people go when they do die x.x. I knew she was still alive though :3. -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: popenfresh		5
Either Becky ate something that was really off or she's in alot more trouble than I thought. -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: DAJB
Flup: This is as surreal as we get in Shades. Well, we wouldn't want to stray too far from reality now, would we?! Coyote: As with the more extreme villains (like Thrawn!), this is all part of the "getting wilder" aspect that I've been promising since the beginning! I did consider letting us see into the Fringes earlier but decided to keep it back. Hopefully it has more impact coming at this stage, and maybe even seems a little more "credible" (?) following on from all the real-world scenes that have been leading up to it. As for Becky's chances of escape, the difference here is that Starflower's spirit passed into the Fringes knowingly. Poor Becky just hasn't got a clue where she is or what's happening! Lem: Heh - I suspect even he might be a little disoriented here! Doc: It's great, isn't it? Bears very little resemblance to my original vision (see response to comments from Repoman and Darwin, below) but that's because it's about 53 times better than anything I'd dreamed up for it! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: Flup		5
-Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: Flup
What a wonderfully surreal setting... -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: CoyoteLongshot		5
Wow! I daresay this is the most surreal environment we've seen so far. I love the stone arm-tree thing. Very unsettling. So Becky isn't dead, she's just... half dead. If Starflower is able to get safely out of the Fringes, then looks like there's some hope for her yet... -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: Lemniskate		5
Sending in my lvl 75 Hammerdin to the rescue! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: Doctor Shadow		5
Oh man, now this is all kinds of truly awesome. So many little details to find! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: DAJB
SoItBegins: Nope - not exactly. But, she's well on the way! (More on this on the very next page!) Repo/Darwin: When I first imagined the Fringes, I had in mind a very bright area. Partly to make things easy for the artist, it was almost a void with just a few weird objects floating around. Well, as you can see, Nickel doesn't do easy! Instead he sent me this wonderful landscape which takes me right back to the days of Roger Dean's gorgeous artwork for all those Yes album covers! Even then, I still imagined everything to be very bright, maybe a little psychedelic and trippy ... And I continued to imagine that, right up until Qoiri sent me the flats for this page! As soon as I saw this, I immediately knew he was right and that "dark and sombre" was the way to go! Which just goes to prove that sometimes the art team knows far more about a writer's world than the writer does! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: SoItBegins		5
So, she's not exactly dead, then. -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: Darwin		5
WOw FA-REAKY! Beautiful artwork! -Posted on Jun 29, 2009

User: repoman		5
I really dig this page. Very creepy background! And the first person narration really draws me in. -Posted on Jun 29, 2009