BONUS CONTENT: Sketchbook: Ril
I designed Ril’s port outfit to have some slight stylistic similarities to his Bad Goods outfit. In this case, I like that the top has a crossover flap that wraps all the way around the back and clasps onto the front again on the opposite side. It just seemed like a cool look that was a bit different from the norm. Probably not the most practical thing in the world, but then fashion rarely is, I guess.
With Ril’s gun, I like that it’s a bit odd in proportion, with its oversized, thick stubby barrel. I’m not a huge fan of trying to make every weapon look “badass,” so I intentionally try to keep some weapons non-flashy. I was pretty happy with all three rifle sketches, but I ultimately settled on the bottom left one, again because it had the most unusual proportions of the three.
I haven’t decided yet if the pistol on this page is Ril’s signature gun or if it’s just one of many different handguns he’ll carry on different jobs. I imagine him to be a bit of a gun collector, so it would make sense for him to use a wide variety of weapons over the course of the series. I guess we’ll just see how lazy I am during the design phase of the upcoming arcs…
Additional commentary about the outfits can be found in the posting for The Big Snow Job #1, Page 14.
The best part of this sketch is Cember’s response.
Just kidding.
I can imagine Ril having all of these in his collection and him being a real weapons collector.
Chapter 1 page 17 of this story already gave us the first clue.
The pistols kind of look like Nerf guns from the 90’s. The rifles kind of look like what would happen if modern Nerf guns were designed by Shirow Masamune. It is all rather funky-awesome.
It’s missing the furrowed brow
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Perfect.
Ril for the kill! (And Cember for the comments.)