This next sequence was an early trial by fire for me in the coloring department. I hadn’t done much comic coloring before starting this book, and I certainly never did anything with tints. So I deliberately decided to make Hes’s headquarters bathed in red light to force myself to step out of my comfort zone. The resulting look actually makes this probably my favorite sequence visually of the first issue. And it’s good I did it since the rest of the story has several nighttime scenes that required more tint work.
As for Dhama Hes, I wanted each mob boss to have specific traits that would make them different from one another. In Hes’s case, he’s of the mindset that information is power, which he alludes to throughout his conversation with Roka. As such, I wanted his headquarters to be filled with monitors showing various stats and info he’d be keeping track of that might affect his criminal enterprise.
So is it that Dhama Hes is more sophisticated than Tylo, or he has better technology.
What are their major difference?
I’m not sure I’d say Hes is more sophisticated or necessarily has better technology. I just attribute it to a different methodology and approach to his criminal enterprises. It’s safe to say he probably knows more about what’s going on than most other bosses. But then it all depends on what he actually does with that knowledge.
Someday I will approach this level of skill. Until then I will enjoy yours.
Agreed
I expected to see Ril way, way behind everyone else, running to catch up, while everyone else made small talk for a few minutes.
That actually would have been pretty funny to show Ril trying to catch up in the first panel. Oh well, it’s already drawn and I’m too lazy to change it. 🙂