The big reveal! Kinda.
As readers, it’s not really a huge reveal (since the significance of the marks hasn’t been explained just yet), but for the Brimia crew, it’s definitely the first big moment to make them realize this run is not everything they were led to believe it was. Of course there have been a few hints along the way, but this is the first in-your-face revelation for them.
For the marks themselves, I wanted something fairly easy to draw (unlike the circular mark on Sky’s neck, which I think will be a bit of a pain every time I have to draw it…damn circles). I also wanted the Kaagan-Vas mark to be evocative of a pirate Jolly Roger skull and crossbones, with a very aggressive and tribal look to it. I think I nailed it, especially the “easy to draw” part. Yay!
Interestingly, in my original art pass, the marks were very clean and crisp, which didn’t feel right. Once I roughed them up a bit and added the stray specks, that really added the creepy factor I was looking for. And it fit their characters much better. After all, it’s not like they’d be applying these marks precisely and carefully with stencils; they’d be powering through them with more of a brutal energy. That’s how the Kaagan-Vas roll.
huh – pirate lipstick..
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hmmm.. the plot thickens.
I like your mark. It kind of reminds me of an evil tower, or a guy in a badass cloak.
I just had a more serious thought… our good guys have been following these bad guys for a while…how is it that this is the first time they’ve spotted the.. spots?
argh! inattention! completely missed the hats! I be an idjit
Ha ha. Yep, the hats. I specifically designed them so they’d have those hanging flaps that would cover the backs of their heads and necks, just to make sure the marks would be adequately hidden.