Mmm…yak bits. So some of the details on this page are a little gross, but I really wanted to convey the yak getting blown to bits, fleshy chunks and all. As always, I went back and forth on whether to include sound effects or not. I thought a really big “Kakooom!” or something would really help sell it, but every iteration I tried laying in just seemed to cover up too much of the artwork. And the sound effect then became the main focal point of the page instead of the actual artwork of the explosion. So in the end, I opted to leave it out.
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I think you would not hear the explosion over the sheer multitude of KV Wilhelm screams. 😀
I dunno, I think an explosion that takes up the entire page conveys itself just fine. I don’t think it really needs any more selling.
Nice messy explosion. Shame there is no streams of blood everywhere but depicting a wet ‘splosion is never quite as you see explosions when slowed down. (gratuitious example here at http://www.youtube.com/user/theslowmoguys#p/u/20/U_2gNhjAkjo timestamp 1:47 or so. )
re: Special Effects – IMO a >boom< can work if it's at a subtle layer underneath the explosive bits.
Though Sean could pull a Tremors type of thing and then in the next page have all that gore start raining back down. Explosion and subsequent bloody gore, everybody is happy… except Cember. Cember would go from disgusted to hyper-pissed. XD
I get the feeling that everyone would be deaf before the explosion finished anyway.
Just what I was thinking. No sound, your eardrums would be blown out.
Looks like meats back on the menu Boys!
I find this page to be the perfect mix of dramatic explosions and hilarious yak bits.
Well done, sir, well done.
Instead of hilarious I’m thinking: ew…
I’m sure Cember would agree.
It reminds me of a certain scene from Ghostbusters.
Kung Pow Yak. Yum, yum. Somebody pass the Sriracha sauce.
poor yak…. o.o
@Corsair114 AGREED
Took me a loooooooong time to find this.
In fact, without the “Hey, Runners 3 is up on KS now!”
This page? Wonderful!
Though I’m not too sure since I’ve never blown up cows by having them swallow explosives, if the Yaks wouldn’t rather blow out on the underside, the belly being the “soft area designed to channel the explosive force”…
But the result is looking great and was already one of my favorites in the original vol.2,
Glad you found it! After a long hiatus, Vol 3 is now in full swing, so be sure to check that out. And please feel free to help spread the word! BTW once Vol 3 finishes posting, I’ll definitely be doing another Kickstarter to fund the printing of the physical book.