Page 67 and 68 of Zheph Skyre are finished

I almost didn't think I would have gotten these two pages done on time, but I did it! And I absolutely love page 68! It contains elements I am more skilled at making and elements I am more interested in.

Here is page 67 of my web comic Zheph Skyre. I decided to have Vanessa only say a few words in a speech bubble within the second panel. The images speak for themselves enough for now. They might be a little confusing, but I don't want her visions to be clear. I want the future to be a mystery still.

This is page 68 of my web comic Zheph Skyre. I am hoping to convey a sense of dread with this image. Though I wanted to give Zheph and Vanessa a reason to comfort themselves into believing that this dream will not come to fruition.

I love drawing monsters! This may only be a vision, but I love how they came out!

Vanessa & Monsters Sketch

Here's a sketch of Vanessa and some monsters in silhouette from my Zheph Skyre series. I am planning to use these sketches along with the one of Zheph and Netheus I posted not too long ago for that new title cover. I have Vanessa in a fencing pose, which will help establish what sort of character she is. I don't want to give too much away about the monsters, so I wish to keep them in the shadows until they appear in the web-comic.

GODZILLA!!!

I received this flyer today for another Godzilla movie double feature sponsored by the store That's Entertainment in Worcester. Where the movies will be shown are in actually in Millbury where there is an old fashion theater for these sort of events. Admission is free as long as you get a ticket ahead of time at the store in Worcester.

(I found this image on Google.)

I had been to a previous viewing of this Godzilla double feature and I enjoyed it. The only Japanese Godzilla movie I had seen before this double feature was Godzilla Vs King Kong, which was alright.

 

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At the double feature, they showed Godzilla Vs Gigan and Godzilla 2000. Godzilla Vs Gigan turned out to be really good, and there were two other monsters that helped each side. Godzilla was assisted by the spiky armadillo monster Anguirus while Gigan, the cybernetic monster with blades, was assisted by the three headed, winged dragon monster King Ghidorah. It was surprising that this movie had blood spilled by the giant monsters as they fought, and the fight scenes were entertaining, like wrestlers in monster costumes with super powers.

Godzilla 2000 had all of the monsters from the previous movie make an appearance along with numerous other monsters including Mothra, the giant moth. The movie creators even incorporated the American remake of Godzilla in this film. The audience was happy when the Japanese Godzilla killed the American Godzilla easily. I used to be a fan of that movie, but I eventually realized that it sucks and I sold the VHS of it. The human actors in this movie proved to be more interesting than in the previous film with numerous fight and action sequences that rivaled the monsters'. It was all very ridiculous, convoluted fun. If you are into that sort of thing, I suggest that you should check out some of the old Godzilla movies.

I used to wonder why people even now were into these retro movies with monsters that were obviously men in costumes or figurines, but I realized that these movies still hold a certain caliber that other movies even now do not. These movies used set pieces, real explosions, simple editing, and numerous old techniques that give them a certain quality that today's CGI can not copy. It is true that in Godzilla 2000 that there was early CGI incorporated into the movie because it was the 50th anniversary of Godzilla, but for the most part the studio kept to traditional methods.

I am not entirely sure what Godzilla movies they will show this time, but I look forward to it. They also had some raffles with the tickets for numerous prizes including gift certificates to the store. It is a worth while experience.