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The Astrologers, however, were born in 1988, before most of this. There was a British artist's influence on the look I created - Marvel UK had started producing original, monthly titles in the smaller US format of comic, and whilst it was short lived, Dragon's Claws - written by Simon Furman and illustrated by Geoff Senior - had a terrifically different look. Whilst there was still flesh and muscle aplenty, the costumes were much more like armour, dotted with small weapons, head torches and the like, and with twenty-four Astrologers personnel to clothe, I went soldier, rather than circus act. I met Geoff in, of all places, Thurnams stationary shop in Carlisle one day after this and he was scanning in an Iron Man filler story he'd been commissioned to draw by Marvel US - I tend to think all the little pop-out missiles launchers and gadgets you see in the MCU Iron Man films owe more than a little to the look Geoff developed in Dragon's Claws and took onwards.[/i][/size] https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp25 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/XSGaJhDOY6B_J7TOXpWURnbAM2I=/fwct/1762892590/25736_4274083896913994f273b8.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p25 Page 25 [size=10][i]Notes: Another face transplant for Aqua in panels two and four, technique as before. I also couldn't resist giving Kirkebo Amundsen (daughter of Austin Amundsen in both these archive comics and the current text stories you will find elsewhere on the website) a dig at the slightly fetishistic look of Venom's fish-netty costume. Kirkebo, Austin and Louise Davies all have an origin in one of the novels I've written after I'd finished the bulk of the Astrologers comics in 1999. Set some years before the Astrologers tales begin, I had time and space to develop their characters better, and I just know the Kirkebo of the novels would do more than raise an eyebrow.[/i][/size] https://www.tot44c.com/photo37089135.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kfusSst94tRIPZYNtKayQ09l6oo=/fwct/1762892590/25736_12727243205c08544eb13c6.jpgPage 3 ESPF Issue # 6 - page 3 of 6 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp10 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/m7RUnzy1oaLnEF4WFJ7rdpYfiUM=/fwct/1762892590/25736_144285122969139940d837f.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p10 Page 10 [size=10][i]Notes: first of the full art edits here - had a dreadful face on the old man in panel 2 in the original, so re-drafted a part of the panel in black linework, scanned it in and merged in with the existing colour art, using clone stamps and filters to try and complement the original colour washes that I painted with drawing inks. Not 100 percent successful, but an improvement.[/i][/size] https://www.tot44c.com/photo26847608.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/whKoGIoNN1nWEnp5kVFwj56EnpI=/fwct/1762892590/25736_142224518056e41eadc32eb.jpgPage 1 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp27 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3fw5ay1Dq36nEhWwzrowVSedAho=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1360352549691399516089f.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p27 Page 27 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp07 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/9ViOXqXWh15PwGRJiGO609kcV0Y=/fwct/1762892590/25736_12354721316913993cbfac0.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p07 Page 7 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp08 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qYFqR0bs_x8-ZD95YZWk5dFCW9E=/fwct/1762892590/25736_20784752656913993f0b916.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p08 Page 8 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp12 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/YmlRliKXJCHNeZnUgKedAIKw09k=/fwct/1762892590/25736_69391819469139942b6308.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p12 Page 12 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp18 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qq_uPdEzg1gJu2EAB_Xt6RmcpbA=/fwct/1762892590/25736_4799727506913994858205.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p18 Page 18 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/fz_HSgYnjjRscClYqSnNmpwAUcs=/fwct/1762892590/25736_181249024369139938ce5ca.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p02 Page 2 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp19 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/oBeg-udCLpRLKJjGG8ZGYv2sRcs=/fwct/1762892590/25736_901997611691399485508d.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p19 Page 19 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp21 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/VlCdQcygL8nT8Esw_2_Ah_kvCdU=/fwct/1762892590/25736_722158686913994a65424.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p21 Page 21 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp26 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/aYUjCs0pZFyxabvgo7R5O-H13Yw=/fwct/1762892590/25736_8719411556913995108556.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p26 Page 26 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp24 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GF1dTpEDrjTKUQXydlEN_OSIMx8=/fwct/1762892590/25736_16438542686913994f19219.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p24 Page 24 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bZnjcPwlb7LhXnQfA2zQZ8UKrpo=/fwct/1762892590/25736_12569613806913993ab62ea.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p04 Page 4 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp09 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/a9GdQn90BO1vtw_CwGNCBXanGuY=/fwct/1762892590/25736_15652684936913993f042b1.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p09 Page 9 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp11 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/EobvSuTPxDSPiW5MpXecPF65PYo=/fwct/1762892590/25736_11701453256913994119732.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p11 Page 11 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp13 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/jAOhySFv8smxtzTwp8aCo9DyjJg=/fwct/1762892590/25736_21371271569139942d1302.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p13 Page 13 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp14 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-1PXFAv0OcaCGUVVEUc-_KdUQ5I=/fwct/1762892590/25736_11094917086913994483897.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p14 Page 14 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp22 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/NZpTPLIdaLls7kTh1-mHppwCse8=/fwct/1762892590/25736_2540333896913994c83029.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p22 Page 22 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LvAe1uWe-yBzVMzwFgTgQkNt2q8=/fwct/1762892590/25736_13475542106913993b005ea.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p05 Page 5 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp28 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gu0k1EqDRPYcWC9RkW0ZFYlXtfk=/fwct/1762892590/25736_211320281869139952d9132.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p28 Page 28 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp17 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Dn64TGwLZD8RcJv3A1EArV-tXFc=/fwct/1762892590/25736_181938867769139946998a9.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p17 Page 17 [size=10][i]Notes: second art edit here - I replaced Aqua's head, partly to improve the eyes, but also to ruffle the hair up a little - it isn't quite credible to take a helmet off and have a beautifully smooth bob underneath. Same process as p10 with hand-drawn inkwork scanned and the previous painted colours cloned as best as could be achieved to keep it consistent with the original art.[/i][/size] https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp16 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/hCiXOPgnFa1pb_OgY_g1GJDg178=/fwct/1762892590/25736_8725898646913994684356.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p16 Page 16 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp15 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-mtEj08bGd7cLeCAdIXhQvXPnEs=/fwct/1762892590/25736_76761947369139944b3b84.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p15 Page 15 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AcROVFCwpp8Am56mvNdRiLYTFG4=/fwct/1762892590/25736_10715464876913993707077.jpgSamaritans_p01 Page 1 [size=10][i]Notes: First appearance of 'The Rider' - I'd had a similar, mystical horse-riding type in the second issue, based on the animated knight at the beginning of the ITV children's series Knightmare, serving a similar purpose; as I developed the stories, they became one and the same, forming a particular bond with the Astrologer Lightning. Was he meant to be a ghost Clint Eastwood, man-with-no-name type? Maybe, but it's nearly thirty-five years ago and growing hazy...[/i][/size] https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp23 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/o3zahKwTCrQFJqGZhKw-LhAM_bE=/fwct/1762892590/25736_403882536913994c89cbb.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p23 Page 23 [size=10][i]Notes: doesn't really need the Venn diagram to see this page owes lots to Airwolf and The Highwayman - like those fan-produced mash-ups on YouTube of things like Star Trek vs, BSG, Airwolf vs. Knight Rider and the like, I was doing this stuff thirty or forty years ago with the only tools I had then - pen and paper. My earliest fan art material had strange combinations of Transformers, Thunderbirds and even Buck Rogers - these fast, futuristic explosions of heavy metal machines lend themselves to many permutations, and I tried quite a few.[/i][/size] https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LBJAGXyuTTBak0flPFu54lUtf-E=/fwct/1762892590/25736_94313121769139938c8bf9.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p03 Page 3 [size=10][i]Notes: The various sci-fi and adventure series on television were always a strong influence on the imagery; for those who remember, this one is quite clearly born out of the late 1980's Highwayman series, starring former Flash Gordon, Sam Jones; the ship leaping away owes a lot to the warp effect of Star Trek: TNG.[/i][/size] https://www.tot44c.com/photo43520935.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2b-9SiOxIu9QluEu9voN3wsr8G8=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1819299560610af128744c0.jpgPage 4 ESPF Issue # 9 - page 4 of 4 https://www.tot44c.com/photo23462419.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/stxY9tNLpO8TLWHMJX9PWSfX3XI=/fwct/1762892590/25736_71779397954ceb8e38d146.jpgPage 3 https://www.tot44c.com/page-3 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/N1UhNM23_x120jHW4qHuZBnrT7Y=/fwct/1762892590/25736_474872186542c64055e781.jpgPage 3 https://www.tot44c.com/photo43520931.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ZE1Wem2VBueCf0kXjvRzJVATNUk=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1545812869610af1239b610.jpgPage 2 ESPF Issue # 9 - page 2 of 4 https://www.tot44c.com/page-6 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ozY3xZi0FmWF5Z9g9QYKmNYPdc0=/fwct/1762892590/25736_767404890545e4d8dc34f0.jpgPage 6 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp29 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eZHJApKb75QZbd-f7lnJ6Jf2l6g=/fwct/1762892590/25736_15632791569139953cb374.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p29 Page 29 [size=10][i]Notes: whilst I didn't stop drawing through my university years, this was the last page I ever painted in full colour. A few guys in the industry did recommend I concentrate on the black and white art as virtually no-one drew and coloured their own work and it did help me maintain some production rate in my more time-poor later years - but I still miss it. Somehow, Photoshopping a scanned page is a more soulless experience.[/i][/size] https://www.tot44c.com/photo23462428.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7_vqtxba3r9BdCFe8Ybm0Q8OxYA=/fwct/1762892590/25736_78249646054ceb94514f89.jpgPage 6 https://www.tot44c.com/photo26847684.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3Lo8M5y7G_hufDiOSBb6qjHGEiY=/fwct/1762892590/25736_56435737956e41f27ec292.jpgPage 6 https://www.tot44c.com/photo37089136.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/5r5GiN6zi1VHHf8C4R8hI3UF4XM=/fwct/1762892590/25736_20643279285c085453cbcac.jpgPage 4 ESPF Issue # 6 - page 4 of 6 https://www.tot44c.com/photo23462413.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IyvYWe-2Sc2-LW6AWsEQgafmfp0=/fwct/1762892590/25736_19380329554ceb8ae0597e.jpgPage 1 https://www.tot44c.com/photo22939776.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/BbYR92Zgt388VRLEUNWqAWM_KQg=/fwct/1762892590/25736_238380624545e4d79409cc.jpgPage 4 https://www.tot44c.com/photo26847672.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/L3a5uq6AHmkOY1SXgoEoZVL7Lhs=/fwct/1762892590/25736_127670797956e41f12c7ef6.jpgPage 5 https://www.tot44c.com/photo22939774.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/WaM09fEQc_OoPrVdgYk7y8xN_34=/fwct/1762892590/25736_2054002305545e4d6bede22.jpgPage 1 https://www.tot44c.com/photo28677185.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/bI9I6__NDeQt-FNBNyr-QbQjKYc=/fwct/1762892590/25736_26138444357b37c38e8f4a.jpgPage 3 ESPF Issue # 5 - Page 3 of 5 https://www.tot44c.com/photo26381921.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/guACTUYDGeeux3rV1VQg4EsRot8=/fwct/1762892590/25736_390103991567db3b88e354.jpgPage 5 VOID issue#1: Red Elf, Blue Raven Page 5 of 9 https://www.tot44c.com/photo43520930.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/ctT_-D3XQkKSBeeYWMbKDzsvYXE=/fwct/1762892590/25736_892064628610af12171da3.jpgPage 1 ESPF Issue # 9 - page 1 of 4 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp0cover https://photos.on-this.website/wm/24shbx5BJ3EoeWpe_5RMQt-jfYU=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1023946223691399370eb5e.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p0_cover Samaritans Cover [size=10][i]Notes: The sub-title, 'Thunder in the Dust' was taken from a very good coffee table book I'd bought about classic Western films, including those directed by John Ford, using Monument Valley as a backdrop. It had considerable visual influence on one section of the story.[/i][/size] https://www.tot44c.com/photo26381918.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/LzgPVqsbSxn1807QfVMQAimGckM=/fwct/1762892590/25736_25638925567db3804c825.jpgPage 2 VOID issue#1: Red Elf, Blue Raven Page 2 of 9 https://www.tot44c.com/photo22939770.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1VLWasnHdf_fwWGJm9jS9AuWGzc=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1805252305545e4d6302ba3.jpgPage 2 https://www.tot44c.com/photo26381917.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Wu5AJzF3cZ6CLTeMJw1_luZYit8=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1821753973567db36e737cf.jpgPage 1 VOID issue#1: Red Elf, Blue Raven Page 1 of 9 https://www.tot44c.com/page-8 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/1fA7eddQa5Mswhkhoz8W6dSCBwE=/fwct/1762892590/25736_792571307567db3f335bb9.jpgPage 8 VOID issue#1: Red Elf, Blue Raven Page 8 of 9 https://www.tot44c.com/page-9 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DgRj_MbeqWdaY2Th-O_vuUxPWQM=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1798292427567db403b0bed.jpgPage 9 VOID issue#1: Red Elf, Blue Raven Page 9 of 9 https://www.tot44c.com/pencilsp13-15 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/wRZopNOFTcvJy0oTDCQ_gcssmdA=/fwct/1762892590/25736_67662221657180318f1869.jpgPencils_p13-15 Pencil art for pages 13- 15 of issue 4. https://www.tot44c.com/photo41206449.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IoAqm1ypzZGQeH8FQUYh7BJ1ej4=/fwct/1762892590/25736_13731794975ec000b8dd451.jpgPage 2 ESPF Issue # 8 - 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page 2 of 4 https://www.tot44c.com/photo41206451.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8wzPv1QWDnd23GaeQYC2KVM8-ZA=/fwct/1762892590/25736_9451841415ec000d53bd05.jpgPage 3 ESPF Issue # 8 - page 3 of 5 https://www.tot44c.com/photo37089133.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KaNMiicSMl7RnYIqZ4xOxOoQc8g=/fwct/1762892590/25736_15842377985c0854422b9bb.jpgPage 1 ESPF Issue # 6 - page 1 of 6 https://www.tot44c.com/photo40544137.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/_cdAxZWZIcKCsvYBCNDrcfcMemk=/fwct/1762892590/25736_11058308975de039e26fe5e.jpgPage 3 ESPF Issue # 7 - page 3 of 4 https://www.tot44c.com/photo22939780.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OreL4BNbfN7d0xxNov04B6x7Ork=/fwct/1762892590/25736_438152033545e4d832021f.jpgPage 5 https://www.tot44c.com/photo26847638.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DLhBUnl5Dhb8CKuV7oDw6hrXV2c=/fwct/1762892590/25736_28363579456e41edfeb2dc.jpgPage 3 https://www.tot44c.com/issue-4-p1 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3f8ghRfpfWhb6Um-JC62Kvy5jwE=/fwct/1762892590/25736_173066205655479ff4b0a92.jpgIssue 4 p1 Pencils for page 1 of issue 4: Farborn https://www.tot44c.com/photo37089137.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/g_f8VdZddX0olik_DHYrpLRGOmM=/fwct/1762892590/25736_6742014005c08545960061.jpgPage 5 ESPF Issue # 6 - page 5 of 6 https://www.tot44c.com/photo41206453.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Ii0eYpLwX_IJJclyuifjrPNNb6A=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1985750745ec001034e93f.jpgPage 5 ESPF Issue # 8 - page 5 of 5 https://www.tot44c.com/photo26381920.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/2X4ZYrhQW3em8TnbgkStbcWc92s=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1775676512567db3a77ac74.jpgPage 4 VOID issue#1: Red Elf, Blue Raven Page 4 of 9 https://www.tot44c.com/page-7 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/RMsAxEnd4mh5nd98tTy-5jzObz4=/fwct/1762892590/25736_453226615567db3dfb5319.jpgPage 7 VOID issue#1: Red Elf, Blue Raven Page 7 of 9 https://www.tot44c.com/photo37089134.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QontAxNjJUAfv5NTpyx8lznwfPQ=/fwct/1762892590/25736_5811267155c08544887e6a.jpgPage 2 ESPF Issue # 6 - page 2 of 6 https://www.tot44c.com/page-2 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/Bp6FhCz573R9y1wXaYaR8FVx9Xo=/fwct/1762892590/25736_47299437542c642f5297a.jpgPage 2 https://www.tot44c.com/photo40544139.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/HzbhraSOh0BZ7kzcuwnQG6iyA1M=/fwct/1762892590/25736_12179848565de03a115a7db.jpgPage 1 ESPF Issue # 7 - page 1 of 4 https://www.tot44c.com/tot44csamaritansp20 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/rHsRcRbG5wzHkSROZ-f_fFAkAJU=/fwct/1762892590/25736_20253783936913994a6bad1.jpgTOT44C_Samaritans_p20 Page 20 [size=10][i]Notes: a large number of art changes on this page - three of the four shots of the Skulls' leader were replaced with new line art for the face, and also his assault on the old man was partly re-drawn. Mostly these changes were for clarity, taking out deep areas of shadow that were rendering the detail unreadable.[/i][/size] https://www.tot44c.com/photo22939767.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/R2-OWMvHDjrJW0pPWGMDJQS_J4o=/fwct/1762892590/25736_494858933545e4d5863035.jpgPage 3 https://www.tot44c.com/photo23462422.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/eOBCocNE1NWQuJQntU-EI3Q8Sik=/fwct/1762892590/25736_38908111454ceb9008d8bd.jpgPage 4 https://www.tot44c.com/page-5 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OKOGPczyVfMiVM0oDy4bx6r_wB0=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1069635613542c63d4ac5f6.jpgPage 5 https://www.tot44c.com/photo28677184.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DjNajVyz0l7lrNB54HpeJO7a8eI=/fwct/1762892590/25736_181379798557b37c1ee71c4.jpgPage 2 ESPF Issue # 5 - page 2 of 5 https://www.tot44c.com/photo24129995.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/v-l2Uk2-rRQN98PERnb5gtgqAlM=/fwct/1762892590/25736_87142701255479fef7e1b0.jpgThe Guardian Robot Pencils for a standalone illustration of the Guardian Robot https://www.tot44c.com/4-p2-pencils https://photos.on-this.website/wm/R3zZM4-7DDz3nPR4t7tqR7dwi5c=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1392958188554d340b995b4.jpg#4 p2 pencils https://www.tot44c.com/page-1 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/btxFYHorxnIQ0E94SwV5f2ZGXRs=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1458107971542c64190085d.jpgPage 1 https://www.tot44c.com/photo28677186.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/3qEoBxmGiGv-h_OAUpQJT3HGsjk=/fwct/1762892590/25736_175349683057b37c4f32123.jpgPage 4 ESPF Issue # 5 - Page 4 of 5 https://www.tot44c.com/photo23462416.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/E7dTLuLLK156sVAJNlxfnzr0wB8=/fwct/1762892590/25736_204068892154ceb8c848aa8.jpgPage 2 https://www.tot44c.com/photo28677183.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8oJWhHz92ZJ2t36pCRbbUnycXmE=/fwct/1762892590/25736_203315189257b37c02ceaa6.jpgPage 1 ESPF Issue # 5 - page 1 of 5 https://www.tot44c.com/p5-november-1998 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/8eKCD5xcO3kl5SiuSuzTGOy_jEA=/fwct/1762892590/25736_203020680563420b08de40b.jpgP5 November 1998 I have a little restoration project to start - years' worth of comics drawn when I was just making it up as I went, lettered badly, and probably scripted quickly to scan in and improve. Nice to find Reid and Chen in an early appearance - not actually and ESPF story, but an Astrologers tale from November 1998 (yes, 24 years ago!) https://www.tot44c.com/issue-4-cover https://photos.on-this.website/wm/cGvZ6O7Z_evICPACVRvRdQ9lo2U=/fwct/1762892590/25736_62321016856e41e95dfea5.jpgIssue # 4 Cover https://www.tot44c.com/page-4 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/CbrW0BLeaDbnCgwCL5BSHJFr29E=/fwct/1762892590/25736_420191109542c63ea37124.jpgPage 4 https://www.tot44c.com/novel-1-coverfinal-pencils https://photos.on-this.website/wm/QzACq5NiBt50ecboUQLEXh-6Ngg=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1291616035577d620d70509.jpgNovel 1 _Cover_Final Pencils Final pencilled art for the cover; next stage inking. https://www.tot44c.com/photo28677187.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/k3lyfND5pk9xsyuEjlVHyjRThfw=/fwct/1762892590/25736_176040130757b37c653bd41.jpgPage 5 ESPF Issue # 5 - Page 5 of 5 https://www.tot44c.com/novel-1-cover-final https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UzTdBelMsZCeRyqVpcG9LPpF1J8=/fwct/1762892590/25736_19876042357fea457771f7.jpgNovel 1 Cover - Final Final B&W art for novel 1's cover. Need to do some more work to expand the canvas and leave room for blurb and titles. https://www.tot44c.com/photo26381922.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/m562Z4fRSeLe7zxroTpYpEtb0EI=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1934521765567db3ca32462.jpgPage 6 VOID issue#1: Red Elf, Blue Raven Page 6 of 9 https://www.tot44c.com/the-astrologers-the-recorder-cover https://photos.on-this.website/wm/22JPqZGNj_hd0IvHFKe8gu4GQWw=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1259920613637964df0839e.jpgThe Astrologers - The Recorder - Cover Page, with text Painted cover artwork, title block and text - from [i]The Astrologers - The Recorder, 1990[/I] by John Reynolds. Materials: Drawings inks & gouache, technical pens & brush work onto A3 220gsm Bristol board https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp05 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AOf7fQMudT7AlZTSj9oSXzcS3-w=/fwct/1762892590/25736_155634573867c4bbdebf042.jpgTheRecorder_p05 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp12 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/JAnZcKa0PhkytTo2C6h9jYwIKCk=/fwct/1762892590/25736_66049914467c4bca89143e.jpgTheRecorder_p12 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp13 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/UO7IDtbrd4O0BuwnEXSSP0TZQOM=/fwct/1762892590/25736_74215733567c4bca99b554.jpgTheRecorder_p13 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp15 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/6wMsGPyW4O1zfPXlNINMnSxB-6Q=/fwct/1762892590/25736_171407485267c4bcabf22d0.jpgTheRecorder_p15 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp01 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/OGfjN3dBsie2_9fd07j_sAP0LsM=/fwct/1762892590/25736_68115016567c4bbdaba8d0.jpgTheRecorder_p01 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp06 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/V62ItcedYqq4B9-8QEuz9oIAEMM=/fwct/1762892590/25736_136013767767c4bbdfbe68d.jpgTheRecorder_p06 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp02 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/KIouIrbq67ftayVhxPziCtl9-NM=/fwct/1762892590/25736_32929649967c4bbdbafec7.jpgTheRecorder_p02 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp07 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/gMreiffIjskTy1gYy9LgqHNT1Xo=/fwct/1762892590/25736_189852232767c4bbe0d6337.jpgTheRecorder_p07 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp08 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/7NYNY8_wkj2fEBzh9g5kHUouWGs=/fwct/1762892590/25736_53990825567c4bbe205b32.jpgTheRecorder_p08 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp09 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/E7CE6aK_eqmcmrD5B8JZkiTfmV8=/fwct/1762892590/25736_126238915067c4bbe30f8c9.jpgTheRecorder_p09 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp11 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/GKS4m5zDQ9m_UuITY4yj2uiNLwQ=/fwct/1762892590/25736_135203975567c4bca7772fb.jpgTheRecorder_p11 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp17 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/DYYFU44-Uuyelc6VRfwE52c67zE=/fwct/1762892590/25736_136249825967c4bcadee5df.jpgTheRecorder_p17 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp18 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/qjJrdCE5311i1oyRhIh7HKlIbdo=/fwct/1762892590/25736_93012871467c4bcaeda7f1.jpgTheRecorder_p18 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp16 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AmNwwzC2d6oTwQqnmJgV22JhyIU=/fwct/1762892590/25736_111380684867c4bcaced5b4.jpgTheRecorder_p16 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp10 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/S7lmnGXsornBomPKRpRmkl9X_Kk=/fwct/1762892590/25736_100207885167c4bca669507.jpgTheRecorder_p10 https://www.tot44c.com/photo37089138.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/XH6wPldSc9X0tTvugqW1wcPfFnE=/fwct/1762892590/25736_17265520345c08545e9e539.jpgPage 6 ESPF Issue # 6 - page 6 of 6 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp14 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-dfROmVGrqrdTAJsGzVdTB-uPFo=/fwct/1762892590/25736_164384188967c4bcaabdfb7.jpgTheRecorder_p14 https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp04 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/F4GVeEvaLxMPqgJmI6gB29rhyEM=/fwct/1762892590/25736_134246854267c4bbddaf7ed.jpgTheRecorder_p04 https://www.tot44c.com/therecordercover https://photos.on-this.website/wm/IXGrSqYcwdD3aS4csXDNXs3XI5E=/fwct/1762892590/25736_65240178867c4bbd9b4f4d.jpgTheRecorder_Cover https://www.tot44c.com/therecorderp03 https://photos.on-this.website/wm/-K3UDAl9b4n4GGAqJHg-LNg3YWE=/fwct/1762892590/25736_96964430767c4bbdcc3eab.jpgTheRecorder_p03 https://www.tot44c.com/photo43520933.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/J40O0brPX_s1ozxACrAccakJIis=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1959497569610af12621f39.jpgPage 3 ESPF Issue # 9 - page 3 of 4 https://www.tot44c.com/photo26381919.html https://photos.on-this.website/wm/MpbcQHbFVXBjZHPmpoOYvbWRnu8=/fwct/1762892590/25736_1792008065567db39644724.jpgPage 3 VOID issue#1: Red Elf, Blue Raven Page 3 of 9 https://www.tot44c.com/p20a-pencils-inks https://photos.on-this.website/wm/AXTmTQ1_HripOvckVjoLH0SKwSE=/fwct/1762892590/25736_20633740055b3e6d9f8c1fa.jpgP20A Pencils & Inks Image showing the pencil and ink stage for pages for p20A, from February/ March https://www.tot44c.com/4p1inkedroughscan https://photos.on-this.website/wm/kmymN--HH5etSqu1UuoMLTvd2L8=/fwct/1762892590/25736_278143724556b85de86df1.jpg#4_p1_inked_roughscan Inked artwork for p1 of 'Farborn', rough scan