THE RUMORS ARE TRUE!
Mr. Average will be at the New York Comic Con, Saturday, 15 October, 2011!
His Schedule Is
10.00A to 4:00P
Wandering Around Handing Out Free Stuff!
4:00P to 6:00P
Hanging Out With Denny Fincke At Table H3 in Artist’s Alley!
Okay, so here we finally are. I’m bound to thank everyone for the encouragement last week – it was a tough couple days there but I got it all worked out in the end. And along with this now-fully-rendered page, I have posted the spread for your delight and perusal over on topwebcomics.com. It is probably one of my favorites so far, I have to admit.
Okay. So. Now that we’re back on track here, I have got some REALLY hot news for all of you. First and foremost, I have got 6-Commando decals, now available for everyone! They will be making their debut at the New York Comic Convention, and I have to say they came out great – thin, silkscreened, weather-resistant vinyl, good for all surfaces with a nice strong adhesive. Want an “I Like Mike” decal for your door, car, window, laptop or wherever? Well, that brings me to my second piece of cool-o news!
Denny Fincke has offered to let me hang out at his table in Artist’s Alley for a few hours on Saturday. Denny is someone whose work many of you already know, but might not know that you know. In addition to drawing his own webcomic, Twit Troo of the Moon, he has also been a character, storyboard and background artist for such shows as Daria, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and The Venture Brothers. Not exactly a lightweight, so having him offer me his time and space is immensely cool. I met him at NYCC last year and I can vouch for the fact that the guy is also a total class act! His comic, the first collected issue of Twit Troo of the Moon, will be on sale at NYCC so you should definitely come check him out regardless! So if you’re at NYCC and want a free 6-Commando decal for your laptop, or whatever else you want to put a decal on, come over to table H-3 in Artist’s Alley between 4 and 6PM on Saturday, or flag me down if you see me making my rounds. I will also be making my services available for sketches and sketch cards if you want them, and will have a special item for sale with me, an official United Nations Alliance lapel pin, in glass enamel and solid nickel-silver! If you’re one of the few lucky folks who already has one of these pins, you know how classy they are, and if you don’t have one, you know, you KNOW you want one. I wear one on my lapel to work every day, and let me tell ya, people get out of your way on the subway when you wear one of these! They are super cool if I do say so myself, and will be collectible, since there are already more of them in the works, even as we speak! So swing on by or flag me down, say the magic words “I Like Mike!” and get your 6-Commando stuff to show your esprit de corps!
So I hope to see you all there next week. And if you can’t make it, fear not! After the convention, I will post instructions on how you can get your own “I Like Mike” decal for just the cost of postage, if you couldn’t make it to New York City. So, yes! Also, you may notice that I’ve been trying various social media lately to promote the comic. However, I have to admit that it feels like a lot of clutter is building up and I need to rework a lot of how the website is running very soon, so apologies if this looks like it’s getting out of hand. I plan to clean it all up pretty soon.
Anther week, folks. Whew! Until next time, everyone, be well!
At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if she was litterelly glowing in the dark. I am simply amazed that she’s even still alive at this point.
I’m actually a bit interested in how the Russians are getting on at this point in time, since the last time we saw them, was when Mike rolled up into their camp to demand they hand Sarah over to him, right before the bombs fell. They did say they had a shelter, but I wonder if that was simply an air-raid shelter or an actual neuclear shelter.
People do come back from very violent injuries, but even I cringed a little when I thought of everything I’d piled on poor Sarah so far. But it’s an atomic war, and this is what happens.
–M
At least she won’t have to worry about birth-control anymore.
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I know I’m a misanthropic cynic, but that last line was a new all-time low. Even for me. >.<
I don’t think I can top that, but I cann add to it, since it looks as if she won’t have to worry about bad-hair days anymore either, judging by how much of her red tresses are dropping out around those bandages
>> She’s gone man. Game over, man! Now what are you gonna do? <<
Great work on the 2nd panel. Rucker really looks like hell. Nice details with Bonniford loosing her hair. Nasty.
That is my favorite, as well. This was a really tough page to do, trying to show all the layers of emotion in a tough situation like this but I think it came out well.
–M
They’re taking such heroic measures to keep the Major alive, but there may come a time to consider putting her out of her misery. Even if she regains consciousness she may never be able to resume a normal life.
And yes, I am aware that in the aftermath of a nuclear war, “normal life” is a relative term….
That is a really complex issue you raise, and as you have seen so far, I hope, I’m not shying away from it. But I don’t want to reveal anything about the story so apart from saying thanks for recognising and raising it, I have to hold my tongue!
–M
I wonder if the russians would have gone to such an extent to keep her alive? They seemed to be doing so, but russians have a history of… not exactly watching out for individuals during war. As has been observed before in this comic, the FSR has overwhelming manpower where the UNA uses more tech based things to reduce manpower needs (ie, rumblers). So does the FSR actually use the medical care they have on every soldier, or is it more of the more useful a person is the better care they get?
It’s hard to say. The total disregard for the value of human life was mostly a matter of Stalin’s personal convictions. The Soviet Union was a little more hands-on and exitus acta probat in times of need and the Socialist creed mostly put the welfare of the many above the welfore of a single person.
The Russians I know – while rough and tough on the outside – have a soft core and are very compassionate about the people they think they need to or want to protect, e.g. their families, friends and especially their children.
It would make sense that a doctor – bound by the Hypocratic oath (which was highly valued even in the Soviet Union) – would go great lengths to keep his patients alive and try to cure them.
I think that there’s a lot of natural human compassion that supersedes ideology. There have been notable historical instances where that has broken down, of course, but the 6-Commando universe never had fascism or a really systematic kind of War Communism. The Federates have much deeper political indoctrination though, to be sure. In Chapter II, the doctors argue with and ultimately pull rank on the political officer, which I meant to indicate that there are nevertheless some elements of Federate society who were more likely to take a nuanced approach to such questions.
–M
Are there translations for the dialogue in that scene?
Can they put the Major’s brain inside a Rumbler? We could have a Robocop situation here.
Or she’d go completely insane. Just think of the part in Robocop 2 where they try to build an improved version and they keep going nuts and killing themselves, one of them actually gunning down the scientists before shooting itself. Now imagine that in a gigantic land-battleship
Would it be heartless if I imagined it to be awesome? Mike already rampaged across the continent and started WWIII, how much worse could a rampage by the Major be than that?
Oh how I wish I could wreck the story by indulging in speculation about the fate of the characters. But I’ll refrain.
😀
–M
Mike 1 Echo vs. Sarah 1 Victor, that’s all I’m saying.
Just an observation: Since I can’t use my browser bookmarks at work I access the site through a google search inquiry. Starting last week the 6-Commando-Graphic-Novel is now on top of the search results list. 😀
😀
On most systems this comic outranks 6commando.com. friend of mine told me that the other day – the sci did comic outranks the site about the British World War Two special forces unit. I’m not sure that’s good per se, but it is mildly amusing.
On the other hand I do recommend people look into the history if No. 6 Infantry Commando Battalion, as it’s quite interesting.
–M
I LIKE MIKE! 😀
Too bad I can’t be at the NY Comic con. 🙁 By the way, I urge everyone to go buy a lapel pin cause they are really nice!