LOVIATHAN
by Mike Cavallaro
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21 comments + 4 replies
Posted by: Joe Infurnari
10:44am / Nov 4, 2009
10:44am / Nov 4, 2009
What!? MORE, MORE MORE! Oh but to only have such a small taste of ye four color smithery! Alas until next week.
Great job as always, Mike!
Great job as always, Mike!
Posted by: steve marino
11:02am / Nov 4, 2009
11:02am / Nov 4, 2009
LOVE the use of Color! Very Nicely done!!!
---And what else could bring on the "Cloak of Mists" aside from a resounding BAMPH!!!
---And what else could bring on the "Cloak of Mists" aside from a resounding BAMPH!!!
Posted by: george of connor
11:10am / Nov 4, 2009
11:10am / Nov 4, 2009
Looks great. I looove the colors.
But I found a typo. Panel 5, caption 2 reads "Cloak of Mists!" when it should read "Giant purple turkey wings!"
I'll leave it to you to discreetly change it now.
PS: panel 6, sfx: I'm telling MArvel
But I found a typo. Panel 5, caption 2 reads "Cloak of Mists!" when it should read "Giant purple turkey wings!"
I'll leave it to you to discreetly change it now.
PS: panel 6, sfx: I'm telling MArvel
Posted by: Jim H.
02:07pm / Nov 4, 2009
02:07pm / Nov 4, 2009
Oh, George! How wude. You did make me laugh, though (sorry, Mike!).
But it does look great. This turkey can fly!
But it does look great. This turkey can fly!
Posted by: Si Fraser
11:24am / Nov 4, 2009
11:24am / Nov 4, 2009
Thank you for making the world a better and more beautiful place.
Posted by: Steven Fuentes
11:43am / Nov 4, 2009
11:43am / Nov 4, 2009
Oh man, we get color Loviathan too? What did we do to deserve all this?
This looks great Mike, I can't wait to read more!
This looks great Mike, I can't wait to read more!
Posted by: Kat Roberts
12:18pm / Nov 4, 2009
12:18pm / Nov 4, 2009
damns, i've been waiting long time to see them lady pirates again!
so glad to see this back, + in beautiful beautiful color to boot.
so glad to see this back, + in beautiful beautiful color to boot.
Posted by: Michael
03:39pm / Nov 4, 2009
03:39pm / Nov 4, 2009
Note to self: after a short absence, make a grand return with a cry of "FIE!"
Exciting stuff. Your black was a force of nature in the previous chapters and I'm looking forward to full-color pop in Llyr VS Las Locas PiraterÃa .
Exciting stuff. Your black was a force of nature in the previous chapters and I'm looking forward to full-color pop in Llyr VS Las Locas PiraterÃa .
Posted by: bertozzi
04:40pm / Nov 4, 2009
04:40pm / Nov 4, 2009
Panel 4 is the ace-in-the-sleeve here. So unassumingly solid and well-drawn. Expertly positioned to draw the eye down and to the left for the "carriage-return", plus great visual carry-over of the gun-shape from panel 1, and a weird and beautiful special-effect to boot. That is great storytelling.
Posted by: Tim Hamilton
08:36am / Nov 5, 2009
08:36am / Nov 5, 2009
Yes, what everyone said! Verily, all the superb verbs have been taken!
Posted by: Jennifer Hayden
10:14am / Nov 5, 2009
10:14am / Nov 5, 2009
Hey Cav, I'm new to Loviathan, but now I'm hooked. I've clearly got a lot of reading to do. This is so well done.
Posted by: Jorge Gonzalez
10:43am / Nov 5, 2009
10:43am / Nov 5, 2009
Ahoy--the She-Pirates are back!! And they're in full color, to boot! Awesome!!
A hearty welcome back to LOVIATHAN. Well worth the wait. I'm psyched! As always, a job well done, Mike. This is obviously a true labour of love for you, and it shows in every panel. Very much looking forward to future installments.
A hearty welcome back to LOVIATHAN. Well worth the wait. I'm psyched! As always, a job well done, Mike. This is obviously a true labour of love for you, and it shows in every panel. Very much looking forward to future installments.
Posted by: Mike Cavallaro
11:47pm / Nov 5, 2009
11:47pm / Nov 5, 2009
Hey everyone,
Thanks so much for coming back to LOVIATHAN after this longer-than-expected hiatus, and for all your kind words of encouragement.
I missed you all, along with the reward of seeing that all the work we do at ACT-I-VATE for free does not go unnoticed.
More next week!
See you then.
Thanks so much for coming back to LOVIATHAN after this longer-than-expected hiatus, and for all your kind words of encouragement.
I missed you all, along with the reward of seeing that all the work we do at ACT-I-VATE for free does not go unnoticed.
More next week!
See you then.
Posted by: Lando
10:17pm / Nov 6, 2009
10:17pm / Nov 6, 2009
Damn! this looks great! I have to go back and start from the beginning...
I have to try this in public.. "ENOUGH!! CLOAK OF MISTS!! CLOAK OF MISTS ALREADY!!!
I have to try this in public.. "ENOUGH!! CLOAK OF MISTS!! CLOAK OF MISTS ALREADY!!!
Posted by: Llyn Hunter
02:16pm / Nov 8, 2009
02:16pm / Nov 8, 2009
Oooooooo. Color. I confess though, I like my comics both ways. Just so I get your cool artwork and fun story line to read - I'll take it both ways. Invisibility cloak...ah...Mists? Where have I heard that one before?
Posted by: Mike Cavallaro
09:49am / Nov 10, 2009
09:49am / Nov 10, 2009
Llyn
Color was a hard choice. If you compare the actual line art, you'll see all the characters have actually undergone a subtle makeover. Everything's more angular and simplified. With these changes, color seemed necessary.
I know an "invisibility cloak" is nothing new (hey, I played D&D as a kid too...), but what are you thinking of? I'm curious.
Llyr's name comes from Mannanan Mac Lir, the Celtic god of the sea (or rather, the ancient Celts' half-memory of the great Atlantean king led to their naming of this sea god).
From Wikipedia:
"Manannán had many magical items. He gave Cormac mac Airt his magic goblet of truth; he had a ship that did not need sails named "Wave Sweeper"; he owned a cloak of mists that granted him invisibility, a flaming helmet, and a sword named Fragarach ("Answerer" or "Retaliator") that could never miss its target. "
So, from the Celtic legends, I gave our hero the Cloak Of Mists and the sword, "Retaliator" ( a.k.a. "Answerer", which is why Llyr says, "Send me an ANSWER for my enemies!").
Color was a hard choice. If you compare the actual line art, you'll see all the characters have actually undergone a subtle makeover. Everything's more angular and simplified. With these changes, color seemed necessary.
I know an "invisibility cloak" is nothing new (hey, I played D&D as a kid too...), but what are you thinking of? I'm curious.
Llyr's name comes from Mannanan Mac Lir, the Celtic god of the sea (or rather, the ancient Celts' half-memory of the great Atlantean king led to their naming of this sea god).
From Wikipedia:
"Manannán had many magical items. He gave Cormac mac Airt his magic goblet of truth; he had a ship that did not need sails named "Wave Sweeper"; he owned a cloak of mists that granted him invisibility, a flaming helmet, and a sword named Fragarach ("Answerer" or "Retaliator") that could never miss its target. "
So, from the Celtic legends, I gave our hero the Cloak Of Mists and the sword, "Retaliator" ( a.k.a. "Answerer", which is why Llyr says, "Send me an ANSWER for my enemies!").
Posted by: Llyn Hunter
11:34am / Nov 10, 2009
11:34am / Nov 10, 2009
Hey Mike:
On the color, I understand your reasoning, and bow to the creator. I'm just such a pen and ink geek, I love it both ways.
On the Invisibility Cloak - I wasn't familiar that part celtic legend - you've tickled my mythological interests, and now I've got to find out more. So cool - love the way you are layering your characters so much deeper than what we actually see. I'm sorry to say I was alluding to something much more mundane - i.e. Harry Potter. I'm afraid the more popular fictional character popped into my brain instead of the ancient one - my bad.
On the color, I understand your reasoning, and bow to the creator. I'm just such a pen and ink geek, I love it both ways.
On the Invisibility Cloak - I wasn't familiar that part celtic legend - you've tickled my mythological interests, and now I've got to find out more. So cool - love the way you are layering your characters so much deeper than what we actually see. I'm sorry to say I was alluding to something much more mundane - i.e. Harry Potter. I'm afraid the more popular fictional character popped into my brain instead of the ancient one - my bad.
Posted by: Mike Cavallaro
10:16am / Nov 12, 2009
10:16am / Nov 12, 2009
Aha, I see.
My fantasy background is based mostly on Tolkien and R.E. Howard, and I've actually never read any of the Harry Potter books, although I did see that first movie adaptation, which ... I didn't like so much. Everyone tells me the books are much, much better.
Anyway, yeah. Seems like a case of drawing on the same source material.
My fantasy background is based mostly on Tolkien and R.E. Howard, and I've actually never read any of the Harry Potter books, although I did see that first movie adaptation, which ... I didn't like so much. Everyone tells me the books are much, much better.
Anyway, yeah. Seems like a case of drawing on the same source material.
Posted by: jane
08:39pm / Nov 16, 2009
08:39pm / Nov 16, 2009
hey - I DID leave a message here when I read this. . . where'd it go?
In any case, as I said before, it's great to have this back! It's BEAUTIFUL in color. (although I did really love the b&w), and I was looking forward to screaming "Enough Talk!" at work and trying the "CLOAK OF MISTS", but alas - I only reduced my chance of fitting in and getting a raise.
Such is life.
In any case, as I said before, it's great to have this back! It's BEAUTIFUL in color. (although I did really love the b&w), and I was looking forward to screaming "Enough Talk!" at work and trying the "CLOAK OF MISTS", but alas - I only reduced my chance of fitting in and getting a raise.
Such is life.
10:23am / Nov 4, 2009
And in technicolor, too! Yay!
Looking sharp, Mike. A grand entrance, fer sure. Welcome back.