Gawain comic: The Darkest Hour, 4-6

[sigune]

"Like I said, you want to make him miserable, and yourself with it. That is why old Klingsor should lend a helping hand."
- Adolf Muschg, Der Rote Ritter (1993)



It's been one of those weeks... I haven't drawn nearly as much of the story as I'd hoped. Next week I should do better :-).

Do you remember my Gawain and Ragnell picture? It won me the third prize in the Arthurian Contest at deviantART :D. I'm really pleased with that - I wasn't really expecting it to do well. Almost all other entries were digital paintings and photomanips, so I thought the judges would think my black and white, inked lineart hopelessly old-fashioned. But apparently they liked it. Hee.

I must not forget to scan and post a few Arthurs that I sketched this week. The sketches are good news, because they mean I am getting to know Arthur - and he is pretty crucial in Gawain's story. Arthur scares me. He has to be really, really strong as a character, because he truly is the best-known figure in the entire story. And he's so difficult. Well, for me at least.

Anyway - let's return to the story. As always, constructive criticism is welcome!

What went before:
On a dark winter's night, a strange figure enters a stronghold. Who is he? What is he doing there? And has anyone escaped his sleeping spell?

The Darkest Hour 1-3

Comments

[branquignole.livejournal.com]

I love all of it! Even though I have to admit to being a little confused as well.

And congratulations on your third place! That's wonderful.

[sigune.livejournal.com]

Thanks :D! That third place is extra funny when you consider that I was close to not submitting at all because I almost missed the deadline. I handed in five minutes before time was up XD. Good thing I did, though :-).

Can you describe what confuses you about this episode? I would like to fix it. Is it the flashback not looking like a flashback, or is it something else?

[branquignole.livejournal.com]

Hm, what confuses me? Well, I think it's the transition - I don't really understand what's going on at that point because I haven't gripped who is who yet. But just like valis2, I think that it will clear up once I see the next part. Like this, when you only have those two pages, there's a huge leap and suddenly - there's a forest. It's all part of what makes me want to read on as well, though. :)