Jack Magic Halloween 2008

I did want to continue doing the tradition of a Halloween pic, since I have been having fun doing it in the past. I DIDN'T want something I seen before (yes, yes, yes, the pumpkin's stem is phallic- I get it). So here we have them all as zombies, taking off their masks. The Mystery Man in the far back still has his on- it's not that clear.

There is also Burt, who has not been introduced in the story yet, as well as Gunthrie, Madame and Yvette here. Burt's design was one of the many driving reasons why I discontinued the comic as of now, as he was REALLY HARD to pin down. Hopefully, if I continue, you'll get to see him in his normal clothes.

This also marks the first time for me using custom brushes.

Although it may not look it, these characters are actually from Jack Magic, a webcomic which I have not updated for at least a year. This piece is the first one from this series to come in many months!

The gnomes and fairies may not be the most memorable because they aren't even among the main characters! They do appear on the sidelines now and then though. If I had gotten way into the comic, the Intermission mini-comics would features these miniature characters in adventures of their own! The gnomes were inspired by the wax candles you would see at novelty items in shops. The fairies even have names: the red one's CRAG, and the orange one's Ivy.

Why a cheese race? Despite it not being the most intelligent of jokes, I find random humor to be funny. And the fact that these two races who downright hate each other would be serious about something as bizarre as carrying different kinds of European cheeses across 50 miles of land! But hey, they're pretty different than us, so they COULD have their reasons for their stange rituals.

Mystery Man

This character will appear in the coming chapters. I know I've been on-break with the updates, but I am stressed with job searching after this one ends, and I'm making all the rounds.

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Dion's intentions are vague here on purpose. We'll find out more about his plans later on.

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I wanted to have Jack narrate this middle panel, but decided against it, since I also wanted this chapter to have a mood all its own, and Jack's character would distract from that. So the text may be a bit disruptive, but it's fine.

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I had a lot of red-headed twins in my childhood days. >:

'Find The Lady' is actually a swindler's trick which involves a sleight-of-hand, and which can financially hurt any player who is tricked into playing. Morgan's version is for children, even though it still involves cards.

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Morgan's pretty dominating when she's getting into her "actress" mood. It's part of how I'm trying to show what she really likes in playing magic tricks. It's basically the only way she feels she has control over her environment, and that fact that she feels most comfortable somewhere other than reality is pretty discomforting.

WHY doesn't she like mimes?! DUN-DUN-DUUUUUUUUUUN!'

Next page will be in: color.

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The joke here is that Morgan's mom (unnamed) is not getting what's going on at-- ALL! :) This is all building up to what exactly Morgan's conflict will be for the remainder of the story- it's still developing- and it has to do with her parents. I don't want her parents to be clueless, that's used way too often, but rather, be in disagreement with her in some issues. I love how her character is developing slightly too.

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Oh yes. :D

Dion and Nicholas aren't designed to appear past this chapter, and yet I still had to design and name them. The things I do for my extras.

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