My Webcomic, Aramore.

[Cluey]

Ok, this thread wont be as long as I planned. I wrote a really long post, with story info, characters etc. But my comp crashed and I lost it. So nuts to writing all that out again.

I digress. I have been absent from this site, save for the odd quip made in the Critics lounge every now and again. The main reason is my webcomic I started. Aramore.



It's a fantasy yarn. I can't really reveal much about the plot at the moment for fear of ruining the big twists and such I've planned for it. It's set in a world that is divided into 3 kingdoms, Aramore, Barud, and Calose. The world itself is steampunkish/medievil/sci-fi. There will be areas of immense technological advance. A shock for the mostly rural protagonists. Imagine a less dark Final Fantasy VI style world.

Having said that, the story itself starts on a dark note. The main character, Eneyu Makor, a prankster 15 year old, dreams of a conflict that seems to have no beginning anyone can remember, just a hopeless cycle of killing and fighting. These dreams will come in every so often. They always tell a different story. And all end the same way. The world being engulfed in a bright light.

It's a story that the reader will have to piece together, and I always hope to go deeper than anyone would expect on the surface from a fantasy comic. Most of the time it will be entertaining, but there will be some very brutal moments. Be warned.

As for the art style. I kinda went all wannabe Manga with it. Some people will find this a problem, but it seemed only natural to me.

I have some images prepared to show the style some are quite sketchy:


I use 3D often in the first chapter. This is a large floating siege tower. A ruthless killing machine that glides silently through the war-torn streets. This is from the "dream world". The colouring of which I did as a nod to Sin City and other graphic novels with selective colour. Looking back, I didn't do it as well as Frank Miller, but that's probably why he's a famous comic author and I'm not .


Liores Trenolus, one of the main characters of the main story. She is a shy girl who doesn't really trust anyone. I based her off Shinji Ikari from Evangelion. But she's not going to be as depressing. And the backstory I have planned for her is pretty cool. The emo haircut is a satire of what most people will no doubt think when they see her.


A page I was quite proud of when I drew it. From the first dream sequence.


The final design for the Commander character of the first dream sequence. He originally had a helmet with a visor and two good eyes. But I scrapped that design.

Well that's all I guess. I hope you enjoy the comic as it grows weekly (every wednesday, I wish I could spare more time to do two a week),

Major thanks to my friend Tom Turton for hosting it and making the site work so well based on my sketchy MSN conversations and Photoshop scribbles.