Hello everyone! Finally a new comic page! I hope you enjoy it. I was very happy to have a lot of time to devote to a page again, so I am actually somewhat pleased with the results. Somewhat. If you like backstory, this sequence gives a bit of that. Wheee!
BE AN AZLOEAN CONTEST starts today! Submit character ideas and a photo of yourself and readers will vote on who gets to be drawn! For detailed information on this chance to ‘appear’ in Xylia, please go to the forum here. All entries must be received by September 7. Voting begins on the 9th! I hope this is a fun contest for everyone!! Yes, you do have to be a forum member to post your entry. No, this isn’t a ‘trick’ it’s just the way the forum is set up. It doesn’t cost a thing, and is really not that time consuming to join. Kay? ^_^ ‘sides, if you enter and get a pair of wings, wouldn’t it all have been worth it?
We had a Xylia chat Sunday- a small group, and me doing a lot of talking, but it was fun. If you want to have a listen, visit our Talk Shoe site here:Xylia Chat! This coming Saturday, August 23(edit) at 4:00 EDT we will have another episode! Please come talk Xylia wi’ me!
Over at the Tall Tale Features blog, you can see my interview with the uber talented Brock Heasley of the SuperFogeys! Check it out here!
Hey, thank you everyone who commented on the tee shirt designs. I believe the Livy shirt will be the first offering. Stay tuned for that. I have also gotten quite a bit done on the first collection of collectible Xylia bookmarks- the first one being the Charlie Ravensdale Series. These are limited edition groups of bookmarks- once they’re gone, they’re gone. But there will be future collections.
Now today’s question: Which bookmark group named below would you look forward to the most (so far)
Charlie Ravendale Collection- featuring Charlie as a kid
Nigel’s Opus Collection- a sepia toned group with Nigel and his contemporaries
The Euelwood Collection- with the Ambrosia family and sprites and etc.
The Fallen Collection- I won’t say much about this other than ‘Tychia’
The Forever Collection- pics of Claude and his gal throughout history.
Thank you for reading everyone! I’ll see you Thursday on the Nigel page!
~B
August 18th, 2008 at 1:16 am
Woah ! Amazing page ! They make so beautiful young lovers ! It explains why Claudius is sooo sexy ! ^^
Hey Barb, I’m sure your wonderful idea of contest is a trick to make me join the forum… lol !
August 18th, 2008 at 3:46 am
I love the fall foliage…^_^…Won’t be long and we’ll be getting that here!
They make a very sweet old couple, AND young couple.
I’d be tempted to enter the Azloean contest…I wonder if I should…? (0_o)
August 18th, 2008 at 7:22 am
Oh NOO!!! This is an amazing page – I can feel the tension!
August 18th, 2008 at 9:21 am
For the bookmarks collections, my favourite are Charlie Ravendale Collection and The Forever Collection.
(I’d love Tychia only on a t-shirt… ^^)
August 18th, 2008 at 9:39 am
B, I love it! You should be proud of this page (no less proud than the others, IMO). Beautiful. And I love your pacing and story development.
August 18th, 2008 at 9:44 am
This is an especially gorgeous page! Thank you!
And I would most look forward to the Forever collection … especially if they are set in really cool time periods.
August 18th, 2008 at 10:22 am
The Forever Collection! I can’t wait for more Claude/Xylia.
I love the way Phanessa looks when she’s younger, absolutely gorgeous! I love tragic back stories.
August 18th, 2008 at 11:08 am
Y’know, it’s not often that pregnant women are rendered so well. She looks stunning, as does this entire page.
The interview was great fun, Barb! You did a bang-up job, asked me questions no one ever has before. Hopefully one day I’ll get to turn the tables on you!
August 18th, 2008 at 11:52 am
Dude…..Ambrosia is SEX-AY!!! And Phanessa is beautiful, and……is Claude being born NOW? Uh-oh!!!
And Marie, don’t knock her wicked ways — they worked on me
Honestly I’m most interested in the forever collection, but I don’t generally use bookmarks anyway. Still, it’d be great to see where/when they’ve been!
August 18th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
Definitely The Euelwood Collection and The Forever Collection for bookmarks
August 18th, 2008 at 12:32 pm
I would love to see The Forever Collection. My second choice would be The Euelwood Collection. I love your work Barb its so gorgeous and the story line keeps one begging for more.
August 18th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Fantastic art! just a little request to update the thumbnail on the frount page, I just clicked it incase but it still looks like the last update.
after that, I love the detail that you put into all the pages. and I’ve been loving the story. So glad you keep going. -Colleen
August 18th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
Colleen, the thumbnail on the main page IS updated- but you have to refresh your browser (I added this to the newspost on the front page) I’m not sure why it doesn’t auto refresh, but it doesn’t. Sorry!
Thank you all for the comments! And for your thoughts on the bookmarks. The bookmarks are not really for using as bookmarks (well you could) they’re really collectable art pieces.
~B
August 18th, 2008 at 4:06 pm
The Euelwood Collection
August 18th, 2008 at 7:21 pm
Barb just read the interview with Chip. Some comments….
–”Book I — find the girl. Book II — save the world” So, it’s basically the first season of Heroes? Save the cheerleader, save the world?
–since when do you suck at backgrounds? Just looking at third panel here is amazing. And the background in the end of book two, the forest….trust me, that is very not true….and I realize this won’t convince you otherwise, since the artist is their own worst critic, but still…
–two endings? Hmmm….and oooooo….and GASP!
August 19th, 2008 at 1:30 am
I love the fall foliage…^__^
August 19th, 2008 at 10:36 am
I vote for the Euelwood Collection. Keep up the good work.
August 21st, 2008 at 7:54 am
Wow! Beautiful page!
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Hmm.. My vote is for the forever collection. ^_^
August 21st, 2008 at 7:58 am
Oh, and I don’t think you meant to type “visit our Talk Shoe “. ^_^ Hehe… talking shoes…
August 22nd, 2008 at 2:32 pm
No she meant what she typed. Her Talk Shoe site! Not just talk shoe. Talk Shoe is the name of the website that hosts the chat sessions Xylia will be at.