Artslam 10-17

I figure there wouldn't be any harm just posting the comic drafts here, no?










Yeah, I messed up with the arms in the last panel, I usually fix things like this before doing lineart. ^^

Once Inu gets over his grudge, Tora really doesn't hate him. They used to be BFFs!

More sketches of Matthaus. He used to be a detective before being drafted into the army for WW2. Tora was his partner before revealing himself to be something much more.

Artslam 6-9

Hmm, in hindsight, combining this with Nanomango may have been a bad idea... Come on self, YOU CAN DO IT!

As promised, flashback!Tora and Inu's guardians. I made a few calculation errors while doing research, which is why I crossed out the writeups, but after thinking it through a little I thought it'd still be relevant. Anyway, the flashback chapter takes place in 1945, just at the tail end of World War 2.

The basic idea I have for them is that Victor will be so pissed off at Matthaus that he will force Tora to betray Inu, resulting in their falling out and the explanation behind Inu's grudge against Tora. I'm really looking forward to drawing them! (I'm sure there is a special place in hell for people who fangirl over their own characters.)

This is Steven and Kyle Warner, and they're brothers. Their family runs a dairy farm in outback Australia. (Victoria, to be precise) Their partners are Uma (the horse) and Hitsuji (the goat) respectively. They'll be making their debut in chapter 5, so I'm not quite ready to divulge their personalities just yet.

Somewhat old sketch - Nicole (Inu's guardian) and Russel (Nezumi's guardian) in their second arc outfits.

Page of random sketches! I should really draw Usagi more.

Artslam 4-5

Souls that continue to hold a grudge even after death are known as Vengeful Souls. Although they are harmless in their normal form (like all other souls), they are ruthless killing machines when transformed. Every claw and spine on their body is tipped with poison, and on top of that they can spit poison from their mouths. Once transformed, they will carry out their master's orders until death.

Proud Souls are often the souls of those who wielded power before death. Once transformed, they will obey their master's orders without question. They do not have an actual material form, their souls simply occupy the spaces in the armour. The crystal on their shields contains their main essence, and they are defeated once this crystal is destroyed. Although it is displayed prominently on the shield, it takes a great force to actually shatter the crystal. The colour of the crystal and their soul essence can vary, depending on their personalities when they were alive.

If any of these designs look familiar... Vengeful souls are kind of a bastard cross of xenomorphs and zerglings, and I kinda-sorta stole the Proud souls armour design from the Angelo mobs in Devil May Cry 4.

Artslam 2-3

I'm starting to write chapter 6 now, and it's a flashback chapter, so I went and sketched out Tora and Inu's appearances from that period. I find that I'm able to write the scripts easier if I've got the characters designed already. I'll be doing their partners tomorrow.

The basic idea behind them is that they used to be best friends (in the current timeline, they're rivals) but after Tora "betrayed" Inu, they started hating each other.

Artslam 2010 - day 1

Boy are we in for a wild ride!