So, yeah, it's a splah page. It's the big introduction of Sylvester Slime and I wanted him to have a splash page, I think he deserves it :D I've had this character since I was a wee kid and when it came to updating him, I went for that old 60's DC themed villain look that I fear has all but disappeared from comics these days, and the costume is very much inspired by the 6th Doctor from Doctor Who (my favourite incarnation, as it goes).
This was done well over a year ago now and I hope it still looks good, I was using some older techniques I wouldn't probably use today. I have many memories sitting in my cold bedroom muscling through the Hex storyline from the Big Finish Doctor Who stories while knocking out the early pages of issue 3. Also, I don't get out much :D Anyway, coming up over the next bulk of pages, Force-Ar meets Sylvester Slime!
Elsewhere in the HOTWAB Universe, I've managed another episode of Night Twink, I've thrown in a new little arc just to keep things fresh, but the Snodgrass problem hasn't gone away! Just to warn you, it's slightly NSFW!
I like the retro style of the character design. Like you said it's not something used very often anymore in today's comics but I see no reason not to let the old nostalgia engine do its thing. Plus it just really seems to suit him.
Ah, if only Colonel Sanders had had superpowers.
He'd have died rich instead of broke, the "original recipe" would still be the original recipe, and we'd probably all get better chicken as a result.
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He'd have died rich instead of broke, the "original recipe" would still be the original recipe, and we'd probably all get better chicken as a result.