I almost said it then, but I decided to keep it a little bit of a secret, but I knew then that Mark would hook Tom up with that one on his first outing.

You see, tadillen (the metal his sword is made from) has a curious effect on energy, it dampens it and disperses it. Which is fantastic for a Zee fight where your opponent is so skilled that they can put up a shell of energy to block you attacks, tadillen cuts through it like butter. But it sucks because you cannot get a lock on the metal using conventional telemeters and the regular tracking system.

Mark found a rather simple work around for this issue. Mark will pretty consistently find ways of doing things that neither Zog nor Mog would have thought of. Zog because he’s not creative, Mog because he doesn’t think about stuff like this. Mark is the first member of the PKF who’s intellect borders on fictional.

This boy is an effing genius. Hana’s smart. Mark makes her look like a kindergartner.

The problem is all of his ideas are well ahead of Earth’s tech level…Now he’s been released into a candy store with an unlimited, federally funded, budget to do what ever his heart desires.

Mark IS the tech support of this comic and he is REALLY not suited for the field. But he’s a great fighter in his own right and will go wherever Hana goes. So here he is.

Anyhow, to Keyo, if he still reads this little slice of the Internet, here’s the sword-o-port. And it will be well used.

Also, I feel that I should comment on the recent rash of celebrity deaths this weekend. I can’t say that I ever really kept track of Ed Mcmahon Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson or Billy Mays. But my mother called me up when she heard about Jackson and was very sad about his death, which says a lot about the man, considering most celeb deaths don’t phase her…and as for Farrah, it sucks that she had fought cancer for so long only to go out like that, but it was a hell of a fight. Ed? Dude, you MADE Carson. I never even saw the show and knew about you. Mays?…Well…I bought the effing ‘oxiclean’.

And it works.

-Peace

Sorry for the delay…and the extra hour it took to get the damned thing done.

I ended up doing all sorts of non-comic related stuff today (mostly school). But hey, it’s up.

And yes, Hana reached the Gem…just in case you feel like I’m leaving it up to question.

I’ll make a proper post later. Or not. I haven’t decided yet.

-Peace

It’s actually a wallpaper. The new page will eventually be linked from the extras page, I’ll also be doing some other minor things…like avatars and whatnot…but that’s a few weeks off (or whenever I get to it).

Anyhow, yes, it’s Susi and not one of the PKF gals…but I decided that I wanted a new wallpaper for my computer and I also wanted to practice clothes that hung loosely. So Hana and Adjana were out immediately (Hana wears jammies and Adjana wears a long nightgown) so I opted to use Susi.

I enjoyed drawing this one…It’s not often that I get a chance to draw someone in floppy, semi-revealing, clothes and not feel odd about it…she is a few hundred years old after all.

Anyhow, like I said, there’s some wallpaper in several flavors if you care to pick it up. I’ll also be putting up the picture in my DA gallery later today. Ok, it’s in my DA gallery now.

Oh…and Hunter updated today. You may want to check it out…I’m trying something new that may carry over to the PKF if I start to warm up to it. So go check it out.

-Peace

Don’t worry. True to my word you don’t need to know anything about Jorrin, Ali, or even Omen to get this little part. Just that Hana had previous dealings with them.

And before you ask, yes, Jorrin’s office sits in the middle of an open field with no discernible access points. Why? Because that’s just the way that Jorrin rolls.

Also, something I actually mentioned in Hunter is that Ali is the first member of the Devil race that’s made an appearance in The PKF…I’ve never actually said it anywhere (but in the blog section of Hunter) so as you can likely guess…it’s not that important.

But it’s a little FYI if you’re curious about the red-eye receptionist.

I’m also very, VERY, happy with Ali and her design. Hana’s appearance at Jorrin’s is also to give all the people who haven’t bothered to read Lost Time a chance to get to know Jorrin and his associates. Like I’ve always said, Lost Time isn’t a prerequisite for enjoying the comic. I’ve made sure of that. But if you ARE interested in reading about Hana’s training, Jorrin’s office, or any of the other little things mentioned in the coming Hana comics then check out Lost Time.

ALSO, I’m likely to have something special for this Friday…actually…I KNOW I’ll have something special for you all Friday, it’s just a mater of packaging it a little better.

So be sure to check in.

-Peace

You also get a one panel glimpse at Pat’s little sister Candice (Candi). They love eachother…deep down.

Honest.

I also opted to make Pat a few inches taller than Tom just to get his goat. Tom IS supposed to be the shortest member of the PKF, afterall. I’m not totally happy with Pat’s appearence, so she’s likely to change a bit in the next appearence. She’ll likely lose the hat and push her hair past her ears…I liked the framed look of her face, but the lack of ears on a chracter with such short hair is a little off for me.

But if you’d like it to stay as is, feel free to interject.

Pat’s an interesting character for a lot of reasons that will become apparent though the rest of this arc…but on Monday you’ll meet one of my favorite characters…he’s…well…he’s an odd duck.

You’ll like him. I’m sure of that.

Be here on Monday for what may be the comic that does the best job of summing up a character’s life I’ve ever done.

Oh, and Hunter updated…on time…yay!

-Peace

I originally had a large, complex, picture planned. I had thought about going back and redoing a VERY old picture that seemed to have disappeared in my move to DA…however…I decided to forgo that for the very cute picture of Hana.

I did, however, find that old picture…from the first year of the PKF. It was buried in an old hard-drive that I had written off as ‘totally @#$%ing broke’…if you’re looking for a little more holiday cheer, check out this blast from the past (now placed in a gallery created for any Ancient pictures I stumbled across). I’ll probably go though said old hard-drive and see what I can find that you guys may be interested in, old character designs, scrapped comics, that sort of thing. Stuff I don’t want on my DA account but wouldn’t mind sharing.

So this is the last bit of filler for this little break, be here on Friday for a one-shot comic then on Monday the next chapter starts, with a bang. Literally.

Have a Happy Holiday and spend some time with those you love. And if you’re not celebrating anything this week, well, spend some time with your family anyway. I know they drive you nuts, but they love you. Probably. I don’t know…they’re your family.

Go ask them yourself. Needy. Gawd. XD

-Peace