I don't know if these things make it to us in time to change things, but man, this sure falls right into some stereotypes of the big scary Black man in a way that's really unfortunate.
I feel the same way. I didn’t want to go straight to this without seeing more, but so far we’ve seen the science hero family as Caucasian and the “brutal/violent male” character as Black. Despite it being an alien world, it’s still a stereotype being reinforced. Something to keep an eye on,
There are some very scary big Black men so I'm ok with it. I hope creators don't run from ideas because of previous stereotypes. Historically, some of the most fearsome men were darkskinned...Having darkskinned characters on both sides of morality and maybe some in the royal family will dissolve this very valid concern.
It's unfortunate. I feel the same way but also don't want to imprint my racial biases on an alien society, albeit fictional, so I don't know if it's even worth the suspension of disbelief.
That said, he looks fuckin awesome and I want to know his name.
Rad. Random but This process makes me think of an offensive line making a small opening for a running back. The running back looks for the “gap” or “hole” and that’s where he Lives and breathes. Taking something small and expanding and capitalizing on it as much as they can.
In the process the artist finds the “gap” and can use that as an opportunity to create as much as they can… to live and breathe to the fullest… where new ideas are born!!! Haha
Hey, I really apologize for posting in the thread. I looked for a way to send a private IM. Was there ever messages sent indicating if we were top 100 or anything? Yes, I'm a founder (ooooh good for me) but I really felt I got in there and havent seen any announcements or anything. If there is a way we could take this off public threas I'd appreciate it as I'm sure these forums could be better used than for these types of questions
Really appreciate the update. I'm happy to be apart of this and really enjoy the process thus far. My life has been crazy lately, but this has been a breath of fresh air in these hectic times. Thank you
I love the hasty scrawl of the assassin school/organization carved into the tails side of the coin. It also leaves the heads side open for maybe the individual assassin to carve their own personal mark. It could be like a calling card that makes it into the hand of person looking to hire the assassin from somekind of intermediary, who then passes it to the assassin themselves, who eventually, inevitably flips it onto the body after the deed is done...
I love the image of the assassin! I hope that there are other dark skin characters in the royal, banking, mining religious & science systems to balance the imagery of population and dissolve any stereotypes. The two things from this post that stood out the most to me were the enhancements of the left 1st digit & thumb, and the back face of the token. Amazing and exciting details. I honestly didn't think of the possible stereotype until I read the comments. What did raise question in my mind was the concept of an assassin that covets their secrecy having an electronic device that could identify them, as well as the possibility that it could be used to track their whereabouts. How would they be able to perform covert operations securely?
So freaking cool, Mike. Digital hour glass, I need one of those!
I don't know if these things make it to us in time to change things, but man, this sure falls right into some stereotypes of the big scary Black man in a way that's really unfortunate.
I feel the same way. I didn’t want to go straight to this without seeing more, but so far we’ve seen the science hero family as Caucasian and the “brutal/violent male” character as Black. Despite it being an alien world, it’s still a stereotype being reinforced. Something to keep an eye on,
There are some very scary big Black men so I'm ok with it. I hope creators don't run from ideas because of previous stereotypes. Historically, some of the most fearsome men were darkskinned...Having darkskinned characters on both sides of morality and maybe some in the royal family will dissolve this very valid concern.
Agreed.
It's unfortunate. I feel the same way but also don't want to imprint my racial biases on an alien society, albeit fictional, so I don't know if it's even worth the suspension of disbelief.
That said, he looks fuckin awesome and I want to know his name.
This was a really cool deep dive. Thanks for sharing Mike.
I really love the coin design with blindfolded man. It feels like there is already some history there.
Rad. Random but This process makes me think of an offensive line making a small opening for a running back. The running back looks for the “gap” or “hole” and that’s where he Lives and breathes. Taking something small and expanding and capitalizing on it as much as they can.
In the process the artist finds the “gap” and can use that as an opportunity to create as much as they can… to live and breathe to the fullest… where new ideas are born!!! Haha
Yes, that's a great way to describe it! And probably the only time I could be compared to an athlete of any kind.
That might be a dumm question… but how does the dueling actually work.
I read through this after reading the Duels 1 comic. Nice to see the backstory to the visual development.
So do these concepts you create get sent to Jason Howard to incorporate into his panels?
Or is there was there a different collaborative process for Duels 1?
Love the look of the assassin! I'm always down for characters that look like me!
Sweet stuff! 👏👏👏👏
Hey, I really apologize for posting in the thread. I looked for a way to send a private IM. Was there ever messages sent indicating if we were top 100 or anything? Yes, I'm a founder (ooooh good for me) but I really felt I got in there and havent seen any announcements or anything. If there is a way we could take this off public threas I'd appreciate it as I'm sure these forums could be better used than for these types of questions
Aug 10th at 12:30 is when I first subscribed
Hey Sicknimon- emails to the other groups have gone out, but for Founders there's a special announcement coming. So hang tight for now.
Really appreciate the update. I'm happy to be apart of this and really enjoy the process thus far. My life has been crazy lately, but this has been a breath of fresh air in these hectic times. Thank you
I love the hasty scrawl of the assassin school/organization carved into the tails side of the coin. It also leaves the heads side open for maybe the individual assassin to carve their own personal mark. It could be like a calling card that makes it into the hand of person looking to hire the assassin from somekind of intermediary, who then passes it to the assassin themselves, who eventually, inevitably flips it onto the body after the deed is done...
I love the image of the assassin! I hope that there are other dark skin characters in the royal, banking, mining religious & science systems to balance the imagery of population and dissolve any stereotypes. The two things from this post that stood out the most to me were the enhancements of the left 1st digit & thumb, and the back face of the token. Amazing and exciting details. I honestly didn't think of the possible stereotype until I read the comments. What did raise question in my mind was the concept of an assassin that covets their secrecy having an electronic device that could identify them, as well as the possibility that it could be used to track their whereabouts. How would they be able to perform covert operations securely?
Great world building! Can’t wait to get a token