Concept art from my new superhero comic 'Gods'

[Michael Anden]

Forcefield projector station within first layer of mountain fortress interior. Like this one a lot, but it's going to mean I have to step up my game with the design of the mountain fortress exterior...




Concept sequential pages

[ExcelsiorPrime]

Very good. Is this a web comic? or printed book?

[Michael Anden]

Thanks, EP- glad you like it. I'm going to be approaching publishers who might interested in producing a printed comic with free digital version- along with an option of cheaper digital version only... watch this space!

[Neil Kapit]

Extremely detailed and unique. Designs and layouts are superb; I will DEFINITELY watch this space.

[Michael Anden]

Thanks Neil. The designs are meant to evoke a 'used universe'- I kind of feel we don't get to see much of that lately, especially with so much CGI in movies these days- imagery that, it seems to me, a lot comics tend to imitate. Not that I exactly know what the hell I'm doing!


Some more sketches, apologies for the lined paper- these were done as sidebars to script notes, prior to figuring they maybe turned out interesting enough for display.


Cade's battleblade is enriched by sorcery, enabling it to be ‘sawmilled’ in the direction of incoming debris or enemy artillery, providing a defensive canopy of whizzing metal.





Odds n' ends





Infirmary med vorg; Cade Cyger's Diamondback Interceptor; Light Council twin-engine Skyraider; Slayer Rayken Shorde (close-up); thumbnail study of Theeldoran Library lobby.

[Ghost]

Nice concepts Michael. I know world-building can be a pain, can be alot of fun too.

[SmileTitans]

I'd like to see more and chat about publishing. Please email me at: info@smiletitans.com.

[Michael Anden]

Thanks, SmileTitans, I'll drop you a line.

[Michael Anden]

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[Michael Anden]

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[Sol]

I love the colouring and the outlay, this is wonderful!

[Michael Anden]

I love the colouring and the outlay, this is wonderful!

Thanks Sol, the colouring is meant to be a big part of the vibe. I'm a huge fan of the horror movie Suspiria, which took the Technicolor dye process in film traditionally used for family-friendly fare such as 50s musicals and the Wizard of Oz, and subverted it into a kind of engine for jarring, discombobulation. Not that that is the effect I'm necessarily going for here, but maybe something that straddles both worlds (as opposed to neither, hopefully!). Protracted explanation over, hope you continue to drop in, and check out the comic series when it eventually hits!

[Michael Anden]

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[Michael Anden]

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