Thursday, October 28, 2010

New Hades Page: The Wrath of Demeter

Way back in June, I shared some doodles from my sketchbook of an enraged Demeter and now I thought I'd show you the finished page they ended up inspiring. This is the final black and white, though I have not yet added panel borders or such. Enjoy!


My favorite bit is the last panel, where the assembled Olympians react in surprise to Demeter's attack on Zeus. Specifically, Hera's expression, as another one of Zeus's machinations has turned on him. Her dialogue in that bubble is a simple resigned "Oh, Zeus..."

12 comments:

  1. Thanks, Simon!

    And Demeter is oddly hot, right? I must have a thing for dangerous women.

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  2. I like Ares smiling

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  3. I'm glad you caught that detail, anonymous. I was pleased with that touch. He would be happy just because there was some fighting, no matter who was involved.

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  4. I love the last panel especially Aphrodite's Just-woke-up look! :P

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  5. Another good eye! I've been practicing drawing a lot of Aphrodites lately as she takes her star turn in Book 6.

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  6. I hope you could also feature some of the minor Gods, especially Erys. haha! She's my fave! I can't wait for your books to be distributed here in the Philippines. :D

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  7. Eris will definitely be appearing in book 6. Gotta set up the Trojan War for Book 7 somewhere!

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  8. Hestia looks so bug-eyed.
    Plus, I love how even though you can't see Hermes' eyes, you still get that sense of "Has Demeter gone off the deep end?"

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  9. Thanks Jakob. She does have some pretty big eyes. Hestia is fun to draw because her features are so simplified- I tend to want to exaggerate her like this.

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  10. i cant wait for book 6, aphrodite is my favorit god :)

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  11. I cant wait for book 6, Aphrodite is my favorit god :)

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