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Chapter 6: Guess the scene

Can you guys take a guess as to what in the world is going on? In the novel, not much about this really told except a simple analogy made by Arthur. I wanted to go off on that in the beginning of Chapter 6 though.

Jasmine Flamesworth

The brusque, yet lovable Jasmine.Her expression was a little tricky to get down, despite the commonality of characters like her in animes and other comics. Next chapter update, Chapter 6, is the introduction of all of the Twin Horns so I hope you'll enjoy!

Explosion

When Arthur awakens, it's a big deal. Life-threatening? Not really, but it didn't stop me from making it seem like it!

Helen Shard

Ah, the charismatic leader of the Twin Horns after Reynolds stepped down. It was hard portraying a charismatic face that was a good balance of pretty and handsome. A figure that both girls and boys want to emulate! Hope you like it :]

Adam Krensh

Another member of the Twin Horns and the augmenter/spear-wielder that Arthur first sparred with.I have to say, it was kind of hard not to make Adam look like Renji (Bleach) haha. I had made Renji the base of Adam but tried to find different traits to make him unique!

Explaining Magic Theory in Pictures

One of the challenges that I had was learning how to make explaining theory of the world in picture form. To make it natural, scenes of Arthur opening a book were used as devices to push readers and "prep" them that they're going to be learning.Besides that, though, much of the more nitty gritty theory had to--unfortunately--be cut down a little :(

Many Stages Of Arthur

As the main character of this novel and comic, let me tell you that I had to spend A LOT of time with the artist to get him as close to perfect as I thought he could get. This is some of the scrapped versions of Arthur!You'll see him with a more innocent look, while some have more messy looks. Let me know what you think!

Reynolds Leywin

If you've read the comic, then you probably saw Reynolds in his normal day-to-day attire, but here is the original draft with his adventurer outfit! Stunning, no?

TBATE Cover Download!

Here it is! You'll see it tomorrow along with chapter one but I know a lot of you have been curious!Click HERE to download the high-res file for it!

How To Read TBATE Comic!

I'm writing this post under the assumption that many of you either have never heard of Tapas.io or have heard of it but don't have an account. With the TBATE comic launching tomorrow, I strived to get my readers as much of an advantage as possible. It's the least I can do for all of your support. I've mentioned this many times but I don't want anyone to be surprised and complai...

Official Teaser of TBATE comic

Tomorrow is a big day for TBATE readers, as the comic is officially being released on Tapas.io This is the teaser that we decided to show to just my avid readers who to get you guys excited. I know it's not much (because it's a teaser), but the first chapter will be up tomorrow. I know adaptations from written word to visual form is always a mixture of emotions. Some characters might not b...

Dicathen Map

So for this week's rough draft of the comic, I thought I'd show you a draft of the map that I've been working off of for the world.I know a lot of it is incomplete but it was used for the comic, which will be rendered and shown around episode 2!

Angela Rose (Twin Horns)

The overly-affectionate Miss Angela Rose. Color scheme and wardrobe were a bit hard to choose since I wanted her clothes to provide at least some sort of protection (or rather, ease of movement) without it being too provocative.What do you all think? :]

Chapter 1, another glimpse

It's funny to think that I had to buy a tablet for the sole sake of editing. This is one of the drafts that my storyboard artist would send me to take make sure that the perspective, expressions, effects are all roughly in line with what I wanted.I would mark inside these panels with a red pen (digital pen) and make necessary changes and hand it back. A lot of back and forth happening to make ...

TBATE Roadmap

Yo! TurtleMe here! I know I talked a lot about the bits and pieces of what was happening with my novel, and if you didn't keep track with every announcement I wrote, everything is probably still a surprise for you. So! I thought I'd save many of you the trouble and lay out a brief roadmap for you all followed by some questions for you that I'd very much appreciate if you took the time ...

Alice Leywin

She appears a bit younger in the comic but this is the draft for our Arthur's mother!

First glimpse of the Leywin family!

Anchor of the family, Alice, and the silly fighter, Reynolds. Here's a peek of their interaction!Inside fact: It was actually very hard getting their appearance down. At first they appeared to be much too young to be parents (in my opinion) but thinking back to the time period of the world and the fact that I'm at an age where having children might be early but still socially acceptable, I...

TBATE Comic News

Hello! I know many of you are super curious about when the TBATE comic will be coming out. The team of artists and myself have been working tirelessly on this and we're creating a few chapters of backlog in order to release regularly. The first chapter is scheduled to be released early July of this year! (one month away!!!)The comic, unfortunately, will not be available on my website, but rath...

Helen Before/After

So working with an artist involves a lot of changes that may seem minor but can totally change the feel of a character or scene. Helen Shard, augmenter/archer of the Twin Horns was originally drawn with a sort of off-centered part and more coy eyebrows. The changing the way her front hair was parted and straightening her eyebrows made the archer look coquettishly sly to dangerously charismatic.Ful...

Prologue Scene Comparison

So this is a deleted scene of the prologue for a reason that may be clear to some of you. While there's nothing wrong with a mother feeding her child breast milk, it was a bit "distracting". You can see how the details added in when colored only served to give potential readers a reason to do a double take. The breast was later omitted and kind of blended in with the background. Sorry ...

Chapter 1 Snippet

Sorry about the bad quality! The artist sent me a low-quality version since we were just going over features. Colored version of this is also available!

Durden Walker. Comic Character Profile

What do you think of this gentle giant and who do you want to see next?

Special Announcement

So I've never really made an official announcement to you all and there were a few reasons for that. While I created TBATE as a fun little side hobby, but these days it has become so much more than that. It takes up a significant amount of time and resources in my life that it just wouldn't be sustainable if I don't make my novel completely free.Like many other creators, I have a patre...

Future of TBATE

This is a news that is secret to 99% of the world. I wanted to share this with you all first being my most faithful supporters.Don't worry. This is good news! Ready?Ok!The Beginning After The End is going to be professionally adapted into a webcomic!Hurray! The world you've grown to love is now getting a visual adaptation. Of course, this will be still quite some time away but the contract...

Writers and Artists

The comic for the week :) 

Episode 2 of TurtleDays

Introducing Turtle Days!

This is just a little thank you comic (series) that I made with an artist as a thank you to my readers and to you guys especially for all the support. I hope you enjoy :)

Chapter 158: Covert

Nico, Cecilia, and I remained silent, staring at the words printed on the fabric-like sheet of paper in our hands as we sat around the shoddy patio table.“W-We got in,” I muttered, not taking my eyes off of my acceptance letter. “I can’t believe we got in.”“Speak for yourself. The only one Cecilia and I were worried about was you, Grey,” Nico chortled, but even he couldn’t hide his...

Happy Holidays and Thank you!

Hello, my awesome patrons! I hope you're all enjoying the holiday season. I just wanted to say thank you to all of you once again! It means so much that you guys are willing to go above and beyond to show appreciation to a story that I created. I hope I can continue to meet or exceed your expectations in the coming years of TBATE!I'll see you all on the next update!Love and cheers,TurtleMe

Chapter 157: Pinnacle’s Height

CAPTAIN JARNAS AUDDYR“Ulric,” I whispered, signaling him to move out left as I crouched down low behind a fallen log. The massive augmenter silently gathered his small team of five mages and began making their way through the dense trees.“Brier.” I tilted my head in the direction of the small path to our right, signaling my other head and his troops to follow me. Brier nodded in reply as h...