Mathema
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The discovery of Mathema would allow anyone to access ancient mystic powers, however, as soon as the secret is revealed it is threatened.
A group of sorcerers with Natural Born Power aim to keep it for themselves - calling themselves the 'True'.
Emery Hall - considered troublesome by his father - is sent away and is at the Mathema lecture when it is attacked by the True. He escapes with the Mathema device and William Wenbury - the young son of Mathema's discoverers.
Escaping does not prove the end and they must find a way to protect the secret before they are silenced.
William - taught by his parents - can use Mathema better than anyone else; he hopes the skills will help him survive long enough to tell of his parents' work. Emery finds his own secrets and fears his loyalty to Mathema may become unclear.
Beth a young, forward thinking sorceress believes Emery can help her stop the elitist True. But first she must earn Emery and William's trust and help them survive. Emery's task is complicated further when a member of his family presents yet another claim on Mathema.
Marcker:
http://www.mathemacomic.com/
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Does this continue anywhere else!? I wanna read it!!
I like Emery <3
This comic is wonderful- an intriguing story and WONDERFUL art. Have you tried penciling (or even photoshopping) speech bubbles, or lettering your dialouge instead of typing it? The text 'boxes' are the only thing that's keeping this comic from being 100% AWESOME.
Either way I'll still be reading! Great work!
I came back here to look on account of a possible invitational bid. Have you put any thought into the continuation of the series?
aaaah, you didn't win. =\
hopefully you'll get picked by some cool website
or be brought back for the invitational
Hey Amy, if Zuda ever decides to do another Invitational, Mathema will be among my picks to compete!
I know it can't be easy coming in 2nd. you did a great job with the comic.
sorry you didn't win Amy, but I hope you give Zuda another shot.
well, you have a great story, and i will wait for the next invitational to put Mathema back... anyway, congratulations!
awwww, I was really pulling for this one!! Well, you're in good company with 2nd place : ) I really hope to see more of this out there somewhere! Congrats on a classy entry and a contest well played.
Amy, I'm going to email you as well, but I have to say, never have I had to fight so hard for something, and it's because Mathema is so good. You have been an awesome competitor, and an amzing talent. Seriously. Check out the blog thread for year one and the discussion that's been brewing there.
Congrats Saulone!
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Awww, no 'Zudette' this month, but a huge thank-you to everyone that supported the comic - finishing second amongst this month's talent is awesome :)
David - Again, wow thank-you!
[It'd already 'made my competition' when you posted the very first comment :) ]
Amy, I'm pulling for you.
Wow thank-you RKB :)
The competition has some really fantastic talents for the picking - it's awesome to have your support
It was damn hard to pick between you and azure (as in I made my mind up at the last possible moment), but you got my vote Amy, good luck!
FrequentContributor - Thanks for your comments.
The balloons have been mentioned before, but primarily for the lettering; since you made similar comments on both the balloon and the panel placements, I'd wonder if your issue with it is more to do with the narrative style rather than those elements sparately ..? Just curious as this has not been mentioned so much.
'Obtuse' and 'stupid' well I guess that's opinion, but I'm not sure about modern? 'mathema' comes from the Greek word that 'mathematics' originated from and relates to several themes in the story
The art here is pretty good, if not a little sloppy, but the panel layouts and (especially) the word balloon placements need a LOT of work. In the middle pages, I was having a difficult time telling what the hell was going on, and in the later pages, the balloons were criss-crossing all over the place, making it hard to read them in the correct order. As someone else pointed out, the first page was completely pointless, since you just tell us about it in the next page-or-so, anyway. And while the pacing was good, I found the actual plot to be slightly obtuse (Mixing math and the occult? Jeez...). Also, I'm not buying that in the 1800's, the Mathema would be so small (or so modernly and stupidly named...).
Hey Nenedudette! - Thank-you muchly for the support :)
Done and Done! you have my vote, good luck
Woohoo! Blog up-date! :D
and today it's shiny...
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http://mathema-comic.blogspot.com/
let's go Amylou! up to the top!
Hey Miticis!
We'll see how it holds... Thank-you for the support :D
Amylou,
Congratulations in taking back 2nd place! Good job, Im rooting for ya!
Hey Ian! - Every vote really does, so thank-you for your support :) I'll be doing everything I can 'til the end
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Hi again HectorLima - That's fantastic, thank-you I shall try and get posting there a.s.a.p. hehe, and I'll be sure to spam all I know on facebook :D
Amy, i posted about it on my blog, Panel & Pixel and Warren Ellis' WhiteChapel, the messageboards i'm mostly in. try getting yourself- or a friend - to post at Millar's and Bendis' forums. i dunno, send it to your Facebook friends, hehhe. hope you finish in first!
Hey Amylou,
I don't know what you're doing-but keep doing it. Every vote counts! You got mine. Now make it a photo finish. And remember--It's never too late to bribe your friends. Beer helps. Get em workin!
Hey Neil! - That's quite a back-up to your compliment; really appreciate it, thank-you
I'm in love with this art. Anytime you're looking for a writer to collaborate with, shoot an email my way!
Amazing!!! Up to second this evening :D .... [it's evening here]
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lucidNightmare - Hi, Thanks!
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Kevin - Hi! Thanks for the support :)
This is really interesting. Nice job, it has my vote.
Quite good. I applaud your work.
hello
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HectorLima - Hi! Thanks, I think there have been a lot of comments about the art but I really like to read that you think it's working so well with the story itself... Any last minute help in the final sprint would be awesome ;)
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Sobreiro - Hi, Thank-you! :)
Hey, nice work
my pick for the month!
can't believe you're in third at the last week...
what an amazing comic; wonderful storytelling \ pacing, an art style so pretty and fitting for the mood of this cool concept.
i want to see where this is going. will have to do a last minute campaign.
good job, amy lou!
Hey Wiked-Riceball; thanks! :)
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...only a matter of days now
wow awesome =)
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http://leftyfilmsblog.blogspot.com/2008/10/mathema.html
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Hey Bryy - That sounds fantastic! :) Where? (If you get here first, I posted on your wall too)
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Hey CrazyBobcat - Thanks! It's great you think the environments are working so well... my characters usually steal the show, but I'm pleased others parts are bringing people in too.
Truly exceptional. Muted colouring fits the thematic elements; and the environment you are building is plush, lively & real. Well done.
I've put the call out to vote for this thing.
Updates at the blog!
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http://mathema-comic.blogspot.com/
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Some new sketches and background work to check out, go enjoy/scrutinize ;)
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hey all
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Splatted - Thanks for the comments; I did want to set up several different parts of the story, but in doing so had to compromise on 'action-screens' (as you mentioned) - I think a slight rearrangement would also have allowed me to show-off the art a bit more, as a couple of other people have suggested.
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lizzbuenaventura - Thanks! I'm glad you like the coloring, it's usually something I'm very indecisive about :)
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johnzakour - Fantastic! Thank-you for the support :D
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popbot - Thank-you also; and I really hope I'll be able to tell you more
Beautiful look with a compelling storyline. I look forward to more.
I like the art on this one so much I am joining my Demon's in the Closet artist and voting for it also.
Really nicely done. The colors are pitch-perfect with the art. Best of luck!
The artwork here is solid. The story takes a bit too long to set up. If you had started the story at the meeting there would be two to three extra pages to sell the danger the young man and boy are in at the end. Other than that nice work and good luck.
HAPPY LARGE HADRON COLLIDER DAY!!!!
Thanks Jakea! That's awesome, I really appreciate the support :)