Devil's Wake
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It’s been thirteen years since the Last Pandemic. No one knows where it came from, but it changed the world as it spread like wildfire in areas with major international traffic: London, Paris, New York, and L.A. In the blink of an eye, the cities were filled with rabid, blood-thirsty undead. Small nuclear weapons were used on large populations in hopes of containing the infection, but only resulted in further destruction and despair. In the end, only those lucky few living in the middle of nowhere with a stockpile of ammunition had a fighting chance. Now, pockets of humanity endure in the flyover states of rural America, waging a constant war for survival. To make matters worse, the undead enemy is beginning to evolve, showing signs of intelligence. In this dangerous landscape, a lone woman known only as Omaha wanders with her trusty horse and a pair of samurai swords, waging her own private war against impossible odds. For years she has stayed away from human settlements in order to avoid facing her mysterious past. However, along the way she accidentally befriends a young boy from the small camp of Hovenweep in Southern Colorado. Will her secret past finally catch up to her? Will she travel to the rumored sacred city of Gehenna where she might find lasting sanctuary against the undead? This is a perilous journey across post-apocalyptic America where there will be death around every corner and surprises at every turn.
This comic is great -- I'm really digging the artwork. The only thing that sort of threw me was the synopsis, then page 9. The synopsis (and now these new pages as well), mention Gehenna as a place that the main character may or may not get to eventually... but page 9 seems to suggest the city/town she's entering is Gehenna, when she's actually in hovenweep. I can't tell if I'm missing something or if its just a sort of abrupt transition.
But as for the real meat of the comic, the basis of the story, the writing and the artwork: I'm lovin it! Keep it up!
The artwork here is fantastic! Love it all, can't wait to see more fighting though.
Hey Bagelman, there's more with the mysterious man so please stay tuned...
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And Kevin glad you like the series!
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I will be at this year's San Diego Comic-Con so I hope to meet some fellow Zudites while I'm there! And if you're enjoying the comic please let other people know to check it out.
OOOH. Mysterious men alone in corners of bars are ALWAYS awesome. Especially intellectual ones who read.
Never mind - found the answer further down.
Like this series a lot, and glad it won in the contest. New stuff is good, but I'm wondering why the name change? Wasn't this called Aeon of the Dead originally?
Hey Johnny, thanks and I'm happy to be part of Zuda with you guys!
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krycekuva, glad you're digging the new page, there's lots of exciting stuff in store so please stay tuned!
woah finally something:D... i was really exited to see/read more from it. nice entry.
eh?... was that a reference to RE4???
the bar scene remind me of TR AOD. if thats the intenction, loved it. if not,.. loved it aswell... i love references of all kinds...:D
Beautiful! I've been loving the new pages. Welcome back!
Hey zero thanks for the compliment, nice old school reference with Hokuto no Ken! I'm digging Safe Inside also, keep up the good work.
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Jennifer glad you like the new title and enjoy the comic!
cool update! it reminds me a little bit the atmosphere of Hokuto No Ken... nice:)
Like the title change. Love the comic.
Hey nik, I was going for more of a Joan Jett vibe but hey Benatar can rock my post-apocalypse any day.
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bryy glad you like the pacing, I struggled quite a bit with the proper pace for the story and I hope I've found a good balance.
it's almost like Pat Benatar walked into a bar to sing a post-apocalyptic version of "Love is a Battlefield".
Dean, I rather enjoy the pace.
Hey, I'm all for badges, not sure about stinkin' ones though... :) Seriously The Treasure of Sierra Madre is one of my favorite films and an inspiration to this story, so its pretty funny that this reference came up!
Badges, James Clayton? Badges? We don't need no stinking badges. Although... how cool would that be? Will there be badges???
Hey james, thanks for checking out my comic and glad to hear that you'll be back for more!
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And nick, thanks to you too. I use mainly photoshop and a drawing tablet for my work, there's not much to it really except for a lot of hours drawing and painting on the computer.
The anticipation is gripping me! The artwork is immense - I think you can officially slap a badge on my chest and call me a Devil's Wake devotee.
DUDE! A truly amazing comic man! I don't know if I can ask this, but I was wondering what program you used to create this? By the way I love your style! Brilliant
Thanks for the comments guys, I'm very excited about the new pages! Please keep reading, I have quite a few surprises in store for the story.
Amazing Dean congratulations :D
Wow! I am really digging the story and art. Well done, man!
Welcome back Dean!
Wow..lots of effort in these pages! Well done!
Hey Dean! Good to see the new stuff. The artwork is looking good. Looking forward to see more of the story unfold :)
Congrats on the new baby!
Nice... but it would be nicer if this scene wasn't in "the walking dead" already... nice artwork anyway, congratulations.
Nice, looking forward to the new pages and I like the new name better.
I guess the Aeon Flux crew (Mtv?) are the owners of the word Aeon now -they also set their lawers on the Aeon game white-wolf came out with years ago. Hope they don't sue me for typing 'aeon' -the bastards.
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I am looking forward to seeing Kenny again.
Name change? I approve.
Dang, I look forward to this comic
I'm looking forward to the update this month Dean. And I like the new title alot.
hey twotimingpete, the Zuda legal guys simply found the title to be too close to Aeon Flux for their liking, so I came up with a few alternate titles and Devil's Wake is what I eventually settled on. I actually like this title more now than the original title because it has a more evocative sound and I feel like it fits the tone of the story without restricting me to doing a certain type of story. Anyway I hope this one sticks!
explain the name change :)
Hi guys, sorry for the long absence, but between the birth of my second baby boy and the deadlines for the new pages, I've had no time to even catch my breath! As you may have noticed there's been a title change, mainly an editorial decision but I'm happy with the new title. The first new page is due to hit May 28th so please come back to take a look, I'm busting my butt to make sure these new pages are as good as they can be, thanks again for all your support.
I LOVE IT
Excellent all round. Good story and fabulous art.
Excellent art work, style and story.
Why hasn't this strip been updated - it's great! I want to see more... any idea when?
Wow..I was on here to vote for my brother in this months competition,"Children of Armageddon."I came across yours and it is so good.CONGRATS ON WINNING!!:)
i love your style, congrats!
HA! I'm a little late on this, but Nice!! You won! Great job man! Keep up the good work :) glad I could help ya out
Hey guys thanks for the congrats! I see that a new batch of comics are already up in a new competition so I'm off to check 'em out...
Congrats, I hear you won? I was about to vote since I got your message last night but it's over already and you won? That's good. DC comics rules! Check your MYSPACE message, I'm Hero or Villian.
Congrats!
yay i helped you win! im a friend from myspace :P
Congratulations Dean!
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Happy New Year!
Congrats!!!
Hi guys, thanks for all the great feedback and congrats, I'm still recovering from New Years and still kind of in shock that I made it through the competition. Yes I definitely have lots more interesting characters and plots in store for Aeon of the Dead, it was originally planned to be a continuing story and of course I have taken everyone's critiques into consideration as well, so I'm excited to get started!
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For some little tidbits on Aeon please take a look at the interview I did recently on comicmonsters.com:
http://www.comicmonsters.com/features-967-Dean_Hsieh_talks_Aeon_of_the_Dead.html
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By the way if you're interested in checking out some of my earlier comic work please go to my site: http://www.deanhsieh.com. There's a good amount of stuff to look through and I will be working on updating it in the coming months. Thanks again and hope everyone have a great '09!