General Nyelah Elle by lwperkins
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Description
(Bug Comic)
Here is Nyelah Elle, not as a statue, but as a kid in Gresham in 2249, when the Azali leveled the city. You might recognize the guy, Jorge Avila from The History Book"(his ears are back so they are hard to see). Avila isn't an escapee here; the fighter he was part of had been hit by antiaircraft fire, and on landing (hard) his pilot turned him loose to go find a piece of metal "about as long as his arm" to repair a damaged stabilizer, while 22-301 stayed with the grounded flyer to do some spot welding.
Avila had assumed that everyone was either dead or had fled by the time he walked through the outskirts of town, and he was taking his time, thinking about trying to pry off his transponding collar and kicking piles of rubbish looking for a tool, when he saw the blanket, tugged on it-- and it stood up and tried to smack him with a tire iron. Nyelah stopped trying to hit him when she saw his chain (she assumed he was a runaway). She had escaped the first Aer patrol by hiding under the blanket in a hot spot, so they would have trouble seeing her in infrared, but the next bunch of Aer foot patrols hunted by scent. Avila knew this too, took her blanket, rubbed it all over his head and face, (figuring they would ignore Mer scent),and wrapped it back around her. Then they wedged themselves under the ruins of a building, waiting for the clearing crew to pass.
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If you look closely at Avila's fingers, you'll see that he has no claws-- he did serious damage to his previous pilot, and was declawed. If he hadn't been a carrier of a valuable anti-malarial gene, he would have been bug food. Instead he was transferred from Everett to a small base near Pendleton, and assigned a pilot with his own history of infractions. Avila knows that without claws, he can use the controls on the Aer side of the cockpit, something the Azali seems to have not thought of. (22-301 has seen him reach across and toggle a fuel control that he wasn't supposed to, but has said nothing.)
Comments (46)
Very "painterly". It looks like something that belongs in a frame rather than a simple render...(not that your renders are ever just simple.) And again you constantly keep me intrigued with the depth in which you go with your stories. The whole de-clawing thing...very nice. Everything, even the smallest detail doesn't go by without rhyme or reason.
Strong characters and your attention to details Lynn, just add depth to your story!
This is really a very good and i mean very good image!!!
awesome artwork! love the style
This really is a fabulous scene you created here !
Wonderful work!!
Stuning story and art!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GREAT!!
I love the look you achieved on this one and kudo's on the story line
Oh WOW! Totally Awesome Image,Outstanding Work
That looks amazing :) Great scene, composition, painting and colours.
beautifuly done lynn, superb detail and scene..
Ok, you weave an intricate tapestry here and not only visually. I wondered, if he is not an escape what is he doing with a collar? But on reading the back history in other panels, and that the chain is usually attached to a surgical suitcase, the connection becomes clear. And the collar being a transponder makes it even more so. The role of Mer becomes less mercurial shall we say? My one quibble is that the general looks a bit too old, more like a small adult than a child. Even for a child who has seen a lot of hardscrabble life her eyes and face are a bit too all-knowing. Such children still have a vulnerable look. The overall scene is truely incredibly well crafted and gives the impression of a crumpled city.
Looks fantastic! Great looking characters.
Fantastic work again...your style is still compelling
Superb scene and story !!
Fascinating and compelling story! Hardly fits in the "comic" genre as usually interpreted...more like "epic". :) Beautifully detailed scene!
I really like this picture Lynn. Its colors, composition, emotional content and the overall look with all the amazing details. It goes straight way to my Favorites! :)
Awesome looking image Lynn! I like the back story here. I'd be prying that dratted coller off If I was him!
Hmmm one wonders if the Azali is the future incarnation of the IRS. An excellent shattered looking scene. And we get even more back history on the General. This is so fascinating watching the adventures unfold. Bravo Lynn!
Nice. The tears are very realistic. Love the blanket!
A very well done scenery... Your series is gaining more and more epic expanse. Doesn't know why - but something reminds me to a episod from the 'Enterprise'. As the Vulcans meet us Earthlings first time. Seems you are going on to tell the story in several strands? One task for Bryan and friends, another for the ancestors? Nosy about the next development in your story...
Fantastic scene and posing!
OMG....this is a extraordinary work, impeccable composition, perfect lighting, poses and characters, amazing story as usual! I just loved it!
Absolutely outstanding render and great history narrative
This is amazing... I mean, they ALL are, but something about this one really puts you in the scene. Plus with your storytelling, you can really feel the tension. Most excellent!
A very detailed scene. Great posing - I love how he's holding her. Great expressions too. Really well done stone work and setting. Again, love all the thought you've put into the story. Really good.
Fantastic scene, beautifully detailed and wonderful style.
Fantastic work on this scene Lynn, everything about it is so well done. The details all around them make it feel so real, and this moment you captured in time is so powerful.
very cool, great character, posing and setting well done