location: in the reach, before axell had to leave for the fighting back in the vale
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The memory of Zak Mallister's face remained etched in Axell's mind, a figure associated with honor and goodness, values that seemed almost irrelevant amidst the chaos of war. In the heat of battle, there was no room for honor, especially not towards their enemies. Survival took precedence over anything else, a lesson Axell had learned long before his time with the mountain clan—a lesson that had likely contributed to his own endurance.
However, as he gazed upon Zak in the present moment, Axell couldn't help but be transported back to that fateful day amidst the battle. It was a small village, harboring enemy soldiers, and his blade had become drenched in the blood of those who stood against him. One by one, they fell at his feet. He recalled the lifeless body of a man who had attempted, pathetically, to halt his advance with a small dagger. Another woman had stood in the corner, arms outstretched protectively, but her actions had aided the enemy. None of them deserved mercy in times of war. Axell had raised his weapon to strike when Zak had intervened.
And now, there Zak stood once again, facing Axell.
Axell's lips pressed together, his attempt at a smile masking the anger that still simmered within him. Zak, now supposedly an ally, evoked the lingering fury of that past encounter. Forgiveness and forgetfulness were not qualities the Ghost of Runestone possessed in abundance. "Lord Mallister, how pleasant it is to see you in a state free from dirt, blood, and shit," he remarked, his words dripping with a blend of sarcasm and bitterness. "Seems you made it through the latest war without losing a limb to anyone. Good for you."
my comic for @aabadendingzine which is out for free over here.
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helloooo how's it going? i really hope you enjoyed the comic <3 it's rare for me to draw such wholesome things, i know [bats eyelashes]
DFGHDJKF ok i know, it's evil, the entire zine is evil you should go read it!!!!!!! but also, i remember coming up with this prompt and the image of mikeko trying to wake a dead apollo up evoked such a visceral reaction in me that i audibly went "NOOOOOO" when i thought it up LOL
the fourth page is the first page i ever thumbnailed bc i knew EXACTLY how i wanted this thing to end!
i think my favorite page of this comic is the 2nd page (the 4th page being my second favorite bc what can i say, i'm evil wheezes) i just really enjoyed drawing the montage of apollo going about his life and kristoph just. being there. always watching him.
i keep thinking about how spark brushel mentioned feeling like he was being watched those past 7 years. i imagined apollo would get a taste of that once he starts trying to find out the truth behind what happened in his first case.
and as for my favorite panel, I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE!! it's just fun shoving every important element alluding to the case 7 years ago to the moment when zak died!
and it's not very obvious but an element i really like about this one is zak still on the chair he died on. it's just his torso visible and i would've loved to make it more obvious that he's there but oh well.
i can't think of anything else to add about drawing this so i'll end it by saying: PLEASE GO READ THE ZINE, IT'S SO SOS SOSOSOS FULL OF LOVE FOR HURT AND TRAGEDY AND THE WAY MY FELLOW ZINEMATES EXPLORED THAT IS SUCH!!! GOOD AND HEARTWRENCHING STUFF!!!!!!!!!
i had to take a break from reading the zine when i went out to finish it bc my chest started to physically hurt bc ohhhhh lordy, it just hurt. it just hurt a lot! (please do read the trigger warnings before reading the thing bc this zine deals with a lot of heavy stuff!)
i like to joke about how i'm evil and enjoy evil things such as angst no comfort which. well, it's kind of true LMAO so i'm thrilled that i was able to be a part of this zine and cook up something completely terrible <3
I challenged myself to draw all of the line art with the crayon tool in Sai. It was a bit tough, especially when it came to selecting a small portion of random pieces with the magic wand tool…I made it work though.
I was 10 when this show aired in 99…and now I’m 34 and I still watch it for the nostalgia. My first drawing of this was made in 2016, so I redrew it 8 years later.
The ghost boy floated infront on Batman. All he wanted was to offer this kid some help. He has been deffending this town for a little over two years now with no help. So Batman just thought offering some training and other teen heros to help would be nice. But all he was met with was a cold hard stare. It wasn't a lookxof hatred, or anger, just disappointment.
"What?" He asked. For once in his life he didn't get it. What did he mean? 'There are more of us' more half ghosts like him? Multiples of him?
"What I mean Batman, is there are far more teen heros than you think. There are so many kids who were left to deffend their homes by themselves. I'm in contact with plenty of people like me. I don't need your charity work. We dont need it," Phantom took a deap breth, "so many kids had to save the world while the Justice League sat back and did nothing. Ben Tennyson has been saving the world since he was ten, a child soldier and the only effective weapon the Plumbers have. The Ninja over in Norrisville was given his powers at fourteen. Max Steel was fused with an alien and born with nuclear levels of power. The list goes on bats. Kim Possible, Jenny, Generator Rex, Zak Saturday. We all did just fine without you and your League."
Batman was speechless. That many? That many kids left to deffend their homes? Phantom obviously seemed to have contact with them, maybe they help eachother out, but still. How did the Justice League not know?
Phantom disappeared and left Batman to ponder his words alone. How many world ending events did thease kids fight? How many of them did they fight alone? How much help did each of them have? Phantom only has a niche group of allies, how small are their support groups?
He'll have to research this when he returns to the bat cave. Hopefully he can get all thease kids get the help they need. Set up Zeta Tubes in their cities, and end this awful epidemic of teen heros.
my name is apollo justice, attorney at law. and this is how my story begins… 🌻☀️
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a little official art redraw i did for apollo justice's anniversary on the 12th!! it's a little late but c'mon, i finished it didn't i? anyways, i am like super proud of this! and yes i added vera bc she's a big part of this story too, you know!
aannd a little timelapse for y'all too ;^P man this took so long ....