pete is kidnapped by the Vixens cult, he's The Music Guy of the Chicago hardcore scene and he's got a little too close to figuring out their operation
patrick is an experiment of the Vixens, a kid born from locally famous musicians that they kidnapped and brainwashed into a yellow-eyed, hook handed, violent monster
the Vixens are working to see if the same brainwashing would effect Pete since he is nonhuman, but it doesnt work
the brainwashing in patrick is failing, the Vixens notice this and vocally plan to kill the two of them, which Pete overhears.
Pete shares this plan to Patrick and the two have to work together to break out before they kill them
First thing : I feel like the person X saw in Etho (in panel 2) is Evil X, I don't know it just feels like it, I mean yeah instead of yellow he should have had red accents and stuff, but... the shoulder pads are in simmiliar shape to those that EX has in your recent comic. It's implied that X was at least a bit scared of that person he saw because this is the exact moment he overpowers Etho, like he saw someone who's genuinely determined to hurt him + I can see that whoever Xisuma saw in Etho is holding a potion of what?? Still tryna to figure this out.
+ X cries a little when he flips Etho, still don't know if he does it because it's Etho and he doesn't want to hurt him, or because he still sees the other person in his friend and it's a bit deeper than that.
Second thing: Oh wow we got to see Xisuma's hair!
Third thing: I think that Etho most likely hurt/injuried/stabbed X at the end, or is at least about to do it, since we see the "DON'T" at the end- it's written in pink which is enough to signify it's X who's talking [CAN i ADD THAT IT'S GLOWING?? Like that must mean it's either important or loud] but we also get the "VOCAL RECOGNITION: XISUMAVOID" from Doc [thank you for this part it makes it even better sobs]. And now to the confusing point, from what I could figure, it looks like Etho is trying to stab X with the shard(?) or whatever that is, but It's not him, the person that's holding the shard has sleeves [we know that Etho wears a t-shirt in this] so now I wonder if it's a flashback to Doc's past since 1) his labcoat has sleeves [X has gloves so he definetely isn't the one holding the shard] 2) in the panel where he's reaching for the [whatever that is I don't know medical supplies] we also get a sort of flashback of him reaching for the shard. Which means that he probably had situation like this before (maybe that's one of the times when he lost his arm?)
Also thank you for drawing that pure fear in Doc's eye when he heard X I love this
Handbuilt mason stained porcelain, with hand painted slip, glaze, gold + palladium luster, and underglaze accents.
Post-fire details include epoxy sculpt and paint for tail’s length (excluding bauble), as well as lacquer for added vibrancy to face.
This piece is a companion to the Dusk Warden, and a part of my 4-piece Celestial Wards series! In contrast to the Dusk Warden, Dawn Warden is a mischievous scamp; wearing no mask because he doesn't care, and embodying the relentlessness of morning as opposed to the calm of night.
I'm really proud of this critter! It was my first time working with porcelain for sculpture, as well as my first time using mason stains, and I love the way it came out!
This one's eyes follow you extremely well, more so than Dusk Warden, so looking at it in real life hammers in the slightly uncanny expression on the face.