Another Awesome PANEL!

Decided to ink all the panels now.
It looks much better.
I would write more, but I have a job interview tomorrow and it's already 1:30am. 0_o
Laura helped to color this one.

We also agreed that in order to properly view this panel you must say the word
"TAXI-PORT!" out loud in the "PowerThirst" voice. Cookies for those who know what I am talking about.
For those who don't click the link.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRuNxHqwazs
-Candice

Panelllllll

A nice panel from the first REAL page of the comic. I hate drawing hands, but this drawing actually didn't make me puke! Which is really nice. -Candice

2nd Page and Contract

We have had a bit of a dilemma.
Yesterday Laura was in a critical mood and I was a complete grouch because I wanted to finish the second page but I had to awaken early for a job interview. So when she mentioned something about a certain panel, I snapped back all snappy like.
"Well, this is gonna take me three years already! So talk all you want about making me redo panels just because Miss-Author don't like it. Ble!" Or something equally nasty and mean. It was very trying.
My dad suggested we do more of a illustrated novel instead of panel by panel comics. This was a great idea! The thing was Laura would have to ditch the script and rewrite EVERYTHING.
Long story short, these circumstances made us worried that the artist would be stuck for eternity drawing and coloring panels and would get bored and quit. =) While the author would sit around waiting for her story to finally be complete...while doing really nothing.
In order to avoid quitting, I have signed a business contract (lasting three months). And Laura has promised to learn basic coloring to help me out.
So the dilemma is over! And the second page is done!!! Hooray for progress! However, we will not post the second page as we did the first...you must wait until I have finished the entire Introduction and it is posted on it's very own site! (WOW, way excited here...)
-Candice

Yay for Comix!

Well, we got our very first comic page COMPLETED! Oh yeah! Unfortunately it didn't fit on this format. (You fiend, blogger!) So! You must enjoy the doodle from our sponsor o' the day.....KEITH LANGO! *trumpets* You can see the page here

-Laura

Haha! Our dad showed up in the official work space of the Nestarican Crew (a corner in Laura's room...) And we talked about art forms, animation, comic styles and all sorts of things. He sketched the above among other things.
But we promised to put his "Comix are Dweeby!" up on our blog. Yay for comix! And cool dads!
-Candice

Look! Look! ^ A PAANEL! We flipped out when I finished it. We are so excited that we are actually starting to illustrate it! I mean...it has proof of existence now! So people! We want feedback! Advice, suggestions, pure adoration, (or pure hate) ANY replies or feedback is helpful! Thank you so much! -Candice

YAHOO!

Yayness! Break out the confetti and the balloons!! Our script is officially FINISHED, revisions and all! *does the dance of extreme joy* I officially started the script in uh.....late march of this year, I believe. (Heh, I'm not good at date keeping....) So all in all it took me a rough 3 months and 2/3. Something like that. However, I shouldn't get all the credit. Candice, with her lovely way with words, helped me with the plot, and with sticky scenes(like romance! It's harder than it looks...) Thank heaven for older sisters. It was kind of hard sometimes, because my characters had changed and developed deeper personalities and mannerisms as I wrote the script, so I had to go back to a lot of my earlier work and scribble whole paragraphs out! But all in all, I'm very very proud of it. Even if it looks more like a secret code than handwriting and has stains and little scribbles on the sides of the half-torn out pages.... Well, thanks for reading!!! =)

-Laura


By the way, Candice has been exercising her awesome coloring skills on the character profiles. Go check 'em out!

http://nestaricancrew.deviantart.com/

Down to business?

Aherm, since I'm not fond of spoilers, here is a rather elusive plot summary:
A young graduate of a military academy is assigned to an obscure post because of his odd talents and mild temperament. When he arrives, he finds the rest of the unlikely crew almost as strange as him. They were all assigned to the tiny post for different reasons, but it's very clear that the military does not want them or need them, but simply cannot get rid of them completely. However, a political scandal is brewing that would have gone unnoticed, if not for our crew of odds and ends. As they heroically, but not too successfully, try to save the day, they find that maybe they're not so useless after all.

-Laura

Character Outlines!
Kiloh: A young graduate of the Academy, who really doesn't care for the military at all. If he had his way, he'd be a mechanic right now. He's a mild mannered fellow, who'd rather please someone than upset them with his opinion. Quiet, but bright when it comes to mechanics, he goes unnoticed by most. He feels a little weirded out and uncomfortable when first arriving, but fits in like a glove once he gets to know the rest of crew.

Shelty: She originally went into Academy Service (military service) because she wanted to travel, and see the world. Unfortunately, she got stuck in a tiny port instead. She's what I'd call a burnt marshmallow: looks intimidating, but is a real softy. She is often the one to take charge and organize, though she's not the official captain, only the pilot. Out of all the crew, she tries the hardest to make Kiloh feel at home.

Jerev: He's been just about everywhere and knows just about everyone. Different from the others, he actually requested to be assigned to this post (it was the only place he hadn't been!). Easygoing and utterly hysterical at times, it's not hard to see why he has so many good friends. His only quirk is his extreme messiness, and it's a wonder how he ever finds anything. He is the ship's navigator and can be found either eating, or pouring over his maps he keeps stuffed just about everywhere.

Pepper: A firecracker of a redhead. It's no surprise, due to her sporadic personality, that she's the ship's explosive expert. Though crazy and hotheaded at times, the crew would be lost without her quirky humor and odd antics. She is outspoken and the rest of the crew definitely suffers the side affects, but she has an extremely lovable side which worms its way into just about everybody.

Hian (Hianuro): He is just about the most old fashioned fellow around. Instead of guns, t-shirts, jeans and slang, he prefers swords and daggers, kimono robes, boots, and a large vocabulary. Whoever says "Chivalry is dead" has obviously never met Hian! He is reserved, polite, quiet and intimidating on first aquaintance (but not afterwards!). Nobody has quite a knack for breaking through his reserve like Pepper. They pester eachother to death, and he's the only one who dares to use her real name (Olivia) without fear of annihilation. Besides being skilled in swordsmanship and martial arts, he knows eight languages, and serves as the ship's translator apon occasion.

Meercrat (???): This old toughie used to be quite a general back in the day. Now, the Academy has no more use for his middle age, and has reassigned him here. His rigid demeanor has somewhat softened since he's been exposed to the infectious humor of the crew. He's even been caught chuckling once or twice. He is the ship's "official" captain but has long since given over the role to Shelty.