"End of Days" comic

[M_renegade]

Based on Keenan's dio "End of Days"

The idea is to show the beginning. Some details may differ from Keenan's plot, but basically this would lead straight to the dio story.

So, the time-line would be:

-These comic pages.
-Dead End (http://keenan075.angelfire.com/), the first dio-story.
-End of Days (http://www.hisstank.com/forum/g-i-joe-customs/31226-end-days-my-joe-verse.html), the second part.
-Hopefully, more comic pages :D

So, technically, these pages are not part of "End of days" :P
They're based on the dio tho.
I would like to hear suggestions for a name.

And of course, PLEASE help/correct my awful english :D

Thanks to Keenan!
Hope you like it.

Something to mention:
I'm confused with all the comic, so i'm not following any particular line. The only detail to have in mind, is that if a character died, it will be dead here too.

Sneak peek Page 4 NEW!

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[uberthawk]

this looks damn sick bro...u have skill
nice pacing, very clean inks,watt size board is this on?

[M_renegade]

thanks :)

Technically, it's not inked, just photoshoped :P

Size is 23 x 34 cm...that is more or less 10 by 13 inches i think.

There's isn't much to look at yet, but i'm working on other two pages :)

[BigErn]

That looks awesome, when can we see more?

edit, oh I see stay tuned.

[Tom-1]

Wwwwow.

I really enjoy Keenan's End of Days customs, and this looks like it could be a perfect companion to them.

And, speaking strictly of the artwork, it looks outrageously good. It's like a film, with the focus on the fleeing/following feet. : D

Tom

[Tankster]

that is some very professonal and over the top drawings dude theres so much action in just four frames WOW!!

[M_renegade]

Thanks people.
I have so many ideas about this that i could keep a monthly serie :P

If you have suggestions, critics or ideas then post them too! :)

It's like a film, with the focus on the fleeing/following feet. : D

Tom

The whole story is from this point of view. It's related by a rat, escaped of Mindbender's lab, that's why the POW. LOL

Now, seriously speaking, i thought it would be a good idea to start without seeing anything clearly, in the middle of the action.
That means, no first page showing a base, or a Hawk/Duke explaining how/where/when.

[Shin Densetsu]

This is awesome, it looked ink too! *You already knew I love ink haha*.

[M_renegade]

Hey Shin, if you want to try your hand at inking (inking something that is not yours is a good test), i could send you the pencils, and this same page in high resolution to take a look...

[Cobra Invasor]

Que zarpados que estan estos dibujos querido!!

[uberthawk]

whoooaaaaaa0!!!! hold up there....lettin sum1 ink your stuff is a big deal. lotta stuff gets ruined because of "diffrent" inker styles. I hope u have seen shins inks b4 or u woodn't offer. wow shin if thats true offering u an orginal 2 ink...means u gotta b good,....mayB we should c sum of ur talents. i'm all 4 this 1.

[Shin Densetsu]

whoooaaaaaa0!!!! hold up there....lettin sum1 ink your stuff is a big deal. lotta stuff gets ruined because of "diffrent" inker styles. I hope u have seen shins inks b4 or u woodn't offer. wow shin if thats true offering u an orginal 2 ink...means u gotta b good,....mayB we should c sum of ur talents. i'm all 4 this 1.
He wouldn't be sending me the original to ink, just a scan.

[rob0213]

Looks nice. Keep up the good work!

[Outbackk]

Sweet! Love to see some more! Great work

[Bernit69]

Very cool...Can't wait to see more. Nice job!

[uberthawk]

well scan or not i wanna see watt u (shin)can do w/ it bro!!!!
inks are fun as hell and unforgiving! still thou if u can ink...not "trace" is a true testament 2 skill.

[M_renegade]

Glad you like it people. :)
I don't have a problem whit Shin's inking, in fact i'm curious :D

I'm a bit busy lately, but i have page 2 and 3 on the works. Soon to come!

[M_renegade]

Sheesh, i need a program for text, dammit, is too boring to do it manually ( those balloons and letters look awful) and takes so much time that i didn't have time to scan/photoshop the would-be covers. More to come!

Anyways, here we go, page 2, check the first post.

Please, correct my english if it's wrong, and i hope you enjoy it :)

[uberthawk]

have u seen original comic art pages???
word balloons r cut out and glued on top...back in the day, now u can get a program w/ comic book fonts, so just draw....donT need 2 add words. pictures say 100000000000000000of words in just 1 frame.

[M_renegade]

have u seen original comic art pages???
word balloons r cut out and glued on top...back in the day, now u can get a program w/ comic book fonts, so just draw....donT need 2 add words. pictures say 100000000000000000of words in just 1 frame.

Yeah, i know.
I was tempted to do it old fashioned but i'm lazy...i think i'll be doing some sound effects on a separate page, then copypaste. It's easier and faster that way. :D
About ballons, i know i have the program somewhere, but i couldn't find the CD, dammit.

And as much as i like to do non-word stories, i need to with this one. I need to explain a lot, and some technical stuff is impossible to draw (while others will have only drawings)
In any case, i'm planning to keep the less amount of dialog possible, focusing more in a movie-style storytelling.
Not THE movie!!

And since you're the only one interested...should Firefly have:
a-A horrible, silly death.
b-An epic, heroic death.
c-Shouldn't die, he is death.

[uberthawk]

firefly i kinda figured would almost always avert death...kinda luckiy, why he is never caught...saying goes 10% skill 90% luck-he should b the guy who is about 2 make it out and then realizes he can never really get away walks back in (Aliens-tunnel scene)stays w/ a fallen comrad and pulls the damn pin once he's exhausted all the ammo....shit call it "the last flite of the firefly"?

[M_renegade]

...he should b the guy who is about 2 make it out and then realizes he can never really get away walks back in (Aliens-tunnel scene)stays w/ a fallen comrad and pulls the damn pin once he's exhausted all the ammo....shit call it "the last flite of the firefly"?

You read my mind, i was thinking something like that.
But i don't think he would stay for a comrade, rather a Joe would do that...humm, i have an idea, thanks! :D

EDIT: the last flite of the Firefly, hein?
Well, that's it, now i know what to do ;)

[Scarlett Sakura]

wwo we so need more

[MSU44]

Dude this is awesome....I really wish that dio was on-going as well but this is the next best thing!!!

Got to say man you are GREAT!!!! Can't wait for the next page!!!!

[Zefram]

That's really an awesome looking comic. I can't even believe you didn't hand-ink that. It looks like a completely professional work. Looking forward to seeing more.

[M_renegade]

I'm a bit busy these days, but i think i'll have pages 3 & 4 in a few days. There we'll see a bit of info on what's going on, and how.
I hope it has some sense :P

glad you like it ppl. :)

And no, there isn't a single drop of ink on it. Full photoshop tricks.
I could do inks, i think i will do in some pages, and the difference will be notorious i think, cos with the system i use now, the drawings lost a lot of detail.

[Renegade]

Great artwork, its commercial quality! I want to see how the story develops for sure

[uberthawk]

so bro, wood u like me to take a stab @ inking it?
send me a hi-res scan, and i'll c watt i can do w/ it.

[gijoevscobra4ever]

Awesome work. Where is this dio that your story is based off of? I can't wait to see more.

[M_renegade]

so bro, wood u like me to take a stab @ inking it?
send me a hi-res scan, and i'll c watt i can do w/ it.

When i can finish 5 pages, i'll send them. :)

Awesome work. Where is this dio that your story is based off of? I can't wait to see more.

Humm, i'll take a look whre i have the link.
Do a search for the same name, Keenan is the guy that made it.
I think that you can found a thread called "older customs" or something like that, just check for Keenan.


Hey people, i need help.
I need a male charcter, a tech guy, not being Mainframe (he's dead on the original line, so he'll stay that way here). Any ideas? No matter the obscurity (in fact that's better). Have in mind that any charcter that was dead will stay like that.

[uberthawk]

dial tone
sci-fi
hi-tech,........ YOJOE.COM | Hi-Tech (http://www.yojoe.com/action/04/hitech.shtml)
----my recommendation, due 2 the little exposure,add your own twist

[Scarlett Sakura]

maybe you can use a guy from devil due called hard drive i think that's his name

[Gentleman]

chabonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

es LA POLLA ésto, LA POLLA!

*bows*

[devildawg]

Love the work. I loved the end of days when I saw it too. Combining two of my faves...joes and zombies.

[M_renegade]

Thanks ppl :D

Hi-tech will do perfect!
MTN did a really good custom of him, and i really liked the charcter (i didn't know him).
And the profile matches what i have in mind.

Ok, next question.
After the first 5 pages, we'll see some Cobras in action. I know who will be there...but i'm in doubt. I have in mind who's going to survive, but i can't make my mind:

who lives, Zanya or Zaranna?

[MSU44]

Zaranna....more experience and more ruthless when need be plus I don't think she likes Zanya all that much even if she's her neice, LOL.

[uberthawk]

for some reason i c Zaranna kinda askin Zanya to peek out a doorway...which she knows zombies are around the corner and then places her boot firmly on her a$$ and throws her 2 the "dogs"...and when zarranna bites it, it's Zanya who offs her...fitting. anyway thats the way i'd write it...u kindda expect that kind of love from a dreadnok.

[M_renegade]

Zaranna....more experience and more ruthless when need be plus I don't think she likes Zanya all that much even if she's her neice, LOL.

I thought the same. By logic Zarana has more experience, so she should have better chances.

Hum...that gives me an idea...

for some reason i c Zaranna kinda askin Zanya to peek out a doorway...which she knows zombies are around the corner and then places her boot firmly on her a$$ and throws her 2 the "dogs"...and when zarranna bites it, it's Zanya who offs her...fitting. anyway thats the way i'd write it...u kindda expect that kind of love from a dreadnok.

...which is exactly that!

Hum, i have to think a way on this...nice ideas guys! :)

[MSU44]

Man....still waiting for the next installment!!!!!! You've got me hooked!!!

[M_renegade]

LOL, i've been busy! now i'm trying to finish the contest design, and after that i'll have the new stuff to post here. :)

Thanks for looking!

[uberthawk]

hurry up damn it!

[Zartanman]

That is some great work!

I've always wanted to find a comic artist, I have a lot of stories to write.

[uberthawk]

Waiting;

...

...

gonna throw a can a gas on ur ass; lets go!!!

;)

[cobrabat]

Absolutely amazing for sure.

[MSU44]

any chance on chapter 3 and 4?

[M_renegade]

Booh-Ya!

Finally, the creative juices started to flow again, and finished the 3rd page. I was kinda stuck on it.Lots on work in there.

Anyways, it will be uploaded in a few hours. Have make it look pretty thru the photoshop magic. Stay tuned! :D

[Scarlett Sakura]

yes thank you lords of GI JOE

haha some people where begining to riot lol

[M_renegade]

yes thank you lords of GI JOE

haha some people where begining to riot lol

LOL

Ok, it's up.
Not much text, but the next two pages have a lot of it, we'll see some explanations there about why and how this happened...then the action begins!! (can't wait to start those! :D )

First post updated, as usual. Hope you like it.

[Vulcan Raven]

That frame with Destro, Baroness and infected CC is just so very badass!!

[Wry1]

Wow, excellent work man, looks great!!!

[M_renegade]

thanks guys.

I'll be updating them a bit soon :)

[cobralalalala!]

so you do pencil and ink, wow, can you color?

[COL Abernathy]

3rd page is killer! Your renditions of Destro and Baroness are sick!

[Tankster]

i bow before your greatness if you can make a full comic this would be awsome like marvel zombies!!!

[M_renegade]

3rd page is killer! Your renditions of Destro and Baroness are sick!

Wait ti'll you see "you know what" :D

i bow before your greatness if you can make a full comic this would be awsome like marvel zombies!!!

I hope so!
That was awesome, but i'm not going that way (i mean, here the zombies are stupid, as usual)...but...you'll never know :D

[MSU44]

Awesome!!!! I have been waiting for page 3 for what seems forever. It looks great keep up the great work!!!

[Cobra Invasor]

This material deserves to be front paged!!

This i command :p

[poptart13]

renster, you are the awesomeness

[uberthawk]

nice bro, great perspective angle over the vipers helmet

[MSU44]

Any updates soon?

[jaimanstone]

Dude,

Dude...

Wow.

[Rojuno]

Awesome comic, when does page four come out?

[miragearmor]

How about the Crimson Twins Tomax & Xamot?

Since they have a bond as being twins, what would happen when one of them became a zombie, and if the zombie/human twin was written off, what would happen to the other zombie/human twin that survived?

Yeessh! Now, that's a zombie storyline plot no matter how yucky the genre is.

[M_renegade]

How about the Crimson Twins Tomax & Xamot?

Since they have a bond as being twins, what would happen when one of them became a zombie, and if the zombie/human twin was written off, what would happen to the other zombie/human twin that survived?

Yeessh! Now, that's a zombie storyline plot no matter how yucky the genre is.

STOP SPOILING THE SCRIPT, DAMMIT!!

:D
Seriously.
meh, since you already did...well, that connection is going to have a lot of importance for the plot. ;)


Sorry about the delay people. I have the fourth page, but i'm busy as hell,. Also, the dialogs will be re-scripted :)

[IIIzoeIII]

it'd be fun to color

[uberthawk]

so color it.

[Tankster]

awsome bring on the fourth page!! :D

[DOC]

Yes... Yes.. More,More!!!

[uberthawk]

would me calling u a slow poke; be like; the snail tellin the turtle 2 move his ass?

[M_renegade]

Ok, a preview:

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/members/m_renegade-albums-random-pics-picture15512-eodpreview.jpg

[Tankster]

Ok, a preview:

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/members/m_renegade-albums-random-pics-picture15512-eodpreview.jpg
yaaaaaa!!!
btw i could try to the zombie tomax or zamot in custom form lmk howyou want them to look

[Keenan]

This is awesome. I'm really touched. And I'm glad you decided to run with the EoD idea. Can't wait for more!

As for Firefly- c-Shouldn't die, he is death. (In my Dio he was the only character to survive.)

[M_renegade]

This is awesome. I'm really touched. And I'm glad you decided to run with the EoD idea. Can't wait for more!

Thanks man, i was hoping you show up at some point. :)

(In my Dio he was the only character to survive.)

I know. I'm planning to take the story from there. But don't worry about Firefly...;)

Basically, i'm intending this to be "the beginning", previous to your dio story. Then reassume after your dio, if possible.

[Keenan]

Can't wait to see what you have planned.

[uberthawk]

titties!!!...?is that scar? the cobra officer or just sum pawn.......looks way f'n good bro

[uberthawk]

if u ever wantem inked lmk...

[samantha]

Very creative work.

[night force jazz]

oh

my

god



this is flippin amazing!!



The art is superb, the atmosphere perfect, the storytelling is beautiful.



who cares how long a page takes, I'm looking forward to seeing more, like a LOT more! I want to ask who else will being showing up but I won't. http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/wookietattoo/emoticons/devil-0004.gif

[night force jazz]

I don't have a problem whit Shin's inking, in fact i'm curious

curious about the art that Shin does?

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/wookietattoo/airtight100.gif http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/wookietattoo/flint100.gif http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/wookietattoo/ozone100.gif http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b190/wookietattoo/snowstorm100.gif


yeah, he likes ink because he's great with it!

[cobralalalala!]

Seriously man, I've been dying to see page four! I know this takes time, so I'll give you three days. LOL!!

By the way, any time you want to screw this up just let ME do the ink, I can't draw a straight line!

[M_renegade]

I've updated the first post with links to Keenan's dios. :)

Pay attention, cos there might be some clues at what's going to happen to certain characters and events.

[badmotivator]

looks great. can't wait to see more...

[Wry1]

Ahhh damn, I saw this thread up again and was hoping to see some more art...........:C

[shlappyguy]

Looks great. Are you working professionally?

[M_renegade]

Looks great. Are you working professionally?

Yeah, nothing fancy but pay the bills.

right now i'm really busy precisely with work, so that's why nothing s been posted lately, sorry.

[MSU44]

Renegade any closer to an update? I have been waiting with bubbling excitement for the next installment!!!!

[THE RED SHADOWS]

wow just wow fantastic stuff man

[daremo]

Superb work, M! I can't wait to see what happens next.

[Steel Brigade]

TIGHT work renegade!!

[Keenan]

Any progress, brother?

[MSU44]

Any new updates coming soon?

[maskfreak]

GI Joe & Zombies= Epic WIN!!! I need more.

[TheLongestDay]

HOLY SH*T!!!!

Awesome stuff there!! Gonna PM you about a little project right now...:D

[Atreides]

Great work but it appears this project has been sidelined. Too bad, it had a lot of potential.

[M_renegade]

When i manage to get some free time, i'll keep going on it!

[xhairs]

now that is awsome!!!!!!!!!!!

[MSU44]

alright...you had enough time to give us some more goodies!!!! LOL.

Seriously would love to see some more bro, your work is awesome!!!.

[Sergeant Slaughter]

Great stuff so far.

[NightForce SW]

I hope you can find the time, cause this is awesome! The drawings are fantastic! Brilliant attention paid to detail! Great stuff!

[MSU44]

Know I am just throwing it out there...but with Halloween fast approaching....any updates?

[acid_burf]

the french like end of days

end of days - End of days !!! (http://cobra.4umer.com/le-comic-f17/end-of-days-t1186.htm?highlight=end+of+days)

[Blackhive]

Oh this is waaaay cool. >.<

[monkeywrench1988]

this is awesome only thing I can come up with title wise is a steal unfortunately GI JOE ZOMBIES

[MSU44]

whatever happened to this?

[ctupa]

Ah man, I just saw this! GiJoe and Zombies?! Holy cow, how awesome is this!!!

[Keenan]

I really hope you get time to add to this one day. I added it to the End of Days site . . .
End of Days (http://keenansendofdays.blogspot.com)

[M_renegade]

I really hope you get time to add to this one day. I added it to the End of Days site . . .
End of Days (http://keenansendofdays.blogspot.com)

LoL
I was just taking a look now!
I'm digging up the last page from the piles of stuff i did lately.

Btw, some posts above there's a french link posted by acid_burf. They have their own site, and they admire the EoD stuff, you should talk with him.

[Keenan]

I'll have a look. Thanks, man.

[Superquad7]

I really like the illustration style here. This is great work :)

[M_renegade]

GETTING READY

http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/3228/eodsneakpeek001.jpg

Soon.
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[Keenan]

Nice. You made my day.

[M_renegade]

Uh-oh.
Looks like CC has some plan. Or worse! :D
Page 4 sneak peek.

Technical difficulties here, so i can't do inks but some other tanker will. Text will follow!
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http://img208.imageshack.us/img208/3831/gjeod004002lq.jpg

[uberthawk]

u r a talent sir...keep it up

[Tankster]

what!!! I missed this holy crap Ren!!!

[uberthawk]

update this mofo...

;)

[M_renegade]

Damn, i just saw my inker got banned! THD(

[uberthawk]

if u need my inkskills lmk...

[ctupa]

So awesome!!!

[uberthawk]

bump...my offer still stands