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Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2007-12-03 11:04pm

ahh I miss poor spoiler...

oh and how about my suggestion of "Templar" for the 1930s crowd (though the saint and his girl friend got started shortly after "The Great War")

funny I wonder how many detectives do we never know their real names?

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-01-19 08:13pm

The finished version of the 1930s group shot, with the addition of the Spider, the Phantom, Doc Savage, and Indiana Jones.

Vehrec · Post by **Vehrec** » 2008-01-19 08:53pm

Doctor Jones might have been more appropriate in this suit-clad lineup. Indy looks good, but out of place.

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-01-31 08:28pm

Inspired by the brilliant Batman: The Animated Series episode "Almost Got 'Im." Seen here are Scarface and the Ventriloquist, the Mad Hatter, Poison Ivy, the Riddler, the Penguin, the Scarecrow, Two-Face, and the Joker.

Lonestar has pointed out that it is a mathematical certainty that the Joker is cheating.

NeoGoomba · Post by **NeoGoomba** » 2008-01-31 11:20pm

That is really awesome Publius. I like the "thinking man's" Scarecrow.

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-02-01 11:35pm

This is the last in the "Something Wicked This Way Comes" series (previous entries were posted here). This entry features the Emperor Reborn and part of his retinue on Byss, during the events of Dark Empire. Included in this picture are:

Lady Lumiya
Sa-Di
Nefta
Sarcev Quest
CAPT Tan Maarek Stele EW
Carnor Jax
Burr Nolyds
Spearmaster Ch'unkk
Xandel Carivus
Lord Manos
Kooloota-Fyf
ME Par Lankin
The Prince Za
GEN Immodet
Norym Kim
Mahd Windcaller
CAPT Turr Phennir
GOV Tann Starpyre
ADM Jeratai
Ragez, Baron d'Asta
ADM Banjeer
ME Prentioch
GEN Redd Wessel
GEN Arndall Lott
ADM Espan, Lord Balfed
AMB Furgan
ME Disra
ME Caerbellak
GME Ardus Kaine
FADM Gaen Drommel
Dr Umak Leth
CAPT Iolan Gendarr
ADM Chancellor Galak Fyyar
VADM Gilad Pellaeon
Xecr Nist
Tedryn-Sha
Zasm Katth
Baddon Fass
Kvag Gthull
Kam Solusar
Military Executor Sedriss
Krdys Mordi
The Cloaked Figure
A Great InQuestor of Judgment
Lord Hethrir
Gwellib Ap-Llewff
BLACKHOLE
Savuud Thimram
T'iaz
Inquisitor Vrke
Inquisitor Fa'Zoll
High Inquisitor Tremayne
Luke Skywalker
Galactic Emperor Palpatine
Sate Pestage
Ars Dangor
A Sovereign Protector
"ADM" Leonia Tavira
GEN Afren Hul
ME Derran Takkar
Jace Lorrin
GOV Serdif Tount
MG Tessala Corvae
Valles, Lady Santhe
GOV Beltane
An Imperial and Royal Guardsman
Jeng Droga
Ved Kennede
The Physician to the Galactic Emperor
A Sentinel

Including the various unidentified characters, there are some eighty individuals included in this picture.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-02-02 12:00am

Jeebus Publius. That is sheer bad ass. Just the patience alone to finish that is mind boggling to me. Bravo.

Ryan Thunder · Post by **Ryan Thunder** » 2008-02-02 03:45am

Publius wrote:

"In Mushroom Kingdom, Yoshi Rides You!"

This must be coloured up.

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-02-03 05:14pm

"Gentlemen, Behold!" is now in color.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2008-02-04 12:18am

Most excellent!

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-02-09 12:37am

Likewise "The 1930s."

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-02-12 08:57pm

Likewise "The Batman Family."

(N.B.: It's not purple, it's eggplant. Purple would've looked stupid.)

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-02-12 09:02pm

The only thing I don't like in the last one, (and it's pencil counterpart) is the very Tim Burtonish looking, and specifically, Micheal Keaton, head Batman has. It looks out of place with the more comic book influenced other heads. Otherwise, awesome as usual.

P.S. What do you use to color your stuff?

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-02-12 09:07pm

havokeff wrote:The only thing I don't like in the last one, (and it's pencil counterpart) is the very Tim Burtonish looking, and specifically, Micheal Keaton, head Batman has. It looks out of place with the more comic book influenced other heads. Otherwise, awesome as usual.

P.S. What do you use to color your stuff?

What do you mean by "Tim Burtonish"?

Plain, simple Photoshop.

Havok · Post by **Havok** » 2008-02-12 09:36pm

Publius wrote:What do you mean by "Tim Burtonish"?

The small chin, molded cowl, with the rounded mouth opening "look" that Tim Burton's movies and Micheal Keaton's face brought to the franchise from Batman and Batman Returns.

The face is excellent, but it just seems out of place to me with the other faces that seem to be more strongly influenced by the comic book versions.

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-02-12 11:07pm

A familiar face.

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-02-15 05:33pm

Metropolitan

The Parasite, Metallo, Lex Luthor, Darkseid, Brainiac, Bizarro, and the Toyman

Thanas · Post by **Thanas** » 2008-02-15 06:44pm

Publius, regarding your picture about the imperial court:

First off, great work.

If it is not too much trouble, I have a couple of questions in regards to some other characters, who are not included in the list:
- Who are the two standing right to Gen. Wessel? They kinda remind me of the emperor's civil servants in the Death Star Trading card game.
- That's Feena D'asta standing next to her father in the front, isn't it? (The one in violet)
- Right next to Tavira are standing two figures clad in white uniforms. I thought white was reserved for GADMs?
I have never heard of any GADMs still alive while Palpatine was at Byss. Are those your inventions, or are they canon?

EDIT: Spelling mistakes and to make it easier to read.

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-02-15 07:08pm

Feena d'Asta is indeed standing just in front of her father the Baron, wearing a purple headscarf. The two men standing next to the right of GEN Wessel are unidentified courtiers seen on Byss in Dark Empire (their color schemes are not official).

The two men standing in the group with "Admiral" Tavira are unidentified; both are seen in black-and-white pictures in Heroes & Rogues. Neither one is necessarily a military or naval officer; the bearded man may be a governor of some kind, while the mustachioed man is specifically called an arrogant nobleman whose influence and connections put him in a position to be condescending to Moffs in outlying territories.

At any rate, no, the evidence does not support the suggestion that only grand officers are entitled to wear white uniforms. At least one Intelligence officer on board the first Death Star wore a white tunic, as well as a handful of other officers (ADM Thrawn in Rebellion, an unidentified goateed officer in The DarkStryder Campaign, CDR Akobi in "What Sin Loyalty?").

Furthermore, "Byss and the Deep Core" actually does state that "meetings between the Grand Admirals and other important business of the Imperial Navy take place in one of the many war rooms aboard" the Eclipse (without specifying a time frame). Seeing that it is the Emperor who appointed the grand admirals, it is fully within his prerogative to have appointed more during his occultation.

No character who appears in any of the "Something Wicked" series of drawings is invented; each and every one of them has appeared at least once in official Star Wars published material.

Thanas · Post by **Thanas** » 2008-02-15 09:43pm

Thanks for clearing that up.

Another reason I thought they were GADMS was that although the epaulettes are different in size and colour, they are wearing epaulettes on both shoulders- and the only officers I have ever seen like that were the original GADMs who appeared in insider #66 and Thrawn. (Then again, these two are wearing no rank insignia at all, which to me seems to indicate that they hold no naval rank at all). Still, it makes me wonder what they did that allowed them the privilege to wear double epaulettes to a white uniform. Human Empires of the past usually frowned upon imitating military uniforms.

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-02-21 05:23pm

Steve Rogers, Captain America

Each medal was drawn and colored individually, and can actually be read.

Isolder74 · Post by **Isolder74** » 2008-02-21 05:36pm

Where is his Medal of Honor?

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-02-21 06:11pm

All three of them are at the upper right corner of his ribbon rack, where regulation prescribes they be worn.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2008-02-21 06:59pm

Publius wrote:All three of them are at the upper right corner of his ribbon rack, where regulation prescribes they be worn.

The two gold stars on his MOH ribbon represent his second and third awards, then?

Publius · Post by **Publius** » 2008-02-21 07:54pm

phongn wrote:
Publius wrote:All three of them are at the upper right corner of his ribbon rack, where regulation prescribes they be worn.
The two gold stars on his MOH ribbon represent his second and third awards, then?

Correct. Of course, only Smedley Butler has ever come close to this, with two Medals of Honor and a Marine Corps Brevet Medal.

In other news, here is the Lord of Snake Mountain:

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