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That's all there is, there isn't anymore.
It's been fun doing this comic all these years. And stressful. And rage inducing. I miss it already, but for now I'm taking my bow and settling for the series ending I've planned since issue 15. I'd appreciate any comments you guys have to give.
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Wow... It's over... and I'm still confused... So, that was wade in that test tube?
Not him in his entirety, but something that will add into what's used to make him eventually. I just thought the last line needed some kind of imagery to accompany it.
it actually looks a little bit like the ol' hawk is making a toast... and about to drink the contents of the test tube.
Awesome. Plain and simple awsomeness. I remember finding that bizarre and weirdly drawn comic. I remeber thinking; 'meh, what is this thing?' And I remember seeing Blackhawk falling on the grounds, dead. And I thought 'This is a comic I'd like to read!' I enjoyed it, more or less, I left it and returned, I liked the characters, the story, the background (except for Plot Twist... too Deadpool. Even the parts where he's not Deadpool he looks like Deadpool) And this end, and it's final page are the perfect finale. Now, I hope to see you in the professional comic-book world, and I hope to see you high in there!
Good comic and good luck, as I had when I found The Acrobat!
BTW, you inspired me about trying to get in the comic industry. I haven't got as far as you, but your quest makes me believe that it's possible!
I'm glad you were able to overcome the hurdle of the initial issues -- even I find them odd and embarrassing. When I was younger I had an over reliance on established characters and "homage", so a good chunk of the concepts are weaker for it. I did what I could to grow them into their own creations, but some fared better than others.
Thank you for the support, and I hope to have you as a reader on whatever I do next.
... Acrobat changed my life, lit. I don't wanna see it end... but it must.
FOR THE GOOD OF HUMANITY.
You either die The Dark Knight or live long enough to become Batman and Robin.
Great comic, sad to hear that it's over, will miss the Acrobat :(
Thanks. I will too.
Wow this was great dude. I'm sad to see it end, but great job with this.
Thank you.
Bravo!!
Thanks, Gene.
Man, it must have been weird to finally work on this page. Great work.
You're telling me. I had that episode of Batman TAS, robin's reckoning, playing while I inked it, which made it double-weird.
Really nice stuff, way better than a lot of the stuff the big hitters put out. Now go back and re-draw the beginning. ;¬)
Kidding. It's kind of nice to see the development of your art, and if you keep progressing at this rate you'll be one of the best around. And that's just the art side, your writing's at least as promising, and creators who're so talented in both disciplines are a rare breed indeed.
Thanks for sharing all this with us.
Thanks, Weshtery. As embarrassing as this amount of transparency has been, I've enjoyed being able to show everybody my arc of improvement in my craft. I hope to continue it with whatever I do next.
This is great. and leaves a lot of questions.
Is Kid Lazer (Lopez/claudio) a clone too? Seems too convienient to have a sidekick with exactly your powers.
I did have this thought that Midnight might take BlackHawk's cowl.
Enjoyed it IMMENSELY.
Thanks. I left an explanation for you over at drunkduck.
Are you gonna make a new series cause I'm gonna miss the acrobat:(
Yeah. Right now the plan is to take over and finish AVERY, which can be viewed in it's last incarnation on my Deviantart.
http://literacysuks1.deviantart.com/art/Avery-200162771
This is how you end a series.
Beautiful finish.
A brilliant ending to an Amazing story. First Dan now you. You hook me in and leave me wanting more. I re-read the entire story from the beginning again. You've come on leaps and bounds in your art style through Acrobat's adventures. I look forward to your next project.
"...A future where your kid sidekick shoots me in the chest and becomes a super villain who kills you while this clone I'm making tries to live normally in spite of his secret life as a super hero..."
Who was funding Aegis!?
It was a whole arc that got canned with the ending of the book. I fit in as many planned stories into the last bit as I could, but some things had to be cut. The small scene with the reverend in issue 25 was going to be a 2 issue horror style arc with Wade and Cass traveling to the small town pre-slaughter.
Anyway, short answer: The government was funding them in order to carry out covert missions and somesuch. They'd eventually contact the Bee and order him to carry out a mission that he isn't comfortable with, causing all funding to be cut and leading to Aegis being replaced with a more modern Ultimates style team.
The ultimates style team is corrupt, however, and Aegis overthrows them with the help of Acrobat. And so on.
Alternate explanation: Plot Twist funded them with his gambling winnings, luring the Bee to find him, hire him, and give him a superhero costume.
Reading all 30 issues in a 3 day archive binge, I'm impressed with a few things.
1) The maturity of the storytelling.
2) The vast improvement in the art from page 1 issue 1 to page 24 issue 30. Mr. Smith, I applaud you.
3) The guts to end the story instead of just keeping it going.
You mentioned a couple times you hope to be a professional comic book creator. In my view, you already are, man.
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