This piece was done for the R3 Jam, the character being Colossus, of the X-Men.
My original concept for this week was to draw Colossus from the Age of Apocalypse series, but Tulio came to the forum with an illo of Colossus slamming our TRDL character Bellicaust, and I wanted to follow suit. So here we are! Universes smashed!!!

You can see this illustration herein the TRDL Tribute Gallery.

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Reverie is a rogue posthuman, with an agenda to ruin the national posthuman program in revenge for the loss of her family while under government protection.

Art and Origin: Thom Chiaramonte

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Reverie

Name: Michelle Mattesi
Affiliation: n/a

Attributes:

Melee: 20
Reflex: 25
Muscle: 15
Vigor: 15
Acumen: 20
Observation: 35
Will: 20

Life: 75
Influence: 75

Posthuman Latency Nullification: Reverie’s latent posthuman ability involves a mutation of her endocrine system, releasing an organic chemical compound, similar to a synthesized pheromone, that disrupts the nano-cellular activity in the bodies of posthumans in close proximity to her. The compound is released voluntarily, and is odorless and colorless, and has an Intensity of 50 and Range of 3 meters. Any posthuman within range must make an Orange Cell Save using their primary Ability Intensity, or be effected by the compound with a complete disruption of their bio-enhancements, of which the vast majority of true posthumans carry, from nanobots to chemical synthetic enzyme releasing agents. Victims suffering from this effect witness a complete collapse of their posthuman abilities, with a dynamic result: each affected posthuman must make a Vigor Save: a Red Cell result means that the posthuman is rendered powerless for 1d10 rounds. An Orange Cell result means they are rendered powerless for 1d6 days, and take 20 DP of internal damage from their system disruption; a Yellow Cell result means powerlessness for 1d10 weeks, and 40 DP of internal damage; a Fail means apparently permanent ability loss, 60 DP of internal damage, and a third Save, also Vigor, or the posthuman falls into a coma that lasts for 1d10 weeks. All posthumans, regardless of the results of their initial Ability Intensity Saves, also suffer localized malfunction of their sensory input: an Observation Save must be made, with a Yellow, Orange or … Read on for more awesome…

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This week’s TRDL Friday is a whole chapter of the comic. Whee!

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Have you been waiting with white-knuckled anticipation (or dread) all year for a new chapter of Finit-e? Wait no longer…

Scene 03 has been added! I hope you have a chance to check it out on the TRDL Site… then let me know your thoughts, here when you can!

Annotations for the first two chapters are now available, in the Finit-e Comments section of R3. Annotations for Scene 03 will be up in a spell…

Please note, I am no longer publishing low-rez versions of the comic, so if the higher rez version is too fat for your monitor (or not fat enough) download the PDF instead. The PDF now includes a glimpse at the character matrix as well.

Thanks for your patience, my R3 Army…

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Have you been waiting with white-knuckled anticipation (or dread) all year for a new chapter of Finit-e? Wait no longer…

Scene 03 has been added! I hope you have a chance to check it out on the TRDL Site… then let me know your thoughts, here when you can!

Annotations for the first two chapters are now available, in the Finit-e Comments section of R3. Annotations for Scene 03 will be up in a spell…

Please note, I am no longer publishing low-rez versions of the comic, so if the higher rez version is too fat for your monitor (or not fat enough) download the PDF instead. The PDF now includes a glimpse at the character matrix as well.

Thanks for your patience, my R3 Army…

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Annotations for Finit-e: Scene 03

I’ll be posting a selection of thumbnail sheets in this Annotation section, so you can see how the pages mutate and recombine as I get closer to final pencils. You may note some panels move around, and others are fairly consistent with the early roughs…

Pg. 22, p1: We have an idyllic island facility here. This predates the show Lost, though it was one of the first coincidental similarities to cock my eyebrow since starting production of the comic. In early drafts, the Arges Group was headquartered in Switzerland, but I changed it to Vancouver, because having Swiss in-laws, I didn’t want the attention. The original draft of this scene specifically occurred at the Arges Group campus, not the remote RAES facility we see now. However, it was to similar to a later scene, so I moved the action to the Caribbean to tell this part of the story. Originally, this whole exchange between Darville and Samsel was to occur off camera and merely be referenced in dialog between Samsel and Royal. Parish, and the Sokak Corporation, weren’t even referenced in this part of the Finit-e story initially. But as I realized I wouldn’t even remotely live long enough to tell the full planned story as originally conceived, I decided to start condensing and and overlapping some of those threads. Thus, Parish is along for the tour, and the intent of the field visit is to give Samsel his kiss-off early warning, in favor of Sokak’s initiatives. Previously, it was merely Darville gloating overconfidently about the US’ self-management of Project Cabinet. What is Cabinet? We’ll see.

This plane is an example of where I’ve introduced a more futuristic technological element to the nearly-now context of Finit-e. This is a VTOL swept wing supersonic jet. Note … Read on for more awesome…

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If you followed this link from the button in the Finit-e comic reader, then please do post your thoughts on what you’ve seen in Scene 03. I know it’s sure to be frustrating, to get into a string of sequential pages and then have it end… that’s the downside to publishing by scene or chapter instead of single pages… but understand that each Scene will be published in it’s entirety. Some are longer than others, and as you go, you may, I hope, be compelled to go back and re-read earlier Scenes. There’s straightforward storytelling and then there’s Finit-e. Hopefully, you enjoy the book and find the journey worth taking, as it’s definitely a journey book more than anything.

If, on the other hand, you HAVEN’T read the comic yet, and came here looking for it? Visit Third Rail Design Lab and click away!

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You can now visit these threads below, to read the Behind-the-Scenes commentary on Finit-e Scene 01 and Scene 02, including seeing what didn’t make the cut, looking at roughs, supermodels, and the like. I hope you enjoy it, and if it encourages you to reread those first two scenes? That might not be a bad idea. Because Scene 03 is on approach…

Scene 01 Annotation:
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Scene 02 Annotation:
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This piece was done for the R3 Jam, the subject being the lovely Jean Grey, from the X-Men.

Joao’s concept here, for a Jean Grey paper doll, was beyond the pale. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Not only was the concept rock solid, so to speak, but Jean is incredibly hot, and the costumes are rendered perfectly. What a great idea. You can see who’s the brain of this operation…

You can see this illustration herein the TRDL Tribute Gallery.

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This piece was done for the R3 Jam, the subject being those nasty shapeshifting aliens, the Skrulls!

Joao took an opportunity to slip in a little TRDL action here, which is awesome. Best Skrulls ever, in my opinion!

You can see this illustration herein the TRDL Tribute Gallery.

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This piece was done for the R3 Jam, the subject being Angel, or Arcangel, from the X-Men.

Joao chose to illustrate Warren Worthington III in his earlier, happier days, presumably shortly before he was captured by the Morlocks, had his feathers pulled, and was tortured, all that stuff. This is Warren at peace, and he really nailed that in the posture and expression…

You can see this illustration herein the TRDL Tribute Gallery.

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