Reclaimer – A Halo 3 Comic

Single-panel page today – this marks the end of Chapter One. The context is set now, and we know enough about the Reclaimer’s background to set the challenge and to be able to move on into something different starting on Wednesday. It’s about time we were introduced to Viper.

Ok, I lied again – I promised that Chapter One would complete on Friday. Turns out, it’s going to have to wait until Monday. I was originally just going to let today’s page drop as unnecessary minutiae, but of course it wouldn’t leave me alone. And as every writer knows, ignoring the muse is generally a very bad thing to do. Muses can be somewhat vengeful, doncha know, and if you ignore them too many times, they’ll usually end up going away and leaving you to fend for yourself. I love my muse, so I prefer to keep her happy.

I’m actually glad I kept this page in, though. I think it adds a little extra flesh to the skeleton of the story, gives it a little bit of philosophical richness, not to mention making the science fiction behind it a little more interesting.

And of course, now my muse is satisfied and grinning at me like a little banshee. Funny – never noticed that connection until now. That’s actually a little disturbing…

Yes, we are finally drawing close to the end of Chapter One. Friday will see the last part, and then we will be shifting gears a bit heading into Chapter Two. I’m pretty excited about being able to move away from the setup a little bit and getting more into the meat-and-bones of the impending challenges and conflicts that the Reclaimer will have to face. It will also be time to start meeting Viper and learn a little of what they are about.

Stay tuned!