.Journey to the centre of Dinosaur Valley! -- Chapter Four

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Top work, Dal!!!

Riveting!!!

gibri wrote:

Top work, Dal!!!

Riveting!!!

Really pleased you enjoyed it Bri! more to come soon!

Is Poppy's career over before its even started? Surely not!

Another fantastic chapter Dal, this is becoming an epic!!!

Beatlefan wrote:

Is Poppy's career over before its even started?  Surely not!

Another fantastic chapter Dal, this is becoming an epic!!!

It doesn't look too good for Poppy at the moment does it? . Jake is angry, but wait until Jenna gets hands on Redbox !
Thanks Rich, really pleased you have enjoyed it so far! more to come soon!

Poppy noooooooooooooooooooooo

Surely she will survive ..wont she ??


Great chapter Dal

Rogue-Trooper wrote:

Poppy noooooooooooooooooooooo

Surely she will survive ..wont she ??


Great chapter Dal  

who knows??? Pleased you enjoyed it mate

Wonderfully professional comic Dal!

Top work Dal !

Looks like I've got some catching up to do will chapters 1-3 !

LeStryge wrote:

Wonderfully professional comic Dal!

Thanks Barry!

Gunner Munro wrote:

Top work Dal !

Looks like I've got some catching up to do will chapters 1-3 !

Cheers Steve, pleased you have enjoyed it, hope you enjoy chapters 1 -3

Cover - Intense cover image, suggesting that things are gonna get rough in this ish!

p53 - I like the way the credits continue as the story begins to roll, much like a movie or television episode. Good to see that Jake is on high alert.

p54 - Not to be trusted at any cost, yet Jake trusted Redbox enough to venture in to the valley with him. Effective sequence as Teegan walks closer during the conversation. You put a lot of thought in to these images.

p55 - Hmm... an interaction between Harley and Poppy. This could be interesting. You never know what a psychotic lunatic is likely to say or do!

p56 - Ah! While Jake is asking Teegan to try to get info from Carlos and the rest of the Redbox team, Carlos is already doing the same, starting with the least experienced member of Jake's squad. This could turn out badly! Good use of the plants & rocks backdrops in these shots.

p57 - Snake vs snake! Altho' Redbox is a more dangerous form of loathsome life than any snake, no matter how venomous.

p58 - Evil is afoot... and it ain't the snake!

p59 - Things are bad when Jenna's natural caution gives way to a growing sense of fear! Excellent "pacing" here, by reducing this page to two panels, slowing down the pace of the story while the tension grows.

p60 - Here it comes! Whatever 'it' may be!

p61 - I can almost hear Redbox's voice in my head, his cloying act of camaraderie and bravado, as he taunts Jake.

p62 - Good move, Poppy. I'm not comfortable with the way Jake has allowed his team to spread out, while Redbox keeps his people close.

p63 - Why do I get the impression something terrible is impending?

p64 - Excellent setting! The carved runes look really good! Marvelous sense of everything being ancient and overgrown!

p65 - WHAT in the world is Redbox up to? He seems more excited about being here with Jake than he is about what there might be to discover. He's leading Jake in to some kind of... something. A trap? More than a mere trap, I think. But what?

p66 - Don't get distracted, and DO NOT turn your backs on Redbox!

p67 - Oh boy! This is Jake's fault! He turned his back! He didn't have anyone covering Redbox.

p68 - And Jake is TALKING? Not SHOOTING?! Where are Jenna and Teegan? I know, they're on the upper level, but at the first shot they should have been down those stairs.

p69 - Why would Jake be shocked? Redbox has always been this kind of evil criminal. And all Jake can do is talk, talk, talk! It appears that Jake allowed his interest in the subject to over-ride his judgement and lure him in to partnering with Redbox. He allowed his curiosity to lead him onward even when, after encountering Fives, it became obvious that Redbox was planning something. Jake allowed his own excitement to overcome years of training and experience, and he turned his back on his foe... and Poppy paid the price.

Of course, the very fact that I am becoming so outraged by all of this illustrates the effectiveness of your storytelling! This has been an extremely well-crafted episode!

p70 - Uhm, yeah, she was shot with a .45 at point-blank range. If she doesn't die, she will likely be crippled and disfigured. But considering that she was gunned down in the middle of a jungle, infection will set in almost immediately. Not only could Poppy die, it is likely she will die!

p71 - Now we know Redbox's reasons. He will sacrifice anyone and everyone to save himself. Now, too, I know that my own assessment of Jake was correct. Redbox knew of Jake's long-standing obsession with the Atlantis mythos, and used that tool very effectively against him. Even Jake has his weaknesses, and Redbox exploited that weakness to the maximum!

P72 - Yes, this is the end for Poppy! C'mon, Jake, stop whimpering! Call for Teegan and Jenna! Empty a couple of magazines in to Redbox, then patch up Poppy and get the heck out of there! Don't wait around to see what's coming; there's a phrase about "discretion being the better part of valor." This is one of those occasions! RUN FOR IT, MAN!

Man, oh man! What an episode!

(Did you really splatter red goo on Poppy's blouse? I guess she won't need it anymore, but still. If that's photo-effects work, it's very good. If that's actual red goo, it's very gooey!)

((Maybe Poppy will be resurrected by a demon! Imagine Poppy as a succubus. Not all that hard to imagine, actually....))

Another great Chapter, Dal! Great stuff! I must get around to doing another comic...maybe that can be a project for the lockdown!

SCU_HQ wrote:

Cover - Intense cover image, suggesting that things are gonna get rough in this ish!

p53 - I like the way the credits continue as the story begins to roll, much like a movie or television episode. Good to see that Jake is on high alert.

p54 - Not to be trusted at any cost, yet Jake trusted Redbox enough to venture in to the valley with him. Effective sequence as Teegan walks closer during the conversation. You put a lot of thought in to these images.

p55 - Hmm... an interaction between Harley and Poppy. This could be interesting. You never know what a psychotic lunatic is likely to say or do!

p56 - Ah! While Jake is asking Teegan to try to get info from Carlos and the rest of the Redbox team, Carlos is already doing the same, starting with the least experienced member of Jake's squad. This could turn out badly! Good use of the plants & rocks backdrops in these shots.

p57 - Snake vs snake! Altho' Redbox is a more dangerous form of loathsome life than any snake, no matter how venomous.

p58 - Evil is afoot... and it ain't the snake!

p59 - Things are bad when Jenna's natural caution gives way to a growing sense of fear! Excellent "pacing" here, by reducing this page to two panels, slowing down the pace of the story while the tension grows.

p60 - Here it comes! Whatever 'it' may be!

p61 - I can almost hear Redbox's voice in my head, his cloying act of camaraderie and bravado, as he taunts Jake.

p62 - Good move, Poppy. I'm not comfortable with the way Jake has allowed his team to spread out, while Redbox keeps his people close.

p63 - Why do I get the impression something terrible is impending?

p64 - Excellent setting! The carved runes look really good! Marvelous sense of everything being ancient and overgrown!

p65 - WHAT in the world is Redbox up to? He seems more excited about being here with Jake than he is about what there might be to discover. He's leading Jake in to some kind of... something. A trap? More than a mere trap, I think. But what?

p66 - Don't get distracted, and DO NOT turn your backs on Redbox!

p67 - Oh boy! This is Jake's fault! He turned his back! He didn't have anyone covering Redbox.

p68 - And Jake is TALKING? Not SHOOTING?! Where are Jenna and Teegan? I know, they're on the upper level, but at the first shot they should have been down those stairs.

p69 - Why would Jake be shocked? Redbox has always been this kind of evil criminal. And all Jake can do is talk, talk, talk! It appears that Jake allowed his interest in the subject to over-ride his judgement and lure him in to partnering with Redbox. He allowed his curiosity to lead him onward even when, after encountering Fives, it became obvious that Redbox was planning something. Jake allowed his own excitement to overcome years of training and experience, and he turned his back on his foe... and Poppy paid the price.

Of course, the very fact that I am becoming so outraged by all of this illustrates the effectiveness of your storytelling! This has been an extremely well-crafted episode!

p70 - Uhm, yeah, she was shot with a .45 at point-blank range. If she doesn't die, she will likely be crippled and disfigured. But considering that she was gunned down in the middle of a jungle, infection will set in almost immediately. Not only could Poppy die, it is likely she will die!

p71 - Now we know Redbox's reasons. He will sacrifice anyone and everyone to save himself. Now, too, I know that my own assessment of Jake was correct. Redbox knew of Jake's long-standing obsession with the Atlantis mythos, and used that tool very effectively against him. Even Jake has his weaknesses, and Redbox exploited that weakness to the maximum!

P72 - Yes, this is the end for Poppy! C'mon, Jake, stop whimpering! Call for Teegan and Jenna! Empty a couple of magazines in to Redbox, then patch up Poppy and get the heck out of there! Don't wait around to see what's coming; there's a phrase about "discretion being the better part of valor." This is one of those occasions! RUN FOR IT, MAN!

Man, oh man! What an episode!

(Did you really splatter red goo on Poppy's blouse? I guess she won't need it anymore, but still. If that's photo-effects work, it's very good. If that's actual red goo, it's very gooey!)

((Maybe Poppy will be resurrected by a demon! Imagine Poppy as a succubus. Not all that hard to imagine, actually....))

It was tough choice deciding on an image for the cover, pleased you liked it

p53 - Thanks! as you know, I do love old adventure movies

p54 - Yeah, Jake did indeed trust Demetri to a point. They have played this game many times, some he wins, some he loses. It is a very interesting process doing a story with eight figures and trying to keep them all involved

p55 - very true Dave!

p56 - yeah, they are all playing the long game, each one trying to get as much information as possible! Pleased you liked the set up

p57 - Yes, Mr Redbox is pure evil! (and also my favourite Bad guy!.

p58 -

p59 - ah, cool, I am leased it came through, I wanted to try to show that Jenna (who doesn't trust Redbox or any of his team) is having serious doubts about what they are walking into!

p60 - Yeah, something is coming, that's for sure

p61 - You know him so well! Redbox is a sly old fox!

p62 - I agree, Poppy has decided to wait for her boss / instructor maybe for some words of inspiration or maybe just a friendly face in this time of uncertainty?

p63 - we shall have to wait and see??

p64 - Thanks Dave! It was quite a challenge to create the centre of the valley. I do love those foam walls!

p65 - As I have said a few times Dave, Redbox is a cunning, clever and very self motivated character, whatever he is up to, you can bet it isn't going to end well!

p66 -

p67 - yeah, this mistake could well haunt Jake forever!

p68 - As I said, previously Dave, I truly think Jake is beyond shocked, I don't think even he would have believed that Redbox would stoop this low!
I am sure the others will arrive soon!

p69 - Yeah Jake, I think Redbox's extreme callousness towards Poppy truly has shocked Jake to his very core. I don't think he can quite believe that Redbox would hurt in this case, an innocent to achieve his evils ends!
I am really pleased that you have become so intensely involved in the story, it means I am doing something right, lol!

p70 - Time will tell Dave, look out for chapter five, coming soon!

p71 - He certainly did Dave! Jake and Demetri have been together for many years, Jake trained him all those years ago, so if anyone knew how to exploit Jake's weakness, it was him! Demetri is, Jake's equal. when he said two sides of the same coin, he wasn't kidding!
When I first came up with the idea of a rogue agent to become Jake's nemesis, Redbox was the perfect choice. Let's face it, as kids how many Redbox figures were sacrificed in back yards battles for action man to succeed??? He was the perfect choice, a k/o figure with a grudge!

p72 - All will be revealing in the next chapter Dave! But things don't look good! Really pleased you enjoyed the latest installment!
The red goo was special effects done by the extremely talented Blackbrazen (Scott) from Ammo. He really does hel bring my stories too life. about Poppy becoming a demon! Imagine that

blackbrazen wrote:

Another great Chapter, Dal! Great stuff! I must get around to doing another comic...maybe that can be a project for the lockdown!

Cheers Scott! and thanks so much for doing the special effects for me . I agree, it's been a while since we have seen an adventure from BB HQ! It's always great too see what the boys are up too, or even Brace's latest adventure!

Well things certainly escalated quickly when they reached the gate!! I've said in a previous post that I was worried Poppy was being set up for a nasty end it looks like my suspicions were right! Redbox picked her as she is 'pure' that she's never killed anyone. That's convenient as if they needed 'Pure' as in a still a virgin they'd have been plum out of luck looking in Birmingham!!

SCU_HQ wrote:

p70 - Uhm, yeah, she was shot with a .45 at point-blank range. If she doesn't die, she will likely be crippled and disfigured. But considering that she was gunned down in the middle of a jungle, infection will set in almost immediately. Not only could Poppy die, it is likely she will die!

You missed your calling for the medical profession Dave. You have such a soothing bed-side manner!
'Will...will I make it doc?'
'No chance love! with that big bullet hole in you!!'

So Poppy might die? Never mind we can replace her with Tanya Sterling!

somekindajoe wrote:

Well things certainly escalated quickly when they reached the gate!! I've said in a previous post that I was worried Poppy was being set up for a nasty end it looks like my suspicions were right! Redbox picked her as she is 'pure' that she's never killed anyone. That's convenient as if they needed 'Pure' as in a still a  virgin they'd have been plum out of luck looking in Birmingham!!

SCU_HQ wrote:

p70 - Uhm, yeah, she was shot with a .45 at point-blank range. If she doesn't die, she will likely be crippled and disfigured. But considering that she was gunned down in the middle of a jungle, infection will set in almost immediately. Not only could Poppy die, it is likely she will die!

You missed your calling for the medical profession Dave. You have such a soothing bed-side manner!
'Will...will I make it doc?'
'No chance love! with that big bullet hole in you!!'

So Poppy might die? Never mind we can replace her with Tanya Sterling!

@ Steve! you're probably right! yeah, Poppy was set up well and truly by Redbox! the cunning swine . More to come soon!

somekindajoe wrote:

Well things certainly escalated quickly when they reached the gate!! I've said in a previous post that I was worried Poppy was being set up for a nasty end it looks like my suspicions were right! Redbox picked her as she is 'pure' that she's never killed anyone. That's convenient as if they needed 'Pure' as in a still a  virgin they'd have been plum out of luck looking in Birmingham!!

SCU_HQ wrote:

p70 - Uhm, yeah, she was shot with a .45 at point-blank range. If she doesn't die, she will likely be crippled and disfigured. But considering that she was gunned down in the middle of a jungle, infection will set in almost immediately. Not only could Poppy die, it is likely she will die!

You missed your calling for the medical profession Dave. You have such a soothing bed-side manner!
'Will...will I make it doc?'
'No chance love! with that big bullet hole in you!!'

So Poppy might die? Never mind we can replace her with Tanya Sterling!

I may just do that...and I never even got around to acquiring Poppy...