Paradoxium Returns #31: Paradox Scream

Hey, what do you know! I got it up in less than two weeks! Let's see if I can keep this up! So, what do you think about the new banner? Pretty nice, eh? Also, you may want to read the little personal blog section. Important stuff today. Anyways, comic:

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In this comic, I became emotionally attached to Ri'Kyan. Well, even more attached. Look, it's not that hard to do when you're drawing one of your oldest characters being carried - limp - from the battle field.

Notes:

• How often a Paradox Scream can be called upon for use is dependent on the user's Power Level, which is a story for another time.
• Zaraib and Jijjy have never met, but have heard of each other.
• Red text in red box = declaration of a Paradox Scream from here on out, just as blue text in blue box is the declaration of a Paradox Orb.

Personal Blog (Blah) Section

Well, I did another time lapse of me making the comic. It's pretty sweet, if I do say so myself, and is much more accurate than the older one from a year ago. 

As for other news, the fall semester has begun... and so far, it's been pretty easy. But that'll change all too soon.

And, in case you're interested in knowing, I'll be rewriting the original 15 or so comics to meet higher quality standards. I've written #0 and #1 already, and let me say, they look pretty sweet.

Paradoxium Returns #30: Paradox Speaker

 As soon as I get back to college, I will update this comic with notes and a special surprise as a sort of celebration for one year of Paradoxium Returns.

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Zaraib: When you go up against him, make sure you have a scrubber orb.

Notes:

• If you follow my Tumblr, which is based on the comic, you probably know what Zaraib is. However, I will not officially reveal what he is for quite some time.
• That Warp Dial became way more important to the comic than I originally thought.
• Without Zaraib, the team is completely vulnerable to Paradox Orbs. And there is a very specific Paradox Orb counter for Zaraib, but again, that won't be revealed for quite some time.

So personal blag time. Classes resume Monday, so, if I'm lucky tomorrow, I will work as much on Paradoxium Returns #31 as much as possible.

That's about it for this post, so... there you go.

Howard H. Drammond

P.S. My brother, Thomas J. Drammond ('cause middle initials just work so well with our last name) does a webcomic as well, called Provenance. It's good.

Paradoxium Returns #29: The Hive

Expect the next update to be much, much sooner. I get two weeks off of school this month, so I'll be pounding these out.

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I guess you could say they were held  against their will, get it? ...I'll stop now.

Notes:

• Notice the Hive Drones' eyes? What color they are shows what function they're serving.
• I'm proud of the art in this one. Sure, the hallways are a little bland, but some of the stuff I did makes me pretty happy.
• I really like the Hold Orb's visual effect.

So, personal stuff that you can ignore is below this point.

I haven't gone back to update the typeface of the previous comics yet (something I still plan on doing), and I have finals over the next week, so unfortunately, the comic will be delayed again. But don't worry - after the finals, I get two weeks off - and I plan on working on these comics for most of that time, so you might see more comics around those two weeks.

Also, I've almost finished the Paradoxium Returns story arc, and will soon be moving on to write Paradoxium Returns: TEoR (which is an abbreviation for something - you'll find out eventually).

Howard H. Drammond

Paradoxium Returns #28: The Teal Orbs

Well, it took me less than a month to get this one up. Barely. Anyways, comic.

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Post Ex Facto: After the fact!

Notes:

• If you haven't seen the Paradox Orb guide, teal orbs are classified as "summoning orbs," as you can see.
• I'm pretty proud of this one.

Here's where I'm going to be posting things about my life/miscellaneous things pertaining to my comic. After all, who wants to see ramblings that don't pertain to the comic if they don't need to?

So here's what's up: I'm going to go back through what comics I have and convert all the typefaces to the one it is now. In addition, I'll be rearranging the personal stuff down below the notes section, and I might clean that area up, too. So more or less, I'll be going through a major cleanup. I did consider doing the artwork as well, but that would take forever, and I think it helps show progression in my art methods, which is a good thing. This process shouldn't take too long, so I'll begin working on #29 real soon.

Howard H. Drammond

P.S. What do you think about the new typeface that I'm using?

Paradoxium Returns #27: The Ocramid

Well, it might have been a month, but that doesn't mean I'm gone (see the previous post for more information)!

College has begun, and since it's the summer term, my workload is going to be heavy. However, during what free time I get, there are two things I'll be doing - either making answers for Ask-Paradoxium or working on PR.

Anyways, this comic is going to set up a pretty cool scene, in my humble opinion:

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Thet's flying machine is making faces at me!

Notes:

• There are a lot of Paradox Orbs summoned in this one.
• Why are the lines from Tegra's summoning of that Paradox Orb blue? It has to do with the type of orb  she's summoning. She is summoning an summon-type orb, so the beams are teal (I'll be working on the colors to make it more teal than blue). Ri'Kyan is summoning a Soundblock Orb, a defensive orb, so the beams are purple.
• This is the comic where things begin to get more tense. There are rare calm comics beyond this point.

Howard H. Drammond

Paradoxium Returns #26: Shadow Void

About a year ago, I drew the first Paradoxium Returns comic, during my Spanish class. That's right - PR is around one year old. In fact, why not make today the official start of PR? I only recorded the month I drew it in, and never expected it to go this far - let alone become as big as it has (in my mind). As celebration, tomorrow I will post the pencil, lined-paper (college ruled, of course) version on the blog.

Anyways, you're here for a comic. Don't let me deprive you!

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Ghosts...

Notes:

• What do you think about the new mouth style?
• Zips!
• Only Tegra was able to see that thing in the second to last panel.
• That picture of Thet is kinda creepy.

Howard H. Drammond

Paradoxium Returns #24: The Doctor

/Obvious references in the comic. This is by no means the last one.

So, I'm going to keep it short. Thanks to all the folks on Tumblr for watching my streams - it keeps me focused, and if I stream often enough, I may be able to get ahead of schedule. What does this mean? More comics more often. Y'know, if college doesn't mess everything up, although I doubt that. SO! Comic:

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I'm the Doctor, and I say that bookshelves are evil.

Notes:

• Zaraib Corainar has a long and interesting backstory.
• Zaraib is NOT a Paradoxian - he's something completely different.
• Bookshelves are evil.
• Those bookshelves you see will be some of the last ones in the comic. EVER. (Why did I put one in the next comic? WHY?)

Howard H. Drammond

Paradoxium Returns #23: Fort Ironcore

Well, here we are, right on schedule, more or less. So, I don't have much news, except for this: http://ask-paradoxium.tumblr.com/ Although it's mostly revolving around Aellos, you can ask any of the cast from the main comic.

So, yup. Here's the comic that I owe you:

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Mind reading aliens.

Notes:

• Eury is a species that I based off the ancient Eurypterid (I think I spelled that right).
• Thet, in case I didn't make it clear, can read minds.
• Almost the entire process of making this comic was livestreamed. To find out when, you should like the Facebook page and look for updates; or you can follow the Tumblr.
• Tegra has a lot of books.

Howard H. Drammond