Page 177: Back in Business

UPDATE: Hi folks! I will be attending San Diego Comic Con this year and signing copies of HELM Book 1: Harbinger at the Action Lab booth (Booth 1735). Come visit me between 4:00-5:00 PM on Saturday and 12:00-1:00 PM on Sunday. Please double-check Twitter for last minute updates.

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And that’s a wrap for Chapter 7: Old Wounds!

We’re still working on the next chapter — Into the Orclands — and while I could post the few pages from that chapter that we’ve already completed, my preference would be wait until we’ve built more of a buffer so I can publish more pages on a consistent basis for a longer run. In other words, I’d rather take a break for a few weeks (4-8; although, probably closer to 4 weeks) so I can publish a page every week when we’re caught up and have plenty more pages ready to be posted.

That said, if you don’t want to wait, you’re always welcome to donate a few bucks to us via our Patreon page. You’ll get access to a bunch of content there — concepts, sketches, line art, completed pages, story docs, scripts, and all kinds of WIP files.

Because it may be a few weeks before you visit again, let me share one other note with you here.

• I’ll be attending San Diego Comic Con in July. I’m not sure if I’ll be signing copies of HELM Book 1 yet (I had the opportunity last year but was unable to attend) but if I do, I’ll share the news on Twitter and Facebook… so be sure to like/follow Crookshaw Creative on those channels (so I can keep you up to date).

I think that’s all for now. As always, we appreciate your all your comments, tweets, likes, and support. HELM is a passion project, a labor of love, so if you enjoy this series — please let it be known and let us know. It goes a very long way… perhaps more than you realize.

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Page 176: Keys to the Castle

Yowza! That looks like it hurts.

Just 1 more page remains to close out Chapter 7: Old Wounds. I can’t wait to share the final page next week. It’s probably my favorite end page of any chapter so far.

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Page 175: Gotcha!

Only 2 more pages left until we close out Chapter 7. If you want to find out what happens earlier, remember to check out our Patreon. For just $5, you get access to all of our WIP pages and even early scripts.

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Page 174: Idiot

Who’s the real idiot in this scene?

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Pages 173: That Explains That

Let’s get ready to ruuummmmbbbblllleeee….

Aaannnnddd, just one more reminder — I’ recently updated our Patreon page so you can pledge as low as $1. For $5, you now get even more… including scripts (e.g. this weekend, I just posted the first 16 pages of the script for Chapter 8, which we’ve begun illustration on already). You can also see everything we’re working on before it’s posted here.

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Page 172: Dapes Departs

Things are about to get a whole lot interesting.

Also, a notable update — I’ve updated our Patreon page and completely revamped our tiers. You can support us starting at just $1 now, and for $5 you now get more (not only do you get all our concepts, sketches, pages before they’re published, but also all our script and story docs). I update Patreon pretty regularly (even when we have no patrons :P).

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Page 171: A Personal Matter

Gee, I wonder where Dapes is headed.

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Page 170: No Fire Tonight

Wendell was also briefly mentioned in Chapter 5. Presumed dead or captured following the Legion raid on Halifax House.

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Page 169: Other Things on My Mind

Carmichel seems distracted.

Also, a special request to readers — Ringo Award nominations have begun. If you have a second, please consider voting for HELM for one or more categories. You don’t need to enter a nomination for each and every category, so the process can be very quick and easy. Visit www.ringoawards.com to vote.

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Page 168: I Gots the Experience

Weapons displayed on the wall. How convenient. :)

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Page 167: A Loose End

We return to the western shore of the Midlands… where a dweller appears to start his schemin’.

Also, a special request to readers — Ringo Award nominations have begun. If you have a second, please consider voting for HELM for one or more categories. You don’t need to enter a nomination for each and every category, so the process can be very quick and easy. Visit www.ringoawards.com to vote.

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Page 166: A Tenuous Alliance

You sorta are, Luna.

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Page 165: Not Quick Enough

Darn. He was THIS close.

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Page 164: Just You & Me

Mmm hmm hmm hmm hmm!

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Page 163: Piece of Cake

Cue sad trombone.

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Page 162: No More Lectures

That’s enough arguing for now. We spend a little more time with Eldrick next week. It’s been a while.

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Page 161: A New Reign

Words can have more than one meaning. There are many ways a prophecy can be interpreted. 🤔

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Page 160: Fantasies of a Child

… the Gandalf to my Aragorn, the Kenobi to my Skywalker, the Merlin to my Arthur.

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Page 159: Greater Good

Rufus leads Eldrick, Gwyn, and the rest of our Halifax House crew east, to Orick’s Mine.

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Page 158: Commander's Orders

And that’s it for Auld Dunvil… for now. Next week, we head south to catch up with Eldrick and his travelling companions.

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