2.45

2.45

June 26th, 2010

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Well that’s it for Chapter 2! Can you believe it? I’ve been working on this since August 20th, 2009… and finished one day earlier than I had scheduled last fall :) Yus!

Thank you all so very much for reading. I’m going to write a proper thank you on my LJ later since this was such a tough year in so many respects, but also one of the most productive periods I’ve ever had.

Starting on Monday the 5th of July I will start to post the elusive sketch version of this chapter (the one that it seems like everyone except you has read already). I’m going to be posting at the same rate that I did back when I did them, which is to say 2 pages a day, so there will be a lot to see :) That should take about 4 weeks. After that will be the start of Chapter 3, and I will be posting regularly since I will have time to build a buffer. I will also be making some much-needed site edits and updates, as well as finally updating the Meekipedia (you can see I’ve already started on some articles). And getting ready for SDCC!

Anyways, I hope you have all enjoyed Chapter 2. I suggest you go back and read it again so you can pick up all the details that I hid in there. And get ready for Chapter 3, it is going to be pretty wild…

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230 comments to “2.45”
  1. Kish says:

    rana has similar eyes to luca and suda has a similar shape face to phe, i see the genes!

  2. Offendi says:

    Is the end of such an amazing chapter the best or the worst time for me to get out of my closet? I have no clue how far you’re going if the next chapter is wild in comparison to this one.

    It makes sense, though. From the looks of this chapter’s developments, your plotlines are about to go into higher dimensions or something.

  3. Ponthion says:

    Congrats on finishing the second chapter! I’m sure Chapter 3 is going to be awesome and I can’t wait for the ‘new’ characters ;)

  4. Ian says:

    Congratulations, on truly inspiring work. I have been a Meek fan for some time, but not long enough…I can’t get enough of the beautifully well created universe you have meticulously created for this Comic! It is a rare pleasure to find something as deep as the Meek is, and I’m certain it will only grow deeper as you put it to medium. On that note, I am very impressed by how you render your characters, your knowledge of biology and anatomy really does show through, which just makes your characters seem even more real and alive in the eyes of your dedicated fans. It is amazing that a you have created an entire reality for The Meek…the real beauty in life is the depth found in it, the little connections made between person, place, thing, and the lot…you have created such for The Meek. This new universe could not be in more capable hands…a great job, and I truly look forward to seeing how the comic evolves.

    • steffyanie says:

      ^ This. This is everything I think about The Meek, and your art, as well. Seriously. I have simply never been able to put to words how incredible I think this comic, and you, are. I am looking forward to Chapter 3 incredibly. These first two have been really, really good. ♥

  5. *sob*
    I love it so much.

  6. Karrey says:

    Grats on finishing the chapter. :) I am impressed you managed to keep up the pace, actually.
    (Please, don’t work yourself to death, please please please!!)

    Wow, darn… poor guys.
    These last pages was really really something. Lots and loots of emotions. It’s hard for me to put words to it! Like I said in previous comment: I can feel it in the stomach.

    I’m going to miss Phe!

  7. Koi says:

    ERK! O _ O

    I’ve wanted to know ever since Phe started choking WHY she was choking… and was then dead-ified.
    I am so freakin’ excited to see what shall unfold in teh futuuure!

  8. AlbinoBee says:

    Sudaaaa, stop crying! You’re killing me here! :’(

  9. Loopy says:

    Wow… You are amazing at creating facial expressions… God, thanks for leaving this chapter at a cliff-hanger… Sheesh, I’m gonna be back promptly on July 5th for the sketch version. I absolutely love this comic, it is amazingly inspirational to me, and I can’t wait for chapter 3. Keep up the excellent work!

  10. Hannah says:

    Ahhhh i can’t tell you how much you inspire me!

  11. Rose says:

    Rana is starting to look just like Daddy Luca…hopefully her mental state is better. :D
    and in other words this is beyond fantastic!! being a fairly recent follower of the Meek universe i have to say this is one of the best comics running out there, and i am very much looking forward to chapter three and the sketches for this chapter.

  12. Hillary says:

    Don’t worry Suda. I’ll show you my panties if you stop crying.

    • Pneumonica says:

      Now that takes heart.

      Or something. ;-p

      • Hillary says:

        They’re even pink!

        • alexds1 says:

          Haha, reminds me of that annoying commercial. “Panties! Apply directly to the forehead!”

        • Pneumonica says:

          Ahhh, yes, the very color of medicine itself. You should simply go about in your underwear spreading healing and recovery to all around you.

          …actually, you probably should. No, seriously. :-D

      • Poor sobbing sod says:

        Wasn’t ‘Heart’ the weakest power in Captain Planet and the Planeteers?

        • Pneumonica says:

          Depends on who was doing the writing. One of the powers of Heart which existed in some episodes and didn’t exist in others was telepathy and the ability to telepathically network the Planeteers, making the “Heart” dude both universal translator and the best command and control platform on the *ahem* planet.

          In other episodes, it failed because people are heartless and humans suck.

    • Alexander says:

      Girly unmentionables: the best band aid ever.

    • danielle says:

      that’s so awesome…i’d show him mine too but I don’t wear any. hey!

  13. TaleSpinner says:

    I LOVE THE DRAMA BUTTON! And that look of determined revenge is a perfect end for this chapter.

  14. the_pale_lady says:

    Looks like Rana takes after her Daddy….

  15. Shaina! says:

    Uh-oh. Rana do you really suspect your dad?

    … Poor Luca. :(

  16. Camo54 says:

    You finished this on my birthday. I turned 13.

  17. Mary says:

    that poor girl just looks too much like her father…

  18. Pneumonica says:

    I certainly don’t suspect Luca, and I’d be surprised if she does. You don’t go axe crazy from the death of somebody you really wanted dead anyway.

    • Scuttles says:

      Except for that whole split personality thing :/. Well, I’m 100% what Dagre is, and the other fellow, buuuut… I wouldn’t be terribly surprised if Dagre worked some shenanigans.

  19. Arkan says:

    i hate you(not really)…
    why would enyone make such a sad ending for a chapter…
    i really love this comic!!!!!! and sorry for my bad grammar and enlish… i’m dutch…
    :P

  20. Chaotic Neutral says:

    I guess you could say that-
    - Puts on sunglasses
    -Luca is making a KILLING now.
    YEEEEAAAAAH

  21. cyber95 says:

    The comic is okay, I guess. It’s just that after seeing the Drama Button, everything else seems mediocre in comparison. :P

  22. Calick says:

    Clap clap clap clap clap

    Awesome chapter! Can’t wait to read the next one! And no, I didn’t read your sketches, so this is even more exciting!

  23. Jrue says:

    can’t stop
    don’t stop
    hoping that ya won’t stop

  24. ThaAlphaCroc says:

    OMP! i freakin love this comic i just caught up with it today and it is super amazing! great work really! i cant wait for ch 3 :D

  25. IMONFIREGUY says:

    turtle
    …that is all

  26. Zeb says:

    I really love how much you’ve made them look like their parents!
    Keep up being Awesome!

  27. Kat says:

    Seriously guys, I think it was Dagre who killed Phe.
    Maybe by his influence and not directly… but he wants Luca to go crazy, kill people and start wars, and Phe was the only one standing in the way of that.
    (by the way, also love the comic! and I really envy your art skills!)

    • Scuttles says:

      I am TOTALLY on your side with that!

      • Rabbit says:

        That is actually what I thought, and I still think that, but I hope it ISN’T true. Because it would be a little bit cliche. XD Luca would find out too late and then he would have to kill Dagre and die in the process…Redemption Equals Death, etc.

    • Art says:

      Actually, I think it would be totally awesome if Luca [i]is[/i] somehow responsible for Phe’s death >D This might just be the twisted psychological mystery lover in me, but maybe Luca’s split personality, urged on by Dagre, slipped the poison in her food. The once the secret is revealed, he goes crazy with guilt!
      ….
      ….
      *Drama button!*

  28. CMK says:

    Congratulations, D. Another amazing chapter brought to a close. Now for a four week wait… T_T

    My fiancée has got to see this. I’ll be getting a book for her.

  29. Decoy Jayman says:

    Oh my God
    I have no idea where this is going
    I am not a detective D:

  30. Sai says:

    It’s interesting that Chapters 1 and 2 are seemingly not connected to each other. But I’m sure they will be soon :P

  31. Gaia says:

    Hi,
    do you think The Meek is going to be sold in book-shops also outside US?
    Now, I just preordered the first volume online but I was curious about it. Just yesterday I noticed in a local comic shop (I’m from Italy) a volume of Lackadaisy published by Renoir comics (I had no time to directly ask there).

    Btw, amazing chapter :D

  32. AlpineBob says:

    I was gonna say I have an idea too, and leave it at that, but Kat called it!
    My exact reasoning, and I’m thinking probably Rana’s too.

    • Sightedwolf says:

      I doubt Dagre has ever made an appearance to Luca around other people, so Rana would not know who/what he was, and thus have no reason to suspect him. Of course, I could be entirely wrong on that XD

  33. AlpineBob says:

    Although, looking at the page again, and remembering the argument she heard, I can see why she might well suspect Luca. And the ramifications of that are – I have no idea what the ramifications of that are, except it’s bound to mess up her Father/Daughter dance if she gets married…

  34. ColdCedric says:

    How do you do! Chapter 2 is para astig naman dyos. Ang manganda ng plot-line at sa meron ng artistry expression. Awesome!

  35. ChronoSamurai says:

    Damn, I’d left this comic a few months ago and I’d just come back and this chunk of updates has been BITCHIN’ Major props to the artist ;)

  36. rimmeh says:

    It’s taken me this entire time… But seeing both their names used on this page… It suddenly hit me… The two princesses are named after genera of frogs.

    You sneaky herpetology nerd you.

    • alexds1 says:

      If you were a bit nerdier you might be able to figure out Suda’s full name :)

      • rimmeh says:

        *gasp* A CHALLENGE!

        Well, I confess, I had to look at your wiki to see that his full name was (p)S(e)udacris [and had to pull my animal encyclopedia from my book shelf for a quick consultation in the amphibian section] before I got it. I cheated!

        Was it random selection (meaning you picked what sounded nicest) or is there even DEEPER MEANING OF DEEPNESS to the types of frogs you named them after?

  37. Caroline says:

    NOOO I MUST HAVE MORE NOOOOOW!!!

    Sigh…. I cried, I’ll admit it. Spectacular job with characters, art, and story (I’m still very shocked over Phe’s death) and I can’t wait for more!

  38. Reed says:

    I just read the new entries in the Meekipedia on the “International Outreach” and oh my, seems that it got really ugly and that there were even more Carissi people involved than our two ambassadors. I feel really sorry for Lethy. Wonder if we meet her again at some point?

    The chapter was great! I’m looking forward to the continuation of this arc, though that’ll take a while, of course. Well, chapter 3 will likely be very enjoyable, too! :-)

  39. Efb2A says:

    I need one of those books

    will any store in Brazil sell it?

    • alexds1 says:

      It will be distributed through Diamond Comics, but looking at their store locator, I doesn’t look like Brazil is one of the countries they ship to. Your best bet would be through the 4de website, since it will ship worldwide :)

  40. “You can have your revenge, Luca, or you can have me. But you won’t have both.” That resonates even more strongly now that I’ve given this a second read-through. Just, wow. Always respected you as an artist, but it’s perfectly apparent that you’re a top-notch writer, too.

  41. Nom nom nom says:

    Wow. You can actually see the resemblance between Luca and Rana.
    Brilliant artwork :)

  42. Eize says:

    Awesome.

    Need MOAR!

  43. Gilkinnilk says:

    Does she suspect her dad?!

  44. Wow…amazing comic. Really impressive.

  45. Corentine says:

    Crying Suda gets me every time on this page. >: Some one get that poor boy another cookie.

  46. Hani says:

    Wonderful series! I am still waiting for my copy to drop down in the mail box though.
    I assume you would know when it’s going to be released?
    I contacted 4th Dimension but I haven’t heard from them :(

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