Back on the prison planet, Zik seems to have found solution to his heat-sink problem, so let’s hope these copper pipes will do the trick!
This is the first page I drew 100% digitally. I’m still getting used to the new work-flow so please bear with me as I get my techniques down! The art will continue to improve from here on out as I get used to working with a tablet instead of pencils and pens.
Poor Trent is stuck outside while Zik and Amelia get to know each other better in Amelia’s tent. Who knew she was so ticklish?
So robes are a good thing to wear in hot places where sand storms sometimes occur. Zik’s going to have to get one, but does Amelia have something else on her mind?
Vera starts coughing again. First things first! The quest for freedom can wait, we’ve got a life to save here. Get on it, boys!
Zik’s never been able to resist helping damsels in distress, and there’s a whole planet worth of people here to rescue! But how will he do it with a busted ship? Stay tuned and strap in, the ride has just begun!
Poor Vera didn’t get the special water that she seems to really need! Zik, being the gallant hero, is looking for a way to help her out.
I think it’s pretty safe to say that Queen Elcyra isn’t very popular around here! They arrive at Vera’s tent. She’s nominally in charge around here, but she’s very sick. Let’s see what she has to say!
The prisoners take Zik into their camp, where he quickly notices something strange: there are no children! Amelia tells him that they’ve all been sterilized by their captors! So now we see that Queen Elcyra is indeed a nasty character! Not only does she attack intruders, but she’s responsible for genocide!
The travelers arrive at the camp and are greeted with shock and disbelief. These people haven’t seen anyone new since Amelia was born! Find out why next time!
There is the squalor in which the prisoners are kept. At least today the smoke is drifting away from the camp and not onto it. And look at all those rows of graves. Life is tough if you’re a Zernabian slave!
