Loukas:In Winter 1152, Saxon discovers the corpse of his ...

Loukas:In Winter 1152, Saxon discovers the corpse of his mentor and inherits his sword in what was supposed to be a touching emotional moment for the otherwise uncouth redcloak. In my notes for the book, I had the mentor down as "mentor" and no idea what I was going to do with him (even though he appears as a pile of bones to Saxon, we get a flashback of him in life). I did this series of sketches and then did a quick color test while jotting down notes about the mouse Loukas. His name is an obvious homage to someone I consider a storytelling mentor: George Lucas. The rest wrote itself as I drew.

Loukas trivia: Though he has only appeared alive in 1 panel of the comics, he has made it into every year's sketchbook since 2008 and will be in this year's as well.)
Fan Art:From Kubert School student Derek Rodenbeck comes this fanart. Thanks Derek!
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