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Doctor Epoch and the Chrono King

Attache

By Attache,
Posted on: 2010-04-10 09:06 in Multi-Media Fan Creations

 

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I did get into the art thing a little but have been pretty lax about posting my purchases. I decided to finally start putting some of them up.

Doctor Epoch was a character I created back when the Ouroboros issue was coming out. A buddy of mine did this up for me shortly after I joined up with his SG:



This is actually a re-color of the cape and symbol because after he did the first commission, he included Epoch in a mock comic cover that he did and accidentally colored the cape and the infinity symbol in the circle green. I thought it looked better so I changed it to that permanently. I always dug that evolution because it reminds me how some comic characters actually came by their iconic looks due to continuity mistakes.

Now, being a time-traveler, Epoch's arch-nemesis is actually his scarred and bitter future evil self, the Chrono King. I have these characters on alternate accounts and they will occasionally menace one another in the Pocket D when I'm especially bored. A year or so after the first commission, my bud did this one up for me in a radically different style:



It's great but since they don't look much like the same guy, the plan was to re-visit Doctor Epoch and do another up in the same style. Sadly, my friend lost interest in CoH a little and is taking a break. I'm working on coaxing him back into the fold.

I really like these efforts and the characters themselves. The Chrono King was actually my first villain 50. Hope you guys enjoy checking them out!

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I'm really liking that one! Love the character, the style!

 

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I'm really liking that one! Love the character, the style!
Yeah, I love it too. My friend - I'm going to call him 'Doc' after his usual guildportal forum nickname since he might not want me to use his first name - usually seems to do his best stuff when he has a little feel for the character. When he did the Doctor Epoch commission, I was pretty new and Epoch was kind of a blank slate so I think he got a little more generic (though awesome) treatment. By the time I'd made the Chrono King, I'd been around longer and posted some stories and stuff so I think he was just a little more inspired. Also, his work had been becoming more stylized and I think it works nicely for him. He does seem to be able to work in a number of different styles anyway...but this one really suits him.

I would have like to have seen the "good" version done in that same way. Maybe someday...

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Personally, I think the Good and evil versions being done in different styles really works well to show they are different sides of the same coin...

 

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Personally, I think the Good and evil versions being done in different styles really works well to show they are different sides of the same coin...
Yeah, I can see that. Honestly, my main interest in seeing a more stylized version of Epoch out of Doc is to see how he pulls off making the Chrono King's mug look good and noble.

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*yawn* Late at night... CoH forums... *gasp* Hya Attache! *hugs* Hope you can coax him back in because we miss him and I have cookies....

 

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*yawn* Late at night... CoH forums... *gasp* Hya Attache! *hugs* Hope you can coax him back in because we miss him and I have cookies....
I'm trying but he's hard to catch online these days. Maybe he doesn't eat cookies...

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Very interesting designs. I like it.

 

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Nice clean style he has. No one's asked yet but I'm sure a few of the collectors are wondering if he has a DA page or if he takes commissions.
It's weird...I only found his DA page today and I never knew that he had one. I know that the art (at least the CoH art) fell a little by the wayside and it looks like he never got into his DA account too much. Still, he checked it recently per the activity and I can only imagine that interest and the prospect of money might be a great motivator. You can locate him by looking at his work on mine:

Attache's DA Page

Drop him a line and see what he thinks. Outside interest might perk him up!

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