Though it's not particularly apparent on this page, it should be understood by now that Tom is a jerk with some kind of chip on his shoulder, and Rocky is that rare combination of a free-spirit, yet duty-oriented dude. One of the real challenges I've found when making a graphic novel is giving characters a unique voice (not saying that I'm particularly successful here). Sometimes I read comics where everyone sounds exactly the same, there's no texture, thoughts or opinions peculiar to individuals. It's a really subtle thing and I think that writers like Brian K. Vaughn do a really good job with this. Though, his reliance on making everyone a trivia hound about everything can get a bit distracting.
It's funny looking back at these pages and realizing just what a big job this thing (Chandra) was and how unprepared I was for it. Not only do have to be able to competently draw and write to make a graphic novel, you have to be an art director, an architect, an interior designer, a topographer, a scientist, a linguist...the list goes on. Of course you can fake a lot of these. If you're skilled enough in the art department you can make anything convincing with just a few strokes of the ol' pen.
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