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I feel a bit guilty now for diverting people's attention and comments from Vizh's excellent artwork.

No need... Comments are a rarity with new banners, aside from "nice banner" which is always appreciated. I'm just happy to know people can see them, as I always think a new banner livens up the look of the place.

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It's good piece in that it not only offer accurate depictions of the characters portrayed (although Mumph does look just a little too ruddy on my monitor)

Always a hazard. I was going for "weathered and tanned from adventuring", but depending on the monitors I've looked at it from it can be really dark next to fair Asil.

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...but captures something of their characters also. Mumph is standing there looking the viewer directly in the eye, chin set, but arms clasped behind his back - forthrightness, determination, and restraint (for now). Asil's looking at Mumph with an admiring expression, her body language is much freer (unlike Lisa's, which would be looser), yet her arms are folded to indicate a slightly contrary determination. Both characters are dressed in their trademark "original" outfits. The background depicts the inner workings of a temporal pocketwatch and compliments the Victorian scrollwork foreground borders and the lettering font. The figures are to the right of the image, so the Western viewer naturally reads the text first then encounters these two characters to exemplify what a "Tale of the Parodyverse" might be. The clock hands form "wings" that guide the eye to the heads and shoulders of the picture's focus.

I'm glad you liked it. I had done the sketch of Mumphrey's face a long while ago, and had never gotten around to finishing it in some kind of composition. When I figured the board was overdue for a new banner I dusted it off and one was jury-rigged from various parts. I do like how it came out.

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Nice work, Vizh. Sometime I'd love to have a copy without the text so I can use it as a header for any relevant Mumph story hereafter.

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I've attached one sans text, with a paler Mumph and a few other little touch ups.

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Sir Mumphrey's Banner Moment · The Hooded Hood spotted the new artwork · Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 07:48:41 am EDT
- And on the art... · HH · Mon Jun 08, 2009 at 03:44:40 am EDT
  - Re: And on the art... · Visionary · Mon Jun 08, 2009 at 07:04:54 pm EDT
- Sadly for the artist, a portrait of the Shoggoth was next... · Visionary · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 04:12:24 pm EDT
  - Now there's a story I'd read. · HH · Mon Jun 08, 2009 at 04:04:11 am EDT
  - I wonder what Asil thought of his pic - she is showing quite a bit of "shoulder" in it. · Al B. Harper - not that I mind of course · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 06:19:36 pm EDT
    - it's the Lisa pic I'd be interested in seeing. (no text) · HH · Mon Jun 08, 2009 at 03:32:42 am EDT
- The picture and story work well together, yes. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 03:07:08 am EDT
  - A simple "thank you" seemed insufficient for so fine a piece of art. (no text) · HH · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 06:09:09 am EDT
- Nice. · L! · Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 08:55:18 pm EDT
  - Asil? (no text) · HH · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 06:09:30 am EDT
    - She does seem to be nice but I was commenting that I thought the story was nice. · L! · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 09:42:58 pm EDT
      - Asil's nicer. Maybe not Yo-level nice, but close. (no text) · HH · Mon Jun 08, 2009 at 03:33:18 am EDT
- Good show what! (no text) · Al B. Harper applauds the banner and story · Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 08:25:02 pm EDT
  - Dashed inconvenient nuisance if you ask me. (no text) · Sir Mumphrey Wilton thinks the world's goin' to the dogs · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 06:10:30 am EDT
- You'd think Mumph would support the old ways... · Anime Jason · Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 12:49:54 pm EDT
  - Hmph. Try livin' in a 400-bedroom manor without sanitary plumbing when the Prince Regent and his retinue are visiting and see how good the old ways are... · Sir Mumphrey Wilton doesn't recommend it · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 06:14:10 am EDT
    - Re: Hmph. Try livin' in a 400-bedroom manor without sanitary plumbing when the Prince Regent and his retinue are visiting and see how good the old ways are... · Anime Jason · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 09:08:04 am EDT
      - Re: Hmph. Try livin' in a 400-bedroom manor without sanitary plumbing when the Prince Regent and his retinue are visiting and see how good the old ways are... · HH · Mon Jun 08, 2009 at 04:02:34 am EDT
        
        The Old Ways · Anime Jason · Mon Jun 08, 2009 at 08:52:36 am EDT
        
        Re: The Old Ways · HH · Mon Jun 08, 2009 at 06:50:07 pm EDT
- A fine story to go with a fine banner. (no text) · Manga Shoggoth · Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 11:53:01 am EDT
  - Thank you. Are you visiting us next weekend? (no text) · HH · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 06:14:33 am EDT
    - Alas, no. (EMail on it's way...) (no text) · Manga Shoggoth · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 04:37:48 pm EDT
- Ow. · Rhiannon · Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 09:46:18 am EDT
  - Sometimes you have to lull your readers into a false sense of security. · HH · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 06:15:53 am EDT
- Nice story. Nice banner too. (no text) · killer shrike · Sat Jun 06, 2009 at 08:42:25 am EDT
  - The banner required the narrative in response. (no text) · HH · Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 06:16:26 am EDT