MTGinktober boldly goes to Day 6, "Trek," starring Pianna, Nomad Captain; The Wandering Emperor; and Isamaru and Yoshimaru!
This was a case where I knew what I wanted to draw, but wasn't sure of the angle, so I just went with a straightforward profile scene. It mighta been stronger or funnier if it was a head-on shot of the conga line, but I wanted it to feel physically distant as you move left to right in the image, as The Wandering Emperor is all outta gas, meanwhile her steadfast captain is leading the pack just fine. I didn't want to do a Star Trek reference since that felt too obvious, but having a captain leading her troops carried over to this concept.
Fun Facts: This is The Wandering Emperor's second MTGinktober appearance, as well as Yoshimaru's (where he debuted with her) and Isamaru's (where he debuted with Piana, freakishly coincidentally, in one of our most overtly political MTG illustrations, funnily enough). Wow, totally didn't realize everyone's a single repeat guest until just now. But more crucially, we notch another Magic Expression--remember our goal is to hit every kind of Magic card there is, from Stickers to Schemes, to now whatever the heck these Unknown Event cards are (partly joking).
Easter Eggs: The background is based on Pianna's card, but we added the slope they're plugging away on, and my signature's carved into the rock near Pianna. Also, it's kinda fun they're all monowhite legends, and Kamigawa continues its not-a-fan-of-hiking trend.
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