This was a thrill to work on, and while not terribly intense, thankfully working at a slower pace allowed me not to stress my hand, as I really have been feeling it lately, so I need to take easy as I can. I hope the effect with the splayed hair worked. Thalia surrounded by a ring of Clues was the initial inspiration for this, which is loosely based on a digital Thalia illustration I've been working on, but more on that later--we've got ink to ber.
Fun Facts: This is Thalia's seventh MTGinktober appearance, and The Gitrog's third. He's only ever appeared with her, though she's done her own thing a couple times, but I feel they make a great team going out and solving crimes and stuff--the idea here is they got an assignment from The Chief down at HQ, a reference to my old adventures with Hannes. I usually base my Thalia on his Secret Lair versions 40 and thank you, while The Gitrog blends several versions.
Easter Eggs: The Clues to this nonsensical and unsolvable crime are, clockwise from upper right: Paquette's Island's Cryptolith, the Ring, Cryptolith Fragment, the Pendant, the Dagger, the Scroll, the Feather, and the Letter. And as is tradition, in Algen pieces, we sneak a little, swooshy B (ß) in there, in this case, as the Thunder Junction Clue's seal, no not that kind of seal, sorry. The Kamigawan scroll has my sig in Japanese, though the date is Kamigawan.
Not normal,Reuxben
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