Page 25
March 24, 2009
Ancient Romans had different ideas about what was okay, and one of those included displaying various body parts. It’s okay about the stench though, because they had open sewers running through their cities. So that’s fine.
And really I was just tired of drawing the not-entirely-historically-accurate armor. Not that this one is entirely historically accurate, but hey. Improvement.
Maxentius' bloated corpse was later fished out of the Tiber, his head affixed to a pole and flaunted on the streets of Rome.
(Image to gross to depict)
Constantine now had full control of the western empire.
Constantine: Well I guess I'll just settle down and definitely not seize control of any lands to the east that look ripe for the plucking.
Licinius: Thank the lord.
In the year 312 A.D., Licinius met with Constantine in Milan to discuss the cessation of religious persecution.
Licinius: Okay but why Milan?
Constantine: I needed a new look.
Consequently the edict of tolerance was passed, which gave legality to all religions, especially Christianity.
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I found your artwork through your Dad’s blog Haefen and have read to page 25 of The Emperors of Bysantium. Had a laugh out loud on every page, learned about history I never knew, and thoroughly enjoyed the wide range of facial expressions. You are a fine artist. Looking forward to Consatantine’s next move. Jeez, those guys loved a blood bath, didn’t they?
Your Dad said you worked collaboratively on it. Is it pretty much 50-50? The funny parts are SO like his sense of humor when he was your age. Maybe you have inherited his funny gene ……………and maybe his humor hasn’t changed since he was 16!
Thanks for sharing your creativity!!!
Actually, I do the writing and story boarding as well as the art, while my dad helps with the historical research, inks the borders sometimes, and hand-letters the word balloons.
Yes, Byz is a collaborative work, but a different division of labor than one might imagine. 
Glad you’re enjoying it!
okay, I’m getting the picture, division of labor-wise, now help me out here: is all the art, even the fine detail, done with a mouse?
Thanks for sparing the image too gross to depict and nice touch with Constantine’s new wardrobe, the guy is a Byzantinian fashion statement!
I pencil Byz pages on paper, then ink with a brush and sometimes with a nib pen for the finer detail. That is scanned onto the computer and then the narration boxes are typed using photoshop.
In terms of digital art, when I implement that medium (for example, here: http://artusagi.com/2009/03/19/iverse-comics/ ) I use a wacom tablet, never a mouse because of the inevitable hand cramp and tears of frustration.
There are some artists who use a mouse, and their work is very nice.
It’s good you mention this, I should put in something on the about page so that curious people can know how I do these things!