Hi gang,
you’ll notice some modifications to the page. In an attempt to improve the aesthetics and usability (important words!) of the comic, I’m doing some rearranging. I’ve now got the template the way I want it, and in short order I’ll be modifying the content and layout of the accessory pages to be more user-friendly and to include more content. In the meantime there are a couple pages offline, but they will be restored soon. If you have any comments on the new design, please speak up!
Edit: the pages are all accessible again, with the exception of the store, which is offline for the time being. Browse around and let me know what you think.
Wow, very professionally done. Especially the front page. Although I still don't know what the huge watermelon/squash with the five arms is. I tried to Google Kindler Aerospace and came up with nothing. odd.
O, and you still owe us more bonus materials, you know, because your screen died and all.
I didn't know anybody really wanted the bonus materials that badly! Very well, I will try to come up with something. There will be some special information debuting on the new guidebook page soon, but I'll try to come up with some other stuff as well. (Guidebook: )” target=”_blank”>http://www.johnwallie.com/Sunrise/guidebook/) The symbol you mention is the Aten: ” target=”_blank”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aten The Aten was the god of choice for the pharaoh Akhenaten, who tried to convert Egypt to monotheism. The Aten was also known as "the sun-disk" and is usually represented by a circle with many long arms extending toward the ground. I named the RAS Akhenaten early on in my design period, when I had envisioned the ship as being inherently controversial somehow. I also wanted to use an Egyptian name, to imply that it was riding on the coattails of the "Egyptian Craze" (although admittedly it was mostly over by the time of Sunrise, which is set around the 1920's). Thus, I chose the controversial pharaoh Akhenaten to name it after. The large symbol you see in the sidebar is the emblem of the RAS Akhenaten, which encompasses the Aten, a flame (representing the heated-helium lift system, which is unique to the Akhenaten), the silhouette of an airship, and a vague resemblance to the cartouche shape: .” target=”_blank”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cartouche. If you look very carefully, the emblem appears on the uniforms, over the left breast. There's some bonus content for you, huh?
I always thought it was just the add space you were talking about, but I guess I was very wrong. And I see the people of the opposing ship have a lightning bolt instead. Because they are powered by electricity, not helium. Nice touch.
Actually, the symbol on the Astor uniforms is the Astor Airlines double-A symbol.