Forgot to post these but I managed to get a couple more pages done the other day. I used to hate drawing hands because they're hard. But I've learned to love them. I take photo ref of my own hands, trying to get them to 'act' in the way that I want. The hardest part is always dropping that finger so that they only have three. Why did I do that? Because the characters in "Fite!" had three fingers as was traditional in animation (which was a cost-cutting measure way, way back). Since Tamino first appeared in "Fite!," I carried the style over to his comic. And since Silas comes from "The City Dreams of Tamino the Cat," well...now that things are more realistic, it's a tossup whether I drop the middle or ring finger. It's usually based just on which looks better. 

The crown has become a problematic symbol. Then again, reaching for power, trying to be 'the best' is always a troubling goal. And if the paint looks like blood? That probably means something, too.