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Mairon weighs his options, on the uneasy cusp of a decision he does not even realize he is making.


Last page of this arc! I hope you enjoyed it! I certainly learned a lot in the process of creating it.
I will be switching styles after this page to something a little simpler so I can get through the pages at a more reasonable pace. Lots to do still! I'm not sure where this will end, but hopefully it will be an interesting journey.

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I had a dream about the origins of Sauron/Mairon the Maiar, and his time spent in the service of Aulė the Smith. Now I am trying to put some of that dream-material into a comic.

I want to explore some of the empty margins in the history of these characters, simply because there is a lot about Middle Earth theology that frustrates me a great deal, and I feel like the motivations of a lot of the 'dark' characters are not explored in the books at all (or at least, not to my satisfaction). So this is my sort of self-indulgent, mini "Paradise Lost" for the Silmarillion. XD

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~Hedonistbyheart 4 days ago
Oh wow. I love these pages. I'm so drawn in by your use of colours, everything is so saturated and heavy, but at the same time so deliciously blended and smooth. It's soft and sharp at the same time and looking at it all is like eating dark chocolate; intoxicating and utterly lovely:Heart:
I really love your designs for the characters as well and how Melkor, who seems to inhabit a jealousy for the Children of Eluvatar from the beginning, has a very humanoid shape, while Aulė's form sends out much more 'earthy' vibes. It's all just so pretty~:D
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~CheckeredFoxglove May 12, 2013  Hobbyist Traditional Artist
Oh man! You make me want to read the Silmarillion, but I'm pretty sure I would finish unsatisfied. Partially developed bad guys make me sad on the inside. Your versions do not make me sad on the inside. :)
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*RivkaZ 6 days ago
YESSSS these are words I live for, my friend XD <3
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~SirGodspeed May 8, 2013
I love the style - very dreamy, very befitting of mythology. :)
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~TastesLikeInsanity May 3, 2013
this page is so well done :D
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~Greenhatman Apr 12, 2013
Can't believe I missed these last two pages! I've really enjoyed your interpretation of Sauron's beginnings; I can't think of any other work that portrays him at the very beginning, when he's innocent, and even charming in his childlike ways. This page, especially, really shows his uncertainty about what he wants to do, while showing how Alue, while kind and well-meaning, seems somewhat cold and distant, while Melkor offers hot-blooded excitement.

I can't wait to see where you take this interpretation next!
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Mood: Joy *RivkaZ Apr 17, 2013
Wow, what a beautiful and accurate description! :) Thank you so much! The contrast between Sauron/Mairon's two masters is one of my favorite things to examine. It makes Sauron's character that much more interesting because he's served two mentors with such different qualities. It's totally a bummer we don't see more of Aulė in the fandom! XD

I just finished re-uploading all six pages after retouching and hand-lettering them and I'm exhausted, but so happy that it's being enjoyed! :heart:
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*NordicLynx Mar 27, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
Wow, it looks great! Cool concept too :)
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Mood: Love *whittingtonrhett Mar 18, 2013  Professional Interface Designer
a very interesting concept! I have often wondered what it would have been like...because Sauron was in the beginning one of the Mariar of Aule the Smith...Saruman was as well...I wonder if they ever met or knew one another, or even recognized eachother later on in the 3rd Age of Arda when the LOTR took place...it would be cool to see some artwork showing Sauron and Saruman when they were servants of Aule...but I really like what you have done here...I have never done an "Official work of Sauron...I drew all the Valar and have a large poster in my Gallery depicting them on here if you wanna check it out.
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*RivkaZ Mar 21, 2013
Thank you very much! :heart: Poor Aulė really has the worst luck with his maiar!
I am interested in exploring that intersection between Saruman and Sauron. (Saruman, at least in the trilogy, seems to be Sauron's #1 fan!) Hopefully I'll get to it in the comic, but if not, I'll at least draw a picture or write something about it, because it would be really interesting to see how they'd interact, and what their history with Aulė was like.
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