Annotated 35-14
The established existence of a musical-warrior class meant that WAV didn’t necessarily have to be Best at this point, but the similar instrument was enough to make some of you place your bets.
I suggested some kind of sheet music lettering effect here, but Flo deferred: she didn’t know enough about sheet music and knew that y’all would spot any fakery quickly if we tried to front.
Instead, the effect of his music was described as “like the paths that Tron lightcycles might leave behind if they had a full range of motion.” A little abstract, maybe, but we knew John was the right guy to take that idea and run with it. Love that panel 2, which does sort of look like sheet music as designed by an entirely alien race.
I’m the first to admit that I didn’t caught on WAV’s identity until it was actually revealed, but at this point, WAV was either Best or Melodia from Silverhawks
I dig panel two like you got no idea.
If dimensions permitted, it would make a sick wallpaper for PC or phone.
Love it.
I was completely surprised by the eventual reveal. I did not like Best and did not want him to return AND I was glad he was dead. Funnily though, I did not suspect anything about Wav BECAUSE of Best, my thinking being “Oh! Another Bard, but Cyber! Cool!”
(Also WAV behaves nothing like Best.)
I also thought WAV was a robot, basically, due to the speech balloons and patterns.
I actually saw a couple of comments saying WAV=Best prior to the reveal and I thought, “Nah, they wouldn’t do that. WAV is kind of nice and Best is terrible and I’m sure the authors don’t want him back any more than I do.” Evidently I was wrong.
Seen something like panel 2 before.
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=visual+beethoven