#oberst odinkirk

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Page from Ottoway vol 2. Little Hetalia!Germany cameo in the far left of the bottom panel. My Wwi OCs, in order of who speaks, are Wilhelm Adelmann, Vincent Odinkirk and Siegfried Isenstein.

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Couldn't help imagining my first world war OC's like this 😉

Judge magazine, November 3, 1923

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Edwin and Otto art for Ottoway. Set in the Autumn of 1916, Otto Odinkirk has joined the German Imperial army, to impress his eldest brother, the feared Oberst (Colonel) Vincent Odinkirk. Meanwhile, a British Sergeant named Edwin Vipond is struggling with his loyalty and sanity after the death of his younger brother. An ancient spell entwines Edwin and Otto's destinies. Buy Volume 1. Web page.

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Been coloring this for days. I made a model of Vincent's headquarters office so I could draw it from various angles. Vincent may be shown to have a bunker office in the trenches later on, it would match his pro-active personality to be closer to the danger, but I wanted to use the grand architecture of the occupied Chateau as a metaphor for pre-war civilization; this is destroyed in Ottoway volume 4. Obersts/Colonels are important tacticians and are usually kept out of danger, but they can choose to be on the front, in the fighting.

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Austerlitz and Vincent Lines, pose copied from a Gustav Vigeland statue.

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Oberst Odinkirk in the dug-out.

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Comic sneak peak, 31 pages to ink, 56 pages to colour, out of 204. Wilhelm and Vincent at headquarters.

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Ottoway book 2 lines. Otto meets Major Isenstein in Kyritz, 1914 

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I didn’t know what to do about this being in my head other than to put it here haha.

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I had so much fun writing the Feldmaschall mothering his Oberst that I will be writing a prequal that’s at least 50% von Ravenmak and Vincent Odinkirk stuck together. :3 This is from Ottoway Vol 2, von Ravenmark was invented to explain how Otto’s older brother is considered and Officer and a gentleman, while Otto is a lower-middle class Private. He also shows that Vincent has a very different relationship to authority than Edwin. Ottoway is Otto-centric so von Ravenmark and Vincent’s relationship could only be explored to the degree that it effects Vincent’s attitude towards Otto within that work.

Ottoway vol 2 is now about 50% drawn up, my goal is to have it ready for release by next remembrance day. 

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Ww1 German officers, Feldmarschall Austerlitz Von Ravenmarck and Oberst Vincent Odinkirk. 

Years before the war, Vincent was Austerlitz’s aide, before he rose in rank. Vincent’s sword, boots, raven, and prosthetic arm, are all gifts from Austerlitz.  This was sat in my folders for quite a bit, I was going to add more shading but I’ve decided I’m happy with it.

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Oberst Vincent Odinkirk and Feldmarschall Austerlitz von Ravenmarck.  A self indulgent doodle, just for me. 

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Vincent and Siegfried 1916, Colour piece, with sketch and art by George Barbier I used for inspiration. 

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Line art for Major Isenstein and Oberst Odinkirk. Characters from my original ww1 fictional graphic novel Ottoway. 

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Wolfgang’s hat is a reservist’s cap which I put him in mostly just so his character design would look unique. I tried to make Wolfgang look wolf-like to suit his name, without making him look all hairy which would be the typical way of doing that.

Austerlitz is wearing The Albert Order medal but I had no ref for it’s size so anyone feel free to inform me if that’s incorrect. I had a recent discussion about the peculiarity of ‘Austerlitz’ as a first name, lots of Edwardians and Wilhelmians were named after locations and events rather than more traditional names. I felt like naming this character after a famous Napoleonic battle would immediately give an impression the the sort of upbringing he’s had; he was raised by a stern grandfather who fought in that battle. 

Oberst Vincent Odinkirk has the Ostprignitz coat of arms and an artillery shell on display in his office.

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