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I had the idea of showing Moby Dick, in a more serious manner. See pen sketch below.
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Then I thought about what it might be like with Ahab and Moby before the 'incident'. So I had them sharing a beer together.
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In the end I thought it might be wiser to just have them play a game of shuttle cock together. I mean they are sea fairing lads after all. So the sketch below was in the end the final result.
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