Chase Me, Catch Me, Con Me

[amphigoury]

This was done up for the merlin_ficart Challenge #3

Author: vivitchi  
Link: Chase Me, Catch Me, Con Me
Characters/Pairings: Arthur/Merlin
Summary: Prompt: ‘Merlin is the charmingly handsome ex-thief and conman forced to work with the government. Arthur is his government handler who caught him. They have a bit of a mutual crush on each other.’ Plot helped and inspired by the film Catch Me If You Can.

So I did it up Giant Comic style, as is my custom..... enjoy!








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Comments

[i-slash-thee.livejournal.com]

I dare somebody to tell me that this isn't the epitome of perfection so I can hunt them down and make them take it back!

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

My own personal enforcer! Now I'm glad I didn't write up about how many screw-ups are in this piece because then I'd have you hunting me down, knocking down my door and putting the boots to me! Ha!

Thanks so much for the comment!

[thecheekydragon.livejournal.com]

I probably shouldn't comment cuz I'm one of the mods (and I've entered the challenge too with a fic) but THIS IS BRILLIANT! I know Viv's story and your comic here fits perfectly.

Just had to say: Awesome job :D

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you commented anyways! Thanks very much! I can't wait to see everyone else's works!

[madnessisreal.livejournal.com]

WOW...and WOW!! This is AWESOME! This has always been one of my fave Merlin fics and your art is amazing! I love Arthur's face when he first answers the phone and the last panel especially. Great angle work with the board by the way*am very jealous*:D

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! I had a blast drawing it. I agree with you on that 2nd panel- I like the way it turned out.

[in-praesenti.livejournal.com]

OH! I love that fic. And I love this! It fits the story so well. I especially like the perspectives and the fact that Merlin's smiling in his pic on the board :D

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much! Merlin's pic on the board was fun to create - I was going with a "security camera still" feel for it. Actually, that whole board was fun to make!

[archaeologist-d.livejournal.com]

Loved it. The way you did the drawings and the coloring. Just lovely.

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you liked the colouring! It was really difficult actually because the only source of light in the room is the monitor and (depending what's on the screen) they like to emit this cold blue light (which adds to the cold, lonely feeling of the scene). I think I had, like, 4 colour-correcting layers plastered over this sucker to get the right feel. The only panel without the colour correct was the "pratface" panel. It just seemed to work better without it - Merlin's call shocks the glummy blue right off the panel! LOL!

[hannah1193.livejournal.com]

Great! :) Really funny well done! :)

[tunes84.livejournal.com]

Saw a link to this on the Merlin forum, it's absolutely fantastic! The drawings are beautiful and I love Arthur's face all glowy from the computer. Really fantastic!

Jenn

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thanks very much!

[sheswatching.livejournal.com]

I've had this open as I commented on your other work and I keep trying to think of something to say other than "I love it" but I can't. It's just absolutely gorgeous, in the colouring and Arthur's face and the story <3

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much! This one was a blast to create. Fun lighting!

[gfeather.livejournal.com]

I love all the detail! It's so rich. Each panel has so much to look at. Love, love, love it!

I now want to see a catch me if you can done in canon era... hmmm...

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Ohh, that'd be a good one! Do it!! LOL! I'd draw that!

[gfeather.livejournal.com]

AHHHHHH NO NOT ANOTHER BUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!!

*runs screaming*

If I end up writing it, it'll be ALL YOUR FAULT!

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

And if I end up drawing it, it'll be all YOUR fault! LOL, we can be trouble together!!! ^__^

[larapidez.livejournal.com]

* amazed *
All those details!
It's so perfect! I really adore your art. It's so awesome!

[amphigoury.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much!

[k-nightfox.livejournal.com]

Stalking you again! Was showing your art off to people again (they loved it) and I realized I hadn't SEEN this! Yes, I am a bad stalker :(

I LOVED IT and it made me want to read the fic...so I did :D

Came back and looked at this again and have to say, this is fucking perfect for that fic, FLAWLESS.

*crawls back under her rock*