I'd be fairly shocked too - though I agree with the other poster, he looks more intimidating in the dark. And...it's interesting that he doesn't consider himself a lord. I know this comes up again later, so I'll comment on it more then.
I always interpreted Beast's line as a way of him accepting (in a small way) who he was in a way to play it safe and resign himself to his fate so he wouldn't unintentionally put too much pressure on Beauty in his own mind to break the curse. Now, while I still have that mindset, I'm wondering if this is also his way of apologizing--he is a Beast for what he did to her family, and he admits it.
I know this is a black and white comic, but <i>damn</i> I keep asking myself how you would color it? Would you keep the same colors Disney used or maybe darker?
It's simply curiosity, of course.
It's simply curiosity, of course.
I loved the fact that Beast has horns too! :)