I’m tired, I’m sick, and I still am pretty happy with this page. So…yay. I really, really love drawing this underwater stuff. It’s a blast.
Need to go to bed now- it’s 2:30 am and I feel like a racoon’s butt. But first, google Gary Friedrich, read a bit, and then give him money. I did. Screw Marvel.
Later.
J.
ps. sorry it’s terse. I’ve done this twice already, so I don’t have the energy to write a tome. But I’ll be in the comments.
I’m glad you enjoy drawing underwater scenes because you are very, very, very good at this. The vomit cloud is both disturbing and intreging. And as always the continuty in your drawings is simply amazing. Each scene flows directly into the other wonderfully.
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Hope you get well soon.
Don’t mind the run-on sentence.
My moving day. Lotta stuff to do. Checked on Facebook for a second, then read my few webcomics, and a link looked vaguely interesting, so I clicked. Almost three hours later, your site is favorited, and I’ve read all of them, and most of the posts underneath (which you should really start being less self-depreciating with, as (this is going to sound harsh, but I’m being honest) it sort of makes you seem to be seeking compliments, and speaking badly of yourself can be a self-fulfilling prophecy), and I haven’t moved a thing. I LIKED this comic, and will be coming back weekly. From the emergency drills one that had an oddly Calvin and Hobbes vibe (probably because Anton is talking to us) to Been defending Billy with her wing during the Raindrops aren’t Teardrops story, I love the little touches in this strip.
Thanks for making this. My head’s been in a pretty bad place, and I’ve been having trouble taking my mind off it. This worked a treat.
@Felix: I know – I do worry about people thinking I’m fishing for compliments. But, the whole self-hating, nitpicky crazy is genuinely who I am as an artist. I absolutely want you guys to like this comic, and I want you all to think it’s done well. But ultimately, it doesn’t matter if Harvey Kurtzman himself rose from the grave and told me he thought I was the second coming of George Herriman. I know I’d sit down to draw the next day and beat the crap out of myself the whole time to be better. Which I LOVE. It’s odd, but it’s true. For me it’s a part of the process, and a part of the romance of being a cartoonist.
That being said, you made my week (maybe even month) with your comment. To know that this had a positive impact on you, well, that’s why I do this in public. Thanks.
“Fishing” for compliments about your underwater scene?
Oh, good grief, Jason.
And no, no, I am sure no one actually thinks that, all unintentional puns aside. Yes, the work this time is splendid. Yes, you are getting better all the time. Clearer, sharper, deeper and more detailed without being too busy. And given your penchant for beautifully realized teensy little elements in the page, that’s no small feat. Beware of the romantic siren song of cartooning, though. It can yo-yo you up and down …