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April 29, 2007

Templar: They are not talking about what you think they're talking about.

Or are they?

Surely, a mystery for the ages. Or just one for the next page.

I call pages like this "Grand Central Station pages," because I have to coordinate the interactions and expressions of more than three or four characters at a time. That can get overwhelming. Crowd scenes are fine, since those are just strangers. But pages like this are full of characters people know, or are going to get to know. Requires more. So, I can usually be heard muttering "Grand Central fucking Station." while I'm inking and coloring stuff like this. Aren't I dainty.

Y'know, I should stick up a "The story so far" synopsis page for this comic, with CBR downloads of chapters (Or rather, the one complete chapter so far) and summaries. That's probably important for comics like this one, with long-term plots. But that'll have to wait until I at least get Scip on the cast page. Poor guy.

While toning today's page, I got some Sprite up my nose. The drink, not the creature. To my credit, I didn't scream.

Posted by Spike at April 29, 2007 01:12 AM

Comments

Honestly, I'm still surprised that Scip is straight. I mean, he doesn't act like it, and the whole "penis disintegration dream" comment made me think otherwise.

Or maybe it's a future plot point!

Posted by Ionan at April 29, 2007 01:50 AM
216.231.48.152

Nobody would think less of you if you had screamed. That hurts like nobody's business.

Posted by Cylver at April 29, 2007 02:31 AM
75.5.180.33

what, you mean you've never met a sweet, gentle, auto-castrated big straight dude in your life?

Posted by Fortunato at April 29, 2007 12:09 PM
69.143.18.47

Then what ARE they talking about? 'cuz right about now I'm expecting Reagan to ask Ben if he's ever been part of a family before :)

Posted by Alan Tyson at April 29, 2007 04:31 PM
69.41.118.3

What's going to drive me nuts for the week is trying to figure out who that last text bubble in the corner belongs to.

Anyway, this is my first post, but I've been reading for a bit. I have to say this is one of the best webcomics or even just stories in general I've ever read, good job.

Posted by Kevin at April 29, 2007 10:57 PM
68.0.147.64

They're not talking about what I think they're talking about? I'm not even sure what I'm supposed to think they're talking about, 'cept it apparently involves blood somehow. Oooo. wait. This wouldn't be about "you damn well know what", would it?

Anyway, I'm still chuckling over "Supermandingo" from the other day.

Posted by stacey at April 30, 2007 11:26 AM
69.216.114.104

I don't think you need a summary or guide. People will be interested, then click on "first" and away they go.

I don't really care for written guides in general; they make concrete interpretations which sometimes prevent me from making my own based on the more subtle artwork.

jesus, comics philosophy on monday morning. where's my coffee.

Posted by Jason at April 30, 2007 02:36 PM
192.240.14.3

I heard George W. Bush is headlining the "Monsters of Democracy" Tour this year. I bet tix are hell to get hold of!

Posted by Anomie at April 30, 2007 08:14 PM
70.240.144.195

You know damn well what!

Posted by michaelpatrick at April 30, 2007 10:25 PM
63.164.145.85

Yea, that.

Posted by Pseudo at April 30, 2007 11:53 PM
70.73.11.65

I was looking at the sketchbook pages lately...

Posted by michael j patrick at May 1, 2007 12:06 AM
151.204.219.6

I'm thinkin' that bubble might be Gene. It's in his font...

And MP, you wouldn't be thinking of C12-H26 would you?

Posted by Yasei at May 2, 2007 02:27 AM
24.17.28.83

You mean:

Dodecane \Do"de*cane\, n. [Gr. ? twelve.] (Chem.)
Any one of a group of thick oily hydrocarbons, C12H26, of
the paraffin series.

Posted by michael j patrick at May 2, 2007 07:23 AM
141.150.246.160

Ionan: Funny you should mention that.

...

Yup.

michael j patrick: Ding ding! On the NOSE.

Posted by spike at May 2, 2007 09:03 PM
68.20.33.23

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