Chapter 1- Awake
Hey folks!
I’m super excited to announce an upcoming new website and new colorist are coming to the comic! So expect a new site design when the new update posts this week, one which I think will be much more cohesive and appealing. A huge thank you to my partner Matt, who took on the task and made something cool out of my really clumsy and vague directions for what I think a website should look like. Create a comic? Yes. Design a website? Uhhhhh
Please be sure to check out Matt’s comic Ruin! I’m biased since I help with story consulting, but I think it’s gonna be a good read! (⭒ ์ ⲳ ์ )
And second piece of news, a new colorist!! I’m very excited to announce Hades as our new colorist, who will be taking my flats and adding all that awesome shading, texture and lighting that make the comic’s art shine. This is a huge help as I am increasingly short on time, regardless of working in black+white or color. My hope is that not only will I be a lot less stressed, which equals better work from me, but the comic will resume a more regular posting schedule.
You can check out Hade’s work on their website and on their twitter! Please give them a warm welcome!
2 thoughts on “Ch 7 Page 28”
Sparrow
WOAH, oh man. I did NOT expect it to be that bad – I thought Midori would run off but almost to her death?! Thank goodness Grey was paying attention, and reacted in time.
The expressions of shock on both their faces are so heartbreaking ;-;
Grey looks a bit pissed at the end there though….I wonder what he’s thinking. I’m not sure if Midori actually yelled out Weiss’s name or not – which fits the seeming psychosis, honestly, being unsure what is said and what isn’t – but if Midori just *bolted* like that without saying *anything*….God.
Also I like the background people, they have a lot of diversity in appearance and reactions – some are gasping, a lot seem concerned. The attention isn’t good for them but idk, I guess i like that people aren’t completely checked out…even if nobody is doing anything, either. Bystander effect in full swing. something something SOCIETY.
Gaaaah ok final note, the composition is so good. The movement is so overwhelming and chaotic, the sudden appearance of the headlights of the train, the *whiplash* when Midori is grabbed – and the varying fonts overtaking the panels – like, Weiss shouts “Midori!” and it’s black text, then it shifts to Grey shouting it, and the text becomes white, then the final shout is black-and-white. It’s a tiny detail but it massively changes how things escalate, y’know? And how reality blurs, without using traditional text boxes. I notice more and more details the more I look. (“the doors are now closing”….is somehow so terrifying….)
BookWizard
Phew, that was a close call! This page has a great sense of movement and danger.