#77 “Do You See Me?”
Oh look; feels.
Yes, we return to the past yet again! I wonder what everyone will get up to this time?
Some of you will be happy to note that I’ve gone back and added captions to certain key pages giving a clear notion of what time frame the proceeding pages fall into. It should hopefully remedy any confusion from here on out.
Not really sure if Shadow IS a good girl. When it comes to monsters, what would classify as a “good girl”? I assume it would be always listening to what Mother says and striving to be the best. But that leaves little to no room for individuality (which is what I think shadow really wants).
So the real question is: is shadow doing the right thing by breaking the social norm?
That is a very good question. XD
“I don’t exist when you don’t see me.” – The Sisters of Mercy
Hey Brandon? I’m currently in the planing phase for my own webcomic, and I was wondering if you had any advice to give?
Make sure you have your story well planned in advance, and a decent handle on your character designs before you really start anything official.
Yuuuuus noin better then wakin up on ur bday n seeing a new comic page looks like were gettin another past arc maybe jus a lil one cant wait for more keep it up
Happy Birthday! 😀
Thaank yooouuu😊
Aww. This comic is so cute. I wonder what she means by “good girl.”
The shading & how it affects what & how things are seen is very good. Top Notch work.
I little bit of subtly that most people are missing is how he wakes up when all she does is say his name. You can tell she’s using a normal volume & probably tone, but it wakes him from a sound sleep. You wake up like that from only two ways: Someone you care great deal about is the speaker or you’ve trained yourself too; like an agent or such. I wonder which applies here, hmm? 😉
on human standards? yeah, just weird XD
on monster standards? hard to tell, she broke some rules, but nothing that i personaly think that makes her a bad girl (yet =p)
also, hello there again brandon =p
Heya,
I love how the comic’s going, had to skip commenting last time due to an operation. But It’s a job was funny, if a bit off the wall in light of the rest. Do you see me hits the right notes. I can’t wait for the next installment as… well, the guessing other folks have done have left me curious. =D
Thanks! Well, you’ll only have to wait a week. XD
This is pure wishful thinking, but if a network wanted to adapt your comic as an animated series, which network would you prefer? Personally, I would choose Adult Swim in order to keep most of the adult themes intact, if not the adult content.
I’m not sure, honestly. XD
Oh, this might end poorly…
is this when they have sex if not it’s a step in the right direction
Dude, they’re kids. And better yet, still only friends. They should NOT be having sex at such an early stage of their lives.
Well, at first sight, with the storyline what it was, I took them to be fifteen or sixteen, or somewhere between five and nine when the flashbacks started. Future evidence and commentary disabused me of that notion.
Heh… no, absolutely not.
Good man.
Hey, nobody said they had to show sex if it happened. It’s possible it does (behind the scenes where we can’t see, of course) and then the trauma or whatever becomes a major plot point. Not saying kid sex is good by any means, but using it as a plot point does make an interesting bit of backstory to work with. That said, it’s never a good thing and should not be supported.
There are enough smut comics on the web as it is. I don’t need this relatively pleasant comic to be one.
Besides, what you’re suggesting would just feel like its forcing a dramatic situation to happen, which ultimately hurts a story more than it improves it. Just throwing a big situation in for the sake of throwing it in isn’t a powerful moment. It would, instead, be like jumping the shark just to make a simple situation feel more important than it is.
This moment should be similar to comfort and acknowledgement of character. We know little of Shadow’s person, as well as Tim’s. Seeing how they handle a situation that is obviously important to Shadow is just as crucial as big situations being put into stories.
If you want dark stuff, fine. But not all stories must have them forced on us. For me, angst can just as easily throw a story into a hole that it cannot crawl out of because either the story or the author is not able to convey moments of light-situated enjoyment to offset the dower situations.
Like the Dawn of Justice movie: too much drama, dark moments and unpleasant situations can kill a movie/plot. Comics are meant to be enjoyed and I want to continue enjoying this. But throwing in a ‘OMG’ moment like sex as kids is just…well, I think I made my point.
There is no need for it. Let the story progress so that situations form as befit characters and the worlds around them.
There is sex in the original story, but if Brandon does depict it, it’ll be hiding any of the special bits, since it’ll be about the emotion and not pure titillation.
So like the “No bathroom breaks” rule, where it DOES happen, but is unnecessary and is therefore cut? I mean, they are eight and that’s disgusting if that were to happen (which it won’t), but I understand it.
“Mmmhh…no way honey…you’re as naughty as they come…” *suddenly sex*
That was a joke BTW, I don’t condone kid sex in any form.
what happened to my post?
What post? Oh, it went into the spam filter for some reason. I fixed it.
“In this context, what exactly is ‘good’? ‘Good’ as in ‘as we’d like’ or ‘good’ as in ‘against monster ways’?”
“Good girl”… hmmmm well it depends what “good” means in their world, is it an insult or is it a complement, is your creepy an insult or a complement, it all depends on their custom and slang so i would return that question with: well your an awesome friend”