Selkie is making a very rude gesture that would be inappropriate to draw if not for the mittens.
I'm still figuring out Truck's design. His first appearance looked too much like a taller and fatter Young Todd. Tweaked his head to emphasize the unruly hair a bit more, and now he's basically a fat Goku. XD
I feel like Selkie’s move to get a teacher is the right idea executed for questionable reasons. XD – – – – – I thought I’d take a stab at selling the ink-and-paper lineart used to make the last few[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I tried putting Tony and Amanda in the background of that last panel, but something about it looked really off. *shrug*
So, here’s a fun background production factoid you may not be aware of. From strip #301 onward, I made a change to my production system for the comic which I am really liking the feel of. I’ve brought a little[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
"Snowmageddon" comes from my cousin, who used it to describe a 10-inch snowfall blizzard we had in my area a couple weeks ago. Which turned to warm sunshine in less than a week. What the hell, Midwest?
While sketching out the character, alternate nicknames for "Tommy the Truck" were Brick, Tank, and (briefly) Block. I chose his real name (Tommy) after I settled on his nickname, for alliterative reasons. If I had settled on Brick or Block, he would have probably been named Barry.
Bear in mind, this is not an April Fool’s strip. Tony has cast Summon: Crew and rolled a 20. Chanelle: School friend. Likes math. Michael Robert and Giselle: The psychic devil orphan kids. Lynni Gideon and Tommy (aka “Truck”): No[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I've felt for awhile now that Tony has more of a "rival" feel than an antagonist. Time to step up his game.
As is always the case with Tony’s french, I welcome and invite correction offers. Tried for “Snowball fight” on the translation website I use, I think what I put here is actually “Snow fight”, or maybe “The battle of snow?”[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Why is Sandy's spirit animal a velociraptor? Because she's a clever girl.
For records sake: The last appearance of Hamud and Moonsong (also Wu and Sandy’s last appearance prior to this arc, now that I think of it.) Amanda pranks two kids with one lie. I feel like I am breaking an[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The First Day of School arc, waaaay back when, underwent some re-writes midway through when the original ending I had intended stopped feeling "just right" to me. A consequence of this that I've regretted since then is a removal of the follow-up to Amanda's duo-prank on Selkie and Hamud. It's not a huge or important thing, but I hated that the incident just dropped off as a result of the rewrites.
(Doing the temporary half-comic thing again folks, sorry to do this twice in a row. Colors and backgrounds will be completed tonight.) I recall awhile back, somereader coined the term “adorifying” for moments where Selkie’s behaviors are equal parts adorable[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This strip is, I believe, the first time Mina's wardrobe has not been monochromatic.
Sorry about the half-comic. It’s gonna be a “I’ll finish it later” day. Hopefully by the afternoon. Sorry. -EDIT Comic and Director Commentary updated!
I'm playing with giving Tony more head stubble to make it clearer that his bald head is voluntary. He likes the look.