I just wanna say first off that I am amazed how much conversation the last strip caused. I love when you guys get talkative. 😀
Got a few announcements today. First a few items of business:
1. I wanted to give you all a heads up that I am going to be attending a Chicago, Illinois, USA area anime convention this May. I will be at Anime Central on May 20-22. I will not be having a merch table or a gallery table or anything fancy like that, but if you happen to see a heavyset blond guy with a black messenger bag walking around, feel free to say hello. 😀 (I will post a mug shot closer to convention time).
2. I wanted to remind everyone that I am going to be submitting a short story to the tsunami disaster relief fundraiser Japan Needs Heroes. I have a script and pencils done, and it may interest you all to know that this short will be Selkie related. I’m leery of “donation-exclusive” content, even for charity’s sake, so the short will not contain any information that won’t manage to find it’s way to the main comic in time. But, if you’re interested in a sneak peek at future content (such as what Selkie’s mother looks like), and wish to donate to those who have lost their homes and possessions and family to natural disasters, this is a good opportunity!
3. Lastly I would like to close this entry with… a new Fan Art submission! Courtesy of Jenna:
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Thank you Jenna!
Any comments or questions about the news items, fire away!
(I feel talkative today, so bullet points are necessary :).)
–Marigold’s response was the best one that could be given under the present circumstances. Good job on the execution of it :).
–What word did you debate using in panel 5?
–Oooh, mug shot! My sister lives in Chicago, I may have to stalk you, lol.
–You’re donating to “Japan Needs Heroes”? That’s awesome, rock on! I guess I’m going to have to buy it after all :).
Woos, guess that was panel 1. I debated between “ugly” and “gross” (gross being the word Selkie used earlier, ugly being a.. reinterpretation). I fail math!
YA~AY
Grandma’s still grandma. :3
I’m so glad that despite freaking out about Selkie not being human, she treats her just as before.
Well, as they established earlier, it’s a much bigger shock that she’s a natural carnivore than that she’s not human. Webbed fingers, okay. Gray skin, okay. Cat eyes, okay. Mouth full of fangs, okay. Gills, okay. Eats only meat and dairy products…
OH MY GOSH SHE ONLY EATS MEAT AND DAIRY PRODUCTS!?!?!?
The point isn’t what is shocking, the point is that she’s going to be treated the same. That even though she’s still going to have difficulty accepting herself and dealing with people’s reactions, she has support and people who care for her.
Awww this was sweet. Grandma had me worried but she pulled through 🙂
Yeah, that was really sweet of her.
Grandma comes through.
I’m still curious about why she was so freaked out before, though. The explanation for that will tell us a lot about Selkie’s people and their place in the world.
Panel 5 made me squeal out loud. Selkie looks so cute! And Marigold is such a good grandma. <3
Heh… just saw a great reaction video on YouTube and thought of this strip. Seems like Mari has taken the slot as Quintessential Positive Grandma in my head, if I jump straight to here.
Here’s the video — of a woman getting surprised by her granddaughter, who just got adopted: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0s73Z71mKA (In case the link changes later, it’s called “BIG REACTION- Secret Adoption Reveal”)
WAY TO GO, GRANDMA! I figured she’d come through. Carnivorous non-human is one thing, but with a sad little face like that, all a mother or grandmother is going to see is a sad little girl who needs some love.
<3
yes indeed! see the earlier update where Todd and Theo were out in the hallway and Todd comments on how she’s “just like any other kid” (para).
mammalian or amphibian, kids need lotsa love. <3
I am really, really relieved. Such a touching comic strip today!
And a big WOW to the fan art submission. It looks stunning!
Cute and a bit frightning at the same time.
I 11’th the above comments. And then I do it again. Grandma came through big time, and I’m glad to see she’s going to be a good supporting figure. I think it’s probably important for Selkie to have a woman who understands in her life, and I’m glad that can be Grandma.
And I second the wow on the fanart! It’s absolutely lovely.
Well, I could leave a nice Grandma comes through, but that seems to be covered already. With d’awwwwws. So many d’awwwwws. What I really want to comment on is the Japan Needs Heroes project you’ve mentioned. I’ve been following the crisis in Japan, just as probably everyone else here has, as well as watching for creative ways to donate. I’ve already been brought to tears by a single banner and given… probably more than I can afford overall.bb but it looks like I’ll be cutting into my wallet a little more for this. This is absolutely incredible, and I’ll be taking it to my circle on Deviantart to see if they can get the word out just a little farther. Talk about an amazing goal…
That and let’s admit it, I cannot wait to read your contribution!
Great work with art and minimal dialogue to convey emotion in the first three panels. A good way to show the challenges Selkie will always face, as well as the compassion of her family.
I just want to say, i think its great what your doing to raise money for japan ( have an old friend that lives there so i ive been donating a lot to help)
I like how you can almost see Grandma Smith realizing what Todd means when he says it’s not as big a deal as it sounds like.
Unrelated, but the link to Jenna’s DA in the news post is broken. (mostly because it has selkie’s url before it in the link)
Finally, a thought I found a bit amusing while my mind wandered was that there is an entire class of shoes that fit the huge-toes-shot-foot build Selkie is, but they aren’t exactly any more practical than slippers…
clown shoes
*shoRt foot
Thank you for the heads up about the URL. I won’t forget the http:// again. XD
Also, clown shoes = lol. XD
Adding my wow to all the other wows on the fan art.
I really love this comic. I like that you were scientific inventing this new species – the diagram was very interesting. I look forward to seeing Selkie’s markings, but that will be a while in the future. 🙂
Selkie seems really concerned about her lack of pinnae. I mentioned it to a few of my friends and we covered our ears trying to see what we would look like. Actually, we decided that people would look gorgeous without ears. I’m sure we will be outvoted on that, but still. You can tell Selkie she’s a very cute young lady. 😉
Jenna! Excellent portrait of Selkie! (I faved it on my DA page).
And yes! Grandma’s instincts and inherent motherliness kicked in as soon as she saw how sad and vulnerable Selkie was at this moment. You could almost hear her saying the same sort of thing to Todd when he was a kid, can’t you? All of a sudden now, Selkie is her adopted granddaughter who needs hugs and reassuring … doesn’t matter that she’s not like the rest of us.
Oh Selkie, don’t you realize a lack of ears makes me loke you all the more? I HATE drawing ears.