Grrl Power #6 – With the Power to Reshelve Faster than a Bullet!
So lots of things going on in this comic. One, the art is at least a year old, which is why it takes a step backwards, and also why Sydney’s eyebrows are different. Yes, each of my characters have distinct eyebrows, yes, I’m the only one who notices.
Also there’s the casual reveal that superheroes exist in this world, which obviously isn’t a surprise if you’ve read the other strips so far, but originally this was the second page, and already I’m diving in to the subject. Not the measured pacing I had originally envisioned but this sequential story telling is more challenging than it seems.
SuperheroThey're super, thanks for asking!
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Your drawings of the comics on the wall was pretty good.
Those are actual comics, I was experimenting with doing 3D backgrounds with Google’s Sketchup tool, but I think I’ve decided against it as I don’t really like the look. I’ll have to figure out something for drawing populated, lived in looking backgrounds, but either way it takes quite a bit of time.
It’s fascinating to hear about the creative process and the behind-the-scenes insights into your comic.
Very nice artwork professional through and through. Like to just look at it as much as use it to be absorbed into its world. I shall take more notice of the eyebrows from now on. (I personally don’t like top heavy male representation. So in my own fiction I have more women or she is a or the central character. I am a male myself.)
Wow. It’s always fun to go back to the first page of a comic and see how much the art has improved. Well done!
Oh god my eyes! (Thanks, I’m eager to see where my art is a decade from now)
Current trends indicate improvement…
This has borne out.
Yeah, I like how the art has evolved too, but while I love the look of the other characters, I’m less enthusiastic about how Sydney evolved. I like her portrayal here as thoughtfully nerdy more than merely an ultimate spaz. The head proportion to the body might be a little off, but I like the shape of the eyes and hair. The glasses are realistically oversized, and make you realize again how they would look on an actual person. In the later drawings of Sydney they just push off the edge of her small, very angled face, while her origami-fold bangs drown out the sides. Not that this is necessarily bad, it just feels caricaturized to me.
This is more of a realistic looking Sydney then she got her final look. True it does seem to be a bit more exaggerated now. But it works fine for me. Characters can sometimes go through alterations as time and the story progresses. We has real people also go through changes. Some change more than others. Some stay the same.
Evil diamond rep. I lol’d.
Crap. I have been reading this comic for over two years and only now realized what ” late ups” guys are.
U.P.S.
Hah, maybe I should update that.
Yeah, I think you have a decent number of non-first language english speakers and people from around the world at this point. I don’t think every country has UPS.
I like that Joel has a noticeable (if only from above/behind) patch of thin hair.
Just like the bit about not all superheroes having generic good looks, it’s nice when characters have little details like that – makes them feel more like real people.
Well, actually, it could work if you play your cards right. Make it interaction and character driven: rangers he’s friends with, weird people passing through, strange and odd things that just happen. Basically, make it a slice of life comic.
Dat arm/hand ratioooo
I noticed that Joel claims that supers are only in the private sector and the military but isn’t it a big reveal layer in the story that supers serve in the military
No spoiler alert Was the big reveal. Not that supers are real. And apparently the spoiler alert was probably still covering them even with that.
Actually there was a superhero(ine) who worked in a comic store. Zephyr, of the first Valiant Harbingers in the 90s.
800 chapters later and it really is amazing
Just getting started, so I am glad I have like a thousand pages waiting for me!
I really like his line about superheroes working less than amazing jobs. “People don’t want to read about a guy who can fly and all he does is rescue lost skiers”. That is a perfect example of a very useful power being used for a very useful purpose… but as he says doesn’t lend itself to a gripping long term series.
So good for decade-ago you!
The author notices that the character Sydney’s eyebrows are different, and although they are the only one who notices, they find it important to point out.
Looking back at a comic’s first page and noticing how much the artwork has changed is always entertaining. Excellent work!