davidcmatthews

"Contest Jitters" update

Added 2023-01-13 17:56:53 +0000 UTC

Don't get too excited: there aren't any new finished pages. Yet.

What there are, though, are newly reworked versions of some existing pages. This is something I've wanted to do for awhile, because one of the reasons I haven't been enthusiastic about finishing "Contest Jitters" is that there were parts in which I couldn't stand to look at some of the work I did. So I've spent most of the time since the New Year finishing the reworking of the pages.

I also wanted to re-paginate the story so that they all fit into standard comics size, for eventual publication as digital as well as (I hope) print publication. During that process, I also found opportunities for expanding a few scenes, and laying (I think) a better framework for the events to come. (And I worked in a cameo appearance by yerz trooly.)

The repagination process also lengthened the story, from 16 to 23 pages. Some of the original long-scrolling pages had material that easily took up one and a half to two print pages. (It's those half-pages that necessitated the addition of new panels.)

So yesterday, I uploaded the new version of the story to the Satin Steele website, and you can read the story starting here. The first few pages are still the same; Page 7 is the first page with new artwork, 2 new panels at the bottom of the page.

There is a new page that I have started; and you get the first look at the page in progress: