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Added 2017-07-01 10:44:26 +0000 UTCI'm a firm believer that when it comes to posting fiction online, being transparent about what you're trying to accomplish is important, at least when early in your career like I am. Not only that but I think being available to answer questions and respond to feedback is a big part of the equation as well.
Though it can be difficult to be transparent and responsive when you want something in your story to be mysterious, purposely ambiguous even. What then?
As a relatively amateur comic creator on the internet I don't have the clout to just hang back in the shadows and cop the attitude of "if you get it it's because I'm a genius, and if you don't it's because you're too dumb to figure it out." Even if I did have that kind of pull I don't respect that attitude when it comes to story telling.
But to the point: in the comic itself I have no intention of spelling out exactly why Switch looks the way she does here. I want to leave that to the reader to come up with their own conclusion about. It may come across as lazy writing on my end, and if so I get that argument. Like everything else about posting this comic so far, it will be a learning experience for me either way. :D
Comments
Cool. :)
Reinbach
2017-07-04 03:32:33 +0000 UTCMakes sense! :)
Reinbach
2017-07-04 03:31:49 +0000 UTCI figured she looked like that because she was pissed off. Seems like the more emotional Switch is the more dangerous she looks. In a relatively good mood, or 'motherly' she's just sort of the wispy outline. Annoyed or mocking, she looks like a giant purple monster woman. Pissed of beyond reason...well, that.
Skink
2017-07-03 20:47:14 +0000 UTCEarly Sherlock wrote IOUs and then paid them quickly, which is how you want an episodic mystery series to be. Then they started borrowing more heavily (what does Moriarty want or do again? Are we ever actually going to find out?) and started paying back back in pocket lint (ha ha, turns out he's just crazy). Later in the series they started taking massive loans (spoiler: killing Sherlock, except y'know, he's not dead) and actively started making fun of the idea they should pay those back (that whole episode mocking people trying to figure out the mystery of how Sherlock survived). Even their individual episodes started to rely on Sherlock Holmes being a wizard instead of actual mysteries people could figure out, and relied on people being invested in the series - a bit like a scumbag businessman that does good business at first and builds a well-known brand, and then as time goes on his model becomes "take tons of loans and investment money then declare bankruptcy to defraud investors and creditors" and relies on the brand to blind people to the obvious scumbaggery. Lost, meanwhile, was more like a government, continually taking more loans to pay back more loans to pay back more loans to pay back more loans. (Unlike a government, Lost actually had to end sometime, shame that.) Mass Effect was like someone that has a solid business model such that they can pay off all the debts they've racked up without causing undue hardship... and then out of the blue they declare they're paying off their ten million dollar loan with three pieces of brightly-colored bubble gum. Wait no, you don't get three, you have to choose one of the three. :P
Thomas Bellinger
2017-07-03 02:35:56 +0000 UTCThis isn't about why she looks like that, but I've noticed switch looks kinda like Sylvia. Got a theory on why that is and by an extent, what switch is.
Lord Washington
2017-07-03 00:42:07 +0000 UTCMakes sense! Nice analogy there and thanks for sharing. :)
Reinbach
2017-07-02 21:37:34 +0000 UTCThanks! I reworked this page a dozen times so I'm glad you like the final product. :)
Reinbach
2017-07-02 21:36:13 +0000 UTCYep! :D
Reinbach
2017-07-02 21:35:45 +0000 UTCThere was an early version of her that featured a more skeletal, armored torso. But then I remembered what kind of comic this was and went for boobs lol.
Reinbach
2017-07-02 21:34:39 +0000 UTCAlso holy shit, just saw Casey's look of mortal terror in the first panel there. VERY well done. She's not hiding with the same amount of fear (she looks more like "EW don't want to see that") but in that first one, she absolutely realizes the threat. Switch has such a great design here, though. The "single horn" and the fact that one of her hands is all f'd up and completely straight like that contribute to a very weird "uncanny valley" effect that shows just how "off" this is. It's a testament to your skill that she looks like some freaky, hideous Death Monster and I'd still fuck the shit out it because of those titanic, awe-inspiring jugs :).
ScuzzBucket
2017-07-02 18:40:31 +0000 UTCWhat was Sherlock's IOU? I can't remember. But yeah, you've got a point there. So long as things are explained eventually, all mysteries are cool. It's when they're not, or the writer expects all of the unspoken stuff is fine when it actually requires clarification (the webcomic Penny & Aggie speaks to mind- the writer relied WAY TOO MUCH on casual exposition and "you didn't see it but this was implied" to get by). I'm fine with what we've seen in this comic, as you can pretty easily extrapolate things ("oh, so Casey seems to have explained Switch to Royce before...").
ScuzzBucket
2017-07-02 18:38:12 +0000 UTCAwww, shit Casey. You done fucked up now.
Squid Hills
2017-07-02 17:25:38 +0000 UTCFantastic experssion
Dean Sturtevant
2017-07-02 12:40:00 +0000 UTCSo re: the commentary! My thoughts on this are thus: a page/chapter/episode/etc. where you throw something at the audience that they're flat-out not expected to understand is writing them an IOU. If it's something small or if the IOU is paid quickly, that payoff doesn't need to be much ("small thing that doesn't make sense but oh, next page it makes more sense" is like borrowing five dollars for lunch). If it's something tremendous or long-term, it's better if it's worth it ($30,000 loan for a business startup needs to end up generating some revenue). You don't _have_ to pay those debts, mind you. A little mystery isn't bad and not everything needs an exhaustive explanation (like how you always wind up owing your buddy for lunch). And some series rely extensively on IOUs that they never end up paying (Lost, Sherlock), sort of like that buddy of yours that's always swimming in credit card debt.
Thomas Bellinger
2017-07-02 08:09:51 +0000 UTCI like the way you think! XD
Reinbach
2017-07-02 04:02:25 +0000 UTCHey thanks for sharing! Those are some cool ideas you got there:)
Reinbach
2017-07-02 04:01:42 +0000 UTCHey thanks! Can't think of much else to say I'm afraid, as any replies I make will blow my ambiguous angle lol.
Reinbach
2017-07-02 04:00:28 +0000 UTCHey thanks for the thoughtful feedback! I'll do my best to keep your interest. :)
Reinbach
2017-07-02 03:57:40 +0000 UTCSounds like a hot scenario! :D
Reinbach
2017-07-02 03:56:42 +0000 UTCHoly fuckfarts! Giant Oni Demon Lady!! And yet I'm like "GIANTESS BOOBIES WOULD STILL BANG!" because my God, the idea of a 12-foot tall giant-breasted woman with a funky non-human skin color is just AWESOME. I get the impression that Switch looks the way she does because Casey sees her as this beautiful woman... but with this dark side (hence why Switch is pretty, but has those shark teeth). And what we're seeing here is the maximum manifestation of Switch's angry side- the one we've only seen hinted at (with the "you'll know it" scene and the chains). Switch being this weird combination of Casey's conscience/common sense, it makes sense that she's frightening and weird, since Casey herself is nuts.
ScuzzBucket
2017-07-01 16:15:48 +0000 UTCVery interesting. Still like her super huge boobs >:3 Atm, I can only guess two reasons as to why Switch looks like this now. 1. its to simply show how pissed off she is with Casey. Similar to manga/anime, where a character will look demonic or evil to better express the amount of hate, annoyance, and/or rage they're feeling at that particular moment. 2. We are actually getting a glimpse as to what Switch could actually really be. That behind her attractive looks and big tits, is someone/something that has become much more demonic. Her true form or part of it is revealed when Switch becomes angry. Judging by Casey's expression and past dialogue in the last few pages, she has seen this side of Switch before and knows that something bad is about to happen to her now. That being said, you'd think Casey would listen to Switch more knowing exactly what would happen if she didn't.
WarSapphire
2017-07-01 15:35:38 +0000 UTCSo in a nut shell I feel Switch looks this way because she's had enough of Casey's selfish could care less about others feelings attitude, except maybe Bria, but even there she's been selfish at times. Switch left hoping to get Casey's attention and that didn't really work. So here we are with totally scary made as hell Switch reaching out and by her looks virtually grabbing Casey by the shoulders and shaking her like a rag doll to really get her attention and get her to shape the hell up. Very well played!
Bob Fink
2017-07-01 14:56:45 +0000 UTCIn my mind Switch looks like the way she does because, in Casey's mind she's actually afraid of her. Last page when she was talking to Royce and says, "Switch is gone....when know what happens when she comes back," on those lines, she's more worried about what will happen when she returns. When she saw Bria's eyes at the party, there was concern in Casey's eyes, like "Oh no please not you." Any way I just woke up, still half a sleep. Hope it makes sense. Lol. Reinbach I love this comic and your art. Please keep it coming.
Matthew Berry
2017-07-01 13:24:12 +0000 UTCBut in all seriousness. Really love this page. Switch's growing frustration throughout the comic is very evident. Hopefully this will finally get through to Casey and she starts to listen to Switch...without question.
kaldonis
2017-07-01 12:43:55 +0000 UTCI'd still tap that XD
kaldonis
2017-07-01 12:38:05 +0000 UTCAs for what Switch is, I'm just going to assume she's some type of demon.
Angelo
2017-07-01 10:58:16 +0000 UTCAs well you should be! :D
Reinbach
2017-07-01 10:56:27 +0000 UTCI know I'm supposed to be scared of her but I'm still distracted by the big titties π©
Angelo
2017-07-01 10:56:03 +0000 UTC
