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Helluva Trio 2 pg 55 draft

Circus Freaks pg 4 (commentary)

I'll admit, I have a few concerns for this story.

The NSFW content takes a little while to get into, for one thing.

The Glam Sisters aren't that popular for another. They're mean and one-dimensional, so I had to figure out a way to give them a little more depth without changing the concept that they're bad girls.

Still, I did eventually come up with a story that I'm happy with. I just hope people will like it long enough for me to get there.

Helluva Trio 2 pg 54

Helluva Trio 2 pg 54 inks

Circus Freaks pg 4 inks (commentary)

Something sneaky's going on...

Ugh, I just realized I forgot Glam's horn in panel 2.

Circus Freaks pg 4 draft (script)

P1: They both get very close to him, practically on his lap.

GLITZ: You've got us all wrong!" "We want you as a pair!

GLAM: For a performance or two. See if the audience will love you as much as we're betting.

GLITZ: If you're as good as you say, maybe we'll hire you full-time.

P2: Striker gets up, dropping one of the girls from his lap.

STRIKER: Full time? Unlikely. Ah ain't aiming to be on no circus roster.

P3: The pair are getting a little annoyed now. 2025-03-16 15:06:01 +0000 UTC View Post

Helluva Trio 2 pg 54 draft

Helluva Trio 2 pg 53

Circus Freaks pg 3 (commentary)

Of course, Striker is suspicious of any job that arrives at this desk rather than he goes out and seeks.

Circus Freaks pg 3 inks (commentary)

In a lot of weird ways, Striker is pretty similar to Moxxie. His design seems almost inspired by Moxxie as well, with a very similar haircut.

I wondered if maybe Striker is sort of built to be a different version of Moxxie, as in what he would've grown to be like if he hadn't found a friend and his love. Striker stayed alone and focused on his skills and anger.

That idea motivated me to write a brief exploration of his backstory, which we'll get to eventually.

Helluva Trio 2 pg 53 inks

Circus Freaks pg 3 draft (script)

P1: Striker raises an eyebrow.

STRIKER: Ah don't hold back.

GLITZ (off-panel): Oooh, that's what I like to hear.

P2: Glitz and Glam make themselves comfortable at his office, Glitz sitting on his desk, the other walking around it, dragging her fingers along the surface.

GLAM: We heard your music playing too. You like to perform, huh?

GLITZ: Think of it! You and Bombshell, on stage with us, showing Mammon and the whole world how fucking amazing you are...

P3...

Helluva Trio 2 pg 53 draft

Short break

I'm going to take a break from uploads for the next three days to try to catch up to my workload. I'll be back soon.

Helluva Trio 2 pg 52

Circus Freaks pg 2 (commentary)

At this point, I still haven't completely figured out the Sisters' hair and had to go back to re-evaluate my design sheets.

There is one trick that makes drawing the sisters a little easier: simply draw one sister and then copy+paste that drawing and flip it horizontally and -bam- you've got the second sister already drawn.

After Striker got his statue damaged, it looks like he got a smaller one to fit into his office. Glitz has taken notice of it.

This story stems from the ...

Circus Freaks pg 2 inks (commentary)

With how much effort they put into designing and making the Glam Sisters as unique as possible, I have a feeling that HB production really thought these two were going to become extremely popular.

Personality issues aside (which I'll have to address later), their designs are stupid difficult and in some places, nonsensical.

I did some design tweaks that probably aren't that noticeable, but I do think make more sense.

The girls have a repeated motif of circles and diamonds th...

Helluva Trio 2 pg 52 inks

Patreon app via Apple iOS

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A few months back, Apple changed the structure of how Patreon operates so that Apple receives more money. They take 30% of your payment vs the Patreon website's 5%. Apple's response to creators is for us to simply raise our prices to compensate.

I won't be doing that.

Not only that, but they hold onto those funds for 75 days before I and other Patreon creators can receive those funds. I currently have about $250 that A...

Circus Freaks pg 2 draft (script)

P1: We turn the camera around to see the Glam Sisters, grinning back, posing.

SISTERS: We want a new act!

GLAM: We've heard about you riding through the city on that massive hellhorse of yours.

GLITZ: Sexy, by the way.

GLAM: The horse, that is.

GLITZ: And you. Riding it.

P2: Striker is put off by this, lifting his hat to see them better, incredulous.

STRIKER: Wait. THAT'S what I'm known for? I've got a body count of over a hundred, and you only know m...

Helluva Trio 2 pg 52 draft

Circus Freaks pg 1 (commentary)

This was originally going to be set in the same location as that mine shaft hideout that Striker has, but I couldn't find any shots of a desk and chair, and in such a wide open area, there was no real logical location for such a setup.

Instead, I based the room on the office that Crimson interviewed Striker in. I guess Striker relocated his stuff to his own office after impressing Crimson.

Helluva Trio 2 pg 51

Circus Freaks pg 1 inks (commentary)

Okay, here we go.

The concept of mixing Striker and the Glam Sisters was born from seeing a lot of fanart of Striker but it was either with the IMP crew or with characters that didn't make much sense for him to interact with. There's no background on this guy, so not a whole lot to build off of.

I thought of him interacting with the Glam Sisters not just because they're both sets of antagonists, but because of his first appearance, he had a flair for entertainment and performing. ...

Helluva Trio 2 pg 51 inks

Circus Freaks pg 1 draft (script)

P1: In a crime noir like setting, Striker is sit at his office desk, boots up, grinning while chewing on straw and playing with his dagger.

STRIKER: Ah ain't surprised that my reputation has caught your eye. That's a given.

P2: He grins.

STRIKER: But what exactly do you want with my... set of skills?

Helluva Trio 2 pg 51 draft

Circus Freaks cover (commentary)

I still need to design the title logo, so this cover is incomplete. I might also tune the colors some more to make it pop more.

But this is where we start.

Helluva Trio 2 pg 50

Circus Freaks cover inks (commentary)

These aren't easy characters to draw. I thought drawing Blitzo was a struggle, with those massive horns taking up so much space and his inconsistent head design, but the Glam Sisters have MASSIVE hair. It's difficult to fit it into frame and to not have it cover up too much around them.

Initially, I was going to have the sisters facing more towards each other, but then their hair would block each other's faces. I had to awkwardly hide their hair, which was too much trouble, so facing a...