It only took 206 pages for Leon to finally be wearing the poncho he's seen wearing during all of the promo materials.
I had a lot of thoughts about how Leon would end up with it. Originally, I was just going to have them come across it while making their way somewhere... after Leon found one Luca HATED and brought this one up instead as a compromise.
I'm much happier with this context for it.
2022-06-07 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm still working out how to handle night scenes. I feel I went overboard in some spots and underboard in others. Ah well, part of the learning process. I've got another good hundred or two pages of night scenes to practice with coming up.
Anyway shoutout to Riiser and Legally Distinct Niko Oneshot for their cameos on this page. Riiser was the first to cover my comic back when it was a hundred pages shorter than it is now, and there have certainly been a few changes since then! Maybe I'...
2022-06-06 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm always self-conscious about characters talking (or in this case, thinking) too long without anything really "happening." Which I personally think is a good trait to have, working in comics!
While Leon was separated, I worked out a game for him to be playing. Which naturally meant I had to literally design a fully-functional game for him to be enjoying for the like... three pages it shows up on. Probably not even in a completely visible way. Because I'm Extra like that.
A...
2022-05-31 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I had a LOT of fun working on the night scene here. I sure hope that trend continues because, spoilers, there's gonna be a lot of night stuff coming up.
2022-05-30 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
This game went through a lot of iterations. Once I knew I wanted something garbage-themed, I thought it would be fun to play around with the structure shape by having it take place in a garbage truck-themed place.
Hard to make that look good, but nothing wrong with a challenge.
2022-05-24 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Welp, KttFF is now /officially/ my longest ever comic. All is right with the world.
To celebrate, it looks like Leon plans to do a bit of Secret Research.
2022-05-23 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
At least Luca's still having a good time... Leon, on the other hand, still seems distressed by something...
2022-05-17 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I hate making backgrounds I hate making backgrounds I hate making backgrounds I hate making backgrounds
...
But also /I can't stop MAKING them./
2022-05-16 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
I always know it's gonna be a complex page when my thumbnail details go more than a single page.
I'm /trying/ to be smarter about what I focus on in terms of detail, especially since I'll be spending one (1) whole panel seeing these fighting game characters, but thinking them up was just so fun. Originally, I was just gonna cameo two of my tabletop characters or something... but in hindsight, we've already got three other cameos on this page.
The ref is gonna be designed after the...
2022-05-10 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Getting to change out the constant glowing effects and weird mind stuff for constant background noise is going to be... better, I think? Guess we'll find out!
I'm at least looking forward to the time transition anyway.
2022-05-03 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh, uh, Luca, maybe let's not go overboard here...
Well okay that last part is completely correct but we might wanna reconsider the other things.
2022-05-02 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
New area, new problems. What a fun way to reach 200 PAGES!!
2022-04-26 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Originally this was going to have four panels... but then I had the smart idea to just make the last panel take up half the page. It's both less AND more to draw.
I'm probably also doing WAY more work than is actually needed trying to space everything out in the Fair, as well as the sun's relative angle and stuff. Meanwhile I'll still have tons of background characters and buildings to handle pretty much on the spot.
SIGH.
2022-04-19 17:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Looks like Leon's gonna be taking quite a few "L"s today
2022-04-18 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
I was really on a roll here with my thumbnails... but on this page, I realized I hadn't thought about in my script what the pair /do/ with the pins the Quizard gives them.
But it worked out! It gave me a little moment of Luca putting the pin on her bag. Leon's just gonna have to hold onto his for a hot second, though.
2022-04-12 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
One of my favorite pages for one of my favorite parts. The "tapestry of contradictions" line hit me like a truck when scripting, and being able to combine that with the weird overlapping mountains imagery has been one of the highlights of this chapter.
Plus I just thought it'd be an incredibly funny idea for this train without tracks to be driven with a regular car wheel. AND we get to briefly talk to Leon's Unconscious Mind! Not that he has anything useful to say.
AND IF ALL OF T...
2022-04-11 17:00:07 +0000 UTC View Post
The battle is lost...
I know I keep tooting my own horn about it, but I'm seriously proud about how well I'm managing to use up the space in the panels. And I'm feeling more confident about including more variety of angles. I'm starting to think I might be okay at this whole comics thing.
2022-04-05 17:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
Lads, if you're making a story and miss a chance to put in cool dream/brain sequences, you won't be able to forgive yourselves.
Also getting a chance to test out angles once again. From now on, no more than three characters per panel. So much to keep track of.
2022-03-29 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Oh they're on a train now. They're in a train... in Leon's head. It's a... like... a train in... it's a train of...
2022-03-28 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The third panel's dialogue is one of my favorite bits of writing I've ever done.
Also I've gotta find a way to include more chances to use trippy brainspaces in my stories. I LOVE how wild, yet meaningful, you can get with this stuff.
2022-03-22 17:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
Don't be such a downer, uh... other Leon in Leon's head?? I'm sorry whomst are you when did you get invited here?
2022-03-21 17:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Even on pages with fewer panels, trying to effectively space out the dialogue can be a challenge. I envy comics that have mastered the art of leading the eye through both their art and bubble placement.
2022-03-15 17:01:02 +0000 UTC View Post
NO HEY ACTUALLY MAYBE WE COULD STOP AND ELABORATE ON THAT?? SEEMS LIKE A PRETTY IMPORTANT THING TO TALK ABOUT???????
2022-03-14 17:01:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Absolutely love the framing in this one. Not an ounce of wasted space.
Which is good for any page that's got nine panels in it.
2022-03-08 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
I'm getting better about not just using the first angle I envision in my head! I want to try and use a little more variety in my shots than just static medium shots, even for primarily talky scenes.
2022-03-01 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
A look inside Leon's mind.
And his magnificent (imaginary) gamer chair.
2022-02-28 18:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Went through a lot of revision during the thumbnail page to make this joke work. In the script, I hadn't considered as much how the audience reaction could fit into getting Leon to play along.
God I love this scene.
2022-02-22 18:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post
I feel like I'm getting too comfortable going with my first idea for my thumbnails sometimes, especially with this page. The whole point of thumbnails is to avoid committing to something by quickly testing out multiple variations of concepts. I'm gonna try to be less perfectionist with my upcoming thumbnails.
Also, we're dipping our toes into introducing my OTHER favorite aspect of this scene: the personification of Leon's mind.
2022-02-15 18:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post
