Comic 56 - 056

6th Jul 2011, 10:22 PM in 2
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view 6th Jul 2011, 10:22 PM edit delete
view
Drawing so many "..." faces is a bit of an exercise. In this case, some of these panels ended up total shit. But I like the last two!

This scene is my nod to all the tens of billions of anime heroes who absolutely refuse to realize that the girls are interested. Hey, I let this guy remain clueless for almost THREE WHOLE PAGES. That's all I can take of that particularly nauseating trope.

A story that only exists because nobody talks to anybody is a shitty story. This story is NOT like that.

This page was really irritating because that shirt of his is the only flat-fill object in the comic, and it takes as much time as the rest of the shading put together.

(As should become clear soon, Miwa knows A) Jim likes coffee and B) Jim hasn't had any yet and C) Jim hasn't had breakfast.)

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Nurrah 7th Jul 2011, 12:34 AM edit delete reply
Nurrah
Well he is a little bishie... that's a bit of fan service in itself. :)
view 7th Jul 2011, 12:38 AM edit delete reply
view
Ha ha, a bishie with a big fucking nose... Having long hair automatically makes you bishie! Shall I put in sparkles?
Archduke 7th Jul 2011, 1:20 AM edit delete reply
Archduke
Heh, cold fish? Look who's talking...

At least Jim knows that Mary has a crush on him
view 7th Jul 2011, 1:30 AM edit delete reply
view
Aw, Jack's not so bad, I think you'll like him in a few pages.
Archduke 7th Jul 2011, 8:07 AM edit delete reply
Archduke
Nah he's a likeable character, despite not seeming very sociably inclined - such as forgetting the bald girl earlier on etc. I guess it's part of the macho, no nonsense persona (I like how you described his act earlier) he's trying to build up for himself.
view 7th Jul 2011, 12:08 PM edit delete reply
view
"Girl", ha...
Archduke 7th Jul 2011, 4:01 PM edit delete reply
Archduke
oh, snap
duLapel 7th Jul 2011, 1:22 AM edit delete reply
duLapel
view wrote: "Ha ha, a bishie with a big fucking nose... Having long hair automatically makes you bishie! Shall I put in sparkles?"

No need... Mary sparkles enough when she ogles him.

Sort of subtle the way you have Jim admitting his interest in Mary by exclusion... ><
view 7th Jul 2011, 1:30 AM edit delete reply
view
Ha ha, it's only subtle for the moment.
elfolampo 7th Jul 2011, 6:13 PM edit delete reply
elfolampo
Well, we already knew he isn't immune to her charms, his feeling the need to stop to ogle her cleavage while she was checking his pecks was proof enough.
If he had friendzoned/she's-just-a-kid-zoned her, that kind of stuff wouldn't happen.
To be honest tho, that moment was the first one where Jim seemed a bit more 'human', so to say, since he tends to be a little too much deadpan. Another moment like that is when he smiled at Mary driving the doctor away.
Iamari 7th Jul 2011, 3:35 AM edit delete reply
Does Jim's lack of mentioning Mary mean he likes her?
view 7th Jul 2011, 3:56 AM edit delete reply
view
Err, yes, but it's not exactly like he's being coy... it's just that conversations can only move so fast.
Iamari 12th Jul 2011, 4:03 AM edit delete reply
Like the audience told you in Les and Cheer, take your time. You make great art and wonderful story. That is why I..we love you.
Einheijar 7th Jul 2011, 4:49 AM edit delete reply
Really liking your comic so far view, I'm a big fan of your work, and I think you will only continue to be incredible!
jst56strong 7th Jul 2011, 5:58 AM edit delete reply
WTF MIWA IS HIS KID???......he's joking right or is this society kinda like a really high tech Alabama?
view 7th Jul 2011, 12:08 PM edit delete reply
view
What the fuck is wrong with you? It's already established that Miwa is Jianguo's kid.
Warmachine 7th Jul 2011, 2:30 PM edit delete reply
I have come to the conclusion that I have to read Jack's lines in the voice of Colonel Tigh/Doc Mitchell from Battlestar Galactica/Fallout New Vegas. It just feels 'right' to me.
view 7th Jul 2011, 8:18 PM edit delete reply
view
Pretty damn close! He has a bit of twang to him, though.
duLapel 8th Jul 2011, 12:04 AM edit delete reply
duLapel
Personally I see Jack as a 40-ish Tommy Lee Jones.

Which begs the question... who do the other characters sound like?...or better yet, who should do the voice acting for the NMTG animation?
view 8th Jul 2011, 12:08 AM edit delete reply
view
Well, I can hear them, but I don't watch any TV or movies, so I don't know who sounds like them.
JasperWB 7th Jul 2011, 5:49 PM edit delete reply
JasperWB
I still think that one chick who is sitting down right now is pretty cute.
view 7th Jul 2011, 8:19 PM edit delete reply
view
She is! But she's really not important. This is pretty much Her Big Scene, how depressing is that!
Tines 28th Jun 2012, 4:01 PM edit delete reply
Is Miwa's shirt only "super transparent" from the front?
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