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Stephen, you see, has always secretly believed that The Matrix was a documentary.
FINALLY. The final version. This is the real, finished entry for *vert-is-ninja's character-development-contest-thing, Nine Levels. Based entirely on the premise that characters develop through suffering. In the first entry, Kraig (dark shirt) got a very upsetting phonecall, and Stephen (light shirt) was initially too bogged down in his own slough of despond to help. Here I have stretched the parameters somewhat, extending the definition of "lust" to a lust for vengeance. I'm looking at the final version, and I wish I could say "what a difference a month makes," but I'm still very iffy on the art here. I think Kraig comes across quite well (Serious Kraig is a rare and frightening beast, and never bodes well.), although Stephen seems characterized mostly by a direct psychic link to the plotline. If I make it to the next round I'll try to make it up to him as he attempts to sell his "constructed reality" idea to Kraig. MS Paint for the background, Photoshop for everything else. |
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Smile and nod.
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Smile and nod.
I promise to read it laters.
Btw, I'm jealous.
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Q: How do you make the comic?
A: I STICK THE PEN UP MY NOSE AND SLAM MY FACE INTO THE PAPER REPEATEDLY
~chickenteeth
Jealous of what? My magical ability to switch between typed and hand-written text?
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Smile and nod.
Your magical awesomeness.
And ability to draw faces XD
Fer srs.
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Q: How do you make the comic?
A: I STICK THE PEN UP MY NOSE AND SLAM MY FACE INTO THE PAPER REPEATEDLY
~chickenteeth
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"You can get much farther with a kind word and a gun, than you can with a kind word alone." -Al Capone
LOOK! Shameful self-promotion: [link]
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Quote of the Moment:
"Well, you know how it is. You're out at night, looking for kicks... someone's passing around the weaponized hallucinogens..."
-Christian Bale as Bruce Wayne (Batman) in Batman Begins
I still love Kraig's hair. And Stephen's. They're both awesome characters and they go well together (not meaning as a couple). I mean they make good scenes like this.
I don't understand the line "I know here they are.", though.
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EFAURCTKH
The writing was more than a bit rushed--I might be able to clear things up if I do an entry for the next round. I was trying to imply that Kraig (mysteriously, as evidenced by Stephen's disbelief) knew who killed Jack. (Jack having died in the line of duty, as a police officer and whatnot. ...It's kind of over-involved, for something that's supposed to be about character development, isn't it?) the idea was that, in the same way that the judges were creating a reality for the contest to take place in, they were tempting him with the possibility of revenge. Or at least suicide by mafia. There were plans for violent movie posters lining the walls outside, for example.
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Smile and nod.
The entire contest's declared intent is to make your characters suffer, so you've probably got the right idea to worry about them.
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Smile and nod.
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