Playlist page 10/Backcover
patrickdevine on Sept. 15, 2008
This ending had mixed reception. Personally, this is the sort of ending that I like. It gives closure but we're not sure if the characters become friends, start dating, develop feelings for one another or what. That's left up to the reader. It's just stated that their lives go on. Some people, including Jamie's mother, thought that there needed more closure. Like the boy and the girl leaving school holding hands or something.
I'm actually rather pleased with how this turned out and as I said it's gotten rather good critical reception. It's since been used to show school kids how to make comics and it's even been added to the Multnomah County Library's collection. I've even been asked by a few people if I'm going to continue it. The answer of course was no.
This is where the aforementioned “mixed feelings” come in. When you have a correspondence with an author it's easy to start to think of them as a friend and a falling out with a friend always makes me sad. What's worse is that I'm not even sure that it is a falling out or not. In fact I have no idea what it was, Jamie just one day stopped contacting me.
I suppose I should feel happy about readers responding to my comic but the sad thing is it never felt like it was “mine.” Thanks for reading, and sorry I got so emo in my afterward.
patrickdevine at 9:02PM, Sept. 16, 2008
@Warped: I hope you don't mean drainpipe jeans because I actually do wear those. Only I'm definitely more hipster than emo. @amanda: Again, I hope you mean those girly flared jeans that I don't wear. I'd hate do alienate myself from you because of my pants! As I said when I do another minicomic, (and I really want to,) it will not be a continuation of this. For one, I don't want to screw up what I think is a great ending and two, I wouldn't feel right about taking someone else's idea and running with it. Jamie might show up again too and I do miss her, I'm not holding my breath though. @spiritmonkey: I like minicomics as self-contained little stories like this and I want to do another one. Unfortunately Playlist has given me a little performace anxiety. I'll do another as soon as I have some idea for another one that seems good enough.
spiritmonkey at 11:39PM, Sept. 15, 2008
This was a pretty cool little comic And you SHOULD do more mini comics - that'd be awesome!
amanda at 10:16PM, Sept. 15, 2008
I second Warped - those are some seriously dumb pants, and you're way to cool for them ^.^ I like this ending, too. It's realistic, and you don't see that too terribly often. You should do MORE mini-comics - ones that you can 100% call your own! Maybe Jamie will show up randomly one day? It's a very small world, after all.
Warpedwenger at 10:04PM, Sept. 15, 2008
We all have a lil emo inside us... just don't ever wear those stupid pants.