Chapter 3 Page 17

Abt_Nihil on June 19, 2011

Behold – Kano's first lines!

Thanks for reading and commenting.

REPLIES:

sux: I really go for that kind of girl :P

Genejoke: Good!

DAJB: Oh, they're okay. Especially after a night of love!

Lemniskate: Tja… nicht ganz. Aber netter Versuch :-)

Accolade Graphics: You don't know what you're missing out on!

freefall_drift: Thanks! Not really, but you've read the next page by now…

c_arnold: Thanks! I do like my stories cerebral…

rmccool: Been there, done that.

Scorpious: Greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Legend Comics: Mission accomplished ;-)

JNP: Woot! Welcome back! I'm glad you caught up - soon, I shall sift through previous pages for any comments you might have left :P It's great to read comments on the whole story once in a while, rather than on individual pages. You're right, this comic is written with the whole story in mind, and is definitely best read in chunks (but I guess this applies to all of my comics, or so I've often been told). I do try to have something interesting on each page, but at the same time I try to set everything up properly, and take my time - so, there might not be much happening on any given page. Every once in a while, I'll just have establishing shots which are spread over several pages, but even these will convey more and more meaning as the story progresses. The first few might have seemed random. For instance, the repeating imagery of “space fish” makes more and more sense with time.
I'm glad you like the Intergalactic Railway comics, especially since I've recently had some comments which expressed a clear preference for the main story. I actually expected the Intergalactic Railway shorts to be more popular, given that the main story is pretty cerebral (as c_arnold has said below), while I thought the Intergalactic Railway shorts were more accessible, exactly because they are so cheesy and pay homage to a lot of popular genre stereotypes. However, I try to make sure they tie into the main story, and add to the work as a whole. They're not just a random addition.
The space pirates will definitely return. I am going to develop the characters I have introduced so far, rather than introducing new ones in each chapter. At least, that's what I'm planning for now. While the “cosmic space girl”, Queen Solara, will return, she won't join the crew right away, I can tell you that much. :P
As for “character centric”: I'm always interested in the characters first and foremost. For me, the context is often a set-up to develop specific characters. What I'm trying on Holon is to have a good balance though, but it's definitely all from the viewpoint of the main characters. I think that very often, characters just don't care about the world they live in. And if they don't care about it, you don't really need to explain it. I think what you need to show is how the world around them affects them, and how it makes them who they are. But for me it's often like reverse-engineering: I have some characters or some character scenes in mind, then I'll write the context around them. There is no war and no intergalactic event that could be more important than this little world which the characters build for themselves.
And thank you very much for all your compliments. I'm very flattered, and extremely glad to have you onboard as a reader!

JazylH, man in black, Zephyrion, Peipei, mmm bacon0, Jabali: Thanks!