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Kristen Gudsnuk on June 10, 2009
Woot! Just finished this page in a flurry. I drew and inked most of it before I went to bed last night, and got up (at 1:30!!! heeehheee!! shhh don't tell my parents!) and finished it up. *sigh* this comic is so much fun to do. It's like, you know how they say, ‘if you don’t know what to write… write what you'd like to read, but isn't written yet.' Hah, I don't think if you asked me, ‘what are you DYING to read?’ I'd say ‘a manga about assassins filled with bishounen..’ but somehow I love doing this comic anyway. I think it's cause I like my characters (rather than my “plot”.) Maybe because I generally hate the girls in manga ('ooh I'm so pretty and popular and perfect and nice!!') so because Eve is really just a better-looking, in-shape version of me, (and of course I love me) I like her. Because she's a little pathetic, overly sensitive, overly enthusiastic, and prone to crying. And while she's much more popular with the menfolk than I am, she's still constantly getting rejected. Even her little kiss with Tom didn't really lead anywhere.
There's this manga called Skip*Beat that I've always really liked (a testament to my Skip*Beat love: I've read like 17 volumes… and that's been through the course of like 3 years, meaning my interest has never waned!) and it's because Kyoko, the main character, is not popular with men, women or anything, she's largely unsuccessful in her career, and she's angry and untrusting, and everyone's always like, ‘she’s not so pretty.' although lately, the standard-bishounen in the comic are being like, ‘I never noticed how sexy she is…’ but that's bound to happen in a shoujo manga. (sad face)
wow, a lovely tangent about nothing. OMG I've already finished page 2~4~0!! wow, it's like I'm making up for the years and years of hiatus. oh I should really work on The Optimist, but I was thinking I should take it slow with that one, since it's a finite comic. ALSO, I think this one is more fun, because it's a lot sillier, and more dramatic (in a soap-opera sort of way).
Man this comic used to get so many hits, wha' happened? lol it's all my fault. also I have to make a new banner for misfas to put on my forum-signature. D: but what should the banner be?!
any suggestions on what I should do for a banner???
I love you guyz, your comments make me happies!!
jgib99 at 9:30PM, June 11, 2009
Great page.
DJLink at 3:52PM, June 11, 2009
Interesting cuz your updates make us happy lol :D
Soriyu at 3:30PM, June 11, 2009
Haha, poor Eve snow-woman. It's good that you're so positive about both your comics. Motivation can very difficult to hold onto at times. I haven't read as much Skip Beat as you have so I don't know if it's actually done well, but I usually relish the moment when the guy(s) change heart in shoujo manga. They start getting overly emotional over everything - I think it's hilarious! Mind you, I'd probably give those types a wide berth in real life. O.o
theorah at 2:05PM, June 11, 2009
aw, poor eve :( haha I think this comic is proof that just doing something for the fun of it works! It may not be as profound or deep as the Optimist, but its really fun, emotional and entertaining :) Hey, congrats on the feature too!! I like Skip Beat alot as well, havnt read that far though 0_0 haha problem with shojo comics, I guess they are aimed at an audience that want something to eventually happen! look up the anime Rose Of Versailles, it has the drama/emotion of a shojo, but the main character is too busy dealing with the french revolution and being super cool to deal with the stable boy who likes her haha! XD
Scorpious at 11:19AM, June 11, 2009
oh man that was cold ... poor girl
Kristen Gudsnuk at 8:14AM, June 11, 2009
thanks for the comments guys :D usedbooks: don't worry, we've all had the pathetic fanfiction stage. Those are embarrassing days better left in the vault. celrena: indeed. jonko: hawkeye is totally an exception to the "manga girls suck" statement. She is badass. But then, FMA is badass. I thought about putting Zombie on the banner (glad you noticed ;D) but he's only in the comic sporadically... still, maybe I'll add him in. LanceDanger: thanks!
LanceDanger at 6:26AM, June 11, 2009
Awesomeness!
Jonko at 5:37AM, June 11, 2009
What!? Manga girls are the best! You can never say that in front of me again! (Hawkeye love...) Anyway, I like the fact that Erika is in this page because she's still my favorite character. I think zombie should be on the new banner, I think he's the flashiest looking character you have and he'd be abel to draw in some interested people.
celrena at 11:25PM, June 10, 2009
aww poor eve
usedbooks at 10:08PM, June 10, 2009
Cute page (aren't they all?). I love that last panel. I know what you mean about writing what you'd want to read. I started mine because all the shows I liked were playing only reruns, and I was dying for new episodes (and thankfully past my pathetic "fan fiction" stage).