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KimLuster on Jan. 24, 2015
Suffering from Insomnia, so went ahead and put up a page…!
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Did Jack make a compelling case? Does Kimber Lee have anything she wants to say? Stayed tuned…
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I noticed that I have Kimber Lee doing a hand-grabbing-other-forearm pose (see first panel) when she's in a state of indecision or feeling a bit vulnerable… Here's a couple others…
My art has changed a good bit since I started this! Thanks for Reading Everyone!
skyangel at 3:03AM, Feb. 13, 2015
I've always felt body language is very important in helping illustrate a characters emotions and feelings so I keep a scrapbook of nice poses as reference material. Lovely to see your art transitions over the length of this comic.
KimLuster at 10:17AM, Jan. 28, 2015
@Barry: Well... I could do that, but then, when it put me to sleep, I'd dream about it, have new ideas, create more pages, read them, go back to sleep, dream, create some more... It's like a dog chasing its tail!! :)
BarryCorbett at 9:38AM, Jan. 28, 2015
When I have insomnia I just read my own stuff.
KimLuster at 4:53AM, Jan. 28, 2015
@ghostrunner: for now... ;)
ghostrunner at 6:50PM, Jan. 27, 2015
obeys for now anyway
KimLuster at 4:22AM, Jan. 27, 2015
@plymayer: Yeah, he calls himself being scientific, but maybe he just uses that as an excuse to be an ass! ;) Kimber Lee seems aware he doesn't listen to words, as the coming page will show!
plymayer at 3:01AM, Jan. 27, 2015
What is the point of explaining anything more to him. Everything she tells him he dismisses and ignores.
KimLuster at 1:06PM, Jan. 26, 2015
@Tupapayon: Yeah, my doctor told me the best cure for insomnia is to get some sleep...! I actually like the Morphic Fields theories of Sheldrake's, as I don't see quite how DNA communicates to cells the information on how to take the shape of an organism... How do cells know an organism is supposed to be so many feet tall...? How do they know when that height has been reached and to stop growing...? The problem is Morphic Fields really aren't testable (or, really, even examine-able), but then, I think many things in reality are like that (will and consciousness, to name a couple) but that doesn't make them less real, just not subject to our current rigorous scientific method, and for some, that's enough to say they don't exist...
tupapayon at 12:31PM, Jan. 26, 2015
I only have insomnia when I'm unable to sleep… I've read a little about morphic fields… it's so crazy that it could be true … we can't dismiss an explanation just because it doesn't conform to the norm… even the wacky ones …
KimLuster at 12:08PM, Jan. 26, 2015
@Brogan: Thanks! I usually don't suffer from Insomnia (I do enjoy staying up late but usually it's a choice) - I usually only have true Insomnia if I take a too-long nap during the day... which I did Saturday! And so I staying away until 3:00am Sunday :D
brogan68 at 11:59AM, Jan. 26, 2015
Insomnia is the worst! Especially when the alarm is set and you're just watching the hours tick by. Awesome page!
KimLuster at 8:01AM, Jan. 26, 2015
@VinoMas: Thanks!
KimLuster at 8:01AM, Jan. 26, 2015
@bravo: Oh no.... I'm not hooking up with that thing!!
VinoMas at 7:10AM, Jan. 26, 2015
nice page!
bravo1102 at 6:58AM, Jan. 26, 2015
The fourth link is to the author of the comic of course. It's the meta-link that goes through the fourth wall. ;-)
KimLuster at 4:21AM, Jan. 26, 2015
@Stig: Astute observation! The significance of 'the 4th link' shall be revealed... someday! ;)
Stig Hemmer at 2:47AM, Jan. 26, 2015
I was a bit behind in my reading, so here is a comment that should have been posted long ago: Kim's core entity had four tendrils. Eli, Jack, Soccoro and ... an uplink, to her parent entity?
KimLuster at 6:00PM, Jan. 25, 2015
@Peipei: Jack Caleb is close to the epitome of arrogance, esp now that he has a Godstrain too. Does his kind ever learn? He'll probably piss us off a bit more before we're done!
Peipei at 5:14PM, Jan. 25, 2015
Bah! He's just so arrogant! Who's to say he even has as much control over his entity than she does? I would think the original bearer would know more about than anyone! Oh well, I guess he'll just have to learn. It's amazing how art can improve over time, especially with something we work on on a regular basis :3! Good work!
KimLuster at 3:24PM, Jan. 25, 2015
@Banes: You may very well be right about Kimber Lee - she just needs to realize it herself...!
Banes at 3:03PM, Jan. 25, 2015
I wouldn't say it's draggy. It's a webcomic, so each page gives us a chance to ponder/predict what's happening and what will happen. I'm diggin it! And for clarity...I meant to say that Kim seems more vulnerable but I suspect she's the one who has what it takes to...win the day (in whatever circumstances that entails)
KimLuster at 1:42PM, Jan. 25, 2015
@Banes (cont): and thank you for the kind words about the art - they say drawing hands shows the true caliber of an artist, and I'm forcing myself to draw them alot, in different poses, in an attempt to get better with them. And as to where the Entity is going with all this, well... I know we're a little 'draggy' right now but this is the calm before the... nevermind!
KimLuster at 1:38PM, Jan. 25, 2015
@Banes: Sheldrake's 'Morphic fields' theory (which I admit to not knowing THAT much about) follows that premise that DNA coding isn't sufficient to tell an organism how to fill out its 'shape' - like, how do cells know to stop growing when they finish the fingers. He asserts there some sort of 'memory' field that species have that the cells know to 'fill up'. He also used the field theory to push things like telepathy, precognition... Interesting reading but he's considered pseudo-science (a quack even) by most mainstream scientists. Of course, those scientists never had to deal with a 'Godstrain'! ;)
Banes at 12:34PM, Jan. 25, 2015
I've read a little bit about morphic fields! I don't really understand 'em... Good stuff here - you draw excellent hands. And wow, your art has progressed a LOT! I don't know what this entity is up to, but my feeling here is that Jack doesn't have the close relationship he thinks he does. Kim seems more vulnerable, but...well, we'll have to wait and see what happens, is what! Hope the insomnia leaves soon!
KimLuster at 12:29PM, Jan. 25, 2015
@screem: Thank You!! :D