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KimLuster on Oct. 28, 2015
These pages haven't been the most fun to draw, but the story…! Well… I did change my comic to mature…
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Considering the subject matter, it just started feeling contrived to overly self-censor everything, but I don't think I'll ever get gratuitous with it…
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So does Eli wants the Godstrain itself (and is willing to use Kimber Lee fear and revulsion against her)…?! Well, he has been in some sort of contact state with it for a while, hinted at in pages such as 222-224, and with pages like 255 and 259, and this page, the Godstrain seems to have some sort of motive too… (the story itself should convey all that but I know with webcomics and the long time between pages, stuff can be forgotten…)
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Bad, bad part in the tale… But Kimber Lee's pretty tough (first f-bomb!) and this story is far from over…!
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Thanks for Reading Everyone!
Udyr at 2:59PM, Aug. 16, 2016
Haha i love those last 2 panels!
skyangel at 4:42AM, Nov. 5, 2015
I'm fascinated to see what the Godstrain itself is up to with these two. Most intriguing!
KimLuster at 4:23PM, Oct. 29, 2015
@Everyone: Gotta admit I was terribly worried about going full on mature, how it would be taken, but the more I thought about it, I think every reader that follows this story IS mature and it's sorta-maybe mildly insulting to you all to try to tell a story with this subject matter and then censor it. Oh well... Still got a lot of story to tell! Like I said, I won't be gratuitous (not my thing) but I also won't hide stuff because I'm worried about the Thought Police!! Thanks again!
KimLuster at 4:17PM, Oct. 29, 2015
@Peipei: Thanks! It is Halloween!!
KimLuster at 4:16PM, Oct. 29, 2015
@El Cid: Thank You!!
KimLuster at 4:15PM, Oct. 29, 2015
@FC: Thanks so much!
Peipei at 2:36PM, Oct. 29, 2015
Scary times here! Terribly suspenseful cliffhanger here, will she or will she not make it in the end? Great page!
El Cid at 1:14PM, Oct. 29, 2015
I'm loving the rawness of this whole sequence, and Kimber's got smarts and toughness. She knows he needs her alive; this is going to be a test of wills.
fallopiancrusader at 12:17PM, Oct. 29, 2015
This page is a great piece of story-telling! This whole scene is almost a transition from the science-fiction genre into the horror genre. I believe that submitting to the statutory coyness of self-censorship would dilute the power of the subject matter. It's a grisly, raw story, and I'm glad you're telling it like it is.
KimLuster at 9:45AM, Oct. 29, 2015
@bravo: Indeed - the metaphorical is bad enough!!
KimLuster at 9:44AM, Oct. 29, 2015
@KayKay: Thank You! My early pages are a bit rough on the eyes but I'm continually striving to get better!
KimLuster at 9:42AM, Oct. 29, 2015
@plymayer: yeah we don't give up - even if we're behind 49-0! :D And there's gonna come up a point where we find out exactly what the Godstrain wants! Sometimes I wonder if we should know more about it at this point, but... If this were a novel, it's be a First-Person story, and therefore things aren't revealed until the main character figures them out! Finally, I hope I'm not one of the readers that causes you to subtly censor...! ;) As for me, while I'm gonna show more, I doubt it'll ever be like a Tarantino movie...!
KimLuster at 9:36AM, Oct. 29, 2015
@Banes: Thank You! If you like this, I hope you'll like her coming 'labors of Hercules' moments... :D And I just thought the thumbnails could serve as as sort of preview commercial... kinda... sorta...
KimLuster at 9:33AM, Oct. 29, 2015
@Strix: Hope I don't disappoint... ;)
KimLuster at 9:32AM, Oct. 29, 2015
@Sway: Thank you. 'Stretch its legs and run...' I like that!
KimLuster at 9:30AM, Oct. 29, 2015
@tupapayon: as opposed to my false powers... ;)
KimLuster at 9:30AM, Oct. 29, 2015
@Genejoke: Hey didn't feel that comfortable making them...
KimLuster at 9:29AM, Oct. 29, 2015
@Z74: she trying her damndest.. !
bravo1102 at 1:43AM, Oct. 29, 2015
Very appropriate response. Let's just hope Eli doesn't take her literally.
KayJayLunar22 at 9:21PM, Oct. 28, 2015
Speaking of brutal and raw! Wow! I am excited about getting a chance to dig into your series. Good stuff.
plymayer at 8:43PM, Oct. 28, 2015
Completely understand the self-censor thing. Rated my comic for adults wo that I did not have to censor myself. Then, when I noticed some of the readership, I started to censor things....Not completely but I do wonder and think about putting this or that in.
plymayer at 8:41PM, Oct. 28, 2015
The Godstrain is a living thing. All living things want to survive, prosper and procreate. The Godstrain wants to continue.
plymayer at 8:38PM, Oct. 28, 2015
She will never give up or give in. Not in her nature.
Banes at 6:47PM, Oct. 28, 2015
By the way, I'm always happy when I catch the thumbnail on the front page when a new page posts. I like how it changes once in awhile as Kim's situation changes. You've got an awesome thumbnail right now!
Banes at 6:46PM, Oct. 28, 2015
This is some seriously hard-hitting stuff (both literally and figuratively). This story has always seemed like it would have to be a physical and a mental challenge for Kimber; it would have to take her to the end of her rope in every way. And it's delivering in spades! This is an amazing moment, where we get to see what she's made of. Bravissimo! (and here's to the challenges still to come!)