SS5 109 Still Confused!
skyangel on Aug. 16, 2015
Becky has been very busy with work this week and hasn't had time to finish colouring the page so I've been stalling for time but I know some of you are keen to read the update so as time is moving on I'll load the B+W version and replace it with the coloured one once it comes in. At least it gives us all a chance to appreciate just how much the colorist does bring a comic to life when the page is completed! :)
**********************DD AWARDS********************************
A big thank you to all those of you who voted for us in the awards again this year. As I've said before it's not about winning but knowing this comic is still worth all the effort. We've been going 7yrs now so I'm always thinking we've probably overtstayed our welcome and if I thought the comic has become stale I'd bring it to a close a lot sooner but your wonderful show of appreciation in the awards this year, again reminds me that this comic is worth all the extra pages it will take to finish it. It would have seemed manipulative to have said that before you voted but as it is I feel very honoured that this little comic still means that much to so many of you. Thank you again. :)
BarryCorbett at 7:38AM, Aug. 26, 2015
You both deserve the accolades. It's a beautifully illustrated and very well written feature!
DarkVisor at 5:16AM, Aug. 22, 2015
Wait, what? o_O How could anyone not be familiar with James Bond? O_o
skyangel at 4:00AM, Aug. 22, 2015
DV: The original two stories did go down quite well at the time but a lot of the readers were not familiar enough with James Bond to get a lot of the jokes so I felt maybe it was just best to keep to what they really wanted. I did start a third script though and I've thought about reposting the pages as a seperate comic to see if they pick up a following of their own away from SS. If their was enough enthusiasm I would definitely do some more.
skyangel at 3:51AM, Aug. 22, 2015
Bear: Yea, I think my type is really anyone who has a cute face and shares my sense of humour basically! lol I replied to your PM's btw :)
DarkVisor at 8:12PM, Aug. 19, 2015
How about some more "Adventures of Janey Bond"?
BearinOz at 12:29AM, Aug. 19, 2015
"My type" - We all say that...mine was tall, raven-haired, small-breasted. So? the one I _almost_ married was tall, small-breasted..and blond ! The one I did marry was raven-haired, tall-ish, and _not_ small breasted. Even personalities can be all over the place B-) I p.m.'d earlier btw ( on Dickie here )
skyangel at 4:18PM, Aug. 18, 2015
MGH: It's nice that a few of you see it that way as I have felt much like DV in that Lucy seemed to be just as keen on several occasions. Love at first sight is a hard topic for me to analyse as I have been there several times and I agree looks do feel as though they played a large part of it but I've met attractive women I took an instant dislike to as well so the one thing that really stands out for me is that those I crushed on hard were the ones who I felt very relaxed with and found to be great company as well. I really can't say what makes one single woman 'my type' though and of course it doesn't mean to say I was ever there's!
skyangel at 4:11PM, Aug. 18, 2015
DV: Aww *hugs* I must admit it's going to be hard to let go but the story is written and I'm determined to see it to the planned ending. IF I do feel the urge though I might do some of the sideline stories as additional detail. I wanted to do more with Stacey and her problems coping with being a mother and Leo's music career. Also Nikki has become such a popular and interesting character that I wanted to do a few more sideline stories with or about her too. Even Gerry's been absent for a long time now but she doesn't seem to have been missed luckily.:)
DarkVisor at 3:22AM, Aug. 18, 2015
Please don't ever put an end to The Sarah Chronicles! Although understand that it must end one day, just hoping that won't be for at least another 7 years :D
DarkVisor at 3:21AM, Aug. 18, 2015
Okay, Sarah _is_ rushing a little, but there is also something up with Lucy: Lucy seemed just as interested in pursuing Sarah but now seems distant, on one hand looking forward to why, but also a little apprehensive about why. While an understand why people are thinking Sarah is moving too fast in declaring her love, if she didn't love (or at least fancy) Lucy, why would she be there? Don't see Sarah as the kind to just 'be in it for the laughs'
MGH at 12:29AM, Aug. 18, 2015
Bear - That's a good one! :D I didn't notice the flowers until you mentioned them... talk about making for a crappy witness... :/ Also, Sarah, leave that U-haul alone, already! There, I had to say it :D
BearinOz at 5:04PM, Aug. 17, 2015
MGH - I used to say "lust at first sight" - a much more truthful phrase. I think it's a level above "ooh, I'd give her one !" , as blokes say, though ! B-) ...thanx for the 'points' Bex ! B-)
bexlicious at 2:50PM, Aug. 17, 2015
This community is so great and encouraging! Thanks all for being so supportive. Sorry it was late ya'all. Bear: nooo the lounge chairs didn't have flowers but you did realize something might have been different so that's worth a few points :) hehe
MGH at 8:38AM, Aug. 17, 2015
Yay for colors! And I see, Sarah's too impatient. Honestly, talking about love after a few weeks is really too much, I agree (I don't believe in love at first sight - that's called "attraction").
KimLuster at 4:54AM, Aug. 17, 2015
And the color punches me in the face!! Yaaaaayyy!
BearinOz at 3:45AM, Aug. 17, 2015
"The thingies they lay on ( loungers )" ..funny isn't, now seeing them in colour, I honestly don't know if they had flowers on or were plain before the colouring ! I'd make a shit witness ! Haha B-)
skyangel at 2:22AM, Aug. 17, 2015
Arici: Thanks for that input, I do see your perspective there entirely! The hardest part of working to a timeline is that certain events can only happen after Sarah's met Lucy's parents so every page before that that pushes the date further away feels like padding. Having said that though I do like how erratic Lucy's behaviour is as it naturally confuses Sarah a great deal and feels very 'Lucy' to me like the ad in the shop window for the 'hot girl who drives a red mini'. ;)
skyangel at 2:12AM, Aug. 17, 2015
MGH: I was just wondering how to reply to you when Arici popped up and summed things up quite nicely!:) Lucy does have events in her life that make her complicated and she has reason to be cautious but as Arici says Sarah is really moving too fast. Like Alison, Sarah fell in love at first sight but Lucy's more hesitant despite her extrovert personality.
skyangel at 2:02AM, Aug. 17, 2015
Kim: You've certainly given us all a run for our money the last two years! :) Lucy's side of things is quite interesting for sure!
arici at 12:37AM, Aug. 17, 2015
Whoa hold your horses Sarah! You've been dating this lady what - a few weeks? Just had your first kiss and already talking about love? I know it's cliché but that is sooo lesbian (and I'm talking personal experience here... :D). Anyways I'm glad they are finally making some progress (though meeting the parents already is like whaàa but maybe I'm a bit over cautious here... have I become an emotionally numb ball of cat hair?). I always admire your way of making the pictures alive by the postures of the figures, it's really astounding! Also the patterns on bikini and thingy that they lay on (English vocab here...) is lovely! Kudos to becky!
skyangel at 12:04AM, Aug. 17, 2015
Bear: It's always a real buzz for me to see the page come back in colour as I've normally little idea what Becky is doing with it, especially with her fondness for textures and patterns. It felt really good this morning swapping over to the colour version! :)
MGH at 11:38PM, Aug. 16, 2015
OK, Lucy, spit it out at your own convenience! :D (Why do I sense a tragedy in the making? I'm always suspicious of bad things, whenever someone acts like Lucy and then says "It's not you". Was she molested or worse?...) Heck, colors really make a difference, but the lineart is so good, anyway! Good luck with the awards, I've been given a category to present, but it's not yours, alas. It would have been cool, hopefully next year!
fallopiancrusader at 5:20PM, Aug. 16, 2015
The linework holds up really nicely!
KimLuster at 5:09PM, Aug. 16, 2015
It does really show how much the colorist does. Although the black and white does look great anyway... So Lucy... What shall we do with you?! You're confusing us as much as you are Sarah... Congratulations on all your nominations - so very deserved! Seven years! Well I was late to the party but I've caught up - it's a great ride!
BearinOz at 4:55PM, Aug. 16, 2015
Ah! So that's why we're late getting it. O.K. - I DO normally expect it at least before going to bed on a Sunday...' course it's Monday morning here now! SO stark in B&W, eh? Be nice to see it again, when Beck's done her bit !