Please hold your Linkin Park jokes! (…never liked that band even when it was “cool” to like them!) But yeah, he's pretty upset about Tony's comment. He doesn't like to think of himself as controlling. He also tends to think everyone else's intentions are shallow compared to his.
Seriously, I thought I had this comic almost done ahead of time. Then Nick informed me it was already Thursday on Thursday night :C So why am I updating Saturday? Well I was working on something else that I had to hold this up for, but I didn't get it done so here we are with my late page and and empty hand. Waah! I guess I'll just have to get it done, get a new page out earlier (I'll aim for a Tuesday this time, but I make no promises sadly)
Sorry though for the holdup. The start of the week was really rough, we had a bit of a scare. Seems the site we filed our taxes on screwed up (they were getting a lot of phone calls with the exact complaint so it wasn't just us) and they were threatening us with a 10 day limit in which we had to pay a couple thousand in fines or else they'd seize our house. And minus the two days it took for the letter to arrive, of course. Crap! Good thing we got that squared away, but it didn't make for a good week to work on a single comic page.That and our kitty Weiss did something to his eye, and we were panicked that he was gonna go blind. Thankfully, it looks to be healing though it still is rather cloudy. Argh, little kitteeee!
However I did work on a whole lot of other stuff that perhaps we'll offer up for cheap sale for Christmas or something. One of those things will be a PDF with all the posters I've done so far plus some new ones! After the panic of the tax scare though I admit I did take a little bit of a break to relax some stress. I made something pretty nifty during this break, but I haven't taken a picture of it yet. But it's made out of pipecleaners and I'm rather proud of it :D Okay, I needta update and let Nick update Cwen now. Seeya!
@NightReflection
Yes, I know it was a huge comment, but that day, I was oddly enthusiastic.
I'm not quite sure what you mean by "how indicative is it?", but what I mean is, for example, is it their magic blood that has caused this unidentifiable demon form? Are their demon forms independent of any magic that is effecting their normal bodies? Or would they die if they removed the magic in their blood while in their demon forms? Stuff like that... The sudden and admittedly late realization of the change in eyes is what made me consider these questions.
No it wasn't a scar. It was in the background, but it's gone now. :)
I was also referring to her memories.
@Ka rin: haha, we'll keep that in mind in the future! I didn't do the taxes though, Nick did :) (wasn't his fault though!)
@the1truesushiboy: Ah, that line was a BG mess-up, so it's been fixed! Thanks for bringing it to my attention!
As for the transformation thing, it will indeed be elaborated on in an upcoming arc (so no spoilers for now!) but I may be open to discuss it a little in the forum where I can collect my thoughts and elaborate on it a bit more freely. But as a little food for thought, let me offer up something that relates to the demony master eyes and the nature of this form, in a arc riiight about....[url=http://www.drunkduck.com/Charby_the_Vampirate/index.php?p=28809]here.[/url]
@Naru_NineTailedFox: hehe, nope, the angry white-boy song I'm referring to goes like this: "Craaaaawwling iiiin my skiiiiiin, these wooounds they wiiill not heee-yuuulll!" Though "Scars" is aproproiate enough, but didn't occur to me...haha!
@tehwerr: *big frowny face* Funny you should say that, because I spent more time detailing pus and goop coming out of his open wounds than making Hex look anything other than a skinny geek with bunny ears and funny hair! ... certainly wasn't intended for fanservice. Now, if he was rolling around in gravy or something, then you can call me on pandering!
@NightReflection: Yup, he's referring to both physical and mental, but the ones he worries about opening up are her memories. Mye has a chance that when she goes to "fix herself" she's going to inadvertently untangle things that Hex did to piece her mind together after the Master tore things up in there. Let's just say taking over Zeno is not the first thing he'd done to make unlife miserable for the twins since his "death"!
Aaack!! Split it up Sushiboy it's like an essay!
In response, how indicative is the eye change? I wonder if their talismans will still work.
Also, if you're thinking of the line on his left arm just above the elbow, it's a scar.
I think Hex was referring to Mye's memories with 'scars'. I get the impression that level of abuse was not the sort of thing you can deal with through any amount of therapy.
@the1truesushiboy: ...wow...
Anyways, Amelius, if you're referring to the song "Scars", Linkin Park doesn't sing it. Papa Roach does. Otherwise, I don't know what you're talking about. Don't worry, I'm used to that. XD
Sweet page, awesome story, don't let Hex kill anyone...important.
Hex? "Good idea"? That doesn't sound good at all. The outcome of what goes on in his head is rarely ever "good", what with his violent tendencies and all. But still, his intentions are good. I wouldn't say he's overprotective, but certainly controlling. There's a difference. He doesn't care too much; just the right amount, if ya ask me, but he's deciding what's best for her and acting upon it. Granted, saving her life is, without question, the best choice, but altering her memories... I'm not too sure if that's best. But I can't say for certain how it would've affected Mye, had he not done so. I guess we'll just have to see how things turn out, but I doubt Mye will remain oblivious forever. Which begs the question... How will her "scars" be reopened? Speaking of which, this page is absolutely beautiful. The colors in this one are vibrant. stunning work, really. The middle-left panel in particular. Well, I'd like to say the whole thing, but then pointing out any one panel "in particular" would be rather pointless, now wouldn't it? Oh, and I just had a thought. So I know Mye and Hex are technically alive, but have magical blood, which keeps them from dying(or just rotting?), so how does their transformation change things? It just hit me that their eyes change, and since the eyes they have were taken from their master, it raises some questions about how the two forms are connected. Now, I'm aware it may very well come into play later, but the subject just dawned on me. lesse... what else... Oh, I also noticed something, in the middle panel, there's an odd horizontal line next to Hex's arm. There may be a few more, but I can't be too sure of my computer. It's really... bad... and I may be overanalyzing small details. I think that's it for the page. On to the author's notes. I have no clue what Linkin Park joke might be there, because I don't listen to them at all. I'll Google it. As always, take your time with pages. Glad the taxes issue didn't present as much of a problem as it could've. Glad your kitty's eye is healing. Can't wait for the posters. Where will those be available? And to see the pipecleaner sculpture. They're always a treat. Yup. That about sums everything up.
I'm guessing the cat is some sort of sinister force all it's own...
Counting on the fact that no-one expects a cat to understand or use the information that people give it...
MUHAHAHAHA!!!
Hex is part of the problem. He think it helped her to forgot but I think that he should have rather helped her to deal with her past instead. Anyway, I love this comic, for a moment I was certain that he was talking to us, it is reassuring to see he doesn't know the truth.
Dunno, I'm with Hex on this one, although I will still agree to him being a little overprotective, that's about it, and, given what they've been through, he's done a lot better than most in my opinion.
So is this a perma-shift now? Or perhaps he's just using the shape to fix his organs.
Well. i don't feel much sympathy with Hex to be honest. It seems to me that he is trying to convince himself about his actions to his sister is the right thing to do.
I won't be surprised if she gets angry at him for doing this.
Yeah he did save her life but did also make her forget her past/"scars". he is too overprotective and too selfrightous.
So yeah. Hex is not among my favourite character.. but it doesn't make him lesser boring. don't you worry. :)
(sorry the spelling)
the1truesushiboy at 2:49PM, Dec. 14, 2010
@NightReflection Yes, I know it was a huge comment, but that day, I was oddly enthusiastic. I'm not quite sure what you mean by "how indicative is it?", but what I mean is, for example, is it their magic blood that has caused this unidentifiable demon form? Are their demon forms independent of any magic that is effecting their normal bodies? Or would they die if they removed the magic in their blood while in their demon forms? Stuff like that... The sudden and admittedly late realization of the change in eyes is what made me consider these questions. No it wasn't a scar. It was in the background, but it's gone now. :) I was also referring to her memories.
Amelius at 1:39PM, Dec. 14, 2010
@Ka rin: haha, we'll keep that in mind in the future! I didn't do the taxes though, Nick did :) (wasn't his fault though!) @the1truesushiboy: Ah, that line was a BG mess-up, so it's been fixed! Thanks for bringing it to my attention! As for the transformation thing, it will indeed be elaborated on in an upcoming arc (so no spoilers for now!) but I may be open to discuss it a little in the forum where I can collect my thoughts and elaborate on it a bit more freely. But as a little food for thought, let me offer up something that relates to the demony master eyes and the nature of this form, in a arc riiight about....[url=http://www.drunkduck.com/Charby_the_Vampirate/index.php?p=28809]here.[/url] @Naru_NineTailedFox: hehe, nope, the angry white-boy song I'm referring to goes like this: "Craaaaawwling iiiin my skiiiiiin, these wooounds they wiiill not heee-yuuulll!" Though "Scars" is aproproiate enough, but didn't occur to me...haha! @tehwerr: *big frowny face* Funny you should say that, because I spent more time detailing pus and goop coming out of his open wounds than making Hex look anything other than a skinny geek with bunny ears and funny hair! ... certainly wasn't intended for fanservice. Now, if he was rolling around in gravy or something, then you can call me on pandering! @NightReflection: Yup, he's referring to both physical and mental, but the ones he worries about opening up are her memories. Mye has a chance that when she goes to "fix herself" she's going to inadvertently untangle things that Hex did to piece her mind together after the Master tore things up in there. Let's just say taking over Zeno is not the first thing he'd done to make unlife miserable for the twins since his "death"!
NightReflection at 10:35AM, Dec. 14, 2010
Aaack!! Split it up Sushiboy it's like an essay! In response, how indicative is the eye change? I wonder if their talismans will still work. Also, if you're thinking of the line on his left arm just above the elbow, it's a scar. I think Hex was referring to Mye's memories with 'scars'. I get the impression that level of abuse was not the sort of thing you can deal with through any amount of therapy.
tehwerr at 9:58AM, Dec. 14, 2010
fan service
Naru_NineTailedFox at 7:37PM, Dec. 13, 2010
@the1truesushiboy: ...wow... Anyways, Amelius, if you're referring to the song "Scars", Linkin Park doesn't sing it. Papa Roach does. Otherwise, I don't know what you're talking about. Don't worry, I'm used to that. XD Sweet page, awesome story, don't let Hex kill anyone...important.
the1truesushiboy at 2:01PM, Dec. 13, 2010
Hex? "Good idea"? That doesn't sound good at all. The outcome of what goes on in his head is rarely ever "good", what with his violent tendencies and all. But still, his intentions are good. I wouldn't say he's overprotective, but certainly controlling. There's a difference. He doesn't care too much; just the right amount, if ya ask me, but he's deciding what's best for her and acting upon it. Granted, saving her life is, without question, the best choice, but altering her memories... I'm not too sure if that's best. But I can't say for certain how it would've affected Mye, had he not done so. I guess we'll just have to see how things turn out, but I doubt Mye will remain oblivious forever. Which begs the question... How will her "scars" be reopened? Speaking of which, this page is absolutely beautiful. The colors in this one are vibrant. stunning work, really. The middle-left panel in particular. Well, I'd like to say the whole thing, but then pointing out any one panel "in particular" would be rather pointless, now wouldn't it? Oh, and I just had a thought. So I know Mye and Hex are technically alive, but have magical blood, which keeps them from dying(or just rotting?), so how does their transformation change things? It just hit me that their eyes change, and since the eyes they have were taken from their master, it raises some questions about how the two forms are connected. Now, I'm aware it may very well come into play later, but the subject just dawned on me. lesse... what else... Oh, I also noticed something, in the middle panel, there's an odd horizontal line next to Hex's arm. There may be a few more, but I can't be too sure of my computer. It's really... bad... and I may be overanalyzing small details. I think that's it for the page. On to the author's notes. I have no clue what Linkin Park joke might be there, because I don't listen to them at all. I'll Google it. As always, take your time with pages. Glad the taxes issue didn't present as much of a problem as it could've. Glad your kitty's eye is healing. Can't wait for the posters. Where will those be available? And to see the pipecleaner sculpture. They're always a treat. Yup. That about sums everything up.
Onasaki at 10:46AM, Dec. 13, 2010
Aww.. don't make Mye 'want' to grow up.. They're too awesome as small people. And yay! Kitty!
KaguyaMegami at 10:35AM, Dec. 13, 2010
I always talk to my kitty.
Neilak20 at 7:04AM, Dec. 13, 2010
I'm glad you got your tax thing squared away, it sounds like it was rather nerve racking.
JinxMinx at 6:22AM, Dec. 13, 2010
Pets make the best listeners
TheTim at 12:24AM, Dec. 12, 2010
Those are some pretty intense scars! Especially if they come back after using what I assume is a type of healing magic!
Burnerblaze at 5:41PM, Dec. 11, 2010
Kitty FTW!
anonymous at 4:04PM, Dec. 11, 2010
KITTYY :3
NightReflection at 10:44AM, Dec. 11, 2010
Well it is undead, it'd be a riot if it was sentinent now.
Idego at 10:27AM, Dec. 11, 2010
I'm guessing the cat is some sort of sinister force all it's own... Counting on the fact that no-one expects a cat to understand or use the information that people give it... MUHAHAHAHA!!!
Catherine_Puce at 9:39AM, Dec. 11, 2010
Hex is part of the problem. He think it helped her to forgot but I think that he should have rather helped her to deal with her past instead. Anyway, I love this comic, for a moment I was certain that he was talking to us, it is reassuring to see he doesn't know the truth.
emdean at 8:41AM, Dec. 11, 2010
great job! good anatomy work too!
HiNaTa_fan_13 at 8:17AM, Dec. 11, 2010
awww, that's.... sad.
b_templar428 at 7:40AM, Dec. 11, 2010
hope the rest of the holidays go better fer yall. and GROWTH SPURT much?
PaulEberhardt at 7:12AM, Dec. 11, 2010
Wonderfully emotional page. You really have a knack for expressions.
ZeroVX at 5:23AM, Dec. 11, 2010
Geez, if those scars are any indication, he's saved Mye from a lot, hasn't he?
NightReflection at 4:44AM, Dec. 11, 2010
Dunno, I'm with Hex on this one, although I will still agree to him being a little overprotective, that's about it, and, given what they've been through, he's done a lot better than most in my opinion. So is this a perma-shift now? Or perhaps he's just using the shape to fix his organs.
Mr Kaos at 1:12AM, Dec. 11, 2010
Well. i don't feel much sympathy with Hex to be honest. It seems to me that he is trying to convince himself about his actions to his sister is the right thing to do. I won't be surprised if she gets angry at him for doing this. Yeah he did save her life but did also make her forget her past/"scars". he is too overprotective and too selfrightous. So yeah. Hex is not among my favourite character.. but it doesn't make him lesser boring. don't you worry. :) (sorry the spelling)
Canuovea at 1:10AM, Dec. 11, 2010
Well, he is a bit controlling. Juuuust a bit.
Tesgura at 12:00AM, Dec. 11, 2010
Awesome! Can't wait to see what Hex does as a bunny!