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Frogman on March 8, 2008
I didn't win. :(
EDIT: Ok, time for comments on this page.
I'm really happy with the layout. The binder on Peter's shelf says Litoria Caerulea. That is a hint of things to come if you want to google it.
This page went through so many dialogue rewrites. Originally they were making AFL (Australian Football League) jokes, but I hated that.
I actually forgot to draw the phone in panel 2. A stack of papers was there instead with a paperweight on it. This was after I inked it too, so I had to use my good friend ‘white out’ to cover the mistake and draw in the phone.
I buggered up panel 3 too, and inked Peter's glasses frames waaaaaay too thick. He looked like a filthy emo.
I'm sad that a lot of the detail of panel 4 is lost. I spent quite some time getting that fridge door to look right, and it's covered with a speech bubble… The lighting in that panel came out perfect though.
Panel 5 was really hard to draw. I had so much trouble with Peter's arms, and they still don't look 100% right to me. Then the background gave me the shits because I had to draw the same amount of blinds as in the last page with Peter.
Frogman at 8:07PM, March 10, 2008
dragonrider - Yep. They're a pretty famous brand of pantyhose around these parts. Or at least they were. Not that I'm an expert on such things. Dunno if you have them in your part of the world, but they coined the phrase 'Uh-oh, Razzamataz" SympleSymon - Thanks. Expressions are one of my favourite things to draw, which is why a lot of [i]Frogman[/i] so far has been talking heads. not_a_zatarc - I think every office should have a fridge. And hey, at least I was nominated. That's still something I guess. TheMidge28 - Yeah, Peter's pretty laid back. He's one of those dads you can have a joke with. Locoma - I met some bloke from the ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) who works on websites. I didn't stick around long enough after the awards to meet anyone else. After parties aren't my thing.
Locoma at 2:35PM, March 9, 2008
heheh is cool that the background of the loading comic page is green too :P I guess you didn't bump into a hot lady producer (like I said on prev page) either, ah well, next time make a scene or something :D go dressed as frogman!! man, I love the amount of details of this comic... [size=7]HATCH!?[/size]
TheMidge28 at 9:58AM, March 9, 2008
cool dad...nice re pore!
not_a_zatarc at 8:35AM, March 9, 2008
I have a fridge in my office too. Oh wait, I don't have an office. And I work in a kitchen. .... D'oh. Nice page Mike. :) Sorry you didn't win at the awards thingy. Total suckage.
SympleSymon at 7:38AM, March 9, 2008
Great page, really loving the expressions on the characters.
dragonrider at 6:49AM, March 9, 2008
At least the inside looks better than the outside, back to last page and backseat of the car. Is that a pair of pantyhose on the backseat?