Page 235
Kristen Gudsnuk on May 31, 2009
Ah, King, always the toughie. I'm actually shocked with how well this page came out– I did it all in about an hour!! Which is record time for me ;)
I saw DRAG ME TO HELL on Saturday; it was INSANELY AWESOME! Go see it! It's pretty scary, it's really hilarious, and just a really well-made film. I got that rare “I just saw a great movie” feeling after watching it. Also, I'm really into “Let the Right One In” again. I watched it again last night and was just struck by how excellent a film it is. I want Oskar. If I ever have any sons, one of them will be named Oskar and will have white-blonde hair and no eyebrows and will be friends with a vampire… yess.
Anyway, I'll update again sometime this week. YAY! :D
I finished writing the next chapter, and it is really a bummer. I am in a terrible mood now, after writing it; I feel very mopey. It's a gigantic milestone of the comic's plot and stuff, but mostly it's just depressing. I'm also worried that some of Eve's actions in it will come across as out-of-character. Not gonna say what happens… I feel like I might get a couple “noooo!”s when the time comes, though. I actually think that I'm not incredibly far from finishing this comic. A year from now, it might even be over. :o no, that's too crazy to think about… D: geez I love this comic.
For some reason nowadays, I feel like life is stuck in fast-forward. Weeks seem to pass in the blink of an eye, while I'm stagnant, unemployed, at home. I'm suddenly feeling worried about death– not random-death, but old age! hah! I'm only 21, and yet I can't help but feel like I'm 100. I feel like the curtains are closing. That's the scary, beautiful part of being an atheist, too- I'd LIKE for there to be some sort of paradise after death, but in my heart of hearts, I can't escape the faith-based certainty that I feel that death is just nothingness- it's like the time before you were born- no dark or light, no memory, nothing. And the thought of ending this comic (while a relief..) is also pretty terrifying; misfas is truly a chapter of my life, and like an old diary, this comic has so many old memories and ghosts rattling about. But I think I'd also feel very accomplished if I finished misfas. This is a pretty epic story, after all. It has its moments of being utterly terrible– some of the scene-planning is shockingly bad (especially in the very beginning), and a lot of my ideas have been, in retrospect, some of the ugliest cliches imaginable (including some that are coming in later– idk how to change them now), but it's not all bad. And the not-bad parts of this comic make me very proud.
Wow, what a novel I just wrote. sry guyz for getting all mushy.
EricElric at 6:57PM, June 2, 2009
I love this comic so much! =] It's very actiony, and I can't w8 4 the next upd8!!!!!!! Well c ya =P
Soriyu at 6:03PM, June 2, 2009
An hour... *envious* This page has very good flow. I like how you don't overcrowd the space like I have a habit of doing. XD Great work! I understand what you mean about being in fast-forward. At the moment for me it's always "Guh? Where did that week go?" But I don't think you're on death's door just yet. O.o
theprettiestpony at 8:31PM, June 1, 2009
ah, on page 235 kristen finally decides to wax philosophical. btw the expressions in this page are so well done. i give it a solid
DJLink at 5:22PM, June 1, 2009
yeah id walk that off too >.>;
theorah at 3:10PM, June 1, 2009
just remember to enjoy every day you have! :D A have a friend who is in a similar situation to you (comic wise) she has a comic that she has been drawing since she was 15, shes 27 now! but she really puts her all into it, even if earlier chapters make her cringe, and shes changed the story alot, the comic was her first creation and a big part of her life, so she wants to see it to the end! Misfits is special! :D Although, if it makes it easier, I guess with rewriting it youve added things that work with what you want to draw/do now, so it will be easier to draw and will be fun rather then depressing!
Rengishi at 2:10PM, June 1, 2009
This comic is made of kick but awesomweness
Kristen Gudsnuk at 9:11AM, June 1, 2009
thanks for the comments guys! sweetninja: that's true... Emily Elizabeth: I'm glad you like misfas so much! Part of the reason I 'need' to finish it, though, is simply because when I had the idea, it had a beginning, middle and end. And (un?) fortunately, although I've made great leaps and bounds in writing last night-- I have maybe 100 pages worth of script now-- I'm nowhere near the end, after all. ; ) JONKO: thanks ; ) lol, you are crazy. You and your throwing up. I was playing a trivia game called Bio Viva and one of the questions was, 'which of these plants was used to make people vomit?' and I chose ginger because you told me that time that too much ginger makes you puke. ; D thanks hah. aghammer: thanks! toning is second nature to me now. it used to take me so long... not so much anymore.
Aghammer at 8:08AM, June 1, 2009
Ah hour??? Awesome and I'm so jealous. Lovely work... digging the tones.
Jonko at 6:49AM, June 1, 2009
Wow, I can't believe you did this in an hour. It looks great! I wish I could do shading like you. I also wish I could see scary movies. I absolutely can't because I literally can't sleep out of fear when I do. I also end up doing things like throwing up in front of GW hospital if I'm grossed out. lol. You are lucky that all that doesn't happen just from a movie!
Emily Elizabeth at 4:56AM, June 1, 2009
The last panel was sooo sad :( Poor Eve! Flipper wa sher bets friend. I think Misfas is amazing. Its written in true Orwellian style. I don't think it bordered on any cliches at all. Maybe you feel you need to finish it for closure? Also, the Death thing is just a stage. :hugs: And at 21, you're really far from old age so don't worry! :D
sweetninja566 at 12:48AM, June 1, 2009
aww thats so sad i feel bad for Eve Flipper was there since the beginning :(
Kristen Gudsnuk at 10:40PM, May 31, 2009
wow, funny that you mention leif; I'm writing a scene all about him right now! It's funny, because if you think about all the things he could do (controlling plants is very vague and open-ended) he's probably the most powerful of them all. he just doesn't use it violently much ; ) well hopefully I won't need to get into a near-death experience, to get over this 'death' thing.. although as a secret emo kid, I think there is a poignant beauty to death. It's like a tragic little bookend. And hopefully I'll find a job sometime and then at least I'll be making money as the time flies by. (and hopefully it won't take 3 years...) ; ) thxx for such a thoughtful comment!
usedbooks at 10:10PM, May 31, 2009
Poor Leif. I always feel bad for him because he seems like the least cut out for this line of work. I want him to run away and go play in the fields before his last shred of innocence is extinguished... For some reason, I thought about death a lot when I was younger. Then I got in a car accident, and that sort of freed me from all those fears and things. It's like I had to face that moment when I was sure it was all over, and somehow, that helped me feel okay with the whole concept... (I'm not an atheist, but I was slightly more agnostic at that age.) I also understand the stagnant thing. I searched for work for three years after I finished grad school. It's so depressingly blah and unbearably frustrating to go through rejection after rejection. The only way I held my sanity was through creative endeavors and volunteering.