#10 Hidden Things
Evil Emperor Nick on Aug. 30, 2007
Stress. That was the defining word of my day. I just narrowly missed getting laid off today. My company eliminated all other posistions in my departement except my own. I've been most worried about my new work load now that I'm doing the work of three people in addition to sweating out the prospect of future layoffs. Truthfully I very rarely stress so I'm not handling it well. It is really a new experience for me, I'm rarely surprised and I usually have a plan yet this totally blindsided me. It seemed almost done at random. If I had been spared based on my merits rather then my cost I would actually feel rather good about this whole matter but I know that not to be the case. In any case I'm having to learn how to deal with it. It turns out I do not enjoy being stressed and I suddenly have perspective on the feelings of Amy (who stresses quite a bit) which is actually one very good thing to come out of it.
Anyway about today's comic. Nigel is one of the few characters in this series not based off of a fusion character, in fact Nigel is one of the three characters in the series I designed myself. (Though Amy certainly embellished on the design.) I got the idea for Nigel while watching an episode of the Anime Silent Mobius in which a purple haired girl wears a kitty mask in one episode as a very minor plot point. I was instantly enchanted with the idea and developed Nigel's character around this concept. I'm quite pleased with the results and I feel Nigel is one of my most unique characters in Night School: Kojo Academy.
Etial at 1:43PM, Aug. 31, 2007
cool comic Evil Emperor Nick, I would just stand their dumb struck then say "cool dragon." Then most likely still stare into open air for another hour or two
Dragonizer at 1:32PM, Aug. 31, 2007
You know, if I was there... I wouldn't run screaming /from/ the dragon, I'd run screaming /to/ it. Be like, "ohmygodohmygodsoAWESOME" Or, uh, that's what I'd like to think, anyway. XD Awesome page. And man, hang in there, Nick. =o
Archangel at 12:19PM, Aug. 31, 2007
Oops I meant he...
Ogre fairy at 12:17PM, Aug. 31, 2007
Wow tough brake Nick. I hope that thing get better for you soon. Believe me I don't know anyone who likes stress... If i did I'd be worried about them. Well I'm glad that you are feeling a bit better. We are all crossing our fingers for you! Comic: That was awesome! Poor Inu is still hiding I see... The Chesher cat kid is adorable! I think that Nigel's design is indeed unique I think that he is really cool though it must be kind of annoying to have things popping up all the time scaring away his friends.
Archangel at 12:06PM, Aug. 31, 2007
I always wondered what she looks like under that mask...
videocrazy at 10:55AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Stay well, Nick!
Neilak20 at 10:00AM, Aug. 31, 2007
I love the dragon ^_^ Its good to hear you still have a job, I hope they raise your pay soon
Azaeziel at 9:25AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Ummm... Does that dragon have 4 eyes? That would be sweet!
Insizwa at 9:03AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Nyaaaahh!
Kioushan at 8:52AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Man.... I love Nigel. I think he's like... my favourite character XD
Kaede Higuchi at 8:47AM, Aug. 31, 2007
OMG! That kid's an ANBU!!! And from Konohagure, no less
I hate Reality at 8:40AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Kami! Its a Dragon!
Rusty Knight at 8:17AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Cool looking character.
TheTim at 8:06AM, Aug. 31, 2007
The work of three people?! What, do they think you have the strength of 10 men?! Not that you would need brute strength for what you do... Stress, though, is very much uncool. But when this publishing thing takes off, you won't have to worry about it anymore, right? You can do what Scarface did in Half Baked. That is, assuming there is one person you work with who is cool. I'm really hoping that mask gets pulled off at some point. I also am really hoping that when that mask gets pulled off, it reveals a face nearly identical to the mask. Now I really want to know what this guy's story is! Just to make sure, is the mask changing at all (the swirl looks a bit less swirled in a couple frames. It's likely a result of hand animation, but I just want to be sure, as I can imagine Amy doing something like that very purposely. Lastly, I really like how you're introducing all of the characters before they actually get to school (and the first page really leads well into this whole introduction arch thing you've got going here)! I'm just really hoping that your characters don't get out of control by having so many. Nothing wrong with being a supporting character that's well defined. Also, if this is going to work out where there are about 10 events going on at the same time with rotating pages of each, I think I'm going to find myself giving up on keeping up. The whole parallel events thing is so straining! This page is quite amazing! Though, the mask seems flatter in the last panel than it does in the other panels.
ZeroVX at 5:20AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Whoa! Lucky Nigel, having a cool dragon as a pal. Well, on the plus side, you got to understand a new side of yourself, Nick.
Chameleon Kid at 5:18AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Great comic. I like the angle in the last panel--I can't WAIT for more! You've got a lotta characters here, but you seem to know what you're going to do with them. (I like that.) I like the design for the big dragon feller--it's different from the usual dragons you see.
Evil Emperor Nick at 5:07AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Thanks for letting me rant everyone. I feel much better now. Actually I had a revelation of sorts but I'll save for some future rant. Stay tuned for next time when I'll have some more uplifting news on Amy & myself.
Shai at 4:50AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Ok, I'm on a commenting roll, next up is Villainy Minor. Yay! I like Nigel, he's got pretty colors. And in panel four, I saw the mouth and was like "Oh mah muffins! It's the chesher cat!" and the I read more and discovered it was Rindy. Oh well. Good page to both you and Amyz on excellent script and art. I wanna buy a copy now!
Kikaru at 4:41AM, Aug. 31, 2007
...That's insane. This is always the problem with higher ups, they just dont understand whats down at the bottom =/
Evil Emperor Nick at 4:29AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Deraymou - You see that is the problem. These cuts were made from the very top of the company based on salery. The guys doing the cutting don't ever know what we do or ever see our reports. They just picked people who made "too much money" and axed them to keep costs down. Sane - Nigel is a he.
Dark Clown at 1:27AM, Aug. 31, 2007
SWEET DRAGON!
Onasaki at 12:30AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Waiit...Reading it over a few times makes sense now. But I stand at my previous babble! Up is Right Down is Orange Left is Avacado! FEAR MY LOGIC! That is..if I have any..Do I? What was I talking about? Sorry for the second post.
Onasaki at 12:27AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Totally utterly..Confusled. Ino is green hiding in a bush then the squirrel boy appears in random. WHEN WILL IT END!?! *head explodes* Up is right down is orange and left is avacado!?!?!? Overall great comic.
Dred at 12:14AM, Aug. 31, 2007
Truly awesome.
Flamen Tenebrarum at 11:40PM, Aug. 30, 2007
Stop grinning, boy...