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KimLuster on Nov. 11, 2012
Okay, I'd like an opinion. This is a condensed conversation between Kimber Lee and her parents that, really, could go on for pages. But I felt the urge to sort of push it forward - like the story would drag otherwise. Even though this family is a little ‘distant’ with each other, they would say more than what we see. I just assume most of it happens “offstage”. I'm providing enough to give the gist of everything (so I think), but want to sort of get on with it. So… is condensing certain scenes like this a good thing to do? Does it help move the story along, or does it leave too much out?
skyangel at 7:55AM, Oct. 4, 2014
This is something I wrestle with too at times. In a written work so much can be covered in a few pages without ruining the pace of the reading but in a comic book which is very visual then the repetition of faces along with too much hefty text starts to making the comic look very unexciting so I do try to balance between showing the most valid points as interestingly as possible and also as quickly as possible if a particular scene looks to unexciting visually. I'd say if the text was that gripping then the art doesn't matter, but if the text is likely to bore some then at least some really interesting art will keep them turning still.
irrevenant at 3:31AM, July 19, 2013
Seems like pretty good pacing to me. We expect our conversations condensed in fiction...
KimLuster at 6:48AM, Nov. 29, 2012
Thanks cres0055 -- that's how I was hoping someone reading it would take it - and thanks for reading :)
cres0055 at 3:35PM, Nov. 27, 2012
Nice page, nice panel 3, I don't know why but it has the draw to it. You really kept with the kind of distance of the family in there. The pacing seems fine. It's always nice when a webcomic goes through plot fast, but at the same point well waiting for a week can be long, it is kind of the webcomic format that plot just seems really slow even though compared to a comic book it is really fast. So it's your choice. I think shortening things down can here will let you expand places where they are the high points.
KimLuster at 7:39PM, Nov. 22, 2012
Thanks so much, everyone :)
jgib99 at 7:31PM, Nov. 22, 2012
Congrats on being featured. I love the art and story so far.
KimLuster at 10:26AM, Nov. 22, 2012
Holy...! I didn't even know I'd been featured. Wow! I'm honored, but what do I do? Should I say something somewhere?
PaulEberhardt at 6:03AM, Nov. 22, 2012
First of all: congrats on the feature! Well deserved! Secondly: I think the overall pace is perfectly right. Scenes like this are important to flesh out the characters and Kimber's life.
KimLuster at 7:30AM, Nov. 21, 2012
Thanks Plymayer. I'm just sorta guessing on pacing; this being my first webcomic. On another note, I really wanted Kimber to tell her parents about Eli, but she seems to have a mind of her own - in due time, I suppose...
plymayer at 8:42PM, Nov. 20, 2012
Seems about right pacing so far.