Ashley Part 3: Drunken Sailor
usedbooks on March 20, 2017
Panel two was one of the most difficult panels I’ve ever drawn from step one (researching setting) all the way through. Also, the lines were all wonky in my pencil drawing. Just for interest, here’s the original scan before the digital editing:
I wrote the script for this arc with no chapter breaks, so I’m making those up as I go along. It makes subtitles really frustrating. I stumbled through a bunch before the obvious hit me.
One final note today. The name on Jack’s boat is “Satisfaction.” Same name as Captain Morgan’s ship, discovered buried off the coast of NC in 2011. Just another pointless, throwaway detail I put way too much thought into.
JustNoPoint at 8:13AM, Sept. 12, 2018
The anniversary page threw me off till I read the old page/comments hah! I had no idea why all of a sudden Seiko thought Yuki was poison! And didn't remember Seiko being jobless now but it'd been some time XD Story is still interesting. Since I know spoilers I kinda wonder how far it's gotten compare to what I know. Don't remember our Pirate friend from past talks however!
usedbooks at 8:22AM, Sept. 12, 2018
Lol. I've changed a lot of my ideas but there are quite a few of the scenes and things we talked about. The thing is, I'm writing a finale. So, now I'm gearing everything to build to the finale. It won't actually resolve the BIGGEST secret of Used Books, but I'm saving that for the next, erm, season? In any case, no more kid gloves. I'm going to let this sucker fall all to pieces. Lol. (And you'll like Captain Jack. He's made entirely of live-in-the-moment dgaf. He's a foil for Raidon.)
LanceDanger at 1:40PM, March 21, 2017
LOL love those blurbs next to the chapter titles XD
usedbooks at 1:52PM, March 21, 2017
The chibis were on point for this one. XD
ghostrunner at 10:11AM, March 21, 2017
aye aye
usedbooks at 1:52PM, March 21, 2017
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Peipei at 12:28AM, March 21, 2017
Sean has the booze glow xD Very cute hahaha! xD
usedbooks at 7:02AM, March 21, 2017
Thanks. I thought he ended up looking kinda pathetic-cute.
plymayer at 10:14PM, March 20, 2017
There were a lot of Captain Morgans. Actually lived in one's house (my apartment was the kitchen, dining room and pantry of the original house). Never saw the captain's ghost but was told he was there. Must have thought I was just one of his sailors or never spent any time in those rooms.
usedbooks at 7:01AM, March 21, 2017
Every place I worked had local stories about one or more of Blackbeard's wives.
plymayer at 10:12PM, March 20, 2017
You pulled off panel two perfectly, if you had not mentioned it, it would have been fine. Conveys the shipboard feel perfectly.
usedbooks at 6:59AM, March 21, 2017
Thanks. I've mostly been on ferries and smallish motorboats.
plymayer at 10:09PM, March 20, 2017
Hey, I resemble that tittle. Or used to.
KimLuster at 4:55AM, March 20, 2017
That's a nifty peek into your process!! And On No, I understood him - does that I'm fluent in Drunk too?!!
usedbooks at 6:58AM, March 21, 2017
Probably. You must've been around a drunk or two.