SS6 100 Arrival
skyangel on Oct. 27, 2018
Well this is it folks! Technically we've come to the end of our story but as I wanted to finish with a shot of Janey at the door I decided to make the very last panel a full page one and carry it over to next week.
I'll explain more about what's to come when you've seen it but for now everything's kind of wrapped up. As I've said before, the reason I decided to end chapter six here was because the chapter was becoming excessively long and I wanted to round off everyone's stories not just the Laura, Lenore's or Sarah's.
I'm so looking forward to having a really nice long break ( after almost 10 years non stop production!) before I start on the epilogue but I'll explain more about that on next weeks update. I'm also looking forward to catching up on all the comics I've been following over the last year and hopefully get a chance to explore some new ones!!!
Have a nice week :)
flamencoprof at 10:08PM, Oct. 29, 2018
I have enjoyed following this webcomic since the first episodes. I accept that it has to end eventually. Nevertheless, I will miss following Sarah and her adventures from the simpler drawing at the beginning which reminded me of the comics I read in my youth in the 50's & 60's to the often beautiful artwork of later stories. I will never forget one particular panel you did of Sarah on the platform when the train disappeared "as it took Janey away to a new life". You should be very proud of a considerable body of very good work. My best wishes for your future.
skyangel at 6:49AM, Nov. 2, 2018
Flamencoprof: Thankyou! :) It's always great to find out one of our earlier readers is still following after so long! SS has been an amazing experience for me both as an artist and writer. I've always been inspired by the British comic artists I followed as a child and though I never feel I'll be as great as they were it's not a bad things as the urge to be even better is a great incentive to keep going! But as you say, when I look at the earliest pages I do feel really proud of what I'm able to achieve now in comparison.
BearinOz at 8:54PM, Oct. 30, 2018
Nice to see another 'senior person' about on here, prof' ! B-)
DarkVisor at 2:03PM, Oct. 29, 2018
While it will be sad to see the final end to "Simply Sarah", totally understand that it does, eventually, need to end. Just hope it won't be the end of _you_ and your story-telling
fallopiancrusader at 4:07PM, Oct. 28, 2018
Fitting all the pieces of the puzzle together on the penultimate page... Was that intended as a metaphor for the end of the story, or just a coincidence?
skyangel at 4:10AM, Oct. 29, 2018
FC: It was done a little more tongue in cheek really. I was very tempted to write 'Simply Sarah' on the box lid but that seemed a bit too surreal so I just left it vague.
fredhedges at 8:16AM, Oct. 28, 2018
Your rendering of Nicki is really interesting. A couple of weeks back she looked pretty sexy; today she's more like Sarah's aunt than her close friend, positively matronly.
skyangel at 4:11AM, Oct. 29, 2018
Fred: She's slumming it today! lol If she was going some place I might have made more effort ;)
moizmad at 1:33PM, Oct. 27, 2018
Oh no, I think one piece of her puzzle is missing, oh well, I'll wait for next week's wrap-up.
skyangel at 4:11AM, Oct. 29, 2018
Mo: It's stuck to her elbow!!
Infected Blood at 7:44AM, Oct. 27, 2018
Hahaha She's right at the door! Cool ending :) I'm happy you're taking a break, you deserve it. We will wait patiently, don't worry. Looking forward to the next full page (with a metal detector), in the meantime!
skyangel at 4:15AM, Oct. 29, 2018
IB: Like I've mentioned before I didn't really suffer from burnout on this chapter so I was very lucky there despite having a few dips towards the end when I finally caught up with my reserves which I never like doing. But I feel kinda numb now and so glad I reached this point because I need to stop thinking about it for a while.
DarkVisor at 7:26AM, Oct. 27, 2018
What!? You had me worried that there was only going to be one page left _total_! Nice to know the epilogue is going to last another two years :D
skyangel at 4:17AM, Oct. 29, 2018
DV: Haha yea knowing me it probably will be! I was convinced the whole story would be finished before the summer of this year and yet at times it has taken several pages to just tick off 'one page' on my timeline!
tommym at 9:55AM, Oct. 27, 2018
DearDV, I hope for a never ending epilogue.tommym
tommym at 7:24AM, Oct. 27, 2018
Dear Sky, "Hi Sarah, I brought a metal detector." Very nice girl talk. Nikki must be thinking "Oh No" The three of them under the same roof; that should be fun. @Sky, I am really scared that your long break will turn into a permanant hiatus. I will feel I lost a good friend every Saturday morning. I know your really do deserve a break and I should be happy for you, but I will be sad anyway.You brought much joy to many people thanks. tommym
skyangel at 4:37AM, Oct. 29, 2018
Tommym: Janey's staying with her mum so no fears of Nikki's flat being overcrowded yet. As regards to SS I have to admit that right now I would happily end it here and let readers make up there own minds as to how it should all end, and even whether they find that elusive bottle or not. I'm not writing and I'm not drawing and it feels so nice to just spend a whole day not feeling compelled to do anything but.. I get such a buzz from looking at the work of the great comic artists that still inspire me to this day that the desire to get up and try harder is always there, and I love that because those odd panels that come out even better than I expected is a wonderful high! There is some pages of script left from chapter six which dealt with others characters plus a proper ending to the whole thing, so we WILL be back I'm just not ready to say when yet. :)
DarkVisor at 7:27AM, Oct. 27, 2018
There is hope she will start a new story after the epilogue
skyangel at 4:39AM, Oct. 29, 2018
Nic and Ben: AS I said to Fallopian above, I was very tempted to put 'Simply Sarah' on the box but Becky seems to have gone for a lanscape by the looks of it. :)
BearinOz at 5:36AM, Oct. 27, 2018
"... 2 people chatting ... but it feels nicer ... to give at least one of them something slightly distracting." - and here it is again B-) "I find that disturbing" in panel 1 - loved that. Haha.
skyangel at 4:41AM, Oct. 29, 2018
Bear: Haha I've had Nikki painting twice now and all the tea cups are in the dishwasher. ;)