SS7 77 Janey Prepares to Leave 3
skyangel on Nov. 1, 2020
I'd like to thank those of you who voted for our comic in the Duck Awards again this year, not just because you voted but because of the categories you voted us in which were all about the story rather than the art. We haven't won any yet as we're still in with all the other finalists but as they say it's the thought that counts and because this last chapter has been such a complex one I've had my doubts about whether I should have written so much and made it less complex, after all it WAS supposed to be a 30 page tidy up of loose ends but as usual an idea came into my head that got me excited and I decided to try and give everyone a much more memorable ending to the whole comic (hopefully) so yea, your votes meant a lot in making me feel good about it was nice to see that yesterday morning. :)
I refused to let them kiss, I know and I feel kinda mean because I know some of you are rooting for these two but I've always felt that to kiss one girl while dating another is a pretty bad thing so I couldn't let them for Lucy's sake! I have to say though that I've had moments like this twice in my life and one was actually at my grans funeral wake and was the most uncanny thing because I'd never met this distant cousin before but we both hit it off from the moment we met and after 3 hours of hanging around each other she had to leave and go miles away again and as we said goodbye we had this moment.
Nothing was said and nothing happened but for a brief second we both leaned in slightly and then checked ourselves and I was so aware that half the people in the hall seemed to have suddenly stopped talking in that same moment! Even my sister remarked afterwards that she was sure we were going to kiss! I was 18 at the time and still single too but always too full of self doubt to pursue her unfortunately. Anyways this page was pretty inspired by that memory. :)
Have a nice week :)
tommym at 9:51AM, Nov. 28, 2020
DearSkyVery nice story about what happened to you tommym
arici at 11:58PM, Nov. 5, 2020
<3 it is the right thing to do.
skyangel at 3:17AM, Nov. 8, 2020
Arici: Yea I think so too :) Thankyou
BearinOz at 7:59PM, Nov. 3, 2020
Ooh-er.
skyangel at 3:16AM, Nov. 8, 2020
;)
Fruitbat44v2 at 11:21AM, Nov. 2, 2020
Sky, thank you for sharing those 3 hours from you life. :-) And as for this page - a very short moment of time, but very intense. Did they make the right choice in not kissing? Or will they forever be left with, "What might have been?"
skyangel at 3:15AM, Nov. 8, 2020
Fruitbat: If I'd kissed Janey at that moment I would have felt worse from the guilt of messing with two peoples feelings, so in my mind I feel it was the best thing to do. Like Sarah says though, if the other party makes the first it's easier to live with! ;)
fredhedges at 8:40AM, Nov. 2, 2020
The background fades, the camera in close, thoughts in conflict, very intense scene as was said. Beautifully drawn faces: I wonder if it was easy or if it took a long time to get it right.
skyangel at 3:03AM, Nov. 8, 2020
Fred: I find doing facial expressions gives me a real buzz, especially when it's strong emotions like this that I'm relating too personally as it just seems to come out without even thinking. I read an interesting comment by the wife of Al Williamson once who said that when she looked in on him drawing she could see he was pulling the same face as he did so and I think that's a big part of what comes from expressing your own feelings through art.
DarkVisor at 7:01AM, Nov. 2, 2020
Yes, not kissing now is the right move, _wanting_ to kiss means there is still something there, and we all now they will end together, so we can wait :D
skyangel at 2:59AM, Nov. 8, 2020
DV: I do like throwing out those curve balls though ;)
skyangel at 2:58AM, Nov. 8, 2020
NicandBen: Haha It says a lot about my grieving process doesn't it!