simply sarah on The Duck : SS7 171 Stacey turns on Sarah

tommym at 5:19PM, March 8, 2023

Dear Sky, warm heart to heart wish Becky a speedy recovery tommym

fredhedges at 11:52AM, Nov. 20, 2022

I suggest you keep this page in B&W. The drawing is really well done. I wonder if you used a model for Stacey. I am impressed with the way you rendered her in close up.

skyangel at 1:55AM, Nov. 21, 2022

Fred: If we ever go to print it will have to be coloured I think but following your suggestion I could squeeze the coloured copy in between this and the next page. Over the years I've collected a scrapbook of pictures of people who look like my characters as a guide to try and keep consistency and for Stacey my two most popular models have been Gina Gershon and a British actress called Jessie Wallace as they both had a certain look that suited Stacey's

Ironscarf at 2:55PM, Nov. 18, 2022

Some lovely thought provoking writing this. It's great to see the B&W inks, which remind me even more of those classic girl's comics, but hope Becky feels better soon.

HawkandFloAdventures at 1:28PM, Nov. 19, 2022

I agree the B&W look works very well for this part of the story. Still love the usual colour scheme too though :).

skyangel at 9:18AM, Nov. 19, 2022

Ironscarf: Thank you. Those classic girl's comics have been my inspiration since childhood. I don't know why but a handful of artists had the ability to excite me so much I just wanted to be able to draw like them and I've never stooped trying! :)

DarkVisor at 7:51AM, Nov. 18, 2022

Wow! Getting defensive there Sarah?

skyangel at 1:22PM, Nov. 18, 2022

DV: Haha She doesn't like being told off!

Fruitbat44v2 at 9:40PM, Nov. 15, 2022

Best wishes to Becky for a speedy recovery. Another quiet, yet important page. Let's see what happens next.

skyangel at 1:21PM, Nov. 18, 2022

Fruitbat: I can never be sure how people will react to my writing but hopefully most readers won't feel too disappointed.

andyb at 10:13AM, Nov. 14, 2022

Beautiful line art. I'm sorry the reason we're seeing it is that Becky's not well (get well soon Becky!!) but seeing this is an absolute treat.

skyangel at 5:12AM, Nov. 15, 2022

Andy: I must admit I do enjoy seeing other people's art at different stages, especially at the sketched stage to compare it with the finished art. I never really think about my own though so this was a nice post to read!

fredhedges at 9:25AM, Nov. 14, 2022

It seems to me that often the people who have been through the most in their lives and survived have the most wisdom to pass on to others. Others sadly become bitter and mean.

skyangel at 5:20AM, Nov. 15, 2022

Fred: I think that's very true. I also felt it was nice that it was Stacey of all people who pointed out to Sarah where she had gone wrong in neglecting the one person who probably needed her most.

RavenPalace at 5:38AM, Nov. 14, 2022

Finally Sarah is getting the reality check she so desperately needed to get in regard to Janey for so long! It is so ridiculous that she still doesn't get it after all this time. It is almost funny that for someone who is usually so empathetic with people, she still can't manage to put herself into Janey's shoes for even a second when it comes to the Stacey situation. How can someone be so incredibly dense when it comes to the person they are in love with? "You didn't mean to, that's important" and "I don't think Janey really understands how much you were trying to deal with"? Does she really believe that Janey gives a shit about what Stacey went through and what here intentions were when she almost killed her? It doesn't matter to her and why should it? She almost died and is still dealing with the consequences of Stacey's attack to this day!

DarkVisor at 7:50AM, Nov. 18, 2022

Well typed. Been feeling similar for a while now, just was never able to put it down in words as well as this

skyangel at 5:24AM, Nov. 15, 2022

Raven: Very heartfelt! This attention to Stacey at the wedding must surely just add fuel to the fire and she's about to regret it enormously!

RavenPalace at 5:38AM, Nov. 14, 2022

And this whole situation with the wedding is a painful reminder that the person who is supposedly the love of her life still seems to care more about the feelings of her abuser than she does about Janey’s. Just as she did when Janey was still recovering. I’m not saying that I’m condoning her infidelity, but I totally get why she felt so betrayed by Sarah who spent more time hanging out with and dealing with the problems of her attacker than she did being there for Janey and why she would seek solace in the arms of someone who was there for her when she really needed someone to be there for her so badly. Sarah really dropped the ball in regard to Janey back then. She really needs to sit down with Janey and have a heart to heart about this if she wants there to be any chance for that relationship to succeed.

SS7 171 Stacey turns on Sarah

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