October 24th, 2011
24 Oct 2011 · page 4 of 1306
Everyone has had the above interview.
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Cast: Sidney Malik
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Promising start!
I had a laugh about that letter xD
There's a spam going around about how tell parents that there are things far worse than failing a curse.
Absolutely wonderful. This looks to be every bit as entertaining as Darken, and I love that you have set it in my favourite romanticized time period! Out of curiosity, have you read "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" by Susanna Clarke? Set in historically accurate 19th century England, with the addition of wizards. One of my favourite books. The start of this made me think of it. :)
Wheeee! It's glad to see the new comic updating!
Great to see Widdershins up and I love the look!
Awww, look at that puppy face in panel three.
I haven't read it yet, actually! We've got a copy, I just need to find time to get around to reading it, it certainly looks like my cup of tea!
Off to a great start. ^n-n^
Well.. not for him though. XP
Hurray! My first post. I like this new comments page!
I'm former 'Calus' btw.
Well now, gotta say, I'm intrigued. Can't wait to see where this story goes!
"Ah, yes, you see..."
"...An ancestor of mine was friends with the Archdemon of the Seventh."? :D
Seriously though, i used to have an RP trainee mage character that was so clumsy she messed up everything she touched, but somehow always ended up doing it in such a way that you couldn't really blame her for it either, because she DID try to do her best to do what she was asked.
A good example was the time of her first magic lesson, and she ended up setting fire to the notes she was supposed to copy for another mage. Or reaching up to take a book off a high shelf and dropping another book onto someone's toe. Or getting caught giving a warrior a tour through areas she wasn't even allowed to be in, because he was training to be a guard and she figured he should know what he would need to protect.
I think if she and Sidney would ever meet, they'd cause more property damage than a hurricane :D
Fresh air it is! And a crushingly relatable job search. I like Sidney's attitude, though! After three panels of pouting and a rather pained smile, he still instantly brightens up upon the first hint of progress! Just makes this last rejection all the more painful. On a personal note, I really love the progression of framing here - starting with an establishing shot, Sid on the move, then going into three rapid-fire closeups for a montage effect, then shifting composition as we start the next line of panels does a good job of indicating a break in the blanket of rejection - also helps sell Sid's tangible hope at this change of pace - only to return to something similar (though still slightly zoomed out) to the rejection composition as Sid visibly hesitates to tell this prospective employer whatever got him expelled (creating a nice bit of intrigue for the reader as well) and a very satisfying 'cut' to the slam of the door to show the firm rejection. Punctuated with a sound effect and yet another change in panel composition - a full body shot brings us full circle so we get the sense that Sidney is back where he started. All while smoothly expositing to the reader that there's real as well as stage magic in this universe and that the real sort is the kind of thing one attends university to study. In contrast to Sidney, the reader has progressed quite a bit in their understanding of this character and the universe he inhabits!