I don't know why, but I love panel 5 so much, I even made it my phone background! I'm just really proud of how it turned out, and poor Louis's jumpy expression makes me laugh every time. Public speaking anxiety is a real problem, though - it can be super stressful to have to read stuff out in class, so I tried to capture Louis's pit-of-the-stomach feeling through my colors in this page. Poor Louis. I've given him the least dramatic introduction of any character ever.
Whose phone do you think is ringing in the last panel? Is there every ANY good reason to trust someone who has two phones? (Probably not, in my opinion).
Fun history fact: Did you guys know that the reason we call signatures John Hancocks is because his was the biggest name on the American declaration of independence? Of course, in this comic it means something different, which you'll find out more about next week...but it's a fun play-on-words, anyway.
Who am I kidding, though - it's pretty obvious who's phones are ringing, as we've only met two fonts so far. Oh, well! See you next week to find out officially - and find out a bunch of other interesting things, too.
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I love how there's a kid that's sleeping during the class. I really hope he gets called on.
I'm also interested in the red (auburn?) haired girl in frame six, she doesn't seem to be laughing, and she looks interested. Dare I hope that not all of his classmates are jerks?
She was giggling a bit in the last page, but she didn't necessarily look like her heart was into it. I'd say like in any similar group situation, not everyone's a jerk, they're just going with the crowd a little too much.
I love the rotary phones in the last panel, they're drawn really well. The John Hancock label is intriguing, too. I'm look forward to the next installment. :D
Aw, thank you, I'm so glad you like them! It turns out my dad had several rotary phones in storage, so I spent some good time figuring out how to draw them in perspective before I attempted this upcoming scene.
I'm so happy you're excited for next week's page! I am too :)
Somehow I just noticed how cute their uniforms are! They have sleeve stripeys! Also: his embarrassment in panel four is just so relatable, from the red face to the "sorry."
Aw...poor Louis! He's already grown on me so much! I was just about to comment on how great panel 5 was before I read your commentary, so you're definitely doing it right ;) I'll be eagerly awaiting the next update.
Oh my gosh, I'm so glad you like him! I was a little bit worried because I gave him SUCH an unglamorous introduction...but it's just to set up for future growth. :)
I'm glad that you're keeping up with the comic! Next week we'll have more font action, too.
loUIS...my baby.... i love his wobbly dialogue tails and his reddening panel backgrounds and his nervous faces.... like oh. oh lil buddy. you're gonna grow so much. its all up from here.
I love the rotary phones in the last panel, they're drawn really well. The John Hancock label is intriguing, too. I'm look forward to the next installment. :D
I'm so happy you're excited for next week's page! I am too :)
I'm glad I was able to express his embarrassment!
I'm glad that you're keeping up with the comic! Next week we'll have more font action, too.