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Apr 2014

Chapter 4: Page 8 - Bloodstains

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One more page in this sequence by Matias. But then, just for you, 3 pages next week! Well, more accurately, an extra page to separate this sequence from the next. I’ll probably upload it on Sunday.

Anyways, Nick is still running a mini-contest for a poster of the previous page. Go check out the comment section on that page to enter.

Today, my link request (along with the standard, please vote for us, one), is that any of you who use Facebook check us out and like us over there, to dilute the fake spam likes that plague Facebook these days.

Also, I just started reading a pretty fun post-destruction (the creator doesn’t like the term apocalypse) dystopia story called Tethered. It is set in England, with green death gas that comes from the sky, snarky AI robots, and general anarchy and post-apoc goodness. I’ve enjoyed it, and think you all might too. So check out Tethered :)

  • NickDA

    It’s either a very quite monday, or we’ve scared people off with this sequence… heatstrings tugged?

    • Delta-v

      Whether the bloody footprints are real, from bleeding, bare feet, or symbolic of the pain and loss in their hearts, it’s a powerful, disturbing scene that may take some time to process.

      • NickDA

        Very true… and interestingly enough we were going for “both” with this image… physical/real due to the wandering alone without shoes, and emotional for… obvious…

    • Delta-v

      They are still out there, it’s just that some can’t think of anything they want to say, and others are feeling that saying something would feel wrong, like making armpit noises at a funeral. People will comment again when things don’t feel quite so ….harrowing.

  • Jason Clayton

    No comment for this page, but since i’m stuck at college for the next 2 hours due to severe rain and flooding, i will get some progress on the figurine

    • Silver lining, I guess? ;)

      And not even a little bit of a comment for this page? :(

      • Jason Clayton

        Although these comments weren’t directly connected to this page, They are about something based from this comic and therefore indirectly about this page

        • :P

          • Jason Clayton

            Ha, in just the time since my last comment, i already finished connecting 4 fingers, usually i would just be getting done with one

          • … I accept your lack of commenting on this page … ;)

          • Jason Clayton

            And through my lack of commenting, I comment the most (minus you)

  • Having to grow up and take charge too fast…

  • Michael

    And a really great use of layout withe the blood.

  • Legendary Sisters

    The footprints are a nice touch. Is that in the script? Or did the artist riff that?

    • We gave our artists a lot of leeway when developing these nightmares, because we wanted each of them to be unique and distinct, and we wanted the artists to feel free to experiment and try different things.

      That said, I think (it was so long ago that Matias made these pages, like back in Chapter 1 days) that we suggested the bloody footprints from them walking so far. Matias made them look way cooler and more symbolic than we had scripted, though :D

  • Oh no. :( Again, really lovely art and layout. Effective!