Hello again friends! This week's strip almost never happened. That's right, this strip was never written into the story outline of Changing of the Guard until two weekends ago as I was working on last week's "All the Tired Horses".
That's because the idea wasn't mine, it was (my fiancee) Jillian's.
Originally the final panel in last week's strip was to be a drawing of CM getting clocked over the head, but as I fussed with the pencils of the panel I started to feel like it looked to redundant and I talked over which she liked better the drawing of him getting hit or the idea of the big old "KONK" blurb/panel (which I went with). Then she suggested a "you know what would be cool" moment describing the scene you see above. I was totally taken by the idea right away and knew that I HAD to draw this silent strip that showed some of the inner turmoil in our hero's troubled mind. Seeing as she knows what is coming next in the story, and how it ends, this made perfect sense and really helped to enrich the meat of what's coming down the line in the next few weeks.
So I ask you friends and readers, if you dig this week's strip, please send a little comment love Jillian's way, she deserves the credit for this great idea!
Until next week.
-Denver
I love the mood of this one, Denver. Smoky and dark, very cool!
Thanks Tim!
I like the idea, but the noses looked like mouths at first to me. I didn’t get it until I read your comments. Maybe if the faces were above Checkered Man?
Thanks for the feedback David. Always good to get honest criticism!
Awesome page. It works perfectly.
Thanks Rob! Much appreciated. It’s always interesting to hear different points if view.
Awesome idea, Jillian! Great execution, Denver!
Now, when’s the last time you used color in one of your comics? Why would that be? couldn’t just be ’cause it looks awesome… speculation runs high…
I believe the last time was back in February, I colored the strip using all pink tones for Valentine’s Day. Before that? In one of the early Food-O’s strips I gave Norb red eyes. That’s about it. :0)
Glad it made an impact!
Haven’t made my way through all of the archives, came in when you started ‘Changing of the guard’ so I must have just missed the Valentine’s Day spread. Great page btw, and that’s from someone who’s not big on the whole Valentine’s Day thing!
Thanks, Jillian!
nice work, Jillian. Yes, ok. Denver you did quite well too.