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Camp Weedonwantcha by Katie Rice — Darkplace
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Camp Weedonwantcha by Katie Rice — Darkplace
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I also gotta say, I really like the art shift in this one. Brian's subconscious is very ambient and pretty, and also a bit unnerving.
The bees are BB pellets
Brian is a freakin TANK though... Am I reading it right, he walked up to her, while being pelted with BB's and just ignored them, took the gun off her and slammed it into the floor, exploding it into tiny bits? damn...
and those last two panels are why I read this comic... Seventeen sitting on Brian's head, trying to calm him down is so cute... Then that last panel is fucking hilarious.
Katie, Keep up the excellent work, you are truely a legend of the field!
Aaah, that makes a lot more sense that what I thought. Yeah, that sounds right.
the comic really seems to be finding its groove with this storyline.
... the time stream shifting into super slo-mo.
... the color and vitality draining from the environment.
... each and every sound in the forest being heard distinctly and separately.
And best of all; Brian having his "walk between the raindrops" moment.
Then, reality crashing into existence with 17's scream breaking into his reverie.
p.s. Katie, i love your hands; you are one of the few artist that i am aware of that gives their characters four fingers and a thumb AND it's those small details that only add to my enjoyment of your work.
LoL: BunyipAristocrat
Here is me absolutely gushing over every character but Malachai.
Purdy is insane. Absolutely, positively demented, and you can't help but love her for it.
Here I think we see why Brian was *sent to Camp* as it were, and it is spine~chillingly... words. One adjective does not suffice. It's a layer of depth we've suspected but not yet seen, it's masterfully executed (much like the BB gun) and, really, it's a flaw that makes him so much more endearing, because it just shows how hard he tries in all the panels that aren't these ones to be who he is in every set of panels that isn't this on.
Seventeen. Oh, dear, Seventeen, you are just so damned precious, you know that? Brian must be so god's damned terrifying right now and you're running towards him because you don't think *oh my god he's gone beserk* you think *my friend needs me right now*. I think this really, really sums up everything we know and love about the emaciated little blonde girl who is more number than name.
I *live* for scenes like this! Different developing storylines and growing characters all coalescing into one short, powerful moment.
A young kid, can't be older than in his teens, staring down the barrel of a loaded gun...with about fifteen feet in between him and his assailant.
But instead of being scared to death...he just ****ing loses it, and with his bare hand (singular, since he's still holding the weasel), not only disarms Purdy but breaks her gun into pieces.
Magnificent.
Christ... Even after you won Strip Search (belated congratulations!), I didn't expect anything on this scale. My eye for art doesn't approach the level of, say, Gabe. But I know good writing when I see it, and goddamn you are amazing. This comic just keeps on surprising me. Don't ever stop. Unless you lose a hand I guess, or get arthritis or one of those crazy diseases that turn your bones into a pre-2010 McNugget.
Also, the fading border was genius. I didn't even notice at first. Perfect.
I also found the kitty.
Oh there's something magical about this comic.
Well, that wasn't very nice.
Also, I'm not sure if Mr. Bigglesworth is trolling here, but if he isn't, I think it's important to realize that analyzing a comic doesn't remove its charm. If we want comics to be taken seriously as a medium, we can't be willing to dream bigger and ask for depth. Movies, books, and even music benefit from analysis and there really isn't any reason one should feel that comics shouldn't.