Gosh, I want to get back to this comic. I want to do this story, I really do. No good excuse as to why I don’t, really. I should just start doing it. I am going to just start doing it again, dagnabbit.

Just busy and stressed. Moves and work and weddings and everything else imaginable. Will update when I can.

So while you wait on the next page, here’s some information on this latest chapter you might not have realized or noticed. Or maybe you did, you are pretty smart.

I am a big fan of juxtaposition in art. I think I’ve mentioned before that that is what this whole montage is about. We see Fiona learning how to be both a lady and a warrior in one page after another, and then side by side panels on the same page.

In Victorian times, there were two spheres; the public sphere and the private sphere. Back in those days, the women more or less stuck to the private sphere. It wasn’t all that acceptable to enter the public sphere, to leave the house. A man could, of course, live in both. So here we have Edgar in the private, “feminine” sphere where Fiona is learning about her mother. Hattigan resides in the public “masculine” sphere, where Fiona learns to fight like a man and more about who her father was.

Edgar represents the feminine, Hattigan the masculine. Playing up the duality. You’ll also notice the “warrior” Hattigan panels are tall and thin, to represent a figure or form standing tall, erect, and strong. Edgar’s panels, however, in the private sphere, are wide and reclined. A form prone, laying down, submissive.

While on the surface, Edgar appears to be progressive and Hattigan more traditional in thier view of the world, that isn’t case on every topic. Yes, Edgar believes that not all beasties are monsters, that some deserve to be treated with respect and should have rights. On the other hand, he is a bit more traditional when it comes to gender roles. He wants to encourage Fiona to be a lady, not a fighter.

Hattigan adheres to the more traditional views of good and evil, he also is open to the idea of women joining in that fight.

More information on thier motivations for these views will be revealed as the story progresses…

to me.

Why, thank you!

So there we go. Still getting my sea legs as it were. Now I’m working exclusively in Photoshop and Illustrator. I don’t have my old files to reference the fonts and colors and sizes and what not…

Meh. Anyhoo.

Right. The hotel has always been there. Edgar has been there, as has Edgar’s father who was her dad’s uncle. Why did her mom not tell her about it? Why didn’t they ever visit? Hm, I wonder if Edgar knows. And IF he knows, if he will tell her… and if he tells her anything, will it be the truth?

So my computer crashed, and I no longer have all the art and sketches and games and everything else, which makes me very sad.

I managed to install a new copy of Photoshop, but there is a bit of a learning curve, as I’m used to using Painter. So I started the new page in PS, hated it, and put it away. Avoiding picking it back up.

No more. I’m starting again today. No more excuses, dagnabbit.

UPDATE: Aaand now Illustrator refuses to recognize tablet pen sensitivity. *headdesk*

UPDATE AGAIN: Okay, I figured it out. Back to work.

Oh yes, me friends. At the GBD Wiki, you will find nuggets of previously unreleased information that you are more than welcome to fawn and debate over. Many thanks to Aero for fleshing bits out. I’;; continue to work on it myself and drop in the goodies.

I’ve got Photoshop again. Painter seems to be gone forever, and it would be great if I could locate my copy of Illustrator… but no luck yet. :/ Forum should be up soon, too.

Taking all my software and files with it. Argh.

So it’s going to take some time to get my new computer all set up, install all the software and get back to work.

Bear with me.

Hope you’re having a great holiday! Mine was pretty busy, but it is winding down now. Back to work on the comic I go.

Hope you had a great Thanksgiving!

The end of Thanksgiving means the beginning of Christmas season and for me, that means I have to start crafting. See, I make a little money on the side making and selling plushies. So I’ve been pouring a  lot of my energy into that lately.

For the time being, the update status of the comic is going to be erratic. Whenever I find the time to finish a page, I will post it. Hopefully after the holidays, I’ll be able to stick to more of a schedule.

My recommendation is to subscribe to email notification of updates over there on the right. You can also visit my craft blog to see what I’m up to. Hugs and kisses!