Far Out There

So, I’ve learned one important thing from doing this story arc: there is a limit to how many characters I can keep in play per page, an it’s about half what I was trying for this time. Seriously, go back and try to count how many times somebody mysteriously disappears for a page. There’s a lot of ’em.

And this is a hard lesson for me to learn, too, ‘cos I ADORE dreaming up new characters. Why, I’ve been giddy all weekend over introducing Sophia and Claire into the action. granted, they WERE some of the earliest Far Out There characters I designed, so I’ve been looking forward to using them for a WHILE. Plus, they’re just FUN. Cute, diminutive authority figures are always a hoot, so that makes Sophia fun, and it’s nice to have a gun-wielding girl who’s more cool than crazy (like Stilez) …and just between you and me, a woman in a suit is HAWT.

OH! And speaking of too many characters at once, this week’s incentive showcases a few characters we’ve seen VERY little of lately.

(Historical Notes: Even after all this time, we still haven’t established if Sophia is actually as young as she looks, or if she’s got some sort of Avatar situation going on where her age and appearance aren’t necessarily connected.)