See, THIS is why I wedged all that text into the last page. This big reveal wouldn’t have worked half as well if I still has some exposition left on the top of the page. Random: I can’t imagine any[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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ACK, TEXT SWARM! Sorry ’bout that. I easily could have spread this information across two or even three pages, but I’m not sure the pacing would have worked that way. A bunch of heads sitting around tossing meta-commentary at each[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Wait a minute… is Far Out There openly breaking the fourth wall here? Personally, I’d say no. As we’ll soon see, Santa here is speaking figuratively when he acts like they’re in a Christmas story. But then, I’ve never been[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’m torn over this one. Part of me really regrets introducing all these characters via headshots and text blurbs. Showing is always better than telling, and I’m sure it would have been more interesting to see glimpses of what everyone[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first panel is supposed to look like some kind of abandoned bomb shelter or something, but I don’t think it comes across very well. I should have put some kind of “Baby’s First Survival Kit” or something in the[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The height difference between Tax and Stilez is really tough to keep consistent. Tax is supposed to be unusually small, while Stilez is a frickin’ Amazon, so there’s a lot of space to mess up in. Also, I dunno why,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I feel some apologies are in order for the… bare bones art in this story. My original plan had been to shade the pencil art like in the Bridget & Alphonse story, but I only got halfway through the cover[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Here we go, kiddies! The 2011 Far Out There Christmas Blow-out Begins! As with last year, the plan is to update every day straight through to the 25th. The final 12 days leading up to Christmas (get it?) will be[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Um… Mom? Dad? Don’t you think you might want to, I dunno, intervene here? I mean, the fact that you’re toasting is cute and all, but shouldn’t stopping your hellspawn child from tormenting your only daughter be KIND of important?[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It’s a special Internet Edition of Halloween here at Far Out There! …he said, as if there’s ever something Far Out There related that’s NOT Internet bound. But seriously, unlike previous years, where the costumes were just whatever I thought[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…