Sigune’s How Not To Draw Comics - Part XVII

[sigune]

This is it then: we have reached the comic’s last two pages. It took me two years to complete this seventeen-page story; it is also the first comic I have ever completed (my most impressive feat of arms before that was to get stranded at page 23 of one of my interminable sagas). Of course I didn’t work on it continuously, so the two years are a bit

Comments

[veradee]

Fantastic. I absolutely love your comic. It is the beginning of something new, but I rather like stories that end like that instead of bringing everything to a closure.

McGonagall's glasses ane frown are perfect. I think what makes her appear rather unfair towards Snape is the fact that she addresses him as "Snape" only, while she addresses the others as "Mr...". I like to believe that she has become a better teacher in the past 20 years. ;)

[sigune]

*g* I thought you might ;). Mind you, I don't think that even his teachers would have been inclined to take very kindly to Severus, despite the fact that he was probably very studious and eager to learn. He's so unprepossessing, and I do think he wouldn't have missed a chance to strike at the Marauders (which I find perfectly understandable, to be sure). I think Slughorn's behaviour is a case in point: though Severus was a brilliant student, the Potions master still preferred Lily by far because she was cute and spirited.

In the comic, the previous confrontation of McGonagall with Snape was when 1) she caught him setting James's bum on fire and 2) suspected Severus of lying to her. Here she doesn't have all the facts, and she's not going to go soft on him. Besides, I suspect that James and Sirius are among her favourite students...

Heh. I like open endings too. I'm praying that JKR will give us one...

Thank you very much for reviewing the story so faithfully! :D ♥

[veradee]

Besides, I suspect that James and Sirius are among her favourite students...

It seems that they were quite universally liked, but I've never understoof why. I realise that Snape wasn't the most likeable pupil, but I don't know what was more likeable about them.

Heh. I like open endings too. I'm praying that JKR will give us one...

The fact alone that there will be an epilogue somehow lets me fear that there won't be an open ending, but I might be wrong.

[sigune]

(Mmmm, a Josh Middleton icon...!)

Very glad you liked it! I grew up with comics, too, though they were European ones; discovering American comics had a profound influence on me, though I'm not sure how obvious it is :-).

[cr_the_mighty]

So, holy crap. I'd seen part of the comic on deviant, but hadn't read the whole thing. I must say, it's quite brilliant. You remind me of my friend whose "doodles" make my art projects look crappy. =p

And I love all the little Makings Of. Your thought process reminds me strongly of my own (though your art's infinitely better). Just a kind of, "well, this works" approach. Very maverick, I love it.

That's it, I'm going to have ot friend you. Least I can do to you for making me stay up late reading all about your pretty pretty comic... XD

[sigune]

*g*
Thanks very much! Make yourself at home :-).

I started this "How Not To..." business in the hopes of getting other people to share their 'Making Of's with me - I love to read those things. As for my own, I don't think there is a lot to learn from them; all they prove is that I don't seem to be able to create anything that doesn't start from pure chaos XD. Writing it all down does sort of help me, though - it makes me think about how I could organise myself a little for future projects...

[sylvanawood]

Congrats, and I don't have the words to say how much I love the whole thing. But you know anyway. ;)

[sigune]

Thank you so much! ♥

[redvelvetcanopy]

Hooray! Such an accomplishment!

I liked the ending--it's just as I would have imagined it. I think that including Snape's scowl at the very end is quite fitting! I love McG's shoes, too!

[sigune]

;-)

Thanks very much :D!

(With this out of the way, it's about time I got round to producing something for you, isn't it? I'm still very busy, but I think about your picture, promise :P...)

[redvelvetcanopy]

I look forward to anything you might imagine!