a post not about basara!! the world is ending

[tongari]

Actually I am 100% sure someone else has not only done a Sandman/Inception crossover but dunnit far more eloquently (I got tired after page 4, re-read it and said WAIT WHAT IS THIS EVEN ABOUT)

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[salty_catfish]

Omg, yes. That prize/price line killed me.
I still don't own any copies of Sandman and I loved 9's art. (And the Jon Muth chapter in 10).

[tongari]

It was the sort of thing Saito would say haha. I'm glad you liked it!

YES I LOVED THE DESERT STORY JON MUTH ILLUSTRATED, the story and art were especially stunning. Muth's inks were like absolute mastery of black and white. the wrinkles on the old man's skin, silhouettes in the desert, Dream's incredibly beautiful face fhsdfhsdhf

I read the other desert story "Soft Places" in I think book 6 first (the one where Marco Polo offers Dream a drink) and was so happy that Dream referred to it again. what an amazing concept.

[frostheavens]

So ronsard just showed me this and I am in love. Not only am I a huge fan of your art anyway (huuuuge!), but you drew Saito art! Saito is incredible. I haven't read Sandman (I'm trying to read Gaiman, despite my dislike) so I don't entirely understand who the woman is, but the concept is amazing. Not to mention your beautiful style and flawless colouring. I really love this ♥

[tongari]

haha the pale guy is Dream. I am so, so sorry. he is actually a gaunt and rugged (and brunette) ojisan throughout most of the books, but a lot of shit happens and in the end I like this fluffy-haired doe-eyed version of him the most.

Out of curiosity why do you dislike Gaiman? While I am really grateful to him for Sandman, of his later works I only really liked Neverwhere because I think his novel writing style reads somehow very different from his graphic novels, I just didn't come to care for the characters so much somehow.

Thank you so much for reading ;_;

[frostheavens]

Haha, omg, he is still so beautiful! I just see women in suits all the time because I love them, regardless of the fact of whether they are actually women or not jfhgh.

I've always thought his writing was just a bit boring? Like, maybe I had unrealistic expectations because everyone I knew loved him and he's a favourite on the internet, but I wasn't that impressed. I didn't really connect with the characters much either. I am going to pick up American Gods soon, so I hope that goes well!

Thank you for sharing ♥!!

[junemermaid]

Beauuuuutiful, god man, just gorgeous!

[tongari]

Thank you so much for the kind words Christy ;_;

party don't start til you walk in

[tongari]

KC why is this coming from you, the only person whose beautiful comics make me feel sorry for Sasuke

[fawnfawn]

i love this and would take this as a real interstitial of the story!!

is this all digital? or are the lineart in real traditional? cuz it all looks so amazing and the lineart looks so gorgeous and inky~~~

i love the hair = cloud effect

why aren't you making comics for a living??? and if you are, why can't i buy any of themmmssss where are they?? am i blind? i am sad for thissss =p

[tongari]

thank you so much for the kind words fawn ;_;

It is all digital, most of it done with the hard elliptical default brush in CS4. AN AMAZING BRUSH how did I ever live without it. shruken down the lines look (and drawing feels) like pencils, blown up it is like an ink wash. blending is hard though..

and thank you for asking, sadly I suffer from lack of focus (to complete anything longer and more polished)... I did promise KC I would share a table with her at this year's comic fiesta so I'll probably need to actually print something for that ;_;

thank you for the kind words ;_; i'm really glad you enjoyed this!