Not much to say about this page except I don’t much like how I handled the art or the conclusion of the story. Something about how inconsistent the characters look within each of the first three panels, and how insufficient their “huh, weird!” observations are for the event. The only thing that I’m reasonably satisfied with is the art of the last panel — that’s how those dang cabooses looked, just situated in a corner of a mall parking lot, no explanation, and really, no point. If I’d thought about the issue as a whole any more, I probably would have tried to tie the end wide shot here — of the mall parking lot — with the night shots of the same lot from the next story, “Fun & Games”. Meaning, Quitoclam ain’t that big… and these stories are all occurring in the same general area.
But that’s just me.
Okay, so coming next: the start of the third short story in Tales Of October #1, titled “Fun & Games”, inspired in part by yet another old job and yet another old girlfriend. If that’s not a draw for you, your standards are daunting! Plus: scary harassment by drunk & shady creeps — a staple in every small suburb. See you in five days… I’ll be here, typing like a thousand monkeys!
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