Dragonstar chapter 5 page 22 (Patreon)

Oof. What a way to close this chapter, and the first half of the book.

Not exactly the happy meeting between Banana and Kyle some perhaps envisioned.

I'm not sure if I like the ending of this chapter. I said before I felt reluctant to show violence in this story. But that doesn't mean it isn't there. These events were going to happen, and they had to happen in this specific way. Perhaps I could have been more subtle about it, use shadows and silhouettes. But that would come at the risk of people no longer being able to tell what's going on. I couldn't have that happen on a moment as important as this.

Banana's entrance might feel like a fruit ex machina but it really isn't. It's just that her side of the story is missing. I hope to show it, one day...

At the time of writing I have worked on Dragonstar for two years. Two years of intensive work to reach the point in the story I wanted to tell from the beginning. It was a long, difficult journey and I won't deny I wanted to quit several times. I constantly questioned if it was worth it, if I was wasting my time.

Perhaps I should have done everything from chapter 1 to 5 as flashbacks in a later point in the story. But at the time of writing, this sequence of events wasn't a problem. If you read the comic now from epilogue to chapter 5, it only takes you half an hour or so. But production time of that half an hour took two years of my life. And two years of you guys' time as well.

That's a long time for people to give up on a story. But you guys are still here.

I appreciate it. Thank you. You've earned the Banana. I have earned the Banana. And most of all, Kyle has earned the banana. (if you're still alive Kyle, helloooooo?)

She's here now. And she's here to stay.

On to chapter 6 at last.