Comic #699: The Magnum Opus - Part 4 (Patreon)

I had to be careful in making sure Donald was behind Narya in panels 5 and 6 without making it so obvious that you would notice it on your first reading. I tried it at first without the background blur, but it was incredibly obvious. I am worried the blur might be a bit much, I'm not sure anybody can even tell that it's Donald's shoe behind him in those panels.

I also decided not to "downgrade" Donald's looks to a more classic version like the other characters. I tried it at first, but he ended up not looking like Donald. In the end I decided that it made more sense for a number of reasons that his "classic" appearance and his "retail" appearance look exactly the same. It reinforces the idea that he's somewhat in a state of arrested development. I compromised by giving him similar clothing to his first named appearance in comic #75.

Edit: I realized after the fact that I really wanted there to be a visible difference between a normal snap and a backfire. So I inverted the background on the 4th panel.