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Part 1 // Part 1.2 

Been busy plugging away at some OOTB stuff that isn't really postable. Lot of writing the new chapter and going through old pages to rework. Yes, I'm still doing that. Yes, I know it's a never-ending uphill battle. But I want to do it. So here's another little page of this comic that kind of snowballed. I just want to have a little extra something on here that I actually finished for once.

Been trying to think of some extra stuff to do before Chapter 6 starts. Might post some more WIPs of the rework. Chapter 2 is getting a pretty major facelift and rewrite to help set the rest of the story up a little better. I might post some test pages for the next comic soon. Just a couple for a change of pace. I thought about doing some sort of QnA but I couldn't really think of any questions you could potentially have. At least not anything that wouldn't be answered later in the comic. But I guess if you had any burning questions now would be your chance to ask in the comments.

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Dairuga Comics

Ari, I have two questions! They're silly, but I've been wondering about them for a while now, hehe (*´︶`*) 1 ♡ What color are Mack's eyes? In chapter 1, I thought they were black, but as the art improved, I'm not sure if they're gray or light brown 2 ♡ Mack's tail usually looks fluffy instead of scaly (And I actually like it that way!), but it's made me wonder what the texture of Mack's tail is like. Is it scales or fur? Or is it smooth and slippery?

Ari

1. A grey-ish purple 2. He'd be smooth and slippery. A combo of my brushes being very fuzzy and just the general way I draw it makes it look fuzzy.

Dairuga Comics

Ooh, so his tail is soft and slippery~! Darn, I wish I could touch it ♡ ( ◡‿◡ )

Wigwam

Did I miss 1.3? Will that be revealed later? I’m worried for you, Ari, that next thing you’ll be posting 1.22 of 2 for your short.

Allan Meyer

Please show any test pages you want to put up- your art style is a major reason for pledging, so

Allie

Pouty young Felix is adorable ❤

ziskeit

I love this so much! I’m so happy to see young Felix. Anything you want to post is always great to see! And a Q&A yeay! I have so many questions. Is Mack his real name? Does he have another name? Did Felix go to a school for the blind for training? Can he read Braille?

Kai

Sean's very expressive and I really love it 💖 and little Felix is just the cutest 😍

Chateau Adib

Love it!! And for questions I'm really curious about your inspirations...not just for this comic but in general. What are your favorite artists and stories and such. What sparks joy etc.

Diego P

so cute!

Pravvus

This is so cute it hurts. Amazing as always!

Ari

Mack isn't his real name but he likes it a lot more. Felix grew up in a pretty rural area and wouldn't have had access to resources like that. He's pretty capable on his own but I imagine (if he survives OOTB) he'd seek out some help like that later in life if he ever left home. There was probably an attempt to teach him braille in school but he wasn't much of a reader after so he'd have to relearn every time. He'd probably try to learn a bit later in life. If he lived to the cassette era he'd love audio books.

Ari

Honestly, the biggest inspiration for me is just hiking. Like 90%. Nothing to do but walk and think. Unfortunately, I haven't had a chance to in quite a while since moving. Consuming media is great but nothing really beats just walking and not doing or consuming anything. For other bits of inspiration I'm not really sure. Let's see off the top of my head... For music I listen to a lot of Radical Face. He has an entire fictional family full of people who are sometimes magic but mostly just sad that all of his songs are about and I vibe with that. Also has a lot of songs about brothers and I'm all about that despite not being that close with my own. For comics I always keep a copy of Emily Carrolls Through the Woods somewhere around my desk just to look at when I need to. Along with a copy of The Little Prince for a book. Just something nice and simple and sweet. For a TV show I think about Pushing Daisies and how I wish I could create something as quick and funny and cheerfully dark. For a movie I'd think about something like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind or something like Spirited Away just because I like any piece of media that can stop itself and just breathe for a minute. For artists in particular I can't really think of any off the top of my head. I've gotten back into Simon Stalenhags art recently because he has that kinda warped childhood nostalgia aesthetic I like. (And dinosaurs.) And because I've been thinking about doing something sorta mechnical. I hope that's a good enough answer. It's sad that it's so hard for me to think of what inspires me. Is there a such thing as non-inspiration? Like being inspired to make a thing because you can't find something like it to be inspired by? If that makes sense. Sounds a bit pretentious. OOTB isn't anything new or ground-breaking, but I think you know what I mean.

ziskeit

Thank you for the thoughtful answers. OOTB is totally original—give yourself more credit. I completely understand feeling the urge to create because the story you want to read doesn’t exist so you have to write it. That’s what I did too.

Chateau Adib

This is so interesting. Thank you! I am familiar with some of those and I am going to check out the others. And yeah, I know what you mean about the absence of a thing inspiring you. I often come back to the Toni Morrison quote, “If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”

StarOfTime

I love it. Take all the time you need Ari!