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I've had comments in the past call pages like this "lazy" and I'd be lying if I said I just scoffed at the idea and ignored it. I spent so much time trying to come up with panels and layouts for what was supposed to be just a quiet little cap to the chapter. When all it needed was a little Felix in a boat floating in the void. (Though I'm not sure I executed it as well as I'd like and I might tweak a bit. But I also gotta learn to just put the pen down and move on.)Anyway, this is the end of chapter 6 and I couldn't be more relieved. Not to get into an essay about it but a lot of different factors have led to this stretch of the comic causing me to really, really struggle. Hopefully moving on to a new chapter will give me the fresh, clean break I need and those pages will start going up in the next couple weeks. Thanks for bearing with me through these last few months. And all this time to be honest.

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TheSodapopSys (edited)

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2026-09-14 10:00 I think it’s a great way to show how heavy an emotion he must be feeling! You captured it very well ^.^
2024-03-01 06:09

Aveluxx

The best part about having stuck with you all this time is despite all of your struggles, you just keep on truckin’. I’m glad I’m with you on your journey. Some people will criticize you and your way of doing things, but that’s a problem for anyone. As for me…(ahem) ”I’m gonna be here, til I’m nothing but bones in the ground.” Keep it up Ari💙

JustEki

I love this as a page by itself. Really reinforces that this is all Felix can likely perceive at the moment. He knows he's in a boat and it's disconnected from the house. What's beyond that is a mystery right now, and he's floating in a void literally and mentally. 💜

Ari

radical face?? butthankyou

Arend

Negative space is still space :) restraint is also effort!

Ari

thankyou

Chateau Adib

I think you captured his despair pretty well here. And anyone that calls ANY artist lazy needs to have their lips stapled shut.

Chris

I was going to comment just this. I can't imagine how terrifying it would be if I were as disconnected from things as he is at this moment. He doesn't know where he is, doesn't know where his family is, doesn't know where ANYBODY is. It's just all void outside his immediate perception. This little rowboat is a perfect metaphor for his situation and Ari brilliantly conveyed that with a single panel.

JustEki

On a lighthearted note, though, at least he has that tire to become the Wilson to his Tom Hanks!

ziskeit

All of your pages are gorgeous including this one. Changes in composition, framing and pace are necessary, not at all lazy.

Allan Meyer

"Lazy" Hmmm, let's see how that person would draw, ink and color this page, then we'll see who's lazy. It's your story to tell the way you want.