WIPs PG 306 (Patreon)

One of the story beats I knew would be in Volume Two (even while I was still finishing the first) was that Hemlock would be the one to kill Seral. The scene was really clear in my mind and didn't need substantive or difficult (to write) dialogue, so I left it largely untouched in my script.  For years, it just read:

(I find it obliquely funny, maybe you will too.)

Anyhow, here's some WIPs for 306.

I wanted to show a scene transition from Hemlock and the pups to Red without taking up too much page space, pretty happy with the layout choice I settled on.

Breakdown:

And here's the panel with the pups. You can see how it doesn't really come together or have much impact until the cast shadow of the spear is introduced. If you're ever working on your own art and it isn't coming together and you're frustrated, just remember-- there's always middle stages that either look ugly or like they're missing something. It's good to take a day off and come back with fresh eyes whenever you feel like your drowning in a piece and can't make it come together.

And individual breakdowns: