Week 196! (Patreon)

Alright, FINALLY, here's the completed page 409, all colored and shaded. Really sorry about the delays, this month has just not been a good one in the slightest due to various physical ailments tons of stressors and depressants going on.

Anyway, page 409. I wasn't as happy with this one as the past few other pages because it feels kind of 'boring' comparatively in terms of dynamic camera angles and views, reverting more to what I suppose is more typical of Furthia High, albeit still intentionally trying to be 'better' by shifting the camera around so it's not just entirely 3/4 views of everybody, mostly in the heads and expressions. I guess you can't have completely dynamic and novel angles ALL the time, especially when they're standing still in a spot for an extended period of time and just talking.

Also I saw someone comment on one of the earlier pages on FA I think that they thought there was something serious going on with Ashley because of how snarky and passive-aggressive she's been since she popped back into the comic, but I think it's just kind of an evolution of her character in my head in the interim since we've seen her, as well as maybe this being a situation we haven't really seen her in before as much. She was always pretty sarcastic and dismissive back in the day (her having half-lidded eyes 95% of the time is part of that and intentional), but you've also usually only seen her either being bossy/assertive or being angry/irritated about something, like Bruce's crazier and more physical antics or Gus's entire existence. There's not too much actually in the way of Ashley just being herself without something to bounce off of, as Bruce isn't being his typical self as much in this arc. Combine that with just a natural reconfiguration of her character in my head after so many years (much like what happened with Lupin being very boisterous and outwardly aggressive at the start to becoming a lot more subdued and reserved later on), and she's just being really sassy nowadays. And, I dunno, I kinda like it honestly. Little more interesting than just her punching people that annoy her or shoving people around.