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The Destroy History Rave On project I was making here has been set aside. I worked out a way to do the story that was worth doing properly. But there was one last, experimental page. I am finding my way towards a new art style that I may or may not use for a proper project. I've taken the speech balloons off this one as they contain spoilers.

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C.J. Pitchford AKA Databoy

If I lose the ability to read, I can always go back to your comics, John—just for the character's expressions!

Richard Kirk

Dang. I remember being a bit cool on De Nieuwe Stijl when I saw one or two isolated characters earlier, but it looks good in a real page. Shelly's expression in box 2 is particularly glorious.

John Bowers

I'm quite intrigued by panel 2 which is apparently devoted primarily to a stapler-shopping photobomber but contains one delighted and one surprised regular both peeking over his shoulder.

Sean Kinlin

After this week's pages of Steeple, my mind can't help but think Shelley is carrying a sex bag in the last panel. I doubt her expression would be much different if that's what it was.

Rob Cottingham

I know with these panels move the story along, but without dialogue they seem... (puts on sunglasses) ...stationery.

Rob Cottingham

If you ever do a story arc entirely about Lamy pens btw I'll buy up the entire print run. Just saying.

Tudza

Reasonably nice pens, yes. Had to clean out my ink pen version since I don't seem to use it enough to keep the ink from drying in the nib.

Gavin Lees

Poor cyan, getting left out of the iconic fab four lineup.

Pierpaolo Di Camillo

I love these expressions. Shelley seems to be so happy when she goes shopping.

Matthew

Can we write and post our own dialogue for this comic?

Sean Kinlin

Panel 3: SHELLEY: Nemulon, do you fancy any of these machines? NEMULON: They are all too vain - always checking themselves out.

William Cole

I'm with Shelley here. There is a special joy that only comes from shopping for stationery supplies.

Chris J. Zähller

There's nothing like the "crack" of opening a new Moleskine knock-off.

Rob Cottingham

Who *wouldn’t* be surprised and delighted? That hotly-anticipated Swingline PalmBuddy 1530 he’s holding wasn’t supposed to be in shops until December!

Sean Kinlin

Not the Nemu-purse - I was talking about the WH Smiths bag. The scene is very like the pharmacy bag Billie was holding in Steeple.

Rob Cottingham

I’ve decided to internalize this arc as the short, moving story of Shelley making peace with having to develop a two-year steering plan through the miracle of shopping for office supplies. I am dramatically satisfied and my heart is full.

Rob Cottingham

So there's the central conflict. Practically writes itself.