Wednesday, September 12, 2007

"Consummatus"



OK... here we go...
My question for the peanut gallery is this:

Does it bother anyone that you can't see a sliver of the girl's face through her hair as she presses herself into the chest of the Golem? Theoretically... the encompassing darkness of the giant's body would probably obscure her profile in the first place... but does the image of the embrace communicate clearly enough without showing the girl's likeness pressed to his chest?

I used the inset to make her desperate relief apparent to the reader... do I really have to make what's happening in the prior panel more clear for it to read visually?

I ask this question to you... o' unwashed masses of comic book geek-dom... (and any other various and sundry types of artistic folk that care to weigh in on this bit of worthless minutia...)
Don't let me down now...

In all seriousness though, this image marks the consummation of the relationship between the two main characters of the full story arc. Here we see the lynchpin moment that sets our true protagonist upon her fateful new path... and some brief insight into the true nature of the tale's title character.

The next page will be a doozy... I have to bring the story back full circle (I started the narrative at it's climax) and seal the deal in a satisfying fashion that has both good closure and implied continuity...

I am so boned...

6 comments:

The Keeper's Notes said...

doesn't bother me...I have no idea what's going on in the story, but I'm figuring at this point we know who the girl is and we can tell that she's melding into the big guy...if that's what's happening....don't know...just figuring we don't need to see her face.

Greg said...

Thanks for the input, Justin...

Yes... the image shows the girl embracing the giant in relief, as he has just inadvertantly protected her from both her initial assailants and then the recently arrived duo near the door.

There's more to it, but you've grasped the bare essentials...

Thanks for weighing in on this, buddy!

GREG

CamChes said...

Me too. I think with the inset its very clear. No worries.

Greg said...

Sweetness...

Thanks for the input, Cam!

GREGGO

Anonymous said...

you need to show the girls hands. it's unclear whether he is holding thme or what she is doing exactly..if we saw her hands clinging on to his rags etc it would be clearer...plus we should probably see her boobs. more boobs please

Anonymous said...

you need to show the girls hands. it's unclear whether he is holding thme or what she is doing exactly..if we saw her hands clinging on to his rags etc it would be clearer...plus we should probably see her boobs. more boobs please