Melody and Macabre

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The Meaning of Life, Page 1

Xiam

on Nov. 2, 2008

Hey, look, it's Dr. Needle! I'm tempted to call her Dr. Payne now.

Fangirls, feel free to start the shipping between her and Simon. Not like it'll happen, given his social awkwardness, but whatever.

I actually had to look for a reference photo for the ambulance. I hope it turned out alright. I'm not really that good at vehicles. I think this turned out alright, though, luckily it's pretty boxy. I'm actually very surprised that the reference photo actually had AMBULANCE on the back. As if the sirens and lights wouldn't give away the fact that it's a freakin' ambulance.

Anyway… this is the first time in a while I've actually drawn each of these characters, so I had to struggle a bit to remember how they were all drawn. Looking back at past comics helped for Simon and the Good Doctor, but Arrows is pretty obvious, so it didn't take too much work to draw him from memory.

By the way, you might be wondering, "Hey, dude, what gives with the white background in Panel 2, and white sky in Panel 3?" The answer: Laziness, and clouds, respectively.

It feels weird to know this is the same day as Arrows met Ace Black in the alley the night after Ms. O was murdered. YES I'M GIVING YOU A SYNOPSIS OF PAST EVENTS!

For your convenience.