Author notes

Bury the Hatchet

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on Sept. 8, 2008

Panel 3 was amazingly difficult for me. I rewrote the line several times and I couldn't decide on a good facial expression. Initially it was a worried expression. I tried more scared, frowning. Eventually, I settled on a nervous (possibly relieved?) smile. Mike is sort of a coward, so I figure he is either amused by his own fear or he smiles as a defense mechanism.

The shading turned out considerably better than I expected. My biggest problem with my coloring is that it always looks too cheery, but I think I managed to combat that on this page. (Granted, the "coloring" is almost entirely shades of gray…)

spiritmonkey: Nah, other comics do "tense" much more often and better. I just have a habit of ending pages on an unsettling note.

n_y_japlander: Liar! But, yeah, Mike will probably find out for himself.

trevor: I don't want to be reviewed. I have low self-esteem as it is, and as much as I know I suck, I hate to think what a reviewer would say. (Of course, that fear is always fighting with curiosity and the thought of being noticed… Fear wins for me, though.)

amanda: There's always time for manners. ^_^

Peipei: It's usually wise to listen to the one with the gun. XD

blntmaker: I'm glad you're enjoying it. (I thought this one had a slow start, but I am writing longer arcs these days.)