I usually miss out on details like this, so I only noticed with the past couple updates. Are the little marks beside Carmilla's right nostril and under her lip where she's had piercings taken out?
hi murph.
yes, carmilla has scars from snake bite piercings and a nostril piercing that were taken out. sometimes i don't draw the scars for her lip piercings because she has so much fur happening right there, but she does have them. tabitha and lupe similarly have little holes in their ears from where earrings were taken out.
hi azra.
the soda isn't flat. soda in a can only overflows from shaking if it hasn't been opened before, in my experience. the most massive release of carbon dioxide happens upon breaking the factory seal, like when opening a can. sometimes i swish around soda just to hear the fizz or feel it popping near my face as a stim. :)
i love this page so much. carmillas face in panel 3 and just holy shit ALL of panel 4, sugars O-O face in panel 10(? im probably miscounting at this point) and "im sorry if i gave you bad advice. i dont really know anything." is so like...yeah...and also so funny dfjhyajghf
also i think this is the first time anyone (to my recollection) has ever called lou "miss whittacker" other than...lou herself
ALSO KIMS BLINKING AND NODDING...CUTE
I really like how this illustrates something that was stated before, that the doctors aren't looking for actual recovery, just obedience and the ability to follow a script. and the people who have been here before just figure out the buzz words they're looking for before they release them. I'm also curious if Fink being Whittaker's doctor has anything to do with kim's BPD diagnosis, since that's what Whittaker also reportedly has
also something I've been wondering, unrelated to this page. does carmilla become sick from consuming anything other than blood because of her delusion of being a vampire, or because she's actually a vampire bat? cause some carnivore characters (like sugar) have pretty strict dietary restrictions, while others (like Tabitha) are able to, with some difficulty, get around their natural diet
hi khadyah.
she becomes sick because her body isn't used to eating more kinds of food (she probably isn't trying very hard to consume "easy" food first). it's probably also partially anxiety from going against the delusion as much as brushing off sickness from only consuming blood.
to be clear, sugar is the only one at the table and perhaps in the entire lunchroom who actually can't process plant matter and has to eat largely meat. she mentioned it on page 53, but it was also alluded to in the beginning of the comic when she had to wait a long time in the lunchroom for meat specific to her dietary needs anyway. in general, the carnivore label is superfluous and inaccurate intentionally.
I love Panel 4 "The Apology." panel! Carmilla's maximizing her theatricality here and I'm all for it, her pose, her eyes, the background, and dialog all mesh together into the show she's putting on to show Kim how to put on a show for Dr. Fink.
Also really great touch with Kim's eyes having the slight bloodshot veins from like, the aftermath of crying, that's a really great detail I don't really usually see in art, and that you do details like that really enhances the verisimilitude of your work!
Gaaaah, love the detail of Sugar's tail going through the hole in the back of the chair... I have a huge affinity for the ways you are so aware of the reality of the physicality of your characters.
The detail of Kim's bloodshot eyes waning and the blinking panels making a comeback are also so good!!!
it's interesting there's so many was to interpret what she's doing. I actually thought it was going flat and she wanted to make it fizzy again. Also with an almost finished soda you can swish it around to get the last drops that are stuck to the side of the can.
Also poor Kim she looks so tired :(
i love the pops of color from the red in their mouths, the straw, the soda can! With all the shades of blue and neutral brown it really sells the whole 'everything feels like blah' vibe. I can almost feel the fluorescent lighting.
If so,
yes, carmilla has scars from snake bite piercings and a nostril piercing that were taken out. sometimes i don't draw the scars for her lip piercings because she has so much fur happening right there, but she does have them. tabitha and lupe similarly have little holes in their ears from where earrings were taken out.
Thanks for the reply, I enjoy that little bit of characterization
the soda isn't flat. soda in a can only overflows from shaking if it hasn't been opened before, in my experience. the most massive release of carbon dioxide happens upon breaking the factory seal, like when opening a can. sometimes i swish around soda just to hear the fizz or feel it popping near my face as a stim. :)
also i think this is the first time anyone (to my recollection) has ever called lou "miss whittacker" other than...lou herself
ALSO KIMS BLINKING AND NODDING...CUTE
also something I've been wondering, unrelated to this page. does carmilla become sick from consuming anything other than blood because of her delusion of being a vampire, or because she's actually a vampire bat? cause some carnivore characters (like sugar) have pretty strict dietary restrictions, while others (like Tabitha) are able to, with some difficulty, get around their natural diet
she becomes sick because her body isn't used to eating more kinds of food (she probably isn't trying very hard to consume "easy" food first). it's probably also partially anxiety from going against the delusion as much as brushing off sickness from only consuming blood.
to be clear, sugar is the only one at the table and perhaps in the entire lunchroom who actually can't process plant matter and has to eat largely meat. she mentioned it on page 53, but it was also alluded to in the beginning of the comic when she had to wait a long time in the lunchroom for meat specific to her dietary needs anyway. in general, the carnivore label is superfluous and inaccurate intentionally.
I love Panel 4 "The Apology." panel! Carmilla's maximizing her theatricality here and I'm all for it, her pose, her eyes, the background, and dialog all mesh together into the show she's putting on to show Kim how to put on a show for Dr. Fink.
Also really great touch with Kim's eyes having the slight bloodshot veins from like, the aftermath of crying, that's a really great detail I don't really usually see in art, and that you do details like that really enhances the verisimilitude of your work!
The detail of Kim's bloodshot eyes waning and the blinking panels making a comeback are also so good!!!
I love this page. Wish I had more to say today but I love Camilla's face in 'the apology' panel.
Also poor Kim she looks so tired :(
Also, the sheer theatricality of Carmilla's explanation! I love it. Your expressions are great!