I hope Abel feels better. Aniz needs to have his eyeballs ripped out.
Not yet, he still needs to have his cry before he can feel better.
I love how Amber can make a page that's so simple, yet it portrays so much emotion. Poor Abel. :cry
Quote from: FuzzySlippers on October 09, 2008, 10:33:26 PM
I love how Amber can make a page that's so simple, yet it portrays so much emotion. Poor Abel. :cry
I agree. Poor Abel.
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Something I haven't noticed before about his current outfit: no shoes. I don't know why that struck me like that.
And I hope you feel better Amber, and that you get your tacos soon.
I've actually noticed the lack of shoes here and there.. not too uncommon in fur races. pads and all, ya know.
Yes sleep well..You need it
I don't quite get the other panels...
This is a transition page. It means we will have a completely different setting in the next page, and very likely some time into the future...this chunk of the tale seems to be over.
Well lets hope that the next ''chunk of the tale'' as you said, is less painful for Abel. He deserves it. Although he still needs a hug. :hug
Abel for the most part is a miserable, self-centered bastard. You don't get that way because life suddenly got happy. I'm thinking his life is still very much a ball rolling down the hill, hopefully the steepest part is over with though.
Amber understands that sometimes you fill the screen with characters and magic , and sometimes you keep it simple and clean.
The best images are those the artist makes us draw in our own heads.
Quote from: Netrogo on October 10, 2008, 01:27:06 AM
Abel for the most part is a miserable, self-centered bastard. You don't get that way because life suddenly got happy. I'm thinking his life is still very much a ball rolling down the hill, hopefully the steepest part is over with though.
Hey I just said let's hope it's less painful, I never said completely devoid of any pain. We all need to face pain in our life sometimes, it helps us keep going, whether we know it or not. You say Abel is mostly a miserable, self-centered bastard, that's you're opinion, and I respect that. I still think it's Aniz's fault for the crap he's done to him in that one night. Abel, to me only acts the way he does because Aniz seemed to destroy any trust he had in everyone around him, and Abel, I'm sure doesn't want to face pain like that ever again, which is why he pushes everyone around him away from him, at least to me. I'm a broken record I know.
Quote from: Ghostwish on October 09, 2008, 11:11:34 PM
I've actually noticed the lack of shoes here and there.. not too uncommon in fur races. pads and all, ya know.
During Dan's fall through Kria's trap, I noticed he appears to be wearing slippers or some other light weight shoes.
This comic makes me feel all emote inside. Abel really went through so much crap that it is shocking he isn't much worse then he is now.
Quote from: Netrogo on October 10, 2008, 01:27:06 AM
Abel for the most part is a miserable, self-centered bastard. You don't get that way because life suddenly got happy. I'm thinking his life is still very much a ball rolling down the hill, hopefully the steepest part is over with though.
I have to agree on that one! Abel probably adopts his present behaviour due to the massive loss of friends and familly that 24 hours (Cindy, Hennya, Devin, Xander and most probably his mother) that shatters his trust in any kind of normal relationship. But I figure he is yet to build up his defensive "I'm a jerk" attitude!
Poor Abel.. Somehow, I feel that he needs a huge plush toy right now, to cuddle with.
Quote from: Ren Gaulen on October 10, 2008, 02:57:37 AM
Poor Abel.. Somehow, I feel that he needs a huge plush toy right now, to cuddle with.
... chibi Ren! ;-]
Oh look. He's finally gone from almost crying to actually crying. :rolleyes
I guess he finally got left alone in one piece without some other horrible thing coing along to just stop and shed some tears for a while. Poor fella.
Alone, in the dark.
*hums 'In The Dark Of Night' by INXS*
Abel needs a hug 3:
Quote from: mopman on October 10, 2008, 01:31:36 AM
Amber understands that sometimes you fill the screen with characters and magic , and sometimes you keep it simple and clean.
The best images are those the artist makes us draw in our own heads.
QFT. I just read through a short story collection of Roger Zelazny, and I'm struck as to how he depicts the story by a concentration of cherry picked details, leaving even basic things like hair or eye color unsaid, yet you still put a good mental picture of the character. It's a rare skill, and Amber seems to have mastered it.
Amber has learned quite a lot over the years. By storytelling, drawing, and character devolopment. *on a side note my flyffable hatched *
I just want to give this (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v633/DinkyInky/IncyBear.jpg) to him--I think my wee one will share it.
Enough with the hugs and toys, Abel needs some alone time, so give him some space! :mowsad
Quote from: AndersW on October 09, 2008, 10:26:57 PM
I hope Abel feels better. Aniz needs to have his eyeballs ripped out.
Considering that having Abel was part of some odd master plan of Aniz's involving excessive breeding, he needs to have his junk torn off.
Also,
Dance, Dance
We're falling apart to half time
Dance, Dance
And these are the lives you'd love to lead
Dance, this is the way they'd love if they knew
how misery loves me.I don't know why, but the comic shoved this song into my head. You know, cause Abel's affinity is misery, then this.
I've always wondered whatthis song would be like as slow song.
Poor Abel to be alone and confused don't know what to do next. I feel for Abel here. :hug
I'm willing to bet that the final panel is the home with what's probably an open door allowing moonlight in, and most likely it would be Kria coming back for her medallion.
But it was taken off when he got home, remember Hennya took it from him (http://www.missmab.com/Comics/Abel_78.php) and gained legs.
Quote from: Dagardo on October 10, 2008, 01:43:27 AM
Hey I just said let's hope it's less painful, I never said completely devoid of any pain. We all need to face pain in our life sometimes, it helps us keep going, whether we know it or not. You say Abel is mostly a miserable, self-centered bastard, that's you're opinion, and I respect that. I still think it's Aniz's fault for the crap he's done to him in that one night. Abel, to me only acts the way he does because Aniz seemed to destroy any trust he had in everyone around him, and Abel, I'm sure doesn't want to face pain like that ever again, which is why he pushes everyone around him away from him, at least to me. I'm a broken record I know.
That... is insightful.
Quote from: Kipiru on October 10, 2008, 12:50:17 PM
Enough with the hugs and toys, Abel needs some alone time, so give him some space! :mowsad
Hey! It took forever to sew that...I'm probably going to redo the wings later to some faux leather(keeping it machine washable), as the furry ones don't look all that much like Incybear wings.
Quote from: Emerauld Drathmir on October 11, 2008, 02:57:58 AM
Quote from: Kipiru on October 10, 2008, 12:50:17 PM
Enough with the hugs and toys, Abel needs some alone time, so give him some space! :mowsad
Hey! It took forever to sew that...I'm probably going to redo the wings later to some faux leather(keeping it machine washable), as the furry ones don't look all that much like Incybear wings.
Uhm, what?
Quote from: Tycoon on October 10, 2008, 08:21:21 PM
I'm willing to bet that the final panel is the home with what's probably an open door allowing moonlight in, and most likely it would be Kria coming back for her medallion.
Ooo, nice call. Hadn't thought of that. We certainly can't write May out of the picture yet. I'd rather hope that Abel was reunited with his mother, or at least got some kind of closure.
Of course, I would prefer that closure would involve the extremely violent slaughter of Aniz, but maybe that's just me.
"Abel's Story up...Feel kind of bad this most recent update is not exactly the most stellar or complex this time around." -Ambers rant.
If there is action in the story, it must be shown.
If there is conversation in the story, it must be shown.
And if there is stillness in the story, that too must be shown. It's all important to the pacing. besides, Abel's Story is a much different sort of comic then DMFA in many ways, especially the "cinematography". I like it.
I don't want to see Abel get hugs. I'm waiting for him to get angry. Given how he behaves in DMFA, I doubt he's getting many hugs any time soon.
As morbid as this is... I'm going to bet that the next time Abel meets his mother, she's died of old age.
Abel's Story isn't about warm milk and cookies it's about telling the tragic tale of Able. If you want hugs, laughter, and affection not exactly best place to look.
Yeah I know that, I'm just saying after all the shit he's been though it at least needs to be cut down some, and he does need some serious time alone.
Quote from: Fox NaBan on October 11, 2008, 07:29:08 PM
"Abel's Story up...Feel kind of bad this most recent update is not exactly the most stellar or complex this time around." -Ambers rant.
If there is action in the story, it must be shown.
If there is conversation in the story, it must be shown.
And if there is stillness in the story, that too must be shown. It's all important to the pacing. besides, Abel's Story is a much different sort of comic then DMFA in many ways, especially the "cinematography". I like it.
I don't want to see Abel get hugs. I'm waiting for him to get angry. Given how he behaves in DMFA, I doubt he's getting many hugs any time soon.
As morbid as this is... I'm going to bet that the next time Abel meets his mother, she's died of old age.
He already got a hug from Jyrras remember? as for him getting more I am guessing Jy is quite willing :mowwink
Quote from: mopman on October 12, 2008, 04:45:38 PM
Quote from: Fox NaBan on October 11, 2008, 07:29:08 PM
"Abel's Story up...Feel kind of bad this most recent update is not exactly the most stellar or complex this time around." -Ambers rant.
If there is action in the story, it must be shown.
If there is conversation in the story, it must be shown.
And if there is stillness in the story, that too must be shown. It's all important to the pacing. besides, Abel's Story is a much different sort of comic then DMFA in many ways, especially the "cinematography". I like it.
I don't want to see Abel get hugs. I'm waiting for him to get angry. Given how he behaves in DMFA, I doubt he's getting many hugs any time soon.
As morbid as this is... I'm going to bet that the next time Abel meets his mother, she's died of old age.
He already got a hug from Jyrras remember? as for him getting more I am guessing Jy is quite willing :mowwink
A pity Abel isn't willing, eh? :mowsad
Quote from: Fox NaBan on October 11, 2008, 07:29:08 PM
As morbid as this is... I'm going to bet that the next time Abel meets his mother, she's died of old age.
It's a possibility. We'll see if Aniz shows up to place flowers on the grave. If so, it could be an interesting meeting between Aniz and Abel.