CassiopeiaQuinn

Page Commentary No. 33

Added 2017-05-04 21:21:16 +0000 UTC

Psu: I think we actually managed to plan a "break" in the action to coincide with a holiday.

Gunwild: Yeah. Also, we're never gonna be as good at heartwarming moments with cute kids as Kiyohiko Azuma's Yotsuba&. But clearly we love it and wish we could do the same kinda thing.

Gunwild: Although I think this particular strip was more than half your idea, down to the rocket selected. I practically just scripted it and added the title.

Psu: I think this was one of the points of no return for die hard Madison Vrax fans, versus Cassiopeia fans.

Gunwild: Well, at least we didn't have chibi Cassiopeia hang-glide in and snatch the rocket midair, then sail away cackling about it.

Psu: I can't quite recall when I did the first, "kid Madison Vrax" drawings but I think they were critical in forming the image in our minds that Vrax would be a sympathetic hero in her own right. But her journey is a different one than heroes I think we usually see.

Gunwild: Also, the reason she has two fathers is because of a typo on your part I just accepted, as I recall.

Psu: I believe I was asking, "what's her dads gonna be like?" or something. And then we just rolled with it, no reason she couldn't have two dads.

Gunwild: They were immediately endeared to me by going outside in the cold, presumably on Christmas, to help their kid set up her geeky science/history toy and use it.

Psu: I like to think that NASA holds a special place in the hearts of future science fiction people. At this point in the space future, there are obviously much "cooler" toys. But Madison must've appreciated the accuracy and attention to details. I bet the inside of that cockpit is actually lit up with working dials.

Gunwild: Plus you really install the propulsion system yourself!