catharsis, page 22

sorry for the late upload today -- last night i had a stomachache which for reasons beyond my comprehension evolved into a magnitude 8 headache, which i couldn't really get to subside until like 1 AM, so i ended up not typing out the commentary. my body is making sure my entry into the age of 29 sucks as much as possible, i guess.

so, it was really important in this scene to me for inner felix to be solo-fronting while lying. saga and felix are the main alters involved in the events of catharsis, with nero and vincent being supporting roles, and #2 and deadname playing more minor roles. i wanted it to be readily available to the audience that, over the course of the story, the problem isn't a "saga problem" exclusively. i can't guarantee that it'll be picked up by the audience, as these details are easy to forget, but i at least wanted solid evidence in the narrative established early. i also wanted it to be obvious that felix likes charlotte, not just saga - i would think that charlotte understanding FELIX's name would make that apparent enough, but, there you go. just in case.

also, the last shot had a thumbnail in the script, but the actual panel ended up different. the thumbnail:

felix's wording was changed to parrot floyd's words kind of absentmindedly, and floyd's words were changed to sound more casual.
the shot also ended up flipping based on the flow of the conversation. i considered redrawing it, but it would have required redrawing like... the entire page, but flipped, and it felt like one of those points where i have to weigh honoring an imperfect vision vs. spending my finite time on this planet. i prefer the tighter composition of the thumbnail's shot more, but not so much that i wanted to redraw everything.

i decided to leave the rest of the page's sketch messy to show that i don't always pick the perfect size for my panels on my first try. sometimes, based on the words in a given piece of dialogue, i can end up needing to make a lot of adjustments. 

also, drawing felix's walk was REALLY weird, and i need to get more comfortable with it and find a stylized way to show him walking like i do with uncrutched characters. i don't feel like it's not obvious he's walking in those panels, but the flow doesn't feel right to me.