I’m still a slow artist. Between cobblestone squares, camo clothing, and small hordes of feral and/or dead people, this is about as complex a page as I can put out in a single week. But I think it came together pretty well.
Incidentally, Jacob Doe’s status updates back to the Genocide Project are accidentally going back 100 years in time and showing up on his Twitter page. At this point, his tweets have caught up to time in the comic. Come listen to as much misanthropy and apocalyptic foreknowledge as you can stand.
So far it’s an experiment for me; if I decide to keep it going, I’ll figure out how to put a link to his Twitter feed on the main page. Let me know if you have an opinion on it, yay or nay.
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Jacob: By dawn, over half our platoon was dead. No ammo left. Lost my knife, stuck in a four-year old's ribcage. We bunkered down in the market square. There was a petrol stockpile. When only Harvald and I were left, we set it off. I fell in a public toilet. Lucky. I walked three miles back to the airport to radio for help. So many of the townsfolk had been massacred. But we had 'saved' the village -- the deviants were dead. Except... I saw her hiding under a porch. Terrified. All I had were my hands. And I couldn't. I just couldn't... I couldn't...
Someone else: Hey! You okay in there?
Someone else: Hey! You okay in there?
You, sir, are a genius. I’m greatly enjoying your artistry thus far, and I am looking forward to how this plot is going to unfold. As for twitter: Yay, definitely (or was it deaf ann ate lee?). I think Mr. Does tweet just made my day.
Thanks — I’m glad you’re enjoying the story. As I explained above, I can’t give you this kind of art every week. But you’ll see it for pages with important impact, like this one.
Very well done. I do like the detail.
Jacob’s twittering could be a good idea, I think.
It sheds a bit more light on the character’s personality for the reader, and it should be quite time efficient for you. Everyone wins.