Oct23
Now it’s a self-guided tour
on October 23, 2013 at 2:06 amCourtney:
I enjoy getting to draw Floyd more in his element. Also, the first panel reminds me of Ferris Bueller, and Floyd’s character was originally inspired by Ferris Bueller. Whoa.
(Note: Floyd’s first name is not Ferris.)
I wonder what random tourists and the guards are thinking. “Oh hey, there’s a demon smashing pots, just a typical day at the castle.” With all of the rules in Crownskeep, I’d be surprised if “No Breaking Pots” wasn’t one of them. Also, I love Slice’s expression in Panel 3.
If there were no breaking of pots in Crownskeep, where would Blank get his supplies?
More like “What, a demon smashing pots?! Oh wait he’s wearing a stupid cardboard crown, he must just be a tourist. It’s ok.”
Is his first name “Bueller”, then?
Slice makes the best faces in this strip, I swear. Especially that last panel.
…I reiterate from question session; Davis is precious.
Slice does make great faces, but am I missing something or is there a lack of his mouth again? I think I am missing something.
I suspect it’s just not visible from behind (unless he’s grinning).
He and Ecta have just been suffering from the case of the cartoony no-mouths recently… it was a stylistic choice… but if you find it disturbing, I’ll be sure not to do it again
And technically Lurkins, demons, Derk and our sharkmen have nostrils… I just never draw them…
Bueller? Bueller? Anyone… Bueller?
What? Bueller? I thought his name was Not-ferris, what is this madness?
I, uh, never really seen that movie. Maybe I will the next time I have off.
If it is a stylistic choice, it is your choice, I was just wondering if you didn’t put them there on accident. Lookin’ out fer ya and all.
Alright, “Ferris Floyd Irving” is off my guess list. I love how chill he is, even when Slice something stupid. He’s not sarcastic, he’s just happy to be with his buddies. Until Ecta makes him sweep. Speaking of which, can she just sweep it up with her tail or something?
Yeah. He just finds Slice amusing and lovable, except for when Slice worries him.
She *could*, but she’s trying not to be seen! Except she just had to emerge to yell at Davis.
Ooh, is his name Lloyd Floyd? That would be a name to be embarrassed about.
We all know Floyd name couldn’t possibly be Ferris.
No, it’s gotta be Bueller.
I kinda like the name Bueller Floyd…
I forget when the guessing Floyd’s name thing started. I’d almost guess it’s just a single name if it wasn’t for the fact people are trying to figure out the secret other half of his name.
I would say it started here: http://thefourthcomic.com/?comic=slices-last-name-is-finnegan-of-course
OH MAN look at the art improvement!
Painting Veronika looks much, much happier than Real Veronika
She is much younger too, and there are other differences…
Right, right.
“The day after this painting was finished, our princess was kidnapped by the dreaded Lord Tiberius Skärva the Fourth for the first time. She was never the same again.”
… Now she never smiles… never, save where none can see her, can guess the secret that brings out her smile; and she smiles only in one place: Lord Skärva’s castle.
But she cannot tell the secret of her heart, cannot reveal what she truly desires: such feelings are forbidden, they can never come to fruition. Not even he who makes her smile can ever know.
And so she stands alone on her balcony, awaiting the next kidnapping — to which propiety, and the safety of her secret, demands that she give at least token resistance; the next chance to smile.
… W-what? o_o
You know, the artist could have just shoped a smile on her… The artist of the painting, not Courtney, of course.
Yeah, everyone feels that way about Floyd
…But seriously OH MY GODS you monster. You’re not supposed to do this to me with my own characters and stuff that isn’t even canon.
Eep, sorry! I forgot that some authors don’t like to see such things regarding their characters, even in jest. I really am sorry.
Thaumy, I didn’t mean it like that! I rather enjoyed it. I enjoyed it a little too much, actually, which is the problem.
Ah, I’m glad! I was a little worried there. ^^;
Well, if you liked that one, I daresay I could come up with some… musings regarding Ecta, Davis, Blank and Derk, if you like… ;P
Ecta, Davis, Blank, and Derk? All at once?!
I mean… who am I to restrict your artistic freedom?
Also, re:Falx, while that’s true… I did specifically put the painting there because I wanted people to see that she was actually happy at one point in her life.
Geez, that’s a lot of birds in that portrait. Does Veronika really have that many birds, or is it just a family tradition to have birds? Birdsbirdsbirds.
She’s always loved birds and she used to have a lot of them as pets. Things changed. There’s a story behind it.
Perhaps a reason involving the irony of caged birds belonging to someone who is constantly being kidnapped (and probably not that free the rest of the time)?
You’re on the right track!
Well, Davis -was- having a smashing time (or did he just think that it was -smashing time-?), but now Floyd has to clean up after him…
Always happens…