Scope creep:

Oh, what a fool I've been! Who needs a page limit? Trick question. Where the first issue was 16 pages, this one is nearly double at 30, and I could definitely feel it. More pages meant I could cram more of the usual dribble, but it also meant I'd be drawing The Masked Stranger 30 times... It was all finally completed on 2/27/23.

Colors and paneling:

Like with the previous issue, I wanted to keep the organic-style paneling, but I though it might be cool to switch it up to more rounded corners and simpler paneling shapes once the story shifts to outer space.

Going black-and-white was a decision based on intentional style... and laziness. I figured this would be a good opportunity to play with grayscale, especially since I think it fits the space-faring theme of the story. This also is a result of the aforementioned scope creep. With so many more pages, the thought of finding colors for each page made my teeth chatter and my arms tremble. The funny part is that I really don't think it ultimately saved me that much time or effort.

Ultimately, the grayscale did turn out pretty well, if I do say so myself. I always have a tough time with values, so eliminating the issue of color, I think, also helped with the readability of each page. That being said, I think I'd like to work with colors again in the next one... Wait. Next one?

The following 3-word prompts for Character, Object, and Conflict were suggested by my friends.

Character: "Determined Apocalypse Survivor" ~ Amela L.

Object: "An Inner Tube" ~ Duncan M.

Conflict: "Chess Against Deity" ~ Brandon B.