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Chapter 9

Title page

So this chapter is the one where we get the best look at Danny and his daughter. This cover is kinda calm. But there isn’t a whole lot of action in it.

Page 493 – 496

So Danny practicing. It doesn’t happen a whole lot but I wanted to show is actually improving. Danny isn’t slow at learning sorcery. It just takes a very very long time to be able to do anything. It takes that long because since anyone can learn sorcery I wanted a possible reason for why everyone doesn’t learn. And the answer is it takes like 10-15 years to do anything interesting.

And of coarse Danny immediately uses it to impress a girl. Cause what else would he do? And here Danny and Mel are interrupted once again.

497 – 501

I always like to put stuff in rooms. Natalie hasn’t been staying in this room long (like a month) but it’s already covered in books.

Also this scene and the next is very much about Natalie making it clear she wants Danny to herself. Also, it’s important to note that Natalie doesn’t think she has to be nice to people in general. She doesn’t dislike Mel, but only thinks she has to be nice if she is important. There are already hints of her thinking she’s better than other people. Natalie and Danny at the aquarium has some coloring I’m proud of. I’m not usually super proud of my coloring. I think I can get this done okay but never do something really well. But this like blue green light of the aquarium I think turned out well. Also, I really like to do that several panels that are the same shot and one with no dialog to give it a beat.

502 – 507

The fast food joint seen we have random person noticing the supernatural. I always have fun with that. Danny and Natalie in the hospital I did a lot of down shows to make them both look sad and vulnerable. Danny is veeeeery out of the loop.

508 – 512

And here we get Jackie’s vacation. Jackie is completely calm while Danny yells at her. I thought was important to show that she isn’t phased by a fight with Danny. Nearly all their fights go this way. Danny yells and Jackie coldly shuts him down while feeling in the right.

513 – 517

Rebecca has never been to a doctor. Cause why would she? Rebecca is however full of good ideas.

We get to see more of Pat’s shit apartment and his bathroom with no door on it. In case anyone wondered how Pat spends his free time. It’s killing roaches. Pat did fix his door, otherwise Danny would have just barged in. Pat doesn’t need much prompting to help. He is warming up to Danny a little.

518 – 526

Also Pat immediately knows what’s wrong so he has to tell Danny about his cousins Mary and Sue. So Natalie has purple eyes. She is more magical than she should be. That is super rare. She’s super smart. She’s good at everything. Oh and also she is a princess. I am a big fan of jokes in books and shows where the characters/world is unaware of said joke. This scene, on top of being the easiest scene to draw in Sorcery 101, was a very long dry joke about Mary Sues. Only one person noticed. That was Jay Edidin. Despite most people not getting the joke, the joke didn’t interrupt the story for people who didn’t realize their was a joke. So it’s a partial success.

For the record, Pat is correct in his assessment of Seth. He did have purple eyes before become a vampire. Funny thing there, Danny’s kid who was born after Danny was blood bond to Seth has the same eye color as Seth. Real funny thing.