Tag: Sorcery 101

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Chapter 22

Title page

This is one of the covers I’m most proud of. It’s all traditional which is something I usually don’t have the patiences for. That’s partly why it’s monochromatic. I didn’t want use one color wrong and then have to start over.

page 899-900

Danny always does the cooking. I also like how much shorter Danny is from Trish. I wanted them to have a nice scene before Danny jinx everything and it all goes to hell.

page 901 – 906

This whole opening is to show more of Danny’s life before falling into all the supernatural nonsense. We get the random lady recongizing him at the airport and fancy limo pick up to cover more general stuff. But then Danny’s anxiety about seeing his father pops up. His going over the proper tea stuff real quick is I like the reveal of his neat hair which starts to come undone after only a page.

page 907 – 911

Here we get to meet Danny’s parents. He is supposed to look like his mom but nothing like his dad. That’s supposed to be one of the few hints that he isn’t his father’s son. There were a few references earlier about gossip about his mom. Also, Danny’s younger brother is named after his dad not him. Also, you find out a little bit more of Danny’s gay brother. Also as his dad gives him a hard time, Danny’s hair becomes more and more undone.

page 912 – 919

Now that Danny’s done dealing with his local boogyman, we get a nice break before Trish deals with her’s. I looked up as much tacky tourist crap I could for that tourist stand. Also I wanted to show Danny and Trish are starting on a better foot then Danny and Mel by having Trish being more understanding about Danny needing to be a parent interupting their date. I like how her hair came out in the second to last panel of 914.

But nice times can only last so long. I liked that slow build up.

Danny needed a small victory in between his lunch with his dad and the stuff with Frost. I also liked the awkward silent panel between Danny and Jackie before he leaves. They are starting to get along better but aren’t on good terms just yet. I also wanted Jackie’s furiture to look nicer than the other places I’ve designed. So a lot of her furiture comes from combing through expensive interior design blogs.

page 920 – 931

I had a lot of fun designing Frost’s club. I like all the blues to show to push the Frost’s coldness and name. Danny is aware that Frost is the vampire’s rulers, so much as they have a ruler. So him asking to bow is to show he at least has some sense. Guess who has never asked Frost that or shown him anything close to that make repect. Hint the answer is Seth. The whole scene is supposed to give Frost the power but to show that he’s not some crazy mad men. He asks about Danny’s mom first to put him off balance. Most of his comments are build up before striking Danny with the knowledge of what he can do to Trish and what Seth can do to Danny’s.

Danny’s facial expression on page 926 and 927 came out well. And I super like how page 930. I also like the batch of panels where Danny takes a shot before Frost smiles.

page 932 – 933

This whole thing is supposed to be the dreaded morning after and just how much Frost can effect her. End on some nice exitential dread.

Here is another batch of writer notes on Sorcery 101. If you want to read ahead on these got ahead on these head over to my patreon.

Chapter 19

Title page

I wanted something that looks a ominous without going to melodrama. But I wanted to hint at what happens so I made sure the beer cans were in plain view.

Page 795 – 799

Mostly exposition. I like Jeff lapping Connor so quickly so show how much he’s improved. Also, everyone is busting out warmer coats to show how cold it’s getting.

Page 800 – 807

Danny and Connor chatting in the hotel is mostly to get some Danny backstory and to lead into Connor bring up he though Jeff was gay too. There was gonna be a running joke that everyone thought Jeff was gay but Connor wasn’t. I eventually dropped it cause it isn’t funny/it was awkward to force it come up over and over.

Connor’s boyfriend has dark hair and is kinda pale. He has a type. And I like the sad Connor panel with no background.

Page 808 – 816

Jeff never drinks in any other story I made with him in it. Danny is the worst chaperone but I like the exchange where Connor offers him a beer. And I always like it when to show time passing the shot is the same but the lighting and details are different. Connor sitting with the pile of empty beer cans is me doing my best to pull that effect off. The beer if you can’t read the label is called Awesome Sauce.

I always like writing drunk people dialog. And I tried to make sure it was pretty much nonsense so Jeff could focus on his gameboy and ignore drunk Connor until the kiss. I like the background effect/color change for the panel when Jeff realizes why he did. And I made sure Jeff and Danny can’t see Connor’s eyes clearly in the whole exchange right after.

Page 817 – 820

Connor has the worst hang over. I once again tried to keep his eyes out of view of Jeff until the last panel. The silence panels are supposed to be Connor thinking about what that all means through his hungover. Danny’s nice shades line is to show he isn’t buying Jeff and Connor’s cover story. But he’s letting them think they are sneaky and clever.

Page 821 – 824

I always like drawing woods. Connor being a werewolf is supposed to be a counter point to Brad and Jeff and well everyone who doesn’t like it. And I wanted to show him enjoying it pretty much immediately with being impressed with how his new sense work.

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Chapter 18

Title page
So I still trying to be more designy with my covers and trying to have the title interact with the image which is why ORDERS is written in the puddle. Rain takes a long time to ink but I find it fairly relaxing.

page 753 – 756

This scene with Ally and Mr. Tamura could probably be cut. The whole pulling the sushi appart is cause Mr. Tamura isn’t human and I wanted to like hint at that with his diet being different. He doesn’t eat cooked food basically. But it never comes up again so in hind sight this scene doesn’t do much and also doesn’t make that clear.

The first panel of Cal might be the best drawing I ever did of him. His exchange with the other angel is supposed to start setting up that Cal isn’t on the best terms with other angels. So when he finally meets his end it’s not coming out of no where.

page 757 – 766

Will needs to do his dishes because I always like to put stuff in the background. Anyway, like I said, rain takes a long time but it was very relaxing to ink. I also like to put in details like how it being wet out out makes stuff shinier and how you can see Ally’s breath but not Pat’s. It also lets you know how cold out it is.

Also, in this whole scene I wanted to play up that Pat’s appart from the rest of the cast. So Ally has an umbrella cause she has a support network and friends and family. Pat has no one so he is left out in the rain. BAM SYMBOLISM. Cue the sad music. Ally is also 100% not going to share said umbrella.

Also, because Pat’s already defeated emotionally he doesn’t put up much of a fight.

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I wanted to establish from the get go that Seth is a bad driver. And this scene is mostly to get info to Brad and Danny so they can try to save the day and establishing more of Cal being the worst at his job.

Page 771 – 772

Ally is not the type to take being trapped lying down. So this brief scene is mostly her immediately trying to think of ways out. That and of coarse the fact that Pat does get hungry fairly quickly.

Page 773 – 775

Seth has the best plans. That panel of him shouting is the most Seth in a nutshell panel.

Page 776 – 782

Two break out scenes are to show Ally and Danny basically had the same idea. But it’s no match for Seth’s continuation of world’s most straight forward plans.

Page 783 – 787

This is trying to get across a few things. The first being that Mr. Tamura does care about Ally. He doesn’t show his emotions much but how he just drops everything shows he cares. Also, I’m continuing the no one care about Pat. Except Danny and oddly Seth. Seth saves Pat a few times just so he will keep teaching Danny sorcery and that is supposed to hint at why Seth has Danny around. Also, I wanted to make clear that Mr. Tamura is 100% not okay with Seth style murder everyone plans.
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You get some exposition on what Pat did. Mr. Tamura smiles for one of the very few times in the comic. Ally gets a warm welcome for everyone to play up what’s been running through the whole chapter. And only Danny notices Pat feeling down and end on him finally having someone.