my_mayfly ([info]my_mayfly) wrote,
@ 2006-08-21 21:15:00
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Current mood: tired
Entry tags:comic progress

production stills
Still on holidays -- just returned home for a day. I'm beginning to think that I'm more tired on holidays than at home... And I actually have more free time when I'm working! Now, that's ironic. I guess it's like that year after year, but I need to rediscover the fact each year...

As I think about My mayfly in terms of a Tv series;) -- every episode should have a set of stills, showing scenes that will be in the final version.


More to come, as the work on chapter 3 progreses.

Worry not, My Mayfly is alive!

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WOW!!!!!
(Anonymous)
2006-08-26 01:52 pm UTC (link)
You're right about the irony of having more time when one gets back to work - IF one can get through all those little things that piled up while one was away ;o) That's why it hasn't been until now that I could find the time to sit down and slowly, joyfully read chapter 2.

And WHAT a chapter. The graphics are going into the stratosphere, and your storytelling is near-perfect. The plot and characters are engaging and enigmatic. I love such small, otherworldly touches as the "mage marks" on the mages' hands, and Winston's almost subliminal suffering at being rejected. I keep getting the feeling that nate's nanoblocker is defective or deactivated by himself, the sly rogue ;o) I also get the feeling that the nanoblockers aren't just installed for nice, humanitarian reasons..! Argent's flashbacks are chilling - and I don't just mean the colors ;o)

Page 21-24 is a master class in tension building - first the 'impossible' readings of Argent's abilities, and the ominous footsteps in the corridor on 21, then the slight relaxing of tension on 22 as everything seems to be OK, anyway - and THEN on 23 : boom : armed attackers burst in, followed by the shocking shot in 24 of the grievously wounded boy! This is superb storytelling!!!

I really, really admire your clean, crisp minimalism. It's obvious that you can "load" a picture with tons of content when needed, but with storytelling like this, it seldom is. Your stuff is more manga than many manga, and the realistic graphics give it far more emotional impact, not to mention sheer beauty. I think of your style as "Vogue Manga", seriously.

If I HAD to offer criticism, I'd say that your outside building shots could do with just a bit more atmosphere - try thinking of buildings as persons, talking interacting - and perhaps you could add some more dramatic skies (clouds can be just as fantastic as mountains and buildings). And perhaps the odd bit of fog or haze...? But I really have no right to criticize, I wish I had such a beautiful and powerful style in my own work.

And, speaking as a male, I wish I could have assistants like Nate's ;o)

Cheers,

thip

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Re: WOW!!!!!
[info]my_mayfly
2006-09-02 04:01 pm UTC (link)
Coming back from vacation -- and as usual, work is everywhere and I don't know where to start...

Still, I'm trying to cope with everything and do a little bit of this, a little bit of that, and don't neglect My Mayfly. (Progress? 2 pages so far)

Thanks, I'm happy You liked the chapter. And the minimalism thing - true, true. I don't like to 'flood' the characters with too much background detail -- when it's not necessary. I should work on the buildings more, though.

And You are right with some of Your assumptions concerning the plot... Though I'm not going to say which ones;)

Abby is a great girl, isn't she? Multitalented, pretty, devoted... I don't expect Nate to lend her anytime soon, though...

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