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Prismatic Vodka #71 Sunday June 11th 2006
"Begin Chapter 4: The Starcups Saga" copyright 2005 Rik Davnall, all rights reserved
Rik_the_Riff@hotmail.com - email me!
Days left 'til Rik's birthday... 2
So, I'm home in Manchester. 15 weeks here missing Liverpool (it's not so bad, really... *sniff*)
I plan to seriously devote some time to the comic (not that I haven't already, with the
amount of promotion I'm currently doing - I expect to be doing some more today), and to
generally kick back and relax in preparation for a frantic second year at uni (two, possibly
three comics to create, officer positions in two societies, modules which actually count
towards my final degree and a girlfriend - it's a lot for a guy to handle). Of course, I'm
going to have to get a job, which will cut into my time a bit, but hopefully not too much.
The good news is that, for some reason, everything comic-related seems easier at the moment.
I drew Monday's page on Friday and it's not only high-quality (backgrounds make all the
difference!), but I drew it pretty damn quickly as well. It gives me a little confidence that
I can manage the summer's busy schedule - starting with an extra update on Tuesday to celebrate
my 19th birthday. It's not going to be a story comic, though - probably a filler of some sort.
I'll try to make it funny! ^_-
Anyway, here is the title page for chapter 4 of Prismatic Vodka. As promised, it's about an
evil coffee shop company which does not in any way resemble any company in the real world
(please don't sue me!). I'm really pleased with this cover; learning from the chapter 3 cover,
I tried to be a bit simpler and focus on the important bits (ie. It's got Mike and Brian in
it, and it's about a coffee shop company). It's turned out really well, particularly the way
Mike's and Brian's characters are coming through the drawing, which is really the first time
they have. As you'll see tomorrow, I think this has actually counted for a lot as far as
the overall quality of the comic goes.
Speaking of quality of comics, if you're not afraid of edginess, check out Indefensible Positions. I discovered this comic on Friday night and, well, it's really good. Not for everyone, since
the opening chapter has a *lot* of implied sexual deviancy in it (not gratuitous, but it's
there). It's well-plotted, well-structured, has an interesting parade of characters, and, most
importantly, knows its philosophy pretty damn well. I'm hoping to do a link exchange with them,
but the author is quite difficult to contact without daring the hell that is Livejournal
(Here be Emo ^_-). I'll say if anything happens.
I think that's about it for now - my downloads have been running a bit weird for the past
week, so I don't have any new anime to talk about. More tomorrow!
Wub, Rik
Bizarre Things I've Said!
"My mind was already in the gutter; it was dragged through the *drain*"
- explaining the impact of university to my parents
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