Looking forward to seeing people at the con. If I don't run into you, apologies in advance ... I'm getting e-mails out of nowhere from people I haven't seen in years who somehow picked just the right year to ask if I'm going to Otakon. (Including, holy crap, my college roomie Kris, who has claimed 'former roomie rights' and may thus be kidnapping me at some point.) Yeah ... even not counting the actual work I'll be doing, it's gonna be a hella busy weekend.

But you know what? I've fought really hard to be able to have this weekend. That probably sounds odd. But Co-Writer and others know how tough it's been for me to get myself healthy enough (and stay healthy enough) to manage the trip and the concert. And how much I'm still having to do, all the preventative measures I'm having to take, all the last-minute changes in plans ... so dammit, I'm a bit proud of myself. If I am permitted to be.

And also, advance thanks to the friends who'll be looking after me this weekend, Co-Writer especially. He puts up with a lot more than just my subpar art on late nights, seriously. You have no idea.

Update over the weekend, of course. I think you lot will like Saturday's. That said, I rather like today's. Co-Writer doesn't put but very basic stuff in the descriptions by way of how people look and are dressed. Designing a look for a completely alien culture -- especially one where decades and centuries go by randomly -- can be pretty, erm, interesting.

Second and third panels. Yeah, I put 'bags' over their wings. Those are, if you ever find yourself caring, canvas with drawstrings at the bottom. If you're working with clay, you'll want to keep that stuff clear. Clay drying in the joints of the wings? Not so grate, akshally. Please don't ask how the backpack fits around the wings ... it's an advanced alien race and they understand many things that we don't. Like why Co-Writer allowed my Brazil obsession to manifest as a major stylistic element in our comic.

And yeah, does her armoured form look familiar? Last time I drew it I was running a mad fever (why'd ya think those flashback sequences looked so cracked-out?). So it was fun to go back to that, piece out what we hadn't seen of it, and what have you. Don't worry, more art of her before too much longer. Almost required now.

I do wish I'd made a bit more of Corrilla visible -- that's my own fault, but to my credit, I hadn't realised that I'd actually have detailed ideas on her gear. I wanna muck around with her clothes at some point. I was told they should be 'a more militaristic version' of the norm here. So at some point mayhaps I can draw a bit more of it.

Last panel? No comment. That's to come.

I am babbling. This means I'm nervous. Or excited. Or something. Probably all of the above. Seriously, holy crap.

If you have been, NEVAR!