Saint Notes

I do not recall exactly when this was done as I'm really bad with dates... but I can tell you that it was for Megazeen #10 full-color issue. Which places it done around 2004 in summer, I think. Hmm... but yeah, it was done a LONG time before now. That said, I'm hazy about anything I wanted to say about it at that time as well. Guess I should have made the notes in conjunction with the finishing of the comic--d'oh!

Well, I'll just randomly ramble some things about it then.

It was done in pencil and colored with watercolor and gouache. I remember hectically trying to finish it in time and that in the making of this comic I first discovered my sudden allergy to latex. You see, the masking fluid is a type of latex and some of it got on my hands then some of my hands got on my face. Some of my face then broke out in rashes. It would be later at the dentist that my allergy is confirmed as a lot of the doctor's latex gloves were on my face. A lot of my face then broke out into even worse rashes. It was painful. I looked like someone slapped me repeatedly with little rubber stamps.

What was I suppose to talk about again? Oh.

Anyway, I tried not to make the comic too sappy as it's a bad habit of mine. It's just so easy to have a character belt out the message and be done with it. I still have mixed feelings about how I handled it, but I'm quite satisfied. One thing I wish I had the space to explore further on is Wilfred, specifically his past. As you might notice, he's guilty as heck on what he did and got away free for it. I would have liked to address that even though he escaped our laws, he still has to answer to God and the consequences of his actions.

He's a hypocrite in that he really doesn't want to do the things God commands him to. Wilfred was a jerk, kinda still is, and he really has no patience to do all the goody-goody stuff. However, it's the fact that he's going against his nature to please God is a testament on how much of God's grace impacted him. I personally feel that way for myself. There are certain situations where I would have done something completely different if only I don't have God to answer to. I can't speak for everyone, but I'm pretty sure I'm not alone on this.

Hoped you liked the short and didn't wince too much from my coloring. You probably will never see another full-color comic from me again, so rejoice! XD XD

- Ann
23 December 2005