SwordCat Writes | A Digital Letter Column Yes, this IS a story page. In visual Mucha-ese, 'cause why the DAMN HELL not? Anyone who's been waiting on me to get anything else done, now you know why I'm two whole days behind. Having never aped the master of Art Nouveau prettiness before, the learning curve(s) was/were steep. I'm actually really happy with this piece; I get a bit giddy when I look at it, especially with the lettering all done up. My mom bought be a bunch of overpriced Mucha books at Powell's what feels like a thousand years ago, and I've opened one or two up about once every other year since thinking "I hope these weren't a waste of money since I'm learning NOTHING from them and not using them at ALL." Price: JUSTIFIED. You're welcome, mom. I mean: thank you, mom. My first real exposure to Mucha was a wall calendar I picked out (also at Powell's) WAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY back in 1999. I was absolutely bowled over by his mastery and genius and the beauty of his work. Also: there was a nipple. This was years before I had free access to porn. Thanks for drawing that nipple, Mucha. I draw further nipples in tribute. ART. Kathryn's arm is growing back in "panel" 2; she's let her self-penance focus lapse with Erica's distractions... or is there SPOILERS: more to it?!? GASP. (Spoken out loud as a world, a la Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.) Soup sock, -Caley  Call the Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255 SuicidePreventionLifeline.org |       SwordCat Knights Universe Novels   | |||||
"Just a question about Erica's daughter Jayde. She's sees that her mother has a female visitor over and the first thing she asks her mother is if she's a lesbian now. OK, I guess that turned out to be accurate almost straight away to some degree given what happened next but it always struck me as a very odd conclusion to reach and a very odd statement to make straight off the bat.
Is it ultimately a lead in to suggest that she's actually just a bit psychic or merely that she's incredibly perceptive? Which I guess is an extrasensory power in and of itself (and a very useful skill to have)."
Jayde's observation is meant to show that she is, in fact, incredibly perceptive. She's her mother's daughter: a detective in the making.
Jayde is able to work out Erica's intentions based upon the evidence of observing Erica changing into skimpy PJs after arriving home with the unconscious Kathryn.
(The idea being that Jayde has seen her mom slip into such attire on many previous occasions, but for gentleman callers.)
Also, as the next page indications "Wendy at school" has two mommies, a novel and enlightening concept in Jayde's young, expanding mind. Absent a (present) father, she wouldn't mind a second mommy, so she's actually hoping she's correctly deduced Erica's intentions.
Jayde wants what Wendy has: more family.
OK, so I jumped to a conclusion that wasn't how you saw events unfold but it that doesn't mean it wasn't unbelievable. I mean real life has all these seeming leaps of logic or supposed bits of narrative missing. It happens. Also, I thought the way I read it was funny. Furthermore, just because I read it that was, doesn't mean everyone, or even a majority read it that way (most people may well have gotten what you intended).
Finally, she was right!
(This is not a joke, you totally made my day -- possibly my whole year. :) )
Great pic as always.
No matter how previously disinterested I may have been, each momentarily became my whole world. Because blondes.
Someone should outlaw blondes.