West of Bathurst, by Kari Maaren
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013

West of Bathurst 1304
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    Yep...finished all but the final panel last night.  It's becoming a predictable trend.

    We have another appearance from an old character here:  Younger Marie.  Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe Lumair is the only person to have chosen her.  Consequently, Lumair is now tied with Nobilis for first place.

    Don't forget that Summer Contest #4 is still running.  I forgot to set a time limit yesterday, but let's say Sunday at midnight.

    Random bit of fun news:  I actually have been thinking rather hard about my next comic, and I do have an idea that's beginning to solidify.  I even tried drawing preliminary versions of a couple of major characters yesterday.  I'm having the same problem I have with everything I write:  I keep seeing similarities with my previous project.  The trick is to differentiate the stories and characters from each other without overreacting and making them absolutely completely different in every possible way, an attempt that can get in the way of, you know, common freaking sense.  At any rate, things are happening in my brain.  Now I just have to figure out how to end West of Bathurst in a way that will not lead to people hunting me down and lynching me.

    Tuesday, July 16, 2013
    Panel 1: Marie and Evil Marie have been journeying through a complex hallucination shaped like a cave. They now reach a portion of the cave that has wobbly brick walls.

    Marie: A cave made of bricks?

    Evil Marie: Kind of Lewis Carroll wonky bricks, though.

    Panel 2: Marie raises her candle towards a not-very-straight plaque on the wall. It reads "Davies College."

    Marie: Why, this is Davies, nor are we out of it.

    Evil Marie: Dude, I'm sorry, but your subconscious is kind of baffling me right now.

    Panel 3: A much younger Marie on crutches appears.

    Baby Marie: Why?

    Panel 4: Evil Marie walks away.

    Evil Marie: You take this one, Alice in Faustus's Inferno.

    Marie: Can't I just pretend it's not happening?

    Alt-Text: Only Evil Marie could get away with fusing Lewis Carroll, Christopher Marlowe, and Dante.

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