Extra Fun Fact: Dialogue Change Up!

Hey, guys! Genie here.

As I prepare Page 22 for you all, here is a little bit of trivia to feed the curious mind!

It regards the dialogue for the recently posted Page 21 of Eppie 9...

Remember the panel where Harry is talking about his relationship with Ace?

Well, that bit of dialogue was actually changed at the last minute.

Here, let me show you.

Here is the dialogue as typed in the script:

The red-underlined bit is what changed.

Here is the dialogue that ended up being in the finalized page:

...Kinda drastic change of emotions there, huh?

Well, as I was typing up the dialogue bubbles, I felt a little odd making Harry say, "I kind of dislike my brother"...Because, in all honesty, Harry does feel like he HATES him. No sugar-coating whatsoever.

I mean, knowing Ace, he would use the word 'Hate' without a second thought, but with Harry being the protagonist, it was hard for me to get him to say the word.

But then I realized...protagonist or not, Harry is still a 'human' character. And by human, I don't care about the fact that he is a raccoon. His character is still 'human', meaning that he will have touches of good, and touches of bad. No human is entirely good or entirely bad; it's always a mix.

And in this relationship, as you will later find out, both brothers embody this word, not just the 'evil' brother.

And I thought it wouldn't be fair if I sheltered Harry from his 'human' nature.

So, there you go!

Dialogue, as you guys know, is an essential part of story-telling, and it takes a good amount of effort to write in a way that best accommodates the story.

And I'm trying my best to do just that, as all story-tellers do.

Thank you for reading, and I shall see you with Page 22!

Until then,

Genie

Huzzah! Page 21!!

Hey, everyone!

I actually managed to get a page done earlier than expected! That's a first, haha.

This page is especially important to me because:

1. It's number 21. That is my lucky number (My life entails so many coincidences with that number. You can check the Fun Facts for some examples ^^")!

2. It's about brothers. And yes, in real life, I do have a younger brother with autism. And I love him very, very much.

When I wrote this scene out while drafting the script, I was already excited/anxious to draw it out. I knew it would all be emotional, because page 20 and 21 do share my true feelings for my best friends and for my bro. And being able to weave that into the eppie really meant a lot to me.

So, thank you so much for reading, and I hope you enjoy this page!

And be sure to look out for more posts regarding extras/pages/specials! ^o^

Until then,

Genie

JGT Episode 9: Big Magic (Part 3) ~ PAGE 21

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JGT's 'OZ': Concept Art ~ "Unravel"

"I'd unravel every riddle..."

Hey, guys! So, Page 21 is now in progress, as well as more concept art for the JGT special, OZ!

This pic reveals another cast character for OZ...

Ta-da! It's the Scarecrow (played by a certain dude, hehe)!

This piece was drawn with the need to experiment with brushes, and with the Scarecrow's color scheme. He turned out...very colorful, no? XD

I really enjoyed experimenting on this piece. Huzzah for discovering different ways to paint clouds!

Anywho, I hope you guys enjoy it! Be sure to look out for more random concept art!

I shall now get back to working on Page 21 (eeeep!)

Until then,

Genie

And Here is Page 20/End of Page Hiatus!

Hey, everyone!

Finally, I give you Page 20 of Eppie 9!

Last time on Big Magic (Part 3), Jag, Harry, and Rudy Jr. finally feel like they're re-befriending JGT. But when humanized Ace and Lila arrive to turn up trouble, the heroes manage to keep their cool and stand their ground.

And now you get to see what happens next...

I hope you enjoy! It's great to be back in my comic page-making schedule hehehe ^o^

Thank you again for being so patient, and I shall see you in the next post!

Until then,

Genie

JGT Episode 9: Big Magic (Part 3) ~ PAGE 20

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Sketch: The Cloaked

Hey, everyone! Hope you all are having an awesome day!

First of all, Page 20 of Eppie 9 is about half way done! It should be up by...Monday, I believe. So be on the look out for that!

So to pass the time, I thought I'd share with you a quick sketch I did a while ago of the two baddies of JGT: Lila and Ace!

From what I remember, this was drawn as a reference...for Jocey? Maybe? Well nonetheless, it was drawn with the love for these two in mind!

They've really been stirring up trouble, huh? Be sure to look out for them in the upcoming pages ;D

Hope you enjoy! I am now off to school, then to continue working on Page 20 (tis a cute one heehee)!

Until then,

Genie