Apologies for misleading you all last week about the comic being updated on the 21st. Yule was on Monday, and the weekend was filled with the preparations and partying that comes with the holiday season, followed swiftly by the stomach cramps and general tiredness of the season. In case you all are wondering, I did get a present for Yule that will aid in future Night Warrior comics: a rolling ruler! These are used for drawing parallel lines. Yay! I even got to use it in this issue! See how nice and parallel the lines are? Also, the rest of the site content (cast, fan art, etc.) should be up. If not, it will be soon after I figure out what went wrong (theoretically speaking). I've given up the hunt for a unique font for each character, and will just use the nifty comic fonts I found for sound effects.

This one took longer than expected because I challenged myself on some of these scenes. I've noticed that I put in an incredible amount of detail when I draw it, but most ends up getting lost due to scanning, shrinking, and overlaying speech bubbles. That's probably one of the biggest differences between adding text baloons digitally over drawing them in when drawing the comic: I have to draw the entire scene, even the parts that go under the bubble, because I don't know where the bubble will go exactly until I make it at the very end. I've started drawing in rough sketches of bubbles when I pencil the scenes, just to get an idea of where I can avoid overdetailing, but it doesn't always work.

Also, if you've noticed, I've started experimenting with varying my line widths. Still needs some fine-tuning, but I'll get the hang of it. I especially like how CC's hair came out in the first panel, probably one of the best renditions of her hair from behind. I'm also experimenting with different fonts I've found on the 'net for use in independent comics. I kinda like the font for Night Warrior in this one. It's called "Chronicles of a Hero." CC's font this time is just regular Comic Sans MS. Super Dave suggested I use lowercase text several months ago, and I like it, but unfortunately, most comic fonts out there are entirely uppercase. Eh, I'll find something that works.

I'll probably be redoing the layout of this site over the holiday break. I know these last few comics seem pretty boring what with just CC and NW talking to eachother, but I'm leading up to something big, I promise! In fact, #14 will have the most action since #10! ...I know, that's not saying much. -_-

OH! New Fan Art! Check it out in the Fan Art section! Fan Art donated by Crystal (The Queen)!