NO. 5

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NUMBER 5

Goldilox jumps off of a waterfall that appeared out of virtually nowhere! (Haven't you ever watched a children's movie with a scene in the woods? The damn things are everywhere. Fox and the Hound. Homeward Bound. A Goofy Movie. The list goes on.) And I bet you were wondering what happened to Reat a few pages ago, huh?

That tiny meta-frame below the middle is my favorite. Where Lox is just a shadow. And Lox's expression when she lands on Papa is pretty maniacally silly if I do say so.

In my crits and meetings, this is the page people would point at to talk about Lox's accent. My studio mate hadn't heard "if'n" used as a word before and I don't think she thought I was serious until she got a text from a friend later that day who just so happened to use it.

NO. 4

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NUMBER 4

This is my favorite page so far. The color harmonies worked out nicely and I had a lot of fun adding some of the small details (the can text changing, the features on Lox's text).

This is the page that will be displayed on the site during my large group crit at school, which will hopefully go well. I don't expect they'll scroll down to read this but...

HELLO CRIT-GOERS!

NO. 3

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NUMBER 3

Lox and the cat stare down. Remember the beans can from the first page?

This is the first time we see Reat running and the first mention of Papa. I love Goldilox's side view as well as the "Bullets No Good" graphic (even though shotguns use pellets, not bullets. Lox doesn't care, though.)

P.S. Lox, in addition to being short for Goldilox, is a delicious cured salmon fillet that goes well on a bagel with cream cheese. If you haven't had lox on a bagel before, go get one immediately.

No. 2

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NUMBER 2

HOLY-
That's a big cat.

This page also introduces Reat's way of speaking in singular words. This is partially inspired by baby Sunny from A Series of Unfortunate Events, but mostly it's because Reat just cain't talk so guud. You could say she's a minimalist, har har.

Fun Fact: This giant cat is based on my real-life pet, Jekyll (also the monster cat's name but he won't be properly introduced for awhile.) Real-life Jekyll is a tyrannical beast-cat who loves to wake people up every morning by tear-assing around the house, knocking things off of shelves, howling, and picking up his food bowl and dropping it over and over. He also doesn't cover his business in the litterbox very well for no discernible reason (seriously, we've tried everything.) He is also full of hate and doesn't usually like to be picked up, held, pet on, or loved except on rare occasions. But he's a gorgeous cat. :D