how to date a girl (pages 33 – 38)

Posted in comics, how to date a girl in 10 days, news by Tom on March 18th, 2009

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  1. Julia said, on March 19th, 2009 at 2:05 am

    Hey,

    I’m commenting (but not just because you commented on my blog, promise)!

    I don’t really have much to add since last time – I really like the flow of it, and that splash page looks beautiful. I went back to look at the rest of it again, and your drawing’s really evolved – as has your lettering. I’m looking forward to maybe reading the whole thing one day, in your earlier posts it’s a bit difficult sometimes to make out the dialogue because it’s a bit small…or maybe my eyes are just not working properly. It IS 2 in the morning.

    Anyway. What I like most is the way you’re taking a story that has been told before, but you’re not falling into the trap of emulating all the comics artists who are famous for telling these kinds of stories (something I see a lot of people do), you’re telling it in your own style (which is visually quite unique), and you manage to make it original through that (which I think is quite hard).

    Thumbs up! :)

  2. Tom 2 said, on March 19th, 2009 at 10:53 am

    Awesome! love this story :)
    in a bit matey

  3. phoebs said, on March 19th, 2009 at 9:37 pm

    ah, the train stuff…. too real! sniffs…

  4. Rachael said, on March 20th, 2009 at 7:27 am

    You are so good! Every page is a masterpiece in its own way! I understand exactly how it sounded when she says everything with the words behind. Then the beautiful smokey page, then the contrast of emotions between you guys and the barmaid, the way your speech bubbles are the biggest when you say goodbye, then you become John Constantine!!!! (I feel the tragedy dripping from the page), and finally the train page where nobodies talking but I know EXACTLY how it is! And then you call Dan. fantastic! GREAT WORK TOM!!! I can’t wait for the book to come out!

  5. ventedspleen said, on March 20th, 2009 at 11:56 am

    thanks for the kind words everyone! i’m very pleased it’s working – so hard to tell after spending so long in front of the pages…

    - john constantine

  6. stephen collins said, on March 26th, 2009 at 9:15 pm

    You’re totally in this scene when you read these pages. The way the words mush up behind her is excellent, esp the well placed ‘you can cook’ bottom right. It’s the distance from events that makes this comic so good. And the train – the pathetic fallacy page – yep, I’ve done that. Been there. True true true. Beautifully done.

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