Quiet, Kenosh! If your attempt at fatherly support continues, you could draw the ears of the enemy! Definitely avoid clapping Bevan’s shoulder again–the reverberation in these mountains could echo for miles!

There was something unintentionally hilarious about the thumbnail here that Rachel picked up on straightaway. This is one of those things where the sliiiiightest adjustments can make or break a moment entirely. If nobody says anything and they just turn around poking their heads out from the rocks looking directly into the frame… it feels funny, doesn’t it? Almost like they notice the reader spying on them through the fourth wall.

Rachel’s fix was to pull that first frame out a bit more, and of course to adjust the angle on the bottom panel so they’re both very clearly looking down at something that isn’t the reader.

I also like the small detail that Bevan goes SSST instead of SSSH, the former being sharper, less loud, and less likely to echo compared to the latter.

In a bit of personal/professional news, we just released the initial chapter of the season finale episode of Guild Wars 2: The Icebrood Saga for any readers who also happen to play, and as part of that release we also went back and added VOICE OVER to the last two episodes, which we couldn’t record initially thanks to the ongoing pandemic.

So while we could have sound effects like the “annoyed eagle screech” in the image above, what you DIDN’T hear was Steve Blum and Cherise Booth’s great lead-in conversation setting it up! Now it’s in there–along with a lot more stuff!

Having the opportunity to write text for and help direct sessions with some of my favorite voice actors in the video game industry is an honor I hope to never take for granted. It really is a trip every time we have the opportunity, and it adds SO MUCH to the experience.

So if you’re a Guild Wars 2 player, I highly recommend going back and replaying Episodes 3 and 4 with the voice acting included. It really helps pull everything together!

NEXT WEEK IS THANKSGIVING IN THE USA

And seeing as how Rachel and I both live in the USA, there won’t be a new page posted up next week. But we will be posting up a special little Thanksgiving image from a guest artist that I think you’ll all enjoy! :)

To all our readers who celebrate it, we hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday. Stay safe, healthy, and do try to relax!