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Sonichu[Fan Comic] Rosechu's Story - A reimagining of the Sonichu story from Rosechu's perspective.
Kel and Rosey are cute together! I said it before, but I'm starting to really dread the point where Kel's no longer in an active role in the comics. Who will tease Rosechu once she's gone?
Awww, Sonichu is such a little savage. He's coming off as being really innocent in this story, a sharp contrast to _blank_'s Sonichu. I like them both though. It's interesting to see two artists tackle the same character in different ways, yet both ways feel in tune with the original character.
No doubt, blank's Sonichu is a really fun foil for the other characters. His characters work really well off each other.
At this point in my comic, Sonichu and Rosechu are a lot more like preteens/young teens. Actually, they kind of are around that age, chronology-wise. I'm sure Chris noted how old they were when they met somewhere, but I'm sure it's got to be early teenage years.
ANYWAY! Onward to the finished page. I'm almost back on schedule!
By the way, are the speech bubbles bothering anyone else? I really like the idea of the somewhat sloppy hand-drawn look, but they just kind of look like crap to me...
Okay, okay... I'll stop giving Sonichu such a hard time... for a few hours.
As for the text bubbles, I think they look okay, but maybe if you tighten them up, reduce the white space, and reduce the outline, I think that might help spruce it up.
Loving it otherwise... and good golly this is gonna be such a weird juxtapose to the page I'm working on... I think I like yours better.
I like the color you used to outline them ((the speech bubbles I mean)) instead of the typical black. Gray makes it stand out a lot more against your colorful backgrounds and stark outlines and overall it's just a good effect. I also really like the little shadow along the edge of them
Great page! I get a Kid Goku and Chi Chi kind of vibe from the two Chus. Also, your versions on them are downright adorable, on contrary to the misshapen abominations of the source material. It's insane...
I'm going to chime in and say I like the speech bubbles too.
That scene with Sonichu wolfing down the stew was really cute and highlighted his wild upbringing. He's definitely turning out to be an interesting character and that childlike innocence of his really adds to the charm!
As for the text bubbles, I think they look okay, but maybe if you tighten them up, reduce the white space, and reduce the outline, I think that might help spruce it up.
Loving it otherwise... and good golly this is gonna be such a weird juxtapose to the page I'm working on... I think I like yours better.
I like the color you used to outline them ((the speech bubbles I mean)) instead of the typical black. Gray makes it stand out a lot more against your colorful backgrounds and stark outlines and overall it's just a good effect. I also really like the little shadow along the edge of them
I have tightened up the white space a bit already, but I don't like making it too tight. For some reason having the edge of the balloon right next to the text bothers me. I don't know if it's just that I'm used to the manga style word balloons or if it just looks weird because I think of them as little round pieces of paper that need margins around the text.
I think I can probably experiment a bit more with the bubble's line thickness. I do like the grey outline as well, but I have to use a drop shadow to make it pop out from the rest of the art, and I don't want to make it just black like the lineart. I'll figure something out, I'm sure.
I'm also a little worried about the font. I chose it because it has a very storybook feel to it, but I don't feel like it lends itself well to dialog. Anime Ace (the font I use for the smaller text) looks a lot better in a speech bubble, but if I change the font now I'll want to go back and change the font of the dialog from all the other pages and just leave the storybook font for narration... It'll set the narration apart from the rest of the dialog at least.
Great page! I get a Kid Goku and Chi Chi kind of vibe from the two Chus. Also, your versions on them are downright adorable, on contrary to the misshapen abominations of the source material. It's insane...
Actually, that's a great analogy. At this point, Sonichu is very much like kid Goku, although I don't know about Rosechu being Chi Chi so much. Rosechu is a little more self aware, and a lot less boy crazy.
I'm going to chime in and say I like the speech bubbles too.
That scene with Sonichu wolfing down the stew was really cute and highlighted his wild upbringing. He's definitely turning out to be an interesting character and that childlike innocence of his really adds to the charm!
Funnily enough, this scene wasn't originally planned in the script I wrote. I initially had Rosey going straight to the next part of the conversation in panel 4, but I kind of had to stop myself for a moment and reconsider Sonichu's motivation. He came to them starving after a week of not having a lot of food (which, funnily enough, I know what that's like first hand...) so having him all the sudden sit around calmly talking while eating neatly with his spoon is not something he'd do. He wouldn't even know HOW to use a spoon, even if he wanted to. I'm glad I caught it, though, makes him more of a character and less of a plot device.
The aging process with these characters has always kind of perplexed me. A lot of people, particularly the ones who wrote a lot of the articles on the CWCki, base their ages on human years, mostly (I think) to accuse Chris of being a pedophile, but I feel like their mental and physical development would be like a cat or a dog in that 18 human years for them is basically a lifetime.
I'm actually a little torn between doing it the way Chris retconned it to, or going with the option that makes more sense...
I'm happy to hear that I inspired you. Is this an existing comic you're talking about? Or is this going to be a new fan comic? Either way, I'd be interested to see what you come up with!
Just an original story (do not steal!!) ;P Maybe I'll post it up somewhere sometime if I'm feeling brave and think its far enough along to share
Love the new page as usual btw I'm happy Rosechu is finally getting some spotlight. I always thought if she actually received some attention and personality she could be a very good main character. I'm very curious to see where you take her story.
Im sure Kel visited Rosechu off-panel while Rosechu was being a TRUE and DUTIFUL housewife, so her role in the comics are probably not a complete impossibility.
Actually, that's a great analogy. At this point, Sonichu is very much like kid Goku, although I don't know about Rosechu being Chi Chi so much. Rosechu is a little more self aware, and a lot less boy crazy.
Oh yeah, you're completely right. I can't wait to see where the characters will actually evolve form here, there are so many possibilities in how you present them.
I have tightened up the white space a bit already, but I don't like making it too tight. For some reason having the edge of the balloon right next to the text bothers me. I don't know if it's just that I'm used to the manga style word balloons or if it just looks weird because I think of them as little round pieces of paper that need margins around the text.
I think I can probably experiment a bit more with the bubble's line thickness. I do like the grey outline as well, but I have to use a drop shadow to make it pop out from the rest of the art, and I don't want to make it just black like the lineart. I'll figure something out, I'm sure.
I'm also a little worried about the font. I chose it because it has a very storybook feel to it, but I don't feel like it lends itself well to dialog. Anime Ace (the font I use for the smaller text) looks a lot better in a speech bubble, but if I change the font now I'll want to go back and change the font of the dialog from all the other pages and just leave the storybook font for narration... It'll set the narration apart from the rest of the dialog at least.
I'd say keep doing it as you are doing things now personally. What I like about your drawing style is that there's a certain human element to it where not every line or curve is precise, but it gets the job done, and done well at that. I feel like drawing and writing in a more mechanical looking style would make the pages look to distant and wouldn't really match up with Rosechu's "voice" evident in the dialogue. Keep the font, it has personality, more so than Chris and his writing in Comic Sans font. The style of font feels more inviting, and less like Chris who all things considered, sounded very mechanical or like a being from another planet studying humans.
Funnily enough, this scene wasn't originally planned in the script I wrote. I initially had Rosey going straight to the next part of the conversation in panel 4, but I kind of had to stop myself for a moment and reconsider Sonichu's motivation. He came to them starving after a week of not having a lot of food (which, funnily enough, I know what that's like first hand...) so having him all the sudden sit around calmly talking while eating neatly with his spoon is not something he'd do. He wouldn't even know HOW to use a spoon, even if he wanted to. I'm glad I caught it, though, makes him more of a character and less of a plot device.
It is attention to little details like this that I like about this page. Remember that Sonichu was originally a wild Pikachu, keyword, wild. It would make sense that an animal/semi-sapient being who didn't have much contact with humans wouldn't know this kind of thing. In a way it kind of reminds me a little bit of Beauty and the Beast, where early on Belle knows how to act like a normal person, but the Beast can't do the same to save his life and has to relearn these things. Only difference being that Sonichu and Rosechu were both animals to begin with, but Rosechu has had plenty of contact with humans, so I'm sure that she has at least rudimentary knowledge of how a human acts.
The aging process with these characters has always kind of perplexed me. A lot of people, particularly the ones who wrote a lot of the articles on the CWCki, base their ages on human years, mostly (I think) to accuse Chris of being a pedophile, but I feel like their mental and physical development would be like a cat or a dog in that 18 human years for them is basically a lifetime.
I'm actually a little torn between doing it the way Chris retconned it to, or going with the option that makes more sense...
I'd say go with the one that makes the most sense to you. The Chus can act like humans, but they aren't necessarily humans themselves. The Pokemon games didn't really touch upon the idea of lifespans in great detail, but I imagine it works similar to the cat/dog argument. Bear in mind that trolls were mostly calling Chris a pedophile to rattle his chains, and he reacted the same way he would if they called him gay. Chris just went ahead and retconned it so that he wouldn't seem like a pedophile. But like with the gay thing, the more he tries to proves he isn't gay or a pedophile, the more it sounds like he's just overcompensating.
Im sure Kel visited Rosechu off-panel while Rosechu was being a TRUE and DUTIFUL housewife, so her role in the comics are probably not a complete impossibility.
I'd say keep doing it as you are doing things now personally. What I like about your drawing style is that there's a certain human element to it where not every line or curve is precise, but it gets the job done, and done well at that. I feel like drawing and writing in a more mechanical looking style would make the pages look to distant and wouldn't really match up with Rosechu's "voice" evident in the dialogue. Keep the font, it has personality, more so than Chris and his writing in Comic Sans font. The style of font feels more inviting, and less like Chris who all things considered, sounded very mechanical or like a being from another planet studying humans
I don't know, I still feel like the font I'm using might be more appropriate to keep to the narration. I'm looking for a font to replace it with that looks like my handwriting, actually. Might make the dialog seem more personal, while the narration feels more like you're being read a story.
Incidentally, I've made a slight change to the word balloons. It's not much, but I think giving them a varying line weight makes it look a little more dynamic and three dimensional.
Could be worse Rosechu - people might not be buying your artwork off of eBay.
Awesome page as always... just trying to figure out what Kel is looking at in the background. Is that a Pokedex she's looking at (I dunno, I don't play de Pokemans anymore, but I think I recall that correctly)?
I like them both though. It's interesting to see two artists tackle the same character in different ways, yet both ways feel in tune with the original character.
