Art: comics: Carnation Grows Up
Story about two girls lost in Paris. A cat-and-mouse affair. Some magic involved. Wangst likely.
Pictures by me. Words by Isaac Hoffer
Prologue - in which we find ourselves in Paris
Chapter 1 - in which we spend a day with our protagonists
24 images/page, so be patient while loading.
Interested in continuing the story? Email Isaac (ajhoffer at gmail).
Miscellany:
GAM Specials: Halloween exchange, Christmas, April Fools
Weekly amusement: I gave Isaac a bunch of heads and bodies. He put them together and added words.
Why I stopped:
Scheduling. Seriously, it was my 4th year, I had just finished UChi-Con, ACen and my BA were coming up, and CGU was like the dead albatross dangling on Sunday, in terms of time committment, etc.
Pacing. The pacing of the story did not match with my level of investment/interest in it. Very much the feeling of "it's been 2 years and nothing has happened in the story yet." Connected with this was a growing desire to go in a different direction in terms of comics.
Fear. The prologue + Chapter 1 was about 3 pages in the script. Chapter 2 was 19 pages. There were 5 chapters. At the rate of 1 pg/wk, it probably would have taken 5 years to finish Chapter 2. I wimped out.
Communication. The author was on the other side of the continent. Dissatisfaction, frustration, and suggestions were not communicated properly and promptly on both our parts.
Lack of incentives. GAM, at the time, was subscriber-only, and yet didn't see a penny of that money. Also felt like it was read by a total of 3 friends. Since it wasn't my story, didn't feel incentive to tell it.
