Guest Art!
24 Jul 2018 · page 816 of 1306
Hello! Let's start off with some guest comics! This absolutely flippin' adorable strip is by Toasty, it very much made me smile. Go check out their comic War in the Shade!
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Oh, it's so nice! :) Thanks to the artist!
This comic gives me the same sort of feels as your fanfic about these three celebrating Christmas.
Well, "Merry Christmas" has more traditional take on Wolfe's role in the narrative. :)) I wonder what he is sad about here.
But yeah, I can see the "common feels", and I love this strip so much! :)
>I wonder what he is sad about here.
Maybe he’s having a moment of being homesick for Prussia.
I had this thought, yeah... among others. :) It is even more plausible if in the first panel he is drawing another sketch for his uncle to send to. :))
Musical bickering... Or is that lyrical disagreement? :D
fwiw, as I was drawing it I imagined that it's a tune they both know, but Ben only knows the reputable 'clean' version, while Mal knows the rowdy bar song version? so you may be right, haha
I can't help but suspect that insteps were stepped on. And, it's a coin flip as to who got it worse before "harmony" was reached. xD
That definitely feels right.
Argh-capella? Fussetto? Contr_aria_?
Klangfarbenmelodie?
NO MY HEART~ ; v; Mal being sweet and caring about his friend's melancholy and Benji going along with his plan despite being uncomfortable and... a;lsdkfjhsdkjfl;sk.
[Here lies Aletheia, done in by her favorite trio. Press F to pay respects.]
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Nice <3
This is so sweet! I like how the last panel is partly in Mal-vision and partly regular.
I especially love how Ben's pose contrasts with others there. He stands still, with his arms behind his back, like a choir boy. It looks like he thinks, "I have to do it, so I'll do it proper way, dammit!" :)
Note that, going by the speech bubbles, Ben can sing and Mal really, really can't. I suspect Ben was once a choirboy or was trained in singing at school.
Kate, in her Tumblr, said that Ben is "definitely not trained [in singing]": [https://katedrawscomics.tum...](https://katedrawscomics.tumblr.com/post/164019214392/hi-kate-i-want-to-ask-two-questions-about-ben-if "https://katedrawscomics.tumblr.com/post/164019214392/hi-kate-i-want-to-ask-two-questions-about-ben-if")
He is definitely better than Mal, all the same!
The fact that he can sing makes me happy since the person whose voice I headcanon for him, Peter Hollins, is a singer. (Although a proper accent would have to be added because he's American, but still).
Really, Peter Hollins, why so?
Oops, actually meant Peter Hollens, sorry. And as to why, I really don't have a an answer other than that (besides the accent) it just sounds right to me. I'd love to hear other people's headcanon voices though.
It's hard for me to pick headcanon voices because I'd typically pick a person or character who has a similar personality, without giving thought to how the voice should actually sound. Like, I'd make Mal's voice, Virgil from Sanders Sides, because their both moody. Not sure who Ben would be, someone animated and indignant.
For me Mal sounds like the singer from [Flogging Molly](https://youtu.be/QOOV9XN1YZQ "https://youtu.be/QOOV9XN1YZQ"). Not an Irish Traveler accent, but an still an Irish one and it has the gravelly quality I could see his voice having after years of smoking.
In fairness, there's a vast gulf between "I was a choirboy when I was little" and "Why yes, I sing professionally." So I figure he can carry a tune and sounds fine a small, informal setting like this, but he's not exactly going to find himself on stage singing arias anytime soon.
Good start to the series of guest art.
I love it, Mal is doing the bass, while Thackery is doing the counterpoint.
That Second Panel "THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE." I want it for an avatar... Or a Meme. XD
You just made me notice, that I think this is one of the only times where Wolfe's spirit doesn't have the bow to the strings. It also looks a little despondent. Ergo, Mal specifically figured he needed cheering up!
oh my gosh this is gorgeous
Even without words, I can practically hear Ben in panels 3-5 ("Ouch, stop that!" ... "He's what? Are you sure?" ... "All right, then, what are we going to do about it?").
It's a nice touch that Wolfe's expression isn't actually all that sad, but Mal, of course, can see how he's really feeling.
The most touching thing of this strip, for me, is neither Mal's care about Wolfe and wish to help him nor that Ben is going along with his plan, but just that Mal tells Ben about his worry. Because Ben is a friend to Mal and Wolfe both.
Cool! And I DID go check out the artist's comic War in the Shade, and I recommend it!
Oh my heckin' god! This is so freaking cute!!