This was a great story! I hope you will be doing another one at some time.
I would like to! :) We'll see ;) And thank you very much!
Beautiful environments and colours!
I really enjoyed it : D
Aw, it's over already? This was really really great. I hope you get top grades for this. :)
Thank you! And yeah, it seems like it went by so fast now that it's over haha I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)
Congrats on finishing the story. I'm not going to lie, I'm going to miss reading this comic every week. But I can always read it again, I'm sure. :-D
Thank you! And thanks for following along!! :) It'll be here if you'd ever like to reread--please do! :D
You are a talented artist and story teller.
Every time your banner showed up in my subscription page I knew that I was going to look at something beautiful.
I hope to see more of your work in the future! You should be very proud of your work. Well done and congratulations.
Aah thank you so much! I always look forward to your comments--you're so wonderfully kind with your words! I'm really glad you've enjoyed it, and I hope to do more in the future :)
Her hood is down, I just noticed. At the beginning the mother mentioned telling her to put her hood down. Symbolism, or a coincidence?
I really enjoyed following your comic thanks for sharing it with us. :)
I really enjoyed this story. It reminded me a little of The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker in art style, and seems like it would make an awesome video game, too. Congratulations on finishing this inspiring story of hope and strength. ~Pris.
Not gonna lie, I wouldn't mind seeing this as a videogame--that would be really cool haha Thank you for your kind words, and I'm glad you enjoyed it! :)
A lovely little story. I'm looking forward to reading more of your work in the future.
Thank you! Hopefully I'll have a new project to start working on soon :)
probably a restatement but really lovely work!! i think your visual storytelling is fantastic. Congrats on finishing your thesis project, as well!
Thank you so much! I'm really glad you enjoyed it! :))
Oh noooo it's over!! Aw, well I really loved it! You did a great job. I follow you on tumblr, so I suppose I can still see your art there ;) I hope you draw another comic sometime!
Thank you!! :) And yes, I'll be flooding tumblr with various arts and fanarts long into the future haha I'm hoping to generate some ideas for short comics in the near future! We'll see how that goes :)
It was amazing!! I loved your character designs and painting! I hope you draw more comics in the future! n.n
Hey Optimist!
Sorry I've been gone for so long but I caught up now! I must say that your story was beautiful, the art more so! You've taught me something...Even a simple story like this can have an emotional impact on anyone =)
author comments
4th Dec 2014, 12:49 PM
gloomy-optimist
Aaaand that's a wrap! Thank you all for following along and supporting me through this!
I believe I mentioned this before, but this comic acts as a thesis at my university, both in art/animation and for the Honors college! The blog details some of my thought processes and style choices and all that, but it's been a challenge fitting such a vast story into so few pages. I really appreciate all your comments and feedback so much! Thanks again!
[[Edit 7/14/16]]
Hello! I recently created a Patreon page--if you enjoyed this comic and would like to see more about future projects and everyday drawings (and more!), please consider checking it out and/or becoming a patron! Thank you again for reading!!