Say hello to our very first Patreon donator guest star! Had to collaborate a bit to get it all worked out, but it was surprisingly smooth. I urge you ALL to donate to me through Patreon. You might like the result, even if the result is only me making more Dragon Doctors.
By now you should have figured out that the demon that Mori’s fighting isn’t her worst enemy. It’s MINE.
She tells her that she is “The Special”
I realized that when I saw another person’s comment two pages ago. And I think you deserve thanks, between all the rooting for Mori that’ll continue. You decided to rip your town torment out and use it on your own creation. And your method was with an entity that can see the us who goes through your work… It’s not a method of this that’s used often… I’m not gonna be very articulate, but thank you for doing this even if it showed vulnerability.
Yes. She’s fighting writer’s block personified! A true horror for any writer.
…badass. 😀
….That….WAS BRILLIANT! You did it! You actually managed to tie it all back together while adding a new metafictional element to the story that MAKES SENSE. I was so afraid that this comic would spiral into something unrecognizable because of what a huge departure this chapter has been, but now I see it clearly. You wrote a Cosmic Horror Story where the Erdrich Abomination is every threat you face as a writer. These demons represent not just writers block, but also the depression and nihilism we all fight against at some point. It is so easy to just give up and decide the work is too hard, but you press onward and keep creating this incredible story that I can’t get enough of. You decided that you and your creation do matter and are worth all the effort and pain you’re forced to suffer through in life, because this world and any others out there are made better when we work to create something that did not exist before. Be it a scientific discovery that changes the world, a fictional story that brings joy to readers, or helping someone else reach their potential to create, we all do good when we just work towards building worlds and lives better than we found them. Speedball, you are a genius and I am proud to read your work.
this arc is both painful and wonderfully executed.
*gasp!* demon is speeds worst enemy?
Must be the manafestation of speeds version of writers block!
This is another comic that seems profound and motivating to me. Having a lot of difficulty motivating myself to do homework and wondering why/how I am ever going to survive graduate school if I can’t make it through the last chance retaking a class. But then trying to remember the things about me that will make a good student, and a good practitioner once I get through grad school…
Sending in the patreon donation finally….
Thank you so much. You’re a saint.
So… this is the woman writing the screenplay about you writing th(is) comic recounting the self-insert fanfic the young girl is writing of either a franchise or three celebrities of her own world?
Different beastwoman. I’m coloring that comic now, you’ll soon see they look different.