Reverse Halloween
Sorry, everybody. I don’t have a new page for today. I decided to finally try to make a good Halloween costume and it ended up taking up most of my weekend. But I do have this artwork. When you’re already an elf, how do you dress up on Halloween? I suppose this is one option… maybe not the most creative one.
Early in the comic I had considered the possibility of Brooke learning to hide her ears and change her hair color via magic in order to better fit in. I pretty quickly considered that to be a dumb idea because it defeats the overall purpose of the comic. Brooke (and others) are supposed to stand out and feel out of place. It also speaks to her naivety that she thinks she’s in an area where elves are rare, rather than realizing that her entire race exists only as legend in the modern world.
Plus–and maybe it’s just because it’s how she’s looked for so long–I think she looks better as an elf… and is more fun to draw.
Not the most creative one. But the effort in the area of Transformation Magic is unqiuely high. Especially for Broke who thus far only managed a Cat.
Hey Hawk,
Happy Halloween! And a belated congratulations oh reaching #600 last week! Thank you for sharing Culture Shock with us.
Thinking about your comment on today’s artwork made me think of a Star Trek Voyager episode for some reason. The crew had ended up on our modern-day earth, so had gone to great lengths to fit in appearance-wise… then they beamed down to a Southern California beach. Looking at all the bizarre clothing made Tuvok comment “We could’ve worn our Starfleet uniforms – I doubt if anyone would have noticed.”
I think I’d rather live with the embarrassment of adoring a comic about a pink haired elf. She’s much cuter that way.