Retroactive: The MANGA?! Slush yes!

[loopy777]

So, you're either enjoying my Retroactive fanfic novel or you're despairing of my writing output lately. :D According to my plans, we have 5-6 more chapters to go, but keep in mind that my plans for the Ba Sing Se arc were so awful that all of my intended chapters wound up getting split in half. (Hopefully, I've gotten better since then.) If you don't like Retroactive, there's no reason to read the rest of this journal. You should wait for Maikka Fortnight this Fall, when I'll once again be writing something that doesn't involve literally crucifying characters.

However, if you're a fan of Retroactive, or haven't yet had an opportunity to try it yet, I have a treat for you!

On deviantArt, the talented penguintejas (Light Penguin on fanfiction.net) took the initiative to create a manga-style adaptation of the first half of Retroactive's prologue.

Let me repeat that: A talented artist found my writing inspiring enough to make a comic out of it!

I encourage everyone to check out the three pages, and if you have a deviantArt account, add them to your Favorites and leave gushing comments:

Page 1
Page 2
Page 3

Personally, I can't be more thrilled. These pages look great, and really breathe life into the storytelling. Check 'em out!

Comments

[ljlee.livejournal.com]

Woo-hoo, how banging awesome is that! :D You should be proud. Artwork on the characters, especially Suki and her facial expressions, is fantastic, even if backgrounds are basically nil. Very nice!

[loopy777.livejournal.com]

Having seen a growing trend in both manga and American comics to eschew backgrounds completely, I was pleased to see at least a few light lines as a nod to the presence of a background. If the art were more "finished," I might be more critical of that aspect, but... eh, I'm not inclined to be too hard on this kind of effort.

[lavanyasix.livejournal.com]

Very cool.