Wheee! Did I say that the conversation was wrapped up in the last page? Oh no, not yet. As per Isaac and Lee, they go over the top with everything, including weird philosophical debates. Well, this whole first
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Trouble is My Business (page 11)
Not much to say here that hasn’t already been mentioned. Wrapping up the conversation basically. I understand director’s commentary tracks so much more now. Sometimes you just don’t have a lot to say about a scene.
Trouble is My Business (page 10)
As one can soon find out with Isaac & Lee, the story isn’t plot driven. It’s character-driven and the characters are chatty. Very chatty. They occasionally like to go off on random topics like this one. In as
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Trouble is My Business (page 9)
Clyde’s Coffee Emporium is an amalgamation of every coffee shop we’ve ever been to, as well as the barista. Their comment on him depicts the beginnings of their friendship. It’s a small but important scene. As you can see
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Trouble is My Business (page 8)
Hooray! We finally leave the bookstore so I can finally stop drawing bookcases! I look at these panels now and I think about how minimalist they were. One of many things I’d change if I had the chance. I
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Trouble is My Business (page 7)
This is the part of the story where we get a little history on the characters and where they differ greatly from the real life Isaac and Lee. I didn’t want to make my Isaac and Lee identical to
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Trouble is My Business (page 6)
The conversation continues and I think I actually have the sad Mario on the bookcase asking me why I punished myself by setting the story in a book store. It’s a theory really. I hadn’t settled into a groove
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Trouble is My Business (page 5)
Ah yes, back in the days before I started striving for uniformity and also before I understood the importance of word balloon structure. I think I can safely say that these panels would not look like this today. It’s
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Trouble is My Business (page 4)
I would later go on to put “Oh, the tragedy of the lowly, local bookstore owner” on many different items. I just really liked that quote. This would be the part where you begin to get a glimpse of
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Trouble is My Business (page 3)
This is where Isaac and Lee get the first impressions of each other. Begin character development………Now!! Also note the Clerks reference in the background (I’m not going to tell you, just look for it). I also remember feeling
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