So
The Family Party is finished. Beside the triumph that I actually managed to tie this story together (never again a comic with so many characters in it!), I feel surprisingly indifferent about it. Maybe because my brain is already busy working on the plot for my next comic,
Anthesteria. Or maybe because there are a few scenes in
The Family Party that I'd like to edit a bit, so in reality it's not really finished yet. XD
- The scene with Artemis' and Eileithyia's quarrel is escalating too quickly. It needs to be built up a bit more.
- I don't quite like the flashbacks with Hades and Minthe. Except for the scene when Minthe flips in Hades' room and the Erinyes have to carry her out. I will definitely keep that one. Maybe I like it better because it is both tragic and comic, while the other scenes are just tragic. I don't know, I can't really put my finger on why the other scenes feel a bit off. Maybe the problem is that from these few glimpses we get to see, it's a bit hard to understand why Hades was involved with her in the first place? If anyone has any opinions on this, feel free to tell me.
- I also feel like redrawing almost every panel with Aphrodite. Because it shows that I was not used to draw her. I should have practiced more before I drew her in the comic.
But besides that I think the comic is pretty good. I'm very pleased with the scenes with Athena. And Hades and Persephone. Since this was their first meeting I really wanted to get it right. They were not supposed to fall for each other instantly, but I didn't want them to dislike each other, either. Rather, they were supposed to think that the other was a bit weird but in an interesting way (and Persephone probably thought already then that Hades was quite attractive). And I think I actually succeeded with that.
I'm really looking forward to letting them meet again in
Anthesteria, because then things will get a little hotter between them. But don't expect to see any comic pages anytime soon. The plot is still full of holes that I have to solve first. And I honestly need a little break now. ^^