As me and Bert keep finding that work is always getting in the way of of doing the comic, so apologies for taking so long to get a new one out. While I try my very best to try and get one a week, sometimes its not always possible, but never fear i’ve always got the comic on my mind ready for when i can work on it =P.
Having watched a lot of the Winter Olympics 2010 and since Bert’s Canadian, we thought we’d have a theme comic this time =). I often tell people that i never know who to cheer for in the Olympics, Vietnam? China? Hong Kong (who still have their own team)? UK? I usually just end up cheering for the underdog =P.
Art wise i had a few challenges this time. The first was drawing by hand the complete comic frames and all instead of composing on the computer. The other challenge was drawing flags… i honestly have not drawn flags since i was little… and even in school i didnt have to draw flags that much, cos trying to get kids to draw the pre-1997 Hong Kong flag is evil =P
Also you can see our little in joke on panel 3 =). We wish them luck for future medalists =D.
Even though I’m not an adoptee, I am really enjoying the progression of your comic Jess (and Bert, whom I’m never met)!
In this scenario, I never know who to root for NZ, UK or HK. I have nationalities for all of them… but NZ is the only I don’t have keep applying to keep!
Wow, that’s triggering. It’s actually not fun to feel that way…take it from someone who knows (and like every other adoptee I know, never said a thing to my parents).