Almost done now. Three pages left, and I think I can do a page a day from here on in.
In this page, Abby's bad day continues and she calls Mark for a little support. This page also features a reappearance by my friend, fellow Councilman, and mailman, Robin, playing the part of, well, the mailman.
I designed a new "set piece" for the book with this page. Set pieces are complicated, layered backgrounds capable of easy changes that I know are going to be used frequently. I have ones designed for Mark and Abby's apartments, for the bookstore and a few other places. This set piece, seen here, is the L-Train station, or whatever they call it in Deco City. I've made no secret that I've templated Deco City on Chicago, so it's no surprise that they have a monorail/elevated train. Actually, the monorail can be seen in the very first issue, but I've never had a chance to show it since.
So, this set piece is designed so I can move the train along the track, change the color of the buildings and the sky and everything else. It'll work out well, but it also delayed me much more than I would have thought. Once again, this was another post-midnight page.
I love the book, I really do. But it'll be nice when it's done.