The Sounds of Silence

In some of the things I've read about Hollywood (at least Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Wil Wheaton's awesome stories of being on The Next Generation, even though I can't find the actual story on his blog I want to link to) there seems to be a tradition of, when an actor shoots his last scene, an announcement is made. Something like "Ladies and gentlemen, that is good night and good-bye to Thom Zahler."

The reason I bring this up, and created that horrible run on sentence, is because Love and Capes #12 is wrapping up. And I don't have any official word on if I'll be part of the 2010 Free Comic Book Day from Diamond, though I am very hopeful. Those two things combined, I'm not sure when I'll start the third "season" of Love and Capes. So each character's exit will be the last time I write and draw them for a while.

I've drawn the final scenes of all the characters except Mark and Abby at this point. I actually busted out two pages today, which is insane in a way I can't accurately convey. Especially when you consider that I mowed the leaves and caught The Men Who Stare at Goats today. That's an amazing burst of productivity.

I fully expect to have the last two pages done tomorrow, too. I'm aided by a big ol' splash that will take up a chunk of the last page.

Oh, now I've gone and spoiled it.

Here, I'm posting two pages. The Darkblade/Paul panel is actually silent in the issue. The Mark and Abby panel does have dialogue, but I've been creative enough for one day, and I can't come up with any fake dialogue for it. So deal with the sounds of silence.