
By the same author as Grand Line 3.5
22nd Apr 2016, 12:15 AM"This part"
It's the most emotional part of the story in the beginning, where we don't truly know the characthers yet. And this sets both Nami and Luffy up for a thrustworthy relationship for the rest of theseries and shows luffys characther off well and and just is so awesome. This is THE moment that had everyone on edge. This is the moment everyone remembers and got the feels. Love this moment. |
22nd Apr 2016, 12:23 AM
Yeah, this is probably my favorite arc from what I've seen of the anime, the whole interplay between luffy and nami in it is pretty great. |
22nd Apr 2016, 1:59 AM
Tell a story of a time that a character just sort of solidified due to an action. |
24th Apr 2016, 11:50 AM"warrior bard realization"
my bard was neutral good and was paired with two evil characters. I had a strong sence of justice and was very determined for the most part they tricked my guy so that they could keep using me but then my character heard them planning to slaughter the people in a nearby town. I went over there warned them and when the characters came by I stood there to try and stop them. in my first true act of goodness and determination I stood their tanking for the townspeople despite only being a bard. in the end I died protecting the townspeople from the evil PC's and because of my help they survived. |
22nd Apr 2016, 3:54 AM
I've heard many people talk about this part of the story as one of its strongest parts, as a moment that cements the greatness of One Piece. Looking at the comments as I write this, they are doing so now. I never understood that at a visceral level as I originally read the comic, or on my several readthroughs since. Perhaps I was too young then; perhaps I was too sheltered, unfamiliar with this particular brand of pain. Perhaps it wasn't as great as some seemed to think it was. |
22nd Apr 2016, 2:11 PM
I do think Dragontrainer is fully utilizing the sequential comics format to its fullest artistic extent- as you said, the way that 833 isn't only visually chaotic, but gives the reader that same sense of deseperate need to understand what's happening, without giving a clear answer, and this comic's sudden silent focus. I've looked at many, many screencap comics, but this is about the only one that I still regularly read, and that I really look forwards to. |
23rd Apr 2016, 1:26 PM
Thank you to both of you. It really means a lot to have my work commented on at such a deep level. I've been working on how this scene would play out in my head ever since the start of the Baratie Arc. I was originally going to have 832-833 only take up one half a splash page, with 834 taking up the other half. The confusion in 832-833 was indeed intentional and I'm glad you two noticed. The sudden silence in 834 was more of a last minute thing and the decision to do it that way was more instinctual than calculated (in a "hmm... it might look better like this" sort of way). The only part about this page that was planned out was Luke breaking the silence in a huge panel at the end. |
23rd Apr 2016, 7:49 PM"It's been a while since I've commented!"
God this comic is good. |
24th Apr 2016, 12:41 AM
People have strange proportions in One Piece. Wait till you see the weird ones :p |
25th Apr 2016, 12:51 PM
As a long time fan or One Piece, I already have. I'm talking about just seeing thar frame by itself. |
10th Nov 2017, 7:54 PM
You made this awesome both in character and in-player ! It was already great in the manga, but you managed to give it it's own type of greatness in the comic as well. |
DragonTrainer
22nd Apr 2016, 12:00 AM
I had an entire flash-back dialogue set up in the first two panels, but it didn't look right for some reason. I opted for something simpler... >_>
In other news, I finally got around to setting up a Patreon. Please feel free to check it out and support me there. Any amount would be appreciated. ^_^
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