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Arc 1 (cover art) - 2020/2024

Part I :

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10

11 / 12 / 13

Part II :

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10

11 / 12 / 13

.Part III :

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10

11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17

Part IV :

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10

11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17

Part V :

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10

11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19

Interlude: 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8

Part VI : 

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10

11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16

Part VII:

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 

11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16  / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20 

 21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28

Part VIII (1):

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20

21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 38

39 / 40 / 41 / 42 / 43 / 44 / 45 / 46 / 47 / 48 / 49 / 50 / 51 / 52 / 53 / 54 / 55 / 56

57 / 58 / 59 / 60 / 61 / 62 / 63 / 64 / 65 / 66 / 67 / 68 / 69 / 70 / 71 / 72

Author’s note

INTERLUDE

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16  / 17 / 18 / 19 / 20

21 / 22 / 23 / 24 / 25 / 26 / 27 / 28 / 29 / 30 / 31 / 32 / 33 / 34 / 35 / 36 / 37

ARC 2 - MASTERPOST

just like in crk , it went from chasing crown stolen by a cake dog to shadow milk destroying timelines

or maybe it's just me thinking that way

The wonders of storytelling, haha

Like a lot of people, I find that one of the hardest parts of writing a story is figuring out where to start. The first scene, the first line. Sometimes it comes naturally, sometimes you have to really rack your brain.

Luckily (?), I didn't overthink it for too long back then. Didn't explain anything and just asked readers to roll with it. Mysteries will get resolved eventually and that's fine.

(also, as a crk player, yes. That is very true.)

Depends.

Pages with multiple characters/panels, actual backgrounds, heavy dialogue tend to take a while (either during board, rough, clean or colo. sometimes all of them).

But I don't work on one page at the time so it's hard to tell a definite answer. I'd have to record myself.

Estimation from the top of my hat:

Detailled script: 3d/1w ( includes translating dialogues, which is my living hell)

Storyboard (full chapter): 1/2 days

Sketch + typesetting : ~1/3h per page

Clean: ~3h per page

Color: 3/5h per page (base color, lighting, retakes, iterations, rendering, color correct for the sequence...)

Quality check: 1/2 days (dialogues bubbles, FX, rephrasing, check for missing details, resting my eyes for a while and check again later to have a fresh look at it)

All of this (sketch.clean.colo) multiplied by the number of pages for one chapter (around 50 pages on an average). But I easily get distracted or have side quests to do so these are optimistic numbers... Yeah, it's pretty much a full time job 💔 Still love it very much, I'd stream it to show you all the process if not for spoilers and stuff.

Ah, and for reference, back in 2020 it must have looked like smth like this:

Script (non exhaustive): 1 day

Storyboard (full chapter): 1 day

Sketch: none...

Clean: 3h per page

Color: none

Quality check+typesetting: 30min to 1h per page

The Missing Scarf IX - part 40

Secrets buried undeground.

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If they ever existed in the classic timeline-

Also, how friendly are skele dragons?

Dragons , (2) -> if you haven't read them yet, for context!

As mentioned before, some Monsters belong to legends, among them are dragons (skeleton or not). Some of them can be met in the current Underground, so it’s not too hard to imagine that there were more of them in the past! Perhaps even much larger and more imposing, given that on the surface, there was no genetic advantage to being on the smaller side.

The Missing Scarf IX - part 39

Some obvious lore. But not for everyone...

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Smooch him now

The shit-eating grin does all the work.

The Missing Scarf IX - part 38

What really happened that day.

The truth that Humans don't know about.

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How writing feels like rn.

Do you also ever plan to do an "Ask" series for your cast? I also love how you draw Stretch. He's my favorite!

1.That's some meta request there, anon, haha.

Stretch IS a fellow comic artist + freelance concept artist, but I've never tried to draw stuff in with "his" artstyle x)

He probably has a super-simple style that he uses to make four-panel comics where he can crack jokes, and a super elaborate one for posting LOL splash art-level illustrations on Tumblr under some dumb username, idk.

2.Thanks!

Longtime readers will remember that I used to have an “Ask Mel” series when I first started the blog (asking the others too but Mel was by far the most requested+you could only ask characters that had already appeared in TMS at the time). That’s pretty much what helped TMS gain momentum.

But it was a lot of work, trying to avoid spoilers, be coherent with the Chapter that's being released at the moment, scheduling so I don't spam everyone with notifications, and filter spam/trolls/requests/repetitive asks...

I couldn't keep up and it honestly left me quite heartbroken. But more than anything, stressed out. So I started slowing down, and answering at a pace I'm confortable with!

It WAS really fun to do tho.... If I were to do a series like that again, it would probably be during a hiatus or in a different format!

anon off

Spoiler.

The Missing Scarf IX - part 37

Tales of the Underground

What things, pray tell, Red?

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Last (?) magma post. I tried to cram as many fandoms as possible in there but I love too many things I guess...

I also got introduced to your comic today! Absolutely love it! Mel is so intriguing!

Oooh, that's interesting!

Let’s see, Rus has total control over his strength, unlike Axe! If he physically hurts someone, there’s a good chance it’s intentional and that he’ll be totally unapologetic about it and/or mock them.

Emotionally, um… It’s true that he’s a jerk, and he definitely has a mean streak. He’s someone who’s deeply bored, and any interaction that doesn’t give him a little thrill is a waste of energy. But he might accidentally hurt someone by taking his teasing a bit too far.

If it’s a stranger or someone he feels pretty neutral about, there’s little reaction. You might get a “my bad” out of him if he’s in a good mood but he will not care. If it’s someone close to him/he respects, on the other hand, he has enough "sense" to keep quiet and back off for a moment to assess the reaction (not necessarily apologize). His attitude afterward really depends on who it is. He’s had a history of silently following his brother around for 24 hours when he starter giving him the silent treatment (after an insensitive comment).

Generally speaking, with a smartass like Rus, who always has something to say, you can tell he’s uncomfortable or bothered when he chooses to stay quiet.