Issue 966 Discussion Thread

[Serene]

Issue 966

"The Captain slowly looked down and pointed towards the healing springs.
'Arrgh Ma’am, take your time and head to the Healing Springs. The faerie there is extremely generous with her time and her abilities. You can also buy a potion if her blessing doesn’t help you.' Scarblade sat down, promptly put his hat over his eyes and put his feet up on the chair."

—x_mystichorse_x

Articles
An Updated Game Guide for Nabbing Neopoints by thebeanies
lordbarny - Food Critic by the_spirit_realm
The Bird's Bids: Neopia Central's Cuisine by jjensen688
Twelve Things To Make You Sing by juliedoucet
The Secrets of "Mid Tier" UC Trading by faelyne
A Guide to the Rubbish Dump, from a dedicated dumper by pesticide


Short Stories
Visiting Neopets - The Vessel by x_mystichorse_x
Jungle the Inventor by rkbear
Omen and Oracle by heautontimouromenos
A Holly, Jolly Snowman by 77thbigby
The Collector's Scales by werelupe_king23
Kads on Kads on Kads by candylandtheonomy
Hannah and the Lantern's Glow by medit92


Comics
Alien Aishas' Strange Tradition by dollsuki, hasse_li_37, tsezar
A Not so Great Deal by carolina_021, dendeus_271, aninha_morango
Bad Idea, Dude: Recon by fluffy_bumbkin
Logging back into Neopets..#3 by hotredfirefaerie, pisces_babe_
NeoPizza - Brotherly Bonds - Page 3 by abby568
A War Pallando's Potions by niomi_1992
Message received by cuchatenador
Slushies: The key to every cup by feraico, jenna_lyn_russell
To the Moon: HODL! by emilyhunter5034, jenna_lyn_russell, neomystress
Florg Goes Vegetarian: Part 1 by woohooloolz
Stamp Collecting by victoriathegr8one
Two Faerie Techos by redpirate21
No Comment - Nostalgia by illumith
Occupational Hazards by skeletonic
Dinner with the Scarlets: Matt’s Guide to Jokes by June Scarlet
Bet On It! by Spookie
Spot the Difference Edition #13 by not_sporty, chantluigi, sandralala


New Series


Continued Series
Valrigard's Travels: Freedom - Part 3 by mutagens
A Hero's Journey: It Takes Two - Part 2 by Kat , illustrated by Twillie
The Knight’s Club - Part 2 by ferretboy85
Armistice - Part 2 by crazyboutcute
A Ghosts of the Past - Part 2 by fallingdaybreak
Ancient Home - Part 2 by kebicorn
La rivière empoisonnée - Part 2 by petitehirondelline
Meridell Mysteries - Part 2: Spa Day for the Gal Pals by RielCZ



And don't forget The Editorial.

All reviews of all pieces are welcome! However, if you would really like your piece to be reviewed, post and let others know! If I made a mistake in compiling this list, let me know - this issue was quite large!

[June Scarlet]

I would appreciate reviews of my comic: www.neopets.com/ntimes/index.phtml?section=586946&issue=966

Mostly, I'm curious if having my Ink characters drawn digitally is too jarring or not. I've been drawing them traditionally in comics for a very long time, however, I've been mulling over drawing them digitally if I were to do a fourth arc. They'd be black and white in an Ink comic, of course, but I'm still curious if they translate well into digital.

[Carolyn]

I think they look great digital, June! Their expressions and reactions are all really easy to read, it looks sharp, and has a sort of traditional look to it. If you didn't say it was digital, I probably wouldn't have noticed.

Also, cute comic. Love their banter.

June Scarlet

[Twillie]

June Scarlet I think they look just fine digital! I honestly didn't even notice a big art shift when I first read the comic, and didn't think about whether it was traditional or digital until you mentioned it here. I think because the Ink comics have solid color blocking anyway, it's not too different to see the character digitally colored in. And the line work translates well too; line thickness would probably be the biggest factor in having it look similar to older comics.

[June Scarlet]

Carolyn and Twillie

Thank you for the feedback! It gives me confidence that my Ink comics could work digitally, if I so chose.