In panel 1, Shanna summarizes the group’s gaming history, making zero value judgments about it as she does. There’s no “pathetically enough” or “as a substitute for a real social life” tacked on, there. Maybe Xan’s advice reached her. Maybe […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Yeah, we’re not gonna do an actual recap of Shanna and Xan’s adventures here! Those three flashback flashes are just there to confirm that Shanna is leaving nothing out in her version of events. Details I like, #1: the way […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Chrissie’s inclusion in the story was meaningful to us on several levels, as it turned out. Like Xan and Shanna (and no other characters in Guilded Age), she had first appeared in another project I’d written. Unlike Xan’s Sketchies and Shanna’s Fans, it was […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Panel 4: “Ha ha! Their marriage was a prison! Wasn’t this a fun idea of mine?” I’ve had enough good roommate experiences that I know I wasn’t that bad at cohabitating, but I’ve had my share of bad ones, too. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I have already mentioned the story of my own worst Christmas that inspired this tale, but we changed some details around for this version: would’ve felt too much like an invasion of privacy otherwise. And Chrissie’s forgiving lens is reluctant […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
