Autumn Bay - Stephen

Stephen

4th Oct 2015, 11:01 PM in Season One - Part 0: Prologue

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Professor Etheric 4th Oct 2015, 11:01 PM edit delete

Where to begin? Right here, of course!

First of all, let me say how grateful I am to be typing these words, and for you to be reading them. We started work in this several months ago, determined to make the best story possible.

I'm just going to say that it's funny how things change as you work on them sometimes... You'll see what I mean in the coming pages.

Please feel free to comment and rate!

Oh, and if you like what you're seeing here, you can always drop a vote on Top Webcomics. You'll even get a sneak peek at the next page!

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Radiant Sophia 4th Oct 2015, 11:07 PM edit delete reply

It seems like it was a long time ago that we wrote this. It's nice to see it.

Oh yeah... one last thing...
Beware of the Easter eggs. Enjoy.

Professor Etheric 4th Oct 2015, 11:10 PM edit delete reply

It WAS a long time ago. We've been sitting on this for over 3 months... :P

Lord Myk 4th Oct 2015, 11:19 PM edit delete reply

Excellent! It's good to see you back, Professor.

Professor Etheric 4th Oct 2015, 11:20 PM edit delete reply

Thank you! On behalf of myself and my partner in crime Radiant Sophia, it's good to BE back. :)

Andy P. 4th Oct 2015, 11:32 PM edit delete reply

Welcome back. I already like what you've got so far.

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 12:14 AM edit delete reply

Thank you! It's great to BE back. Hopefully, we can keep the good will flowing! :)

Centcomm 4th Oct 2015, 11:38 PM edit delete reply

WOOHOO! Welcome back Prof! I spy with my little eye.. someone with glowing eyes! nicely done !!!

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 12:15 AM edit delete reply

Thank you, Centy! And what? Where? Did... ooooohhhhh, that sneaky little... XD

Seabiscuit 5th Oct 2015, 12:03 AM edit delete reply

*SQUEEEEEEE*
At last, it's here!!!:D HYPE

It was SO weird not seeing AB in my subscriptions!

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 12:17 AM edit delete reply

Yes! It has arrived!

AB will be in your sub box FOREVER!!!!!

Your "squee" makes me chuckle because of... reasons...

Call Me Tom 5th Oct 2015, 12:07 AM edit delete reply

I don't trust the man in the trench coat...

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 12:17 AM edit delete reply

Oh what has he ever done? :P

lirvilas 5th Oct 2015, 12:07 AM edit delete reply

1) Roosevelt Grove is an overrated part of town.

2) Soooo is "Radiant Sophia" your version of "Tokyo Rose"?

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 12:20 AM edit delete reply

1) It's got its charm. It's no, say, Elysium or Mason Hills, but it's nice.

2) The analogy is not inaccurate, in its way. Radiant Sophia has long had a hand in these characters, and is my partner in mindcrime.

Radiant Sophia 5th Oct 2015, 12:49 AM edit delete reply

I'm involved in the stuff that doesn't require artistic efforts. Mostly I make some of the characters, stuff them full of history and back-story, wind them up, and see where they go.

DoryH 5th Oct 2015, 12:28 AM edit delete reply

Yay! It's up!
Well, there's only three frames, which is very little even for the modern American comic-book format. One of the reasons I prefer European comics.
On the bright side, I simply adore the new style. Even the backgrounds are much better. Dig that concrete texture and color, and the background details, the architecture... damn Prof, you really took it up a notch! A far cry from the sometimes bleak or even gradiented backdrops of old AB.

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 12:33 AM edit delete reply

Three panels, three times a week, guaranteed.*

I'm glad you like the new style. I find it cleaner and more expressive myself. As far as backgrounds go, I'm trying to make sure things are more established with them...

* short of serious badness out of my control.

JammyTheBirb 5th Oct 2015, 2:29 AM edit delete reply

looks interesting 0w0

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 2:38 AM edit delete reply

Hopefully we can maintain that interest, Jammy!

mjkj 5th Oct 2015, 3:48 AM edit delete reply

Still ominous - *looking forward for more* :D

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 10:44 AM edit delete reply

And you shall have it! :)

sigpig 5th Oct 2015, 4:30 AM edit delete reply

As I said yesterday, looks like somebody's been practicin'!

Being a non-artist myself, I can't tell if it's a change in drawing programs (SAI vs MS5, etc) or the simple fact that you have vastly improved as an artist over the past while, but everything looks "cleaner" to my eye.

CEI? EIC?

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 10:45 AM edit delete reply

It's equal parts change in program and a switching up of style.

But thanks!

sigpig 5th Oct 2015, 11:10 AM edit delete reply

The second part of my message referred to the logo on the skyscraper...

Radiant Sophia 5th Oct 2015, 11:11 AM edit delete reply

Chapel Enterprises International.

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 11:17 AM edit delete reply

Exactly what Soph says. I got caught up in the overall answering... :(

Dragonrider 5th Oct 2015, 5:07 AM edit delete reply

Question, In New York how does one define weird stuff? Wouldn't looking for normal stuff be more unusual?.

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 10:46 AM edit delete reply

Hmm... there's the thing. Autumn Bay is weird FOR NEW YORK. XD

Stever 5th Oct 2015, 7:31 AM edit delete reply

Be careful what you look for, you might find it ;D

Cool shirt!

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 10:49 AM edit delete reply

Well, he certainly HOPES that's true... and THANKS!

ZeroGee 5th Oct 2015, 7:57 AM edit delete reply

So who's gonna return?

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 10:51 AM edit delete reply

Well, we will see the return of [REDACTED] and eventually [REDACTED] and [REDACTED]. (Sorry, I don't want to spoil the surprises...)

Radiant Sophia 5th Oct 2015, 10:59 AM edit delete reply

I think it's safe to say that we will see Adam and Callie soon (they're the other two on the pre-launch page).

MadJak91 5th Oct 2015, 8:12 AM edit delete reply

First page and we already have a familiar stalker with bright blue eyes :O
Also, the page format... Is that you trying out stuff or do you also aim for Tapastic? It looks like some comics over there considering that format is preferred.

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 10:54 AM edit delete reply

Yep, old Blue Eyes is back! :P

The format is a combination of factors: attempted mobile-friendliness, volume of fire, cleanliness of page... and yes, I am mirroring on Tapastic.

the rouge humingbird 5th Oct 2015, 9:08 AM edit delete reply

cant wait to see the other pages.

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 10:54 AM edit delete reply

Well, the wait is not going to be long (updating Monday, Wednesday, and Friday)! :)

Babel116 5th Oct 2015, 10:03 AM edit delete reply

welcome back cap'n! looking forward to where you take it this time!

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 10:55 AM edit delete reply

Thanks! We have a lot of fun, interesting, weird things coming up!

Confettirainbowpony 5th Oct 2015, 12:36 PM edit delete reply

ITS HEEEEERE!! IT LOOKS AMAZING, PROF!!! And I can already tell things are going to get interesting really quickly! ;D can't wait to see more and it's so awesome to see you back!! <333

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 12:55 PM edit delete reply

Thank you, Pony! It's awesome to BE back!

Thankfully, the wait to see more is not a long one (there's three of these things every week - MWF).

Hogan 5th Oct 2015, 2:35 PM edit delete reply

Ah! Good to see it and you back again and on track!
Looking forward to see where and how you'll take us this time around :)

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 3:47 PM edit delete reply

I'm glad to see you along for the ride! And "on track" is where we're hoping to stay!

There are many wondrous places we're gonna go!

Hogan 6th Oct 2015, 8:23 AM edit delete reply

Now THAT was foreboding... :O

TheD-Wrek 5th Oct 2015, 4:27 PM edit delete reply

Welcome back, sir! Looking forward to what you have in store. :)

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 5:03 PM edit delete reply

Thank you! It's great to BE back!

And we have some incredible things in store, just wait.

argylefox 5th Oct 2015, 6:34 PM edit delete reply

IT HAS BEGUN!

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 6:40 PM edit delete reply

YES, IT HAS! :P

Radiant Sophia 5th Oct 2015, 8:53 PM edit delete reply

DUN DUN DUN!

Rd Ashes 5th Oct 2015, 9:09 PM edit delete reply

Well, you're starting off quite different than your first run.
Very exciting!
The glowy-eye guy in the crowd didn't get by me either.
;-)

Good job on this. :-)

Professor Etheric 5th Oct 2015, 11:23 PM edit delete reply

Well, it IS a full reboot... :P

Thankies! Mostly, I figured anyone paying attention would pick up on Blue Eyes and speed readers would be a little punished... :)

Sleeper 5th Oct 2015, 11:38 PM edit delete reply

Awesome Prof! Great to have you up and running again.

Professor Etheric 6th Oct 2015, 12:06 AM edit delete reply

Great to BE up and running, my friend! nd thanks!

Zanreo 6th Oct 2015, 3:02 AM edit delete reply

Nice to see you back! Looking forwards to reading this new version of it...

Professor Etheric 6th Oct 2015, 10:38 AM edit delete reply

Thanks! I'm glad to see you on board!

Fig 6th Oct 2015, 7:03 AM edit delete reply

Already a much more natural beginning. Makes me excited to see how my own reboot will go xD I should probably announce it officially soon... Ugh. Anyway super hyped bro. Can't think of anyone who deserves the attention more atm. This is a Goddamn reboot. The whole thing just feels so much more tight. I know its only page two but fuck, man. It's good to watch people grow, and this has me damn excited to see what this becomes.

Professor Etheric 6th Oct 2015, 10:41 AM edit delete reply

Thanks, man!

I can't wait to see what YOU'VE got coming up. Rebooting, when it's necessary (and it really was in our case), it lets you clean things up.

Spellodello 6th Oct 2015, 1:49 PM edit delete reply

OOOH YEAH! :D It's so good to see the finished version of this page! IT'S HEREEEE. SO HYPE. I spy Nessie in that panel there, up to no good >>

WELCOME BACK PROF

Professor Etheric 6th Oct 2015, 3:28 PM edit delete reply

Thanks, Spell!

Now what do you mean "up to no good"? He's a fine, upstanding citizen, which should be evident by the hat and trenchcoat, as well as his stellar history...

Delta-v 6th Oct 2015, 4:40 PM edit delete reply

Aaah! Patience rewarded. :)

The night-dilated irises is a nice touch. Are you shooting for that level of subtlety overall?

And, yeah, welcome back. ^^

Professor Etheric 6th Oct 2015, 4:47 PM edit delete reply

I'm glad!

All in all, I'm going with "less is more", but also "more is more". It's all about the feels, honestly.

And thank you!

Waffles597 6th Oct 2015, 8:41 PM edit delete reply

...so...to Walmart?

Professor Etheric 6th Oct 2015, 8:46 PM edit delete reply

Waffles, my friend, it's good to see you around here. Of course to Walmart... but not really.

Thank you, though.

Radiant Sophia 6th Oct 2015, 8:51 PM edit delete reply

LOL

argylefox 13th Nov 2015, 10:21 PM edit delete reply

That guy is gonna Ness you up.

Professor Etheric 13th Nov 2015, 10:27 PM edit delete reply

It's gonna get Nessy... :P

Leafa 18th Nov 2015, 4:20 PM edit delete reply

That's my definition of a nice night too.

Professor Etheric 18th Nov 2015, 4:29 PM edit delete reply

I used to love doing that sort of thing. :)

Leafa 18th Nov 2015, 4:52 PM edit delete reply

Although I guess since i didn't have a blog when I was that age, I was probably looking for weird stuff to stick in my diary. That only I would read. Don't know if that's better or worse...

Taily 22nd Nov 2015, 8:12 PM edit delete reply

Already stuff's getting weird, just look at that leering black trenchcoat guy in panel 2! Stranger danger! Good lord!

Professor Etheric 22nd Nov 2015, 8:16 PM edit delete reply

Heheheheh... There's a weird in your face / slow burn thing going on here...