Band Vs. Band Grab Bag!

I realllly like multiple small comics on a page as a format.

Other thoughts on this one:

• One of my favorite things about writing Honey has always been that, while her cheerfulness is totally genuine, she’s also got this layer of… troubled melancholy…just barely beneath the surface.

• Teen Turpentine: obviously, I’ve been thinking I wanna draw this I wanna draw this since the “you spent your adolescence getting detentions and vandalizing desks” line two pages ago! I’d say their age here is around 14. It’s within the same year that Arsenic got forcibly sent to an awful church summer camp, immediately made eye contact with someone aesthetically similar who clearly didn’t wanna be there either, and then First Boyfriend Summer Romance and he’s totally swept away with Feelings. And, back home, Turpentine’s kind of at loose ends without her usual pal, and vandalizes a LOT of stuff. A lot.

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What a cutie! <3

[insert joke where I assume you mean THE PRINCIPAL rather than any of the actually cute characters in this one]

TURPENTEEN / something about the way Arsenic can only draw this one band logo is like really melancholy and true-seeming!

It’s pretty representative of his character, I think! He’s happiest as a follower rather than a leader and likes letting someone more aggressive take charge, he’s enthusiastic about his fandom for various stuff, and, while he brings some technical skill to the band, he’s totally not the CREATIVE VISIONS person.

oh gosh teen arsenic is too cute
also turpentine’s jeans are awesome
from the above comic, the adrift panel is really great

I wanted their teen versions to be really cute, like in a scowly, little-bit-awkward way!

in this comic: thinly veiled references to kathleen’s comic obsession

“Say, Kathleen, ain’t makin’ whimsical band comics great?” “SURE IS, BUDDY.”

I’m so glad for this! A new bvb page is one of the few things that can cheer me up on days like this.
(I really like Turpenteen’s design!)

Aw, thanks! It’s been a rough week, and it makes me happy that my finally getting this page done cheered someone up when it was needed.

That principal guy really reminds me of William S. Burroughs for some reason; I can hear him having that voice. I think it’s the hair.

I’m on board with this.

There’s something really visually pleasing about the backgrounds in “Grand Band” in a design sense and also in the way that they sort of reflect Honey’s subtle mood shifts:

-Bubbly/having fun = bubbles
-bright-eyed/passionate/shining enthusiasm = sparkles
-taking about her core/central values = she’s centred in the panel by a candy-stripe starburst
-fear of losing her passion = empty white space, white eyes, low horizon line that makes her look small and lost
-feeling insignificant = that awesome night sky panel where her shirt blends in to the background
-suppressing her melancholy = back to bubbles, and the bubbles that were empty before are filled with musical notes, Coco standing kind of stiff, shocked by Honey’s sudden moment of vulnerability

Might be reading into this too much… but anyway, I really love this one!

Yeah, that’s a pretty accurate breakdown! Glad you liked it.

Having a position of authority, calling you on your misdeeds, and feeling awkward speaking to teenagers about a woman’s… crotchal area… do not make someone a fascist, Turpentine. 😐

Principal’s just trying to get through, like, a Tuesday at work here, with a hundred things he’d rather deal with than THIS.

Now I want to see a picture of Witch Cult 2000’s logo.

He’s worn a Witch Cult shirt a couple of times in the comic before, but this must not be The Cool Version of their logo. The letter W is far too nondescript!

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awwww Turpenteen and teen Nick. I loved this little bit of backstory in the description