Back Then
Sorry if that transition is sloppy (I may re-edit it) but those last few panels are Scout seeing the past (from a delirious moment). Hope it’s not terribly confusing.
Also, it was strange drawing Finn “normal” , hope you enjoy the strip, and thank you for reading 🙂
Discussion (60) ¬
i was reading manga all day and started to try and read this from right to left and it doesn’t make a lick of sense that way! but reading it properly leaves me with just as many questions, at least in a good way.
I just did the exact same thing, it’s ok you’re not alone.
I do that all the time. It’s really annoying ’cause you have to think, “wait this can’t be right!”
It gets worse if you start reading manhwa as well, because it’s left to right. Serious mindfuck.
oh yah, that gets to me too.
Woah, im so pumped for what happens next, No word of a lie.
Wow. Finn looks like a pretty alright guy when he’s not absolutely insane. xDD You do a great job with the contrast between the two of him there. c:
The FWOOM panel looks badass.
Normal Finn Looks Like A Dashing Young Man, Finn Now Looks Like He Will Kill You, And Make Your Skull A Cup For Laundry Detergent
oh wow, i did a triple take.
yeah, that little part of you that hopes horrible things never happened… he was excited for a sec there.
Overdue back story told with epic animation, in 3… 2… 1… GO!!!
I like how you transitioned so smoothly from present time to the flashback. 😀 Normal Finn is a cutie!! Well, he’s a cutie even when he’s AARGHFUCKINGSCARYthoseeyesjesus but still.
GAHHHHHHHH! I’m so effing excited! I want so much!
first reaction: Holy Sh*t!!!
“I don’t know, doctor, I found him on the floor saying something about his long-dead brother and the fact that this guy ‘Finn’ has eyes now. Then he said that it was due to a shark-based concussion. I just put him down as on drugs”.
My heart just jump and made 3 loops when I saw chance, I’m soo excited to see how the story will go on :)))
For some reason nobody else is commenting on the fact that Scout’s skin is FLYING OFF HIS ARMS. It’s like his arms are so badass they just decided that skin wasn’t needed anymore. Really well done effect there. Also, since I am determined to distinguish myself as your most critical fan, Where’s My Motokool? I can has? thankssssss. actually, an update as to the progress on that would be just as good. Thanks.
Well, that’s what happens when you get tattoos? Right?
Just guessing right now, Scout’s brother has snake tattoos.
CONFUSING *brain esploods*
Do I smell a flashback???
No…I smell an AWESOME flashback!!! 😀
Fantastic post man. Top notch.
PLEASEPLEASEPLEASE tell me that his brother isn’t really dead and it’s actually all just this huge, crazy, ‘had to go into witness protection’ thing, because it’ll be terribly sad if it’s really just a flashback and Scout will have to say good bye to his brother for a second time!
o.O BuWAAAAH?!
i love Penny…and Finn is godly with that sharksword.
OMG I was so confused there for a second until I read your post. Then I paid more attention and it made sense!
GAHHHHHHH For a second there I thought he was alive!
ahh i see what you did there… Making it all blue-y
clever
Flashbacks! The best optical illusions!
(And the most fatal in a fight)
Well done!
I was really confused til I noticed that Finn’s not blind in the second to last panel haha
Wait, is Finn blind in the modern time? If so, the fact that he’s a tattoo artist is so badass. As if he wasn’t badass enough beating the shit out of people with a shark.
Yeah I didn’t get that it was a delirious flashback at all..
Also Chance looks like Charles Bronson.
is it just me or has his skin been gradually coming off over the last couple of pages?
for a second i as like, oh my god chase you magnanimous douchewaffle! i assumed he faked death, so i was one of the stupid confused people lol, i love this comic
Transition was not obvious to me. Even after reading about it, it still isn’t.
It didn’t take much to realize that Finn’s look had changed in a VERY significant way. Still, some “memory haze effects” are always appreciated.
On a side note… oh the anticipation! I’ve always loved hallucinatory flash-backs!
shit i read this like 7 more times after i read it the first time. scott i would buy you a chocolate on this valentines day but that would be kinda gay
I notice Finn used to have pupils, but he seems to have traded it off for his beard stubble…You just can’t be a badass and have eyes, it seems.
In other news, OMG WADDA TWIST
I got it! Scout is actually hallucinating from blood loss, and is imagining this whole exchange!
Oh, wait. It’s a flashback. Kinda hard to follow, but I got it eventually. After reading other people talk about it.
WHERE IS THS COMIC SET EXACTLY, AS IN the country/city?
Noooo.
You must really like delirium-induced fantasies.
I would much rather have Finn able to see ghosts, and Scout in his delirium able to as well.
So wait..
if Scout can do all these things.. I wonder what his bro can do?
0.o
Ah! Just what it needed!
Lovely as usual, Sir Scott. <3
Nice transition! Pretty subtle and very smooth. Adding in the shading was a good choice.
The shading/ lighting change was a perfect revision. it changes the mood completely. I really am loving this comic.
Good choice of transition identification. =)
Hmmmm, I Like What You Did With The Revisions, Makes It More Immersive.
yes the change helps the transition process alot. as in this much (spreads arms wide open)
WAY Better! Even if I didn’t already know, the transition is obvious now.
You, and all three of your comics, Rock my World.
I like the revision, the subtle change of background color now makes me realize its a flashback. Also I just want to say that I love your art style. Its very refreshing to see in the webcomic landscape, I’d have to say Scout Crossing and Nerf-this are on the top of my webcomic reads. Thanks!
Nice. So when are we going to see this character (http://scoutcrossing.net/meet-my-friend-chapter-3/) ???
SCOTT dude, I think one of your ads has been hacked, I opened up this page and it redirected me to a porn site. I don’t really know much about computer stuff, but maybe you should check it out?
Getting the same deal. Malware attacks and shit like that.
I didn’t get a porn site redirect, but it sent me to some generic WordPress page with something about a ball-busting virus (?) until I refreshed it. It still isn’t the right page, but at least your blog entries are showing now.
I got an attempted scareware…didn’t hit though. “Antivirus 2011”
woah woah woah woah woah!
i love how you introduced the new color scheme into the bottom right of the fifth panel! very nice transition color-wise. though i will admit i was super confused at first.
Finn: FALCON PAWNCH!
Nah man, “FALCON SHAWK!”