Another page where I’m loving Winona’s skill with facial expressions. Totally nailed what I was asking for in the script. 🙂

In other news, I was very flattered that someone took the time to add me to one of my favorite geek sites, TV Tropes. They even connected Deacon’s quote up to my original inspiration for our synthetic hero. Found it when traffic from that page started to come to this site. A very nice surprise.

Thanks, MeanderingRiver! 😀

(And special thanks to Shaniqua C. for the generous donation!)

I like Maven’s reaction in the first panel—both Winona’s art and what she says. It’s a small moment, but it comes to mind a lot when I think about the first part of this comic. Maven is not one to be flattered into complacency.

Special thanks to Anna P., Alicia S. and Sasha K. for their generous donations this week! 😀

(Oh, and I created some Artifice T-shirts and stickers.)

Love that expression in Panel 4. (And Winona’s painting of the corporate campus through the window…)

We’re getting to know Maven a little better. What do you all think about her now?

Ladies and gentlemen, allow me to introduce Dr. Clarice Maven.

Will she be Deacon’s friend? What do you think?

There are certain 2 or 3 panel exchanges between the characters, framed in close-up, that I love in this comic. The last two panels of this page are one of them. Winona totally nailed the expressions of the two of them here—just what I was looking for.