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The Ballad of Ruben and Zara.
And yes! That's the official subtitle. I was suggesting there was one all the time and that's the one.
So, the main reason I wanted to do a double update was to have the new pages 1-6 establish this story as a prequel in the comic itself so I didn't have to do all that lifting through text here.
I had actually teased the prequel aspect of the comic before so I imagine it wasn't really a surprise for many of you.
Based on a true story.
As in, I once also waited in line for a while and the cashier had to do the balancing when I had only 2 guys in front of me in the line. Making me wait at least half an hour more.
Which makes me think I wasted my parrot’s cameo in the crowd shot before, he should have been here behind our heroes.
Anyway, twas the night before Christmas eve years ago. My mom needed some stuff for the Christmas dinner the next day and I lived close enough to a store so going there late at night wasn't that much of a problem.
(By the way, help me with this, I actually had trouble finding the English equivalent to “Corte de caja” . Is it really balancing? Is the phrasing ok?)
All of this to say that this comic is now a Christmas special…
Well no, but I'm what it actually is, among other things is a love story!
One of the main things I wanted to do with this comic since I started was to actually tell of how RJ and Zara got together.
I've actually had that last page with RJ and Zara in mind for years now. Panel by panel.
And I finally got to actually make it.
Unfortunately due to that being the joke, we don't really get to see them actually kiss on this batch of pages but if you really would like to see that I got a nice bonus surprise for you to enjoy on the attached files below.
This page was always part of the plan for this comic since from when it was only going to be like 12 pages. So long ago. But luckily, as you can see I actually got to show more, including Zara and the band’s first time meeting RJ and on how he got to be one of them.
Between you and me guys, If not for Davo interrupting I think RJ would have made his movement right then and there. And It would have probably worked, who knows. But then the band gave him work and he decided to keep things professional. But as we know, it didn't last.
That's another story I have always known though I hadn't really thought of a way to tell before. But the Tony bottle part was new even to me.
Btw I did my research and it turns out that staying awake after a concussion thing is a myth, but it worked too well here so let's say that the doctors that stitched Tony hadn't gotten the memo and still believed it.
Four stitches by the way, the good thing is that you can't really see the scar through his feathers. Or maybe the bad thing, Tony heard once that chicks dig scars.
I kind of want to retroactively add Tony’ poorly cleaned blood stains to the car seat in the rest of the pages where it would apply like in the last one. It could be a cool fun detail but it may be too much work. If I actually do it I'll let you know.
This is the reason why I lack the confidence to do a long story comic and publish it page by page like other artists. I know I'm gonna be changing stuff as I keep going. Like adding 6 new pages to the beginning for example.
RJ working fixing phones is an idea I've always had because I really liked the visual gag of this really big guy working with really tiny things and using really tiny tools but I feel like I didn't do it justice here because I really wanted to drive home that Zara's phone was truly busted but fear not! The memory survived!
I'm really excited because with this more than 50% of the comic is officially completed so we're getting close to the final lap.
But before I continue with it I have a couple of things I have to do. For example a quick little extra bonus page for the Davo and Tina's comic that I will be making public later this week.
The last couple of comics did really well but this one is probably going to bomb because Twitter's algo has been kicking my ass lately but that's what I get for not making it public last winter lol.
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Comments
Sky
Those two should just kiss already XP
Juan Daniel Campos Hernandez
Ah absolutely, she totally digs it! Lol and yeah, RJ fell hard on first sight.
Morlund
Addendum to my comment: Just realized that RJ probably decided to agree the moment Zara said "it would mean a lot to me" and judging by the look on his face may not have even registered the subsequent "to us," he was clearly smitten and happy to help her with anything the moment they met, unsurprisingly.^^ On a similar note, new theory: Tony eventually gets to show Tak the scar under his head feathers, and she totally digs it! :D
Morlund
Hooray, the Ballad of Ruben & Zara is finally complete! ^_^ And most fitting that it ends with a much-awaited makeout session - lol @ the kissing meme bonus page, I get the feeling smoocthing a beak was a very new experience for RJ. ;P I also get the feeling this is the start of them being bad at secrets, that when their friends get back they'll be all disheveled and hot & bothered but try to pass it off like nothing happened while everyone's secretly going 'yep, they definitely hooked up while we were gone! :3' On the plus side, at least the store delay means they get extra time for their first makeout session in the van! :D No surprise that RJ was enamored with Zara when they first met and would've made a move right in the store, her 'puppy dog eyes' begging on p27 would convince a turtle to cross a busy freeway...and it's fitting that his friendship with the band began with him saving Zara's life twice and Tony's life once.^^ Lastly I think the proper English term is "cash counting," but don't quote me on that since I'm no grocery store expert XP
Francis C
The panel asking how much it's bleeding and the drawn blood drops of "a little" and "a LOT" is fantastic
Ssemodnar sgod
And the start of the love song between R.J and Zara is finally revealed ^^. I gotta second the thing about the visual gag of a big guy working in tiny things being funny xd and hearing about one of the band's "bad nights" it's interesting and kinda hilarious. I hope R.J and Zara are really happy with each other rn... And who knows where it could lead :P
