XIII Page 004

A bit late, isn't it? I apologize for that. It's been a busy Sunday, and I'm inking page 8 (I think it's page 8, though it might be page 7 or 9, whatever), which is, along with the next 2 or 3 pages, a complex page with some perspective things to work out. Let's continue talking about how XIII came to be, shall we?
The original "Guy travels around the world with runaway girl" kindof story didn't work out. Seriously. There was no reason for them to be together. But when the story evolved and became "New girl becomes an intern at a library with an asshole of a boss" it became considerably more interesting. That's where the characters got the glasses, to tell you the truth, though they have now been inverted (The guy had smaller glasses in that old story).
As almost anything I do, I scrapped that concept after some time passed, the reason being that, well, the characters were just plain DULL. It was seriously boring as hell.
Another story that ultimately served as inspiration for XIII was one of Elle's sources' story. Particularly the 7th one: Elle, in that story, had a mission to kill these creatures from the darkness that haunted the darkest places of the world and pretty much hunted people. This guy gets involved, and tries to help her all he can, but she always denies his help. The inspiration that came from this particular story is the concept of the Hunter, a character that, for whatever, reason, has to look for prey, and when another person gets involved, is forced to make a choice. For XIII, somehow the choice changed, and this guy who had always been a loner now finds himself with a willing partner.
For the record, by this page The Girl and The Guy have been traveling around the world together for 8 months already. Just a little teaser of bigger things that will be explained in the next post, which will proably be made Tuesday evening, before my yougest sister's High School graduation. It's a miracle! All jesting aside, I congratulate her wholeheartedly. She deserves it, after all the effort she's made.
MORE NEWS! I'm going to Anime Expo by the end of June. XIII will probably be left hanging for nearly 5 days. But fear not! After that, we'll have a lot more things to talk about! Like the strange world that breeds inside the Anime Expo, and the bizarre creatures found within. Forth we go!