Michelle Erickson
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Wow! This is totally different and cool, though I don’t think I’ll know what’s really going on until we get deeper into it….
I just finished this! So cute! The ending is very satisfying and adorable… Go check it out <3
Congrats to Petrograd, Christian B., and Marina S. for winning the contest!!
OMG I don’t think I wanna eat that >.< I love Dinner Ditz and have to read Before You Go this weekend <3
OK, here’s something I missed on the first 40 rereads lol. The woman who greets Tory at Grow-Pak directs him to the domestic wing. Domestic? Tory? Colin?? *uncontrolled disturbing of the peace screaming*
I agree with you after re reading Chapter 18 and other parts of the book. Colin has to want the Gaia Project or nobody would see him at all and he’d be locked up in some lab (like he was when Tory was letting his imagination run wild). I think he is enthusiastic about it and doesn’t want to stop. I do feel better that Tory has found him later on in life… it’s as if there’s nothing they can’t do when they’re together.
I love your idea that the time Tory and Colin spend apart mirrors the time between Vol 2 and 3. That’s a very cool way of looking at it!
I did ask Jen about one thing and she was kind enough to share.. I asked about Tory’s friendship with Mandy moving forward and whether he was going to stay at St. Peters or go back to his local school. Tory does finish at St. Peters (he graduates early yay!!!) and he and Mandy become very close friends. Now I have ideas about Mandy helping Tory track down Colin XD I really really enjoyed the Mandy and Tory aspect of the story!
I’m also finishing the Wikipedia article. Since it was left abandoned in 2009 I’ve been trying to keep it up to date (I’m horrible at doing Wikipedia, so suggestions are welcome!)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Off_Beat_(comics)
Happy Easter to you too <3
I loved your artwork, especially the South Park treatments you did :). I didnt see any Offbeat though… But I do like your style and hope you keep your old art (I know some people cringe at their old stuff but I love watching the development process)
Hi Mina, have you ever posted your art anywhere? Your experiences are a lot like mine with O*b and I was wondering if we ever crossed paths somewhere else. And I think everyone is so happy about the open ending, which is similar to where we were back in 2006 with the end of Vol 2.. and that led to some really awesome creativity from fans. ^_^
I’m hoping for the same here. Your post is spot on :) I think it’s vague because the story hasn’t ended, it’s really just beginning.
Older Tory is the bomb! Sexy and smart yet adorkable! I loved how he’s still carrying around his backpack!!!!
All the more reason to buy the finished product (not like I wasn’t going to, nor did I think you’d forgotten!!!) You guys are awesome <3
I did have one question… now that we are at the end, I didn’t recall seeing where fans were drawn into Vol 3? I’ve kinda been on the lookout for it. Did I miss it or is it coming in the hard copy?
<3 Lianne :) I don’t think I can tell you what Off*beat means and how the fandom has gotten me through some tough times over the last 8 (!!) years.
I’ve read this chapter 20+ times now LOL. Maybe I was too harsh about the Colin/lab rat thing, maybe Colin is excited to complete this work and wants Tory to just be there with him (the other side of the hints). Sometimes you can’t directly spill the beans but you can lead someone to where the can is!
Once I have hard copies of all three volumes it will be nice to go and read it end to end :)
I don’t think I could have put it any better… I totally felt the same way about the upcoming end (so much so I stayed home today to wait for it LOL). It is a pretty open ending… with Colin dropping hints and telling Tory not to get “bored” and leaving the little packet with the name of the company who is working with him.
I do have one thing that bothers me and it hit me pretty hard. I think Colin has discovered what “love” is, or at least what “like” is with another human. I felt, at the end, that he was a slave to this project, a prisoner who had no choice at this point to go along with it even when he seemed conflicted about where his true feelings are. It was if the clues he left Tory were cries for help. Maybe I’m reading too much into this (me? never!!! LOL), but I was hoping we would find out that Garrets had good intentions or that Colin found the project rewarding but it seems like Colin is participating and going with Garrets not because he wants to but because he doesn’t know anything else. Some of that was relieved with Tory going to work with the company Colin works for, but even though Tory brings comfort, Colin is still a lab rat. I hope he’s able to find love.
I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who was afraid of the ending though! Maybe I am normal? I love these characters so much <3 <3 that their stories still live on for me, outside the context of the “Off*beat” story that, in the end is just one part of many chapters in their lives. There’s SO many roads to choose in prequels and sequels, Jen has made something so special… it’s like we’ve seen a mere fraction of their lives and the possibilities are what makes this so great!
I’d like to know if you guys are working in one location or if everyone has a home office? :)
I cried… a lot… and I’m confused LOL. But I really cried a lot and kinda still am.
