Great story!

I remember browsing this some time back, I have a serious love/hate relationship with the whole transformation genre (you can blame George Lucas for that; I do) so whether I like or despise a TF-themed narrative is decided completely on a case-by-case basis.

So this one? After seeing some of the pages in vol.5 of the comic, it's clear just how much your comic style's improved between here and there. I didn't care much for the slow opening, or the sketch style of these early pages, but once the actual plot started to develop, that raised my curiosity a bit. Just like how a book becomes more interesting the more you read through it. I've read maybe ONE printed novel in the past . . . five or so years, that one being because the premise had an odd appeal (or 'hook' in my opinion -- and I finished it within nearly a week.

I have my own novels, my own story ideas of course, swimming around upstairs with only a handful ever put down on paper (in prose or illustrated forms alike) and only ONE ever written out to completion of any sort (that one being for Nanowrimo 2007), but for whatever reason, every one of my novel ideas seem to involve some form of 'transforamtion' element themselves.

And Michelle's disposition here really strikes a chord with one such tale swimming around my head -- protagonist who is apparently human, only to discover the hard way (via some magical artifact) that they're not, which turns their personal world upside-down. Unwillingly turned into some kind of creature, not out of malice/curse/ any kind of etc. outside will but simply because that happens to be their very nature and they didn't know it yet. Perhaps that's why I started liking this one, because I've devised similar story premises myself.

I also remember browsing parts of vol.2 where Jim explains the whole prospect, but I'll save those comments for when (a.k.a. where) they are due.

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I know we've only been friends for like, two years, but damn it is exciting to finally see you get the actual ball rolling on Skin Deep. It's probably way more awesome for you 'cause you have six years of build up to this moment, but I'm all "WHOO YEAH TWO YEARS FINALLY IT'S ABOUT TIME."

Michelle is so rad. I know you're always "BLAH MICHELLE WHATEVER DUMB ANATOMY" but she's one of my favourites. The tail is awesome. The textures are awesome. This is awesome.

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It's about time, missy! You've kept us all waiting with bated breath, so now I guess we can finally start finding out what's been on your mind this whole time, huh?

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There's a war going on for your mind. If you are thinking, you are winning.

I must say, you have caught my attention...

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Something kinda sad about,
the way that things have come to be.
Desensitized to everything.
What became of subtlety?

How can it mean anything to me,
if I really don't feel a thing at all?

I'll, keep, digging
till I, feel, something.

indeed indeed! congratulations on this booker, most of us can´t move our sorry asses and actually make our so dreamed comics ^__^

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oneirophrenia:
A state in which hallucinations occur, caused by such conditions as prolonged deprivation of sleep, sensory isolation, and a variety of drugs.

^^
Can't wait! Boy... this is the third 'underground' comics I'm reading. And they are always so much fun than the regular ones!

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Psychedelic goodness for your soul!

Aviie by =ms-Azzah!