That’s the end of Reunion! I hope you liked it!
Skin Deep will be going on HIATUS for at least a month, perhaps more. I realized I haven’t taken off more than a month between stories in 8 years, and I need to play catch up with a lot of stuff, including finishing the third Skin Deep book, updating the website, and a ton of serious writing of future comics!
Thank you for reading Skin Deep! See you soon!!
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In the end, Tony and Blanche are still friends! Which is great!
I like Blanche’s little smile in frames three and four, like he’s feeling a bit relieved now.
Yeah, that’s cute.
The ears are even better!
I don’t think this’s the end, there another thing. I think Anthony go meet Michelle, or something.
they’d probably hit it off real well. sit around grumping about how they turned into something that wasn’t even supposed to exist. However, I don’t see why they actually would meet yet. After all, Blanche and Jim didn’t seem to interact much, so Jim wouldn’t have interacted with Tony much…. that whole “ocean in between the two” thing also makes it a bit more unlikely.
However!! Perhaps Michelle will start traveling the world to learn more about the Great War and to try to find the families her father mentioned to her when his shade communicated with her in her dreams. That could lead to her getting to the LA and meeting Tony
That’ll be great. Maybe Kory use that as new script. And she set your name on the ‘Idea from’ tag.
I’m pretty sure Kory has the general story planned out already.
Aw, hiatus? D:
I really expected Tony to say “You’re bad at videogames”
A+ video game choice, Blanche
I hope he and his mom can get together again soon.
Even though they’re not saying anything, it’s good to see Blanche able to smile, and Anthony start to relax after an exceedingly stressful day.
ack…
Was supposed to have been a replay to Lunis.
note to self: always wear glasses when using computer.
Lol, I understand that feeling!
I really like this ending.
Hope your time off is productive, Kory! I’m looking forward to the new book!
I hope the time off is plenty relaxing for her.
Is that Kingdom Hearts?
Absolutely is Maki.
Folks reading the previous page ID’d everything about what was on screen.
Awesome game, hell yeah.
AWWWW
Godspeed, Ms. Bing! Thanks for the comics!
Thank you for all of your wonderful work, Kory! Please do what you need to and I wish you a full and productive hiatus that is as relaxing as possible. This last arc was certainly wonderful enough to tide me over.
I like the transition between “FML” deep-scowl easing off to “Man, this is a suckass situation” expression
Before long, things will sink in, and he might even be okay with it.
After all, he’s now the only known male harpy in existence, if I read this story right.
He’s going to be very popular.
Why does everyone keep assuming that female harpies will flock to him? (Sorry)
They’re not a two-sex species that’s lost one sex and misses it. They’re a one-sex species that is used to getting together with other species. They may well just think he’s weird.
This just goes to show, there is no problem a good video game can’t fix.
It helps that it’s the worst level of that game, so Anthony knows Blanche is suffering too. Partners in misery.
I’d like to see them later when Blanche gets to Atlantica.
“See, Tony? Losing your humanity isn’t THAT bad!”
“I hope you never beat Sephiroth…”
“Oh, that’s just harsh, now, mate!”
Not the worst. Hollow Bastion is terrible. Almost every encounter carries the risk of Sora throwing himself off some edge or cliff in pursuit of an auto-targeted flying enemy and setting you back at minimum 3 screens. Which is long enough for the enemies you were trying to fight past to respawn. Plus, Riku exists.
Monstro is just a maze, by comparison. There’s very few places in Monstro that truly set you back like that, and those all but evaporate when you get High Jump near the end of the level.
I disagree. Atlantica was my least favorite. The swimming controls were clunky, and it took away your block ability. I hated having to chase the heartless that were above or below me. I know it’s just like flying in Neverland, but at least there you had the option to land if you wanted,.
I hope we’ll get to see more of the Missouri group next. Aside from some of the mini series, they haven’t been the focus since… basically the beginning, right?
Anyways, I’m sure whatever you do will be great :)
Good luck with everything, Kory!
You’ve forgotten about Homecoming.
That was about the Missouri group.
Then there was the fallout story from another Missouri group story The One Eyed Bear, Welcome To Dogpatch.
totally impressive story overall, blanche is a wonderful charachter and i look forward to when ya make a come back, when i get some bills sorted out and finished by in 5 months im hoping to paetron this, i find this comic to be very enjoyable, i look forward to your return, btw, tony may not be happy about it, but very creative with the story of making a male harpy magic is quite sensitive and taken too lightly, it ends up causing alotta chaotic effects any other ideas of bringing in surprise myth/legendary creatures? for example a tanuki ooor a grendal for example?
Huh… Okay, don’t get me wrong. I’m not upset or anything. I just found that ending to be really sudden. I felt that was going to be a little while longer still. I guess that is just me though, and its still pretty good.
Kory did say last week that this would be the last page for this story.
Yaaaaayyyyy! I knew Tony wouldn’t be such a terrible douche once he calmed down!
This is such a nice, quiet note to end the story on.
May your hiatus be both restful and productive.
Some time with friends that can be there for you, even without saying a word, can mean everything. Good on Blanche, and points to Tony for letting Blanche be there.
Take a break! You’ve earned it! We’ll be here when you get back!
I’m glad Tony has some semblance of peace. Have fun on your break Lady Bing! :D We’ll miss you!
I love that they are at least closer to being back to normal.
Psst Blanche, I love the game you’re playing <3
I’m slightly disappointed we didn’t get more of Michelle, Merial, Gregory, and Jimothy from the begging of Skin Deep. But at least this is a nice ending.
Skin Deep isn’t ending! Just this current storyline. : )
If your looking for new idea’s. I’m a writer.
…time and video games! :D Have a great break Kory!
Have a good holiday and see you in a month =^.^=
Try putting some more deer stuff in your house there Blanche, I almost went 2 whole seconds without being reminded that your family are, in fact, deer.
I know, right? I guess it’s sort of like people putting American flags and red white and blue around your house. Culture/species pride.
Or like humans putting portraits and statues of humans everywhere in their houses. Some do. Family photos, portraits, classical art… They might go a little overboard on it, but I would be more surprised if they didn’t have deer stuff everywhere.
Metroid? Cool!
Nope.
Kingdom Hearts.
Oops. My Bad… ;P
very nice ending; enjoy your break!
I like the subtle changes in Blanche’s and Anthony’s faces. Good story telling in that. At last Anthony no longer looks like the world’s only middle aged teenager.
This page is the entire reason I’m now replaying Kingdom Hearts.
Who needs a reason to replay Kingdom Hearts? Lol.
Seems to me Tony had a bad case of resting (female dog) face, until that last bit of steam left. (Yeah, I don’t want to type it)
I really like the character arcs of these two so far, I hope to see more of them in the (hopefully somewhat near) future! Overall, this was a great chapter imo.
Just a thought. It’s a damn good relief that Tony wasn’t a dancer or dance enthusiast. Pretty hard to dance with wings and bird feet.
I would disagree, just check out a couple of mating dances done by birds on the ground. These can be quite complex and elegant. Furthermore, (if he is capable of flight): air ballet.
Still can’t breakdance or do ballet with wings and bird feet.
Hi! Sorry you had to go on hiatus. Best wishes! I hope you’re back soon.
HIS EARS!!!! Oh my gosh! They’re so cute and the ear turn and smile combo it’s a “DAWWWW” moment.
Well, are you rested yet?
Please, please, pleeeeeeaaaassse?
….eagerly awaiting more.
I know that feel, bro. Let’s hope for updates to start again around Thanksgiving; at least, that’s my goal
Guess not. :¬/
Does they play ‘Just Dance’ or something?
Nope, Kingdom Hearts.
Blanche is playing Kingdom Hearts.
Folks looking at the previous page ID’d everything that was on screen. Read the comments.
No! You can’t go on hiatus when I just found you! >.<
uh… please live?
Please come back……….
Hey, folks, I know we’re all eager to see the return of the comic, but I’m sure Kory’s just spending more time getting her creative cells charged again. She’s still posting stuff like the medallion preorder. She’ll be back when she’s rested, and sometimes pressure can interfere with that charging stuff, so just have patience and admire the deer-ear-expressions in the meantime! :)
Other things which readers CAN DO whist waiting:
Become a Patreon to Kory’s stream
Buy the SD merch at the Plesiostore.
Re-read all the stories and post new comments on them.
edit: whilst waiting
Hey guys, this is completely unrelated to the current comic, but I think the guys over in the Dogpatch Avalon had better find some really good hiding places.
http://m.harrisondaily.com/news/get-ready-to-walk-in-park-old-dogpatch-theme-park/article_ce3355e0-74cc-11e4-88fb-af34d12a6652.html?mode=jqm
Pay to view oldspaper conned-tent.
It was free when I viewed it.
Free here, looks like you get blocked only after looking at more than 10 articles in the month.
Agree with Flaming… Dogpatch crew looks to have had to move on… best of luck to the blokes trying to restart the park, hopefully good for the local economy if it gets fully going… at least the Hellmouth is gone before the Walk happens! ;-)
Hey ho! :3
I wonder if you’ll ever add some unusual austrian/german mythical creatures!? (Or did you already?)
Things like the Basilisk, the Klushund or the Nachtkrapp?
There are much more myths out there but no english wiki. :(
Sorry if my english is bad, it’s not my native language! >.<
I knew it was on hiatus. And I binged it anyway. D8 I’ll have to check back everyweek just in case now, but it’ll be worth it.
And it was beyond worth binging it to see that adorable smile in panel 4. :)
So, while we wait, anyone wanna throw out any ideas on what the next arc is gonna be about?
We know it will be ablaut Michelle’s group maybe just like learning new stuff and teacher her how to control her stuff or maybe like learning shit idk
There’s 2 important current events for the LA which need chronicling.
Anthony and The Elders.
Blanche and the cops, when Anthony doesn’t go back to school and has effectively vanished from the world outside the LA.
As for the Missouri group, Gabe quite inadvertently gave the Grimm Brothers some very useful info, so another Demon attack would not be out of order.
I hope to see Michelle figuring out how to use her sphinx powers a bit more, or at least figured out a midform. I say Michelle and Greg are now actively dating, Jim got a call from Lorne or vice versa, Merial does nixie stuff, and yes, there is gonna be another demon attack. I also suspect an eventual meetup of Michelle and Tony, but not in this next arc. I dunno how that’s gonna happen, but I’m sure Kory can get it all figured out.
+10,000
I have a feeling that one of these next couple of arcs will have something to do with that ‘Ravi’ guy…
Something on those which the Shade of Michelle’s father made mention of, would indeed be Interesting to see.
Well apparently either the hiatus is going to be a while longer, or Blanche isn’t going to be in the next arc as I just saw him waiting for a paintball game…
I wonder if his ghostbuster shirt is homemade. It seems to be missing a proton pack on the back.
Rereading the comic, I hope we get back to Anthony’s story at some point. I realize Michelle is meant to be the main character, and while I love her and pretty much everyone else, Tony is a strong podium contender for most interesting.