For those of you wondering what happened to the previous chapter, to simply put it; I was unsatisfied with it.
I felt the story was too weak, the artwork was sub par, and many of the world building choices I made just did not feel right with me. I know that sounds silly coming from me, as I am both the writer and artist behind Jasper Gold, but I know I wouldn’t be happy with myself if I had just gone forward with what I had, and published it to be a staple of the Jasper Gold narrative. You might also be wondering why this page is in black and white, and not fully colored like the previous chapter. Jasper is a story I’ve been wanting to tell ever since it was conceived a few years back. But it is also an experimental project. The first chapter was an assessment test to myself to see where my skills lie, and over the course of the story, there has been improvements in lots of areas, as well as trials and errors. Coloring was just another experiment. Moving forward, I hope to continue the story without any major interruptions like before.
Thank you again for reading Jasper Gold, and I genuinely hope you have all been enjoying it so far!
-Jamil
This might be the comfiest page in the comic yet…
I love the cradle.
Glad to see you posting again, Jamil! This is a very sweet page. However, it’s bittersweet because we know something bad is going to happen to these characters. There’s also quite a but of suspense because the details haven’t been revealed yet. Looking forward to the rest of the chapter, no matter how tragic it’s destined to be.
P.S. Hoping you can color these pages eventually. Maybe when the trade paperback comes out?
Hi Mark,
It feels good to be back and posting regularly again. I hope you enjoy what’s to come in the next chapter.
As for coloring the pages, I MIGHT color them. That is to say, Jasper is an ever changing project for me. Each chapter I’m trying to better myself as a writer and an artist, and I’m always trying out new things. To quote a post I made in the previous page:
“The first chapter was an assessment test to myself to see where my skills lie, and over the course of the story, there has been improvements in lots of areas, as well as trials and errors. Coloring was just another experiment.”