Page Commentary No. 106 (Patreon)

Gunwild: It amazes me how polarizing this one is, especially among people who don't normally read the comic.

Psu: Wait really? I thought this was like one of the odds out favorites? I mean... it's pretty much the most "Cassiopeia" you can get without covering the pants issue.

Gunwild: Yeah, but that's the thing. People who like it are probably gonna like the comic throughout. People who hate words like "nakiebutts" and silly giant burrito fun are immediately turned off to the whole enterprise. I guess it's good that it's clear from the jump?

Psu: Well our comic does span the gamut in terms of moods. I think that's pretty true to Cassiopeia's life though. She does deal with some hard core events in her business, how she chooses to cool down tells us a lot more about what she really is. And that's kinda being goofy.

Gunwild: We like to cook. Well, you more than me. But we agreed that "pocket foods" like ya know, burritos and calzones and things would probably be pretty popular in a society that spends time in zero gravity.

Psu: Generally getting good food up there is probably the hardest part of preparing for commercial space flights. It's hard enough to get good food in the upper atmosphere, try getting a decent omelette in orbit.

Gunwild: Parting the kimono some, this strip came up recently when we were discussing how our comic, being a serial story, doesn't have bits of it go viral or anything. I mean, sometimes that happens to long-form comics. But not so much ours. Which is unfortunate for us.

Psu: It's not so bad, but it does mean we need to think about how our comic can be shared. At the same time, we sacrifice a lot of big moments if we avoid doing the longer stories. We encounter this same dillema nearly every time we've done a big story. We were pretty tired of Seat of Our Pants by the time it was done, and we did it again with The Big Race. The swordfight chapter was probably our nicest balance, but it was contained to a singular set and we allowed ourselves to go "out of order" a bit. But we can talk more about that later. With sections of our comic like this, in between major arcs, we really get to play a lot with those sillier sci fi ideas that don't hold their own big story.

Gunwild: Favorite type of burrito? Mine's classic seasoned beef.

Psu: This might be heresey but even though many of the best burritos I've had come from actual tex mex places, and come out hot and smothered with sauce and cheese... I really like the Taco Bell ones stuffed with Fritos. That crunch is the missing element I never get out of a normal burrito.

Gunwild: That's what chimichangas are for!