ponyville: Comic #59

ponyville (

ponyville) wrote,
@ 2006-12-05 09:48:00

Entry tags:

cotton candy cafe, ki'ono, monkey, ribbon cutting, strips, sunny daze, sunny daze arch

Comic #59 - 59:03
Comic #59 - 59:03

Today's strip starts an arch of straight storyline installments, which I hope is a refreshing change of pace!

For this strip, please first recall the last strip or two in the story, here and then previously here

Today's strip was something of an ordeal - computer crashings, artistic angst - so comments today would be doubly appreciated! (I'm so subtle!)

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	nefermoon 2006-12-05 03:04 pm UTC (link)
	I love how the color scheme adds to the mood. And I always love hair up in a towel, good job doing it on a pony! (Though I fear it looks as though she has limes on her eyes...) (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-12-05 03:06 pm UTC (link)
	Thanks and thanks! :D I was hoping for a bit of an abstract appearance to go with the mood. (Maybe they are indeed limes, and she's just that serious about beauty. ::grin:: Or maybe not). (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nefermoon 2006-12-05 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	I scraped myself on a food grater Saturday, and then squeezed lemon juice with that hand. I feel for her. ;) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-12-05 03:11 pm UTC (link)
	And while not the same, I ate an orange last night with a crack in my lip. Eegad. (Not to discredit the whole lime thing, but are avacadoes segmented and/or any less hurty?) (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	nefermoon 2006-12-05 03:14 pm UTC (link)
	Avocados have a giant pit in the center. So big they call it a stone! Avocado - http://www.plantsciences.ucdavis.edu/gepts/pb143/crop/avocado/avocado.gif Lime - http://www.genwax.com/candle_style_scents/lime.jpg Cucumber - http://www1.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/397791/2/istockphoto_397791_cucumber_slices.jpg (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-12-05 03:15 pm UTC (link)
	Yep, Sunny Daze is a trooper. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	dava 2006-12-05 06:58 pm UTC (link)
	Have you never eaten an avocado? o_O The mind boggles! (Reply to this)(Parent)

	maskedretriever 2006-12-05 03:08 pm UTC (link)
	WHOA. Bravo again. The lime slices popping out very nice touch. Monkey in the bubble bath v. disturbing. (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2006-12-05 03:09 pm UTC (link)
	LOL! Thanks! Limes good, monkey bad. Although, realisitically, that monkey is always gonna be on the "bad" end of the equation. ;) (Reply to this)(Parent)

	confetti_1 2006-12-05 03:44 pm UTC (link)
	Does sunnydaze want to be the first blind actress to win a shiny statue award? A'cause limes on the eyes...dude, ow. Just kidding. I love the element of surprise, and that she doesn't care that he's seem her in the tub, just wonders wtf he's doing there. (Reply to this)

	guesswhat16 2006-12-05 04:08 pm UTC (link)
	Good job with the lighting! Nice SD facial expression in the last panel, though I think it would have been cute if the monkey got in the tube earlier, obviously searching hard under the bubbles, to triumphantly raise a toy tug boat in the end. Hehe. Good job. (Reply to this)

littlegreenpony
2006-12-05 04:16 pm UTC (link)

Ooh, the color and the shadows -- you've got a noir-ish sort of atmosphere going on here. Very nice! I believe monkeys in bubble baths are also an important detail in film noir.

I like that Sunny's far too X-treme for cucumbers and is seeking out the acidic antioxidant properties of limes. The horrible burning is a small price to pay to avoid those pesky eye-area wrinkles. ;)

"You're not my agent."
"Sure I am."

Hmmm... Would Ki'ono consider repping manuscripts as well? *plots*

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	snyfez 2006-12-05 04:33 pm UTC (link)
	i love the monkey in the tub! It's cute and evil :) (Reply to this)

	mammothluv 2006-12-05 04:34 pm UTC (link)
	It's very pretty. I love that it's so purple. Is the monkey evil? He looks mean. (Reply to this)

	guiliaine 2006-12-05 05:16 pm UTC (link)
	LOL. That third frame is priceless!! Really well done. (Reply to this)

	digitalduckie 2006-12-05 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	gasp Don't look Sunny Daze but theres a monkey in your bubbles! (Reply to this)

	iriswing 2006-12-05 05:27 pm UTC (link)
	You've done it.. the impossible. You've drawn a horse with a button nose! Has Sunny Daze always had such a sculpted face, or did she have a bit of plastic surgery (pardon the expression)? (Reply to this)

	xayide2 2006-12-05 05:34 pm UTC (link)
	Ah Ha! So Cotton Candy will get a spokesperson for her shop. evil grin (Reply to this)

	krecik 2006-12-05 05:55 pm UTC (link)
	I have trouble following your panels sometimes. I initially read this in the order of 1, 3, 2, 4. I really like this strip. It's classy, yet bizarre. Why would Ki'ono be walking into her SD's bathroom? Why is there nothing in the bathroom except purple walls and a bathtub? Monkey? (Reply to this)

	wildshadow 2006-12-05 06:00 pm UTC (link)
	I hate you so....but I won't comment until you reply to my note I sent to you on the tp = P Slacker! ^.~ But really, I love the first panel on how Sunny Daze looks, cracks me up every time I see it! -envious jealousy seeps through pores and melts body all over the floor- (Reply to this)

	dava 2006-12-05 07:04 pm UTC (link)
	Haha! I saw it coming, Sunny Daze having to cut the ribbon for Cotton Candy, but I wasn't sure how you'd connect those dots. Brilliant! The color scheme is terrific. I especially like the lighting effects on Ki'ono. And who couldn't love the monkey in the bubbles? Limes in the eyes is nigh torture, but they do look nice! :P (Reply to this)

	sternenglanz 2006-12-05 07:55 pm UTC (link)
	Monkey in the tub!!! Filthy monkey. I love this devious story arc, and I'm really tempted to turn my own bathroom into a pink-lit SunnyDaze grotto. (Reply to this)

	hylianjean 2006-12-05 08:12 pm UTC (link)
	You already heard from me on this one. :D (Reply to this)

soccerchicka7
2006-12-05 09:15 pm UTC (link)

Again, I'm so impressed with your ability to give an inhuman character humanistic characteristics and tendencies. I *love* no wait, *LOVE* how you've done Ki'ono here. Love. Maybe I'll say it one more time. LoVe. The shadows and background are also well done, helps give the strip that dramatic feel. It also helps make Ki'ono blend in to the background...it's a little more menacing. :) I'm loving the monkey in the bathtub in the last panel. He looks like he's eating the bubbles or something. ^_^

THE SHINY STATUE AWARDS! Only the most prestigous award you can get in Ponyville. I love how Ki'ono is usuing that against her. It is so blackmail. It is so Italian. I love it. Perfect addition to the storyline. It's good to see that you're working on a few storyline installments. I love seeing the stroy move forward. Jokes are wonderful, but storylines are my favourite. :D

The last panel is interesting, I like how you've subtlly used the light to hihglight the characters---therefore seperating them into who they are...Example: Ki'ono's side is the red light, which connects it with first panel effectively...and reminds you of his intentions. Sunny Daze's side is lighter and has little red hue. Again, this helps denote the differences in the character's and their intentions. Well done.

Also, I love the third panel. It's just so telling. :D

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	berryberryrose 2006-12-05 10:12 pm UTC (link)
	Ki'ono is sly and sexy. He is my favorite. X3 I love this, the color scheme and backgrounds are marvelous and remind me of some kind of Disney musical number. What is that monkey DOING? (Reply to this)

	princesspooh 2006-12-06 01:09 am UTC (link)
	UH-OH!! Danger Sunny Daze!! DANGER!! And ewe...monkey in bath! (Reply to this)

	centuaress 2006-12-06 02:53 am UTC (link)
	Bwaha! I love, love the third panel. And how in the last panel Sunny Daze looks innocently confused. And concuring with others, monkey in bath disturbing. (Reply to this)

	jellostar 2006-12-06 03:10 am UTC (link)
	I love the expressions in this one. :D The shadows are fantastic. The limes popping off of her eyes so brilliant. The monkey in the tub though, wow. If I were Sunny Daze I'd be seriously worried about that. There is no telling what that monkey is hoping to get his dirty paws on. (Reply to this)

	rainbowdreams12 2006-12-06 05:37 am UTC (link)
	I love the background/lighting in the strip. it adds an interesting mood. Especially in the first panel. :D (Reply to this)

	tsuchann 2006-12-06 04:56 pm UTC (link)
	Haha, I love Ki'ono. And the coloring on this one is wonderful. (Reply to this)

	evildeadpony 2006-12-06 11:55 pm UTC (link)
	Heheh. The mood is nicely set with the colors, I like your use of SHADOW.. very nice... and the MONKEY is freakin HILARIOUS. :D Third panel is masterful. Ki'ono in the second panel is awesome... he's got suave. He's sinister... he's wearing shades in the dark. Look out, Sunny Daze!! :D (Reply to this)

	sparkleyworks 2006-12-07 12:47 am UTC (link)
	Ha ha! Love for storyline comic. <3 feeds comments The expressions in the last panel are great, plus the DRAMA in the first panel. XD And, as previously stated, monkey = very scary. I did wonder why she doesn't care he's looking at her in the bath, then I thought: duh, ponies, they're always naked... XD (Reply to this)

	delphinbella 2006-12-07 03:10 am UTC (link)
	The FABULOUS Ms. SunnyD makes another appearance! That is so much like the first post from C03 it almost makes me cry with joy :) (Reply to this)

	fuumegami 2007-01-14 10:48 pm UTC (link)
	I Love the abstract backgrounds they work really well. ki'ono is hot ;) And uh, the money in the bathtub is disturbing lol (Reply to this)(Thread)

	ponyville 2007-01-15 10:02 pm UTC (link)
	LOL, Ki'ono as hot. I am amused. (Reply to this)(Parent)

	b_a_d_w_o_l_f 2007-01-18 06:07 am UTC (link)
	HOW did i miss this?! I love it! ^_^ Gotta love the last panel lol. (Reply to this)

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