I think I mentioned it on the old site (someone did, at any rate): The matter-of-fact way that last panel plays out in my head makes it even more chilling than if Shadowchild was confused about it.
Somehow, in my head, there are several seconds between the first two panels where you can see the smile slowly draining out of Digger’s face as she switches from “hiking and singing a happy mining song” to “Oh molecrud”.
I think my expression would be very similar to Digger’s if that sentence was directed at me.
If feeling guilty for not feeling guilty leaves shadows on your heart, my heart must be pretty shadowed…
Whose wouldn’t be?
I think I mentioned it on the old site (someone did, at any rate): The matter-of-fact way that last panel plays out in my head makes it even more chilling than if Shadowchild was confused about it.
Somehow, in my head, there are several seconds between the first two panels where you can see the smile slowly draining out of Digger’s face as she switches from “hiking and singing a happy mining song” to “Oh molecrud”.
Dybael: only a little shadow, and it fades…