Grimmsy is perfectly still as he responds, in the same “tone” (font, etc) and manner as before. Man has shifted slightly with an appropriate, mildly altered stance/expression as he listens.
DIALOGUE: “I am here to assist your essential essence pass into its next form of existence.”
Grimmsy remains where he is, unmoving and stoic, as man finally replies, obviously confused and with a bit of a “WTF???” look about him. Speech bubble is obviously from his mouth, and is in normal, readable text; nothing fancy, as one would write a quick note or the like.
DIALOGUE: “What???”
Like frame four, except the man seems even more confused, tilting his head to fully take in Grimmsy and his tiny little scythe. Grimmsy is unmoving in his adorable stoic wanna-be-scaryness.
Grimmsy “speaks” – shown as text in a bubble above his figure, though without a “connection” to him…just a bubble by itself, as if it could be spoken, or thought, or magically induced. Text has a “gothic”, “formal”, and “old” look about it; in the way each letter is drawn, font, detail, etc.
The man seems even more confused as this tiny little thing addresses him.
DIALOGUE: “Excuse me, Sir. I have come to take your immortal being to its next destination.”
Not exactly what I was looking for, but it’s a bit of an idea.
Grimmsy’s purple eyes gaze directly at the man’s eyes, the two seeming to take in the other. Grimmsy appears as if he is trying to be polite, “substantial” in a faintly commanding way, and quite solemn. The first and third succeed very well, the second comes across about the same as a kid threatening their parents with a plastic lightsaber. The man appears as if he is still just a bit confused and curious; mildly interested as they gaze at each other in silence.
Man seems confused and somewhat interested but not at all afraid as Grimmsy floats (or walks) closer, his entire tiny form now fully visible, in the middle of the frame, a polite distance from the man.
Man’s head has turned slightly to HIS right, not quite directly towards the left side of the frame but enough to indicate something there has attracted mild interest in some way.
From stage left a very small being, no more than two feet high (in scale), has started to enter the frame.
Figure appears as follows: covered from “head” to “toe” in a long black garment; a cowl covering the “head” and draping down slightly from its apex but appearing held in place by something, and very neatly so. However nothing is visible under the cowl except for a pool of pure blackness, absolute and complete with the exception of two purple eyes that seem to glow slightly in an otherworldly fashion. The placement of the eyes indicates they may be attached to a “head” (and the relative distance from the top of the cowl indicates the same) of some sort, but nothing else is visible in that regard. The garment itself trails down from the cowl to the very top of the path: the appearance indicates the being may be either walking or floating, it’s impossible to determine. The fabric appears old, almost ancient, but is undamaged. The garment comes out from the bottom of the cowl in the front at a very slight angle, maintaining that until it reaches the same point as in the back; again suggesting a physical form may be there though none can be seen. The appearance is clearly supernatural but so tiny and with such cute big purple eyes that the effect is more “awwww” than fear.
Figure is holding a very real-looking scythe: appearance is of an extremely miniature version of what WOULD be, if much larger, a rather dangerous (and sharp) looking weapon. As it is, the relative size of it makes it rather underwhelming. How the scythe is being held is unclear: its appearance originates from the section of the garment where sleeves would be (and are drawn, again in the fashion of possibly containing a physical form), but the base of the weapon disappears into the sleeves near where “hands” might be, without showing whether they exist one way or the other.
There is a certain ominous air about the figure in all drawn aspects; the vast majority does not look “cute” in and of itself, but the size of the figure and the weapon it wields (as well as the purple eyes, which seem quite neutral, not sinister) combine to form a rather odd picture…unusual to say the least.
Plain box, grass in the background and a cobble path in front. Daytime, a very ordinary sky; a few happy clouds, pleasant, somewhat sedate.
Man standing on the right on the cobble path seeming fairly neutral, not doing anything, facing forward and slightly to HIS left in a manner indicating a calm, almost lackadaisical attitude.
Man is of average everything: height, weight, appearance. Quite generic, with just a few tiny touches to distinguish him from being completely clone-like.
Inspirations For Grimmsy:
The Grim Reaper (many forms)
Marvin The Martian
The Addams Family
Subeta’s “Twilight Harvester” Pet
Old Looney Tunes
Monty Python
Don Hertzfeldt
Old Comic Strips
“The Dirdy Birdy”
Ren And Stimpy
Curly Howard
Various Others In My Subconscious (I assume)
Since everyone else seems to find the idea of drawing for my comic really…interesting, I’ve decided to present it in pure written form.
That’s right, each frame will consist only of the pure, undiluted description of what happens. This brings to you a higher degree of authenticity, and is only being done because I can’t find an artist.
And I assure you, I am the best comic writer in this room.
I shall make you a comic. I shall call it…”Grimmsy Grimmling, Escort Of Souls”.
*boppy music…*
*finished, pushes it to the edge of your Circle Of Protection: Little Death*
