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Between Chapter Extras
tRickityHouses at 9:42PM, Feb. 27, 2008
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Hey what would/do you guys put for extra content and filler in between chapters? Besides just a single work of art. I kinda need a boost of ideas. I got an idea for like a funny recap but I kinda want some other ideas too.

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lucky7s76 at 7:08AM, Feb. 28, 2008
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Hmm... I've only recently finished my first chapter, but I what I've done at the end is include a party status key at the end of the page to show everyone's condition.

Between chapters, though, I've made a chapter title page showing a certain point in the next chapter.

I've also thought about doing something that shows typos and drawing/coloring errors I've made through the finished chapter.
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amanda at 10:18AM, Feb. 28, 2008
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Grayson over at Thunderstruck (a non-DD comic I adore) does "outtakes" between his chapters. They're fun and light-hearted breaks between the story (which can get a little intense).
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Doctor Shadow at 10:21AM, Feb. 28, 2008
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I don't tend to do between chapter extras, then again, that's probably because once chapter one's over, I'm into chapter two with Wyrden. I do however sometimes put in a character card, explanation of a piece of technology or some other cool factoid about the world I've designed.

I think it adds a little more to the whole thing and gives a rare insight into some of the places, things, characters and so on.

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patrickdevine at 2:14PM, Feb. 28, 2008
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I've only really done filler three times that I can think of, The first one was a sketch of Higgin's Tower, the second was a Sharpie drawing of Creature holding a flower, the third was a watercolor of Cricket and Creature watching a sunset
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kyupol at 3:15PM, Feb. 28, 2008
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Between chapters, I throw in filler art. Usually of upcoming characters.
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freakenburger at 4:55PM, Feb. 28, 2008
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When I do my fillers, I usually put the main characters in strange situations, doing things they would never do in the comic, like dressing costumes for Carnival and stuff.
When Mireille Bouquet jumps into a lake, she doesn't get wet. The water gets Mireille Bouquet!

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blntmaker at 9:35PM, March 5, 2008
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I'm all about education in my series...

My extras are usually a single-page "pictionary" of terminology used in education. With a definition in the author's comments - For instance:



It just works for me - I always imagine that other series especially dealing with war, witchcraft or gaming terminology, would follow suit. I'm sure many series on DD do.
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JustNoPoint at 1:38AM, March 6, 2008
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Between chapters I move any filler or fan art I may have posted during my comic to the end. I may upload a random picture but I usually just spend time working ahead or practicing something so I don't upload anything. I just vanish for a bit =p

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usedbooks at 7:38AM, March 6, 2008
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I write too fast and have way too much "buffer" (unintentional) to go creating extras. However, as a fun little break, I have chibi characters breaking the fourth wall and reacting to each new chapter title. (Fourth wall breaking is fun to do between chapters.)
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alschroeder at 8:30AM, March 6, 2008
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I add to my cast list and Rogue's Gallery, and also the list of my character's inventions.
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darrell at 8:34AM, March 6, 2008
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kyupol
Between chapters, I throw in filler art. Usually of upcoming characters.


That's probably what I'll be doing when I finish Chapter 2. I have to design a whole new set of characters and settings so I'll probably post a few character studies and such.
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SarahN at 1:35PM, March 7, 2008
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Usually I just take breaks if anything in between chapters.
Only if something is going on like a contest or if there is a long delay will I put up a filler.

So yeah....sometimes.
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Ryuthehedgewolf at 1:52PM, March 7, 2008
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I think what I'm going to do after Chapter One, is either put up a tutorial, or a small pencil drawn comic.

But that's for the future to tell :P
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dueeast at 11:39AM, March 8, 2008
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I didn't do any breaks between the first 3 books of Due East, but after Book 3, I had several pages of fan art followed by some fun filler material that eventually led to Off Hours' creation. :)

Here's one example that was fun to do, and it had "guest stars" from Wolf, Used Books, Super Temps and Aurora of the High Seas:




(Click on pic to see the full-sized version)

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Highwind017 at 12:12PM, March 13, 2008
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well LOC is still in early days. im planing not to put in filters but i will be doing covers for every chapter.
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