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Max (xey/xem) is the writer for Topaz Comics, Dead City, Alola Darumaka and many anthology stories.
Comic page in greyscale. Panel 1: Wide shot, side view. Jigen, Lupin, and Goemon are all sitting around a table, still angry, silently eating dinner together. They're eating whatever food you want to draw. Jigen has a bottle of whiskey and a tumbler next to him, Lupin a bottle of wine and a glass, Goemon a sake bottle (or container like ours) and glass. Goemon is also eating his meal with chopsticks. The drinks should be centred, showing that everyone's preferences were taken into account, even when they're all angry at each other. The scene is silly but charming.

Between Heists – 4

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Page 4/4, of the comic Michelle and I did for “Between Heists” a Lupin Fan Works Collection (bigcartel) (itchio)

And that concludes this little Lupin comic! Thanks for joining me on this little interlude, it may be Alola Darumaka or another Lupin comic next week… we’ll see what I end up working on!

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Comic page drawn in greyscale with very textured greys. Panel 1: Wide shot, side view. Jigen is lounging on the couch, in the same position he was in page 1 panel 1. Lupin is leaning over his head and thrusting a shopping list into his face. This angle should be a bit awkward to feel free to play that up. Both men are still scowling at each other. Lupin: "Groceries." Panel 2: Wide shot, side view. Lupin is crouched down beside Goemon, who is also in the same pose and page 1. Lupin is squatting beside where Goemon is sitting and it looks a bit goofy. Both of them are looking angry, Lupin looking at Goemon and Goemon with his eyes closed. Lupin might have one arm up a bit, perhaps pointing at Goemon or at the kitchen, or both arms are down by his knees, whatever you prefer. Lupin: "Dishes." Panel 3: Wide shot, rear view. Lupin is standing next to the stove cooking. There are pots and pans on most/all of the burners, various things cooking/boiling/frying. There are bottles and jars of spices scattered around him, bowls full of diced veggies, other veggies and pieces of meat sitting beside him waiting to be processed. He's standing in front of a mostly cut-off cutting board, furiously chopping up something. Whatever you want him to be cooking works, but the scene should be chaotic. This isn't just any meal he's making, this is something fancy and complicated. SFX (cutting board): tk tk tk tk

Between Heists – 3

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Page 3/4, of the comic Michelle and I did for “Between Heists” a Lupin Fan Works Collection (bigcartel) (itchio)

Once again, I went all out on that last background and I’m so proud of it. Comparing it to the first Lupin zine I did a comic for is so wild (which also involved grumpy cooking)!

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Comic page done in grey textured tones and black lines. Panel 1: Wide shot, rear view. Lupin from behind, sitting at his desk. Our focus is on the SFX of his stomach gurgling. Leave enough visual room for Lupin to stand up in the next panel. SFX (Lupin): grrul gurrg Panel 2: Wide shot, rear view. The panel angle and position remains the same and Lupin pushes his chair back and stands up. There should be a lot of tension and anger in his body language. He's not happy to have his moping interrupted. Panel 3: Wide shot, front view. Cut to the hideout's messy kitchen. We can see the fridge, some counter, and the sink. The fridge has the door swung open and is almost completely empty. There might be a few bottles of random sauces, and maybe an empty take out container or bag. The counter has dirty dishes stacked into disgusting towers and the sink is completely full of unwashed pots and pans. There may be various stains on the cupboard drawers. There's a lot of room in this panel to draw whatever you're feeling, as long as it looks messy.

Between Heists – 2

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Page 2/4, of the comic Michelle and I did for “Between Heists” a Lupin Fan Works Collection (bigcartel) (itchio)

I hope you’ll enjoy some grumpy boys and a really detailed background that I’m very proud of!

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Panel 1: Wide shot, overhead view. Lupin, Jigen, and Goemon are sitting in a rough triangle, all generally facing away from each other. Their exact positioning doesn't matter, we just need to establish that all three of them are together. Jigen is sitting on his back on a couch, spread out with his arms behind his head and his hat over his eyes. His pose is relaxed but he's tense and what we can see of his mouth shows him frowning. Goemon is sitting cross legged on the floor, meditating. However he is not at peace and he is also looking upset. Lupin has his back to the reader as he sits at his desk smoking a cigarette, but his shoulders are hunched and tense. Panel 2: Medium shot, front/overhead view. These three panels are meant to show the the gang are all upset at each other, with some variation on how the three of them show it on their face. We cut to a close up of Jigen's face, showing in more detail that he is scowling deeply. Panel 3: Medium shot, front view. Cut to Goemon, who is also frowning, with more focus on the scowl lines between his eyebrows (as a contrast to Jigen where the focus is naturally on his mouth). Panel 4: Medium shot, front view. Cut to Lupin, who is furiously smoking his cigarette. He's looking down at his desk, maybe pretending to be working on something instead of sulking, but he's clearly upset as well.

Between Heists – 1

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Page 1/4, of the comic Michelle and I did for “Between Heists” a Lupin Fan Works Collection (bigcartel) (itchio)

The premise was the Lupin gang on their days off, so Michelle and I wanted to do a comic about them not always getting along. It was very different working in a square format!

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Distant Cousins Part 3

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Last page (for now) in the Distant Cousins arc! It’s been really fun to play with the colours on these pages.

GalarMaka and her trainer Darla were featured in our April Fools comic this year.

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Distant Cousins Part 1

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After our April Fools pages, we just had to bring back Galar Maka, so here’s part 1 of 3 coming at you!

For just $1/month you can see these pages 1 month before they’re posted here (including sketches and thumbnails) on Patreon and Kofi

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