COMIC: Collide

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Title: Collide
Team: Ahhhh Shit (dustmouth & phiso_kun)
Tropes: AU
Rating: PG
Warnings/content: Highlight to read *Character Death*
Medium and/or word count: comic: 80 pages
Summary: Sometimes universes, like fate, collide. When that happens, fate does what it can; circumstances do the rest.

(Or, the one where Sirius and Remus almost always find each other, no matter what universe they're in. Almost.)
Notes: Should you want to hear the song Remus plays, go here! Special thanks to the_kevlar_kid for inspiring the imagery in that one scene. A massive thank you to the artist for being so willing and wonderful at making this writer's dream come true! The artist would also like to thank the writer, without whom, this would have been a confused mess on the floor. It has been a long labour of love, and I can't think of anyone better to have been slipping words underneath my pictures.

Collide

Comments

[brighty18.livejournal.com]

Oh, dear Merlin, how do I begin to describe something that resonated so powerfully with me? Where are the words? I guess I shall just try to put some thoughts down, but please be aware this comment shall be an utter mess...

First off, the whole concept was brilliant. The way the different universes and time frames dance and intertwine was fascinating. Each one was so tantalizing, making me want to explore it deeper, but it was, in the end, the entire whole that made it was it was. Y'all so very much captured that idea of destiny and true love. I have quite a soft spot for this sort of thing, for fate, destiny, and alternative universes, and you made it all work brilliantly.

And, I'll admit it, as a gardener (and, ironically, former cellist, though that is hardly important) the flower bits really made me feel all sorts of things. You got me thinking about the things I grow and they make me (and might make others) feel - and you captured the essence of Sirius beautifully as well. what a phenomenal tool for character development.

Remus as a cellist, young-boy explorer, and wild-west cartographer? Each and every iteration of him - of both of them, really - was compelling and I found myself wishing that there were entire comics about each one of these.

Of course, the art was gorgeous and emotional. I love the way that the art, itself, visually portrayed that idea of intertwining stories and realities. From the string at the beginning to the tiny tear drops and sometimes even flowers that found their way into other realities to the very layout and flow, the art just made me feel the ideas of collision and intertwining. Brilliant! Like the violin and cello duet, the gorgeous art and and writing flowed together like song, the perfect accompaniment to one another. Each was poetry on its own, but together, they were positively symphonic.

[luminousgloom.livejournal.com]

LOVE this. Love the story, absolutely adore(!) the drawings (and you've drawn them exactly how I see them! That doesn't happen often and feels really special). Beautiful & very skillful visual storytelling, and the words and images suit each other so perfectly (in terms of flow, and tone), the result is just gorgeous.
The story also reminded me of that song "the highwayman" by the highwaymen (Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson et al), you know when they sing about the same person returning in different eras in different guises... Looking forward to team reveals - killer job, mystery team!

[abyss-valkyrie.livejournal.com]

You've done it. You've made me cry and laugh and smile one after the other. Gosh,this is some seriously amazing, creative, neat work. The words,the lines,the ideas.WOW!! I definitely liked the mix of the universes-some happy,some not,some near-canon and all. My favourite one has to be the one with a kid,haha,too cute!And the last one. Though the Tonks and Remus one was very sad,it broke my heart but it was also utterly enchanting!!

James in the last one was a touch of hilarity,a much needed one after all the angst. Loved it!

[xmasaesthetics.livejournal.com]

Love this!!!!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_melodic_/]

What an utterly gorgeous and creative piece! I was on a roller coaster of emotions through the entirely of it. Oh the art and the images, just breathtaking and the incredible story that went along with it. I am in awe at the perfection of it all! Please excuse me as words fail to convey how much I truly enjoyed this!