COMIC: First Steps (remastered)
Added 2022-03-16 02:55:03 +0000 UTCBONUS Panel:
This is a remaster of a comic from May 2019. It was the very last comic I did in the old style. Here's the before and after:
The flow is the same, but I did a lot of little changes, the least of which being switching out Cooper for Vincent. When I first did this comic, Cooper had yet to walk, but he does now, so it might be a little confusing. I like that baby Vincent emphasizes that she's a first time mom too. By the time #2 comes along, you don't find yourself worrying so much about these things!
I had a lot of fun updating the springbok designs. I'd originally wanted to make momma springbok lankier, but I couldn't figure out how to do it at the time, so I just gave her Fran's body. I also made the calf look a lot more smug and Fran more disdainful, which I think lands the punchline better.
Speaking of punchlines, I changed it from "seconds" and "minutes" to "minutes" and "hours". Looking back, I'm not sure why I initially chose the former. You hear about these animals walking minutes after birth, not seconds!
