Jan
8th
2016
New Comic: "Away" · 2:50am Jan 8th, 2016
Dear Loyal Watchers, Interested Visitors, and Confused Passersby:
Stainless Key and I have just finished a new collaboration—which is to say that she finished making the vision that we shared come to pass. This time, it was Key's turn to come up with the concept... and boy, was it a Duesy!
Pictured: A "Duesy," for your convenience in comparing/contrasting superlatives.
Key asked a very basic question: What could happen while Twilight was away that would make her return to find... well, that would be telling. I think I'll let the comic speak for itself. I hope you enjoy.
Stay Awesome,
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#spike
#twilight sparkle
#comic
#stainless key
#dsana
#home alone
Truly touching, but it's surreal to see that much pony merchandise in Equestria. While the gut punch was expertly delivered, I still found myself wondering if the Mane Six are getting a cut of the profits.
Wonderful little comic there, but surreal in a way and very sad for Spike :(
Nice comic, if only there was a similar episode for the show... Oh well, not all dreams become realities.
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Dammit, the show needs Spike to grow up. Make him a teenage dragon or something, but give him more character.
... It may have been the exceedingly rough day I've had, but that genuinely brought me to tears.
We may have gotten a partial Twilight and Spike episode in 'Castle Sweet Castle' with the two of them out and about, but... it wasn't enough. Very much not enough.
damn man, that's a real tear jerker.
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Great comic! Made me really sad.
I often wonder what Twilight expects Spike to grow up to be. Won't his dragon nature compel him to just the exact fate depicted here?
The stuff not considered in kids shows....
That was a great read. I enjoyed it.
The visuals conveyed the emotion beautifully. I don't know if that could have been done in words.
That hits me...
That hits me here
~myrtylbro
It's good, really good and sad seeing Spike's idea of what could happen.
Well done!
What a beautiful car!
Ya might want look into some PST counciling for Spike, there, Twi.
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Actually... considering the apparently relative competance with regard to dragions of other medical professinals maybe you shouldn't...
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They donate their shares to charity.
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Thanks for taking the time to give it a read, Shadow.
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I concur. That's what we have fan works for, to fill in where the canon leaves us wondering.
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Indeed.
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Agreed utterly.
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I will certainly concur that we haven't seen nearly enough of Spike and Twilight just having a day together. I'm glad that the comic brought you some feels, Noble.
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True enough. Sometimes I feel that we forget that, with all of the angst, drama, and shipping that we apply to the series that it is meant for nine-year-olds, and can not and does not carry the weight to deal with issues like this. Good thing for and and fan works, right?
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I'm glad that it was able to supply you with some emotions.
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Indeed.
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I'm glad that you enjoyed it, Case!
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Key's vision for a work without dialogue really added a lot to this piece. I agree—it would not have been as successful with text.
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Then it has fulfilled its purpose.
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I'm glad that you feel that way, Ly.
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Thanks!
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I don't know if they have the expression "It's a Duesy!" in your neck of the woods Key, but a Duisenberg was pretty much the top-of-the-line car in the States before the Great Depression. If it was the best, like a Duesenber, then it was "a Duesy"—like your idea for this comic. Which, as always, I was glad to flesh out for you.
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Yeah, some ginger ale and some quiet time aren't going to solve this one... :rarity despair:...
Well that got dark...
Spike conquering his loneliness didn't go so well, did it?
Welp. There goes my heart. Pierced by an arrow of feels. *Thump*
3672322 I had them before, I just don't use them much.
3672337 No, never heard about it before
Now I know. It looks magnificent, no wonder it represents good stuff 
Impressive, it didn't even need words to convey its message
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I guess that one of the things that bothers me about the series is how everything is wrapped up so tidily in 22-minute increments—well, unless it's a season opener or finale, then 44-minutes. Spike has a lot of potential issues, perhaps more than any other character, and I'm glad Key was able to give me an opportunity to explore that.
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I hope your health plan covers cardio and "feels."
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That was Key's idea, and it came out well!
That was really sweet - at least the beginning and end. Telling a story without any dialogue can be tricky, but it was done well here. Being able to do so is a nice advantage of a visual medium.
Writing and drawing are different skills that are both needed to make a good comic, but is not always present in the same person. It makes me happy to we a good writer and a good artist collaborate like this - it's a bit sad to se people make comics with bad stories, spelling mistakes and nonsensical jokes when the art itself is good. Maybe if there was some good method of connecting writers with artists to more easily collaborate on comics...
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Yes, agreed. One of the things that Key was looking for from me is a "writer's eye" for grammar and narrative. While the grammar didn't come into play as much here, I'm glad that I was able to assist in the construction of the narrative... both in this comic and the others we've been working on.
Stainless Key came up with the concept? TD, you got competition.
I infinitely enjoyed this comic, I always loved Twilight and Spike's relationship for its complexity and its drama.
Sadly, most of the artists that want to deal with their problems usually focus only on the "Spike is always left all alone by Twilight" issue. Which is equivalent to ignoring all their problems and focus on an unfortunately popoular tendency to being lazy and forget about some main characters existence along the way. Or about their relationships with others... Or about the personalities and moral compass of other characters... *Grumble grumble*
So yes! I am really happy with this!
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I'm very glad that you enjoyed the piece. Key had a fantastic concept, and I am glad that she felt that I could help bring it to life. Thanks a bunch for leaving me a comment!
Needs a sad tag
I want to like it, but it gave me feels and now I has a sad (by which I mean I like it, and I like that it made me sad, but now I'm sad and I don't like being sad).
The artwork is lovely, Stainless, especially the second-to-last panel. That slays me.
And it's really nice to read a comic that doesn't rely on dialogue. Not that dialogue in comics is a bad thing, but it's nice to use the visuals to their max.
I'll have to go find more of your collabs now.
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I'm glad that you enjoyed this piece, and I hope that you'll enjoy our other collaborations as well, Ast.
3703679 will you make in to fimfic?
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I don't really know. I think we chose to portray it this way because the premise works best as a comic. But, then again, anything is possible.
Very adorable.
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Thank you for saying so!