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Title: "Synth" - Angel the Series / Fray crossover, Story by yhlee

re-posting from LiveJournal. Length: 12 pages, complete. For a smoother flow, I recommend reading the whole story in one post here.

medium: lineart drawn with brushpen and fineliner, coloring with watercolors

"Synth" is a crossover between AtS and Fray. ('Fray', for those who haven't read it yet, is a well-crafted tale, written by Joss Whedon himself, with gorgeous artwork by Karl Moline. In my opinion it's hands down the best of the Whedonverse comics out there, not to be missed!)

This comic is also a follow-up of sorts to yhlee's fic Radio Free. It is pretty much self-contained so should make sense even if you're unfamiliar with 'Fray' and 'Radio Free'. All you need to know is that in the aftermath of "Not Fade Away," Angel and Gunn are swept via dimensional slide into the future world of Fray, where there is only one Slayer (Melaka Fray) and Haddyn (once Manhattan) is divided deeply between the haves in the "uppers" and the have-nots in the warrens.

Disclaimer: AtS belongs to Joss Whedon, Mutant Enemy, and Fox. Fray belongs to Joss Whedon. Joss is our master. This is an unofficial and unauthorized fan comic, no money is being made. Unless you all rush off to Amazon to buy "Fray", which you should, in which case someone somewhere will make some money (but not us).

The look of Fray's world and its denizens is loosely based on the designs that Karl Moline developed for 'Fray', but I didn't want to cling too closely to the source there.

Many thanks to tkp for the invaluable beta, and to Birgit and Steffi, my favorite housemates, who provided many helpful comments. Dedicated to makd, for being a good ghost of the fandom. :)

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I think the pencils and art, especially the colouring, are great! It must've taken aaaaages! I know I can't colour to save my life. I hope you'll do more of these, I do :)
:iconastridv:
It must've taken aaaaages!

Yeah, it did take ages. 12 pages... x_x
:iconallenfrancisdoyle:
As I remember Fray is somewhat futuristic arc - something with the scyth and the four-armed monkey (I've dug it from the "Tales of slayers"). Have you ever thought of doing your own independent comic-stuff? Anyway, your art is superb, so why don't give it a shot and do some money with it?

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"Well, boo-hoo, let me wipe away the tears with my plastic hand!"
:iconastridv:
Have you ever thought of doing your own independent comic-stuff? Anyway, your art is superb, so why don't give it a shot and do some money with it?

Ah, thank you. :)

It's not something I'm interested in right now, though maybe I'll go for that a few years down the line. I'm working as a children's book illustrator, and actually doing fan comics for free on the side helps me keep my job fresh and interesting. Besides (in Germany at least) the money you get paid for drawing comics is insulting. Not possible to make a living that way, so I rather make money as an illustrator and in my spare time draw the comics that give me the most enjoyment, with no deadlines or anyone to answer to.
:iconallenfrancisdoyle:
Tell me about it! A year ago I've done a comic inking project for some small British indy-comic company. They've gone poof after they couldn't sell their paperbacks and I even haven't received any payment. Comic business sucks (unless you're working for IDW, DC or Marvel). But book illustration is deffinetly cool!

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"Well, boo-hoo, let me wipe away the tears with my plastic hand!"
:iconastridv:
Thank you so much.

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