Here are two songs to close the chapter with as we fade to black on the scene: one that fits tonally, and one that fits lyrically.
And with that, the end of Chapter 2. I promised there would be at least some closure,
and here it is. Did Josiah and Daniel do the deed together? Yes. Yes they did. Now you
know.
Along with the rest of the world.
Poor Josiah.
This was never supposed to happen, actually. I’ve talked a lot about the original
version of this story and all that, but even in the updated versions this was not part
of the plan, not until very recently in fact. So far Easy has been about dealing with personal demons,
the things people are too afraid to let out into the world and such. That’s all well and
good, but the irony of storytelling is that any internal demons one might be facing are
automatically on display for the audience, so nothing is really and truly internal, is
it? So I started thinking, what would happen if Josiah knew people were reading his
story?
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF YOU FOUND OUT PEOPLE WERE READING YOURS?
I know, pretty heavy stuff, right!?
But more to the point: what happens when a person’s demons get out into the world before they’re
ready? How much more difficult would it be to deal with your own personal issues when
they’re on display for everyone else to see?
Well, Josiah is about to find out firsthand.
He still has a long way to go, but hopefully over the next few chapters we’ll be able to
answer at least a few of those questions.
As always, thanks for reading!
Oh wow! That… Wow!
Well done Cody!
Thanks! The anticipation of posting this almost killed me, but I’m glad it landed as well as it did!
WHOA WHOA WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!
WHAM PAGE GODDAMN.
Haha, I had so much fun posting this page. It was done for a few days before it went up, and the anticipation as driving me nuts!
One, how did she get the photo? Two, it is a nice picture. Three, he’s work life just got more difficult. Four, they are only reading my story because I made it big and by that time I would be use to someone digging up dirt on me and I’m ok with saying inside my big house. I can get anything delivered here. 🙂
I can definitely see Josiah becoming a shut in after this. Although I’m not sure if he’s discovered the convenience of the internet yet…
Omg, Daniel wouldn’t do that would he?
Yuuup, that rapscallion! I wish I could get into his reasoning a little more here, but I’m afraid that’s something that will be touched upon later!
To be fair, it’s an adorable picture. Flattering even, but to Josiah probably the last thing he’d want anyone to see xD
I found you on y! and didn’t know you had a freakin’ awesome webcomic!! Otherwise I would have been reading this for the past year lol. And what a fitting spot to finally be caught up (took a while xD). Oh man, great story so far, and thanks for sharing some interesting music along the way (Loved this one by Real Estate!). We’ll have much to chat about in the coming pages, until then congrats on sticking to this project and bringing these great characters to life, glad to be along for the ride ^^
Thank you very much, man. I’m definitely glad to have you! I always get a special kind of excited whenever someone new discovers the comic.
It took me a while to get here, but I couldn’t be more excited to have finally gotten to this point (especially considering how many projects of mine have fizzled out in the past). A lot of what came before this was really setting up to this moment and also what’s to come, and regular pacing can translate poorly to a weekly schedule. To me this is kind of the big like, “here’s what the story is really about moment,” so I’m glad people are hoping on board now.
And I’m glad you dig the jams, I’m a bit of a music nerd and I really enjoy sharing my various inspirations!
Now THAT was a plot twist! Totally didn’t see that coming!! :O
As for the next chapter, is there some sort of a release date? And out of curiosity: will we see how the “give me a ride” scene ended up this way?
Great work man!!!
Thanks, glad you dig it! The next chapter with tomorrow’s update. I was going to take a break between chapters, but then decided I didn’t want to. And yes, we will see a resolution to that scene. I guess it technically counts as a spoiler to say so, but Chapter 3 actually picks up right there!
Wow, I didn’t see that coming!!! :O
Who did sent that picture?? When will start next chapter?
All will be revealed! The next chapter starts tomorrow at the regularly scheduled time (so like, around midnight!)
I’m glad I have 1366×768. That way I didn’t see Daniel until the very end.
Haha nice! I didn’t even think about the way scrolling down would add to the dramatic reveal. That’s actually not something I consider as much as I probably should.
Brilliant storytelling and paneling (if that’s the word in comics parlance.) The framing (which must be the word) with the hand holding the iPhone with the picture of Daniel holding an unseen iPhone as Daniel takes the selfie is an inspired touch.
The Pokey LaFarge song you linked makes me think of Jimmie Rodgers, the Singing Brakeman. Good music.
Thanks man, I was really excited to finally get this page out. It’s one of my favorites so far, so I’m glad people are liking it!
And I’m glad you dug the song too! I’m a fan of Jimmie Rodgers, but I’m not sure if I’m familiar with that particular song. I’ll have to give it a listen!