The Fifth Columnist 2 print previews ^^

Hello again and hope you're all alright this blissful (and scorching! -_-) Friday afternoon :D

Just picked up the first proof print of Fifth 2 from my editor's office next door and am now trying to get it ready for an April release ^^; *darn those moire patterns!*

Enjoy! xD



Inside front cover -- am currently lobbying to get this printed in colour on art paper! ^^



Helix looking wet... and willing? xP (No, nothing that provocative actually...)


That's about ALL I can spare unfortunately T_T

For more fun activities and whatnots, check out the recent Helix and Snatch alternative hairstyle parade, courtesy of comediennes @raina_lie and @failedravenclaw. I WAS supposed to craft a post about this amusing 'parade' but haven't got round to doing it yet, so sorry about that... +,+

Until next time, folks! :)

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Teaser from The Fifth Columnist Hong Kong act

The holidays are lurking just around the corner, so here's an early season's greetings to all :)



Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
A place where old junks / meet glistening skyscrapers
A place where millions go to make their living /
whether they make it / or not



Underneath the hustle and bustle of the metropolis /
the struggle over fame and power endures
And / we're / all / but / pawns
In this game of spies and men

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Done! (but not quite dusted)

Hurrah! Thanks to several days off work and a highly-appreciated-yet-unexpected help from my mother(!), The Fifth Columnist manga project has finally wrapped up! Here's a toast to family bonds and all those sleepless nights spent working in front of the computer, not to mention the pounds I've managed to unhealthily shed over the past few weeks! (well at least that's ONE good news :D :D)

So tonight I'll be doing some last-minute touch ups, saving and burning image and text files and readying them for shipping tomorrow (by 'shipping' I mean 'delivering the dummy and CD to my editor's office right next to mine' in Palmerah^^)

However, as the end looms for the project, a newfound concern has just sprung up. I was talking with the comic editor this afternoon and was reminded of the 'meagre' amount of exemplars that will be published of my comic (a few thousand only? buhuhu).

After thinking it through, though, this is probably not so much of a bad news. I heard that from second printing onwards the process would be less bureucratic and that the publisher would generally be quite alert when it comes to recognising market demands. So I should just leave it to them to decide what's best for me!

Still, I can't help being a little disappointed... especially since the comic's publication date would be slightly delayed too! Oh well, it doesn't hurt to wait just a couple more months I suppose... ^^

Despite these two setbacks (and a horrid PMS that leaves me feeling down), I am otherwise feeling ECSTATIC! Frankly, I can't even believe this could well be the end of my 2.5-year ordeal to get Fifth done. To show how relieved I am, I'd like to share a few glimpses from Fifth here.

Oh, and to wrap the post up, I'd like to express my condolences regarding the death of mangaka Yoshito Usui. His work will be missed by many :~~(

Tonight, everything will end.

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