Panel three of this page always gives me the giggles, for some reason.
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8 Responses to ““How Mirka Got Her Sword,” Page 30”
Mmm… I didn’t like this conversation. The little panels broke it up too much for me, there wasn’t any flow, and the facial expressions didn’t seem to match the words. *shrug* I like the rest of it, though!
Nitpick: I’ve been having trouble with Zindel’s age, and I just realized why. In comic #2, he’s established as being Mirka’s little brother, making him 11 at most. Problem is, in every community I’m familiar with, he wouldn’t be wearing that hat until he started putting on tefillin, a month or so before he turned 13. It’s a grownup thing.
Yochva, I’m sorry you’re not enjoying this sequence. Hopefully you’ll enjoy the rest more.
Shmuel, thanks for the information. I realized a while ago that I completely messed up Zindel’s design, but by then — much like Fruma’s hair — it was too late for this story. I’d like to get it right for future stories, however. What would a 9 or 10 year old boy be wearing?
In Israel, I’ve seen boys as young as three wearing miniature hats like that. However, I don’t think your story is set here, and outside of Israel, it doesn’t really occur.
Mostly boys below the age of thirteen just wear a kippa.
Of course, I’m also feeling free to be totally inaccurate — for instance, it seems to me that very few Orthodox boys wear their hair long, as Zindel does. But I’ve decided that Zindel’s parents just indulge him on that point, because I find him easier to draw if he’s got long hair. :-)
Sorry; I moved across state lines shortly after posting my comment above, and then all was chaos for a couple of months, and I confess I forgot all about Hereville until I was reminded of it just now. I second Yochva: the usual thing for a boy that age would be a kippa / yarmulke.
What kind of kippa / yarmulke will vary by community and carry a ridiculous amount of symbolic weight; in this case, black velvet is a safe bet.
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June 11th, 2008 at 8:45 am
The last panes does it for me, the mouth is great!
June 11th, 2008 at 9:28 am
Mmm… I didn’t like this conversation. The little panels broke it up too much for me, there wasn’t any flow, and the facial expressions didn’t seem to match the words. *shrug* I like the rest of it, though!
June 14th, 2008 at 6:31 pm
Nitpick: I’ve been having trouble with Zindel’s age, and I just realized why. In comic #2, he’s established as being Mirka’s little brother, making him 11 at most. Problem is, in every community I’m familiar with, he wouldn’t be wearing that hat until he started putting on tefillin, a month or so before he turned 13. It’s a grownup thing.
June 14th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
(Other than that, I loved this page.)
June 14th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
Yochva, I’m sorry you’re not enjoying this sequence. Hopefully you’ll enjoy the rest more.
Shmuel, thanks for the information. I realized a while ago that I completely messed up Zindel’s design, but by then — much like Fruma’s hair — it was too late for this story. I’d like to get it right for future stories, however. What would a 9 or 10 year old boy be wearing?
June 18th, 2008 at 6:28 am
In Israel, I’ve seen boys as young as three wearing miniature hats like that. However, I don’t think your story is set here, and outside of Israel, it doesn’t really occur.
Mostly boys below the age of thirteen just wear a kippa.
June 21st, 2008 at 11:08 am
Thanks, Yochva. I’ll keep that in mind.
Of course, I’m also feeling free to be totally inaccurate — for instance, it seems to me that very few Orthodox boys wear their hair long, as Zindel does. But I’ve decided that Zindel’s parents just indulge him on that point, because I find him easier to draw if he’s got long hair. :-)
September 10th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
Sorry; I moved across state lines shortly after posting my comment above, and then all was chaos for a couple of months, and I confess I forgot all about Hereville until I was reminded of it just now. I second Yochva: the usual thing for a boy that age would be a kippa / yarmulke.
What kind of kippa / yarmulke will vary by community and carry a ridiculous amount of symbolic weight; in this case, black velvet is a safe bet.