This was an Ask I had pinned for answering in last month’s batch, but I had over-prepared and it didn’t actually fit into the month at all. Luckily the Subscriber asked it again. I don’t think I have a lot to say about this one, but I figured some folks might like it.
I can’t recall if I’ve directly answered this before in a Spotlight or something, but it is a topic I figured would come up sooner or later in the Studio Tour game. I figured I could also answer it here, where more people will see it, while also getting a chance to draw Esmeralda again.
There were a few questions for Yelena after her NHML debut, mostly looking to see something between her and Eren. Without getting into spoilers too much, Yelena conspires a bit with Eren in season four, and this Ask is speculating on ways that could’ve gone. I think Yelena’s being a bit coy in her response, however, focusing more on what she was willing to do to secure Eren’s cooperation.
So I had this answer in mind pretty quickly on reading the question. When it came to finding a good villainous partner for him, though, I realized I haven’t done much with superhero-coded villains, and my options were limited. I did come up with a workaround, but I ended up going this route instead ’cause I haven’t used Venom in forever and I thought it’d be a fun pairing.
It’s been a bit since I’ve drawn Ben and Gwen. I think there’s something interesting in this dynamic when approached through the Studio, but I didn’t feel I could do much more than touch on it here. Regardless, I hope fans of these two will enjoy seeing them again.
I know there’s not much to this Ask, but I wanted to try and fit in an Ask for this Subscriber and I figured some folks might not mind seeing Aichi again.
Also, for anyone who’s interested, here is the Q&A video I did for Subscribers last month:
This Subscriber has been trying to get something with Wendy and Carla for a while. However, since I don’t watch Fairy Tail, I don’t really know enough about their dynamic (or even individually) to do anything with them. I only even know they’re friends because of questions submitted to them. So, even though I don’t really have anything to offer with them, here they are anyway.
I didn’t have a strong idea for this question specifically until I realized I could play into it fitting with Toji’s being unimpressed with Studio culture. Not much to say here but I hope people enjoy the “rematch.”
I thought it’d be fun to pair Stark up with a warrior from a different world, and Guts seemed like a good choice to me. Not only do the come from similar fantasy worlds (if very different in tone), but it’s a good set-up for the same sword joke I made in the last pic with Guts in it. It’s also the first time I’ve drawn Guts’s face, so there’s that, too.
When I picked Izuku for Syaoran’s partner in his last Ask, I was mostly looking for someone a bit unique we don’t often see in that role. This Ask gives me the chance to flesh out the pairing a little bit, which I thought could be fun for people interested in Studio lore. The imagery here may be a bit on the tamer side, but hopefully the story paints a cute little picture for anyone interested.
