On Ninjak 4, a farewell.

 


Hi everyone, Javier here.


 Turns out I'm not in the book anymore, this is the last On Ninjak post. The blog has tried making visible some of the work that I've been doing on the series, let's end it in the same way.

 My work on issue # 4 was already made, and it is included here, to finalize the post. The official issue #4 was released one week ago, so this one is a fan-fiction now, or a What If, even so, its existence should still be of interest to anyone interested in how comics work and are made. Two comics that come from the same script are a privileged window into storytelling on their own.
 
 The only thing that I'd ask for is to do the first reading of every one of them separately, dedicating the necessary time to properly enjoy the reading experience that each comic provides. That experience is, in the end, what it's all about, and should be at the center of any possible analysis.


   This has been a blog about comic storytelling, the posts cover topics related to each issue of the Ninjak series that I've worked on. Everyone is invited to read them.


 Thanks for reading, see you around.
 




 


















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