Sir Balin Page 25

25th page.

Originally, two pages ago, there was to have a panel or two, where Ceri, rushing down the stairs, trips and falls, hurting her ankle. It didn't do anything for the story and seemed very trite, so I cut it out. This was one of the things I'd early on phoned the editor about and was assured it would be okay to cut.

... Which leads us to this page, where there once was a balloon, where Ceri says, "My ankle! I cannot move", or something like that -- I'd have to look it up in the printed comic. I hope it doesn't diminish the value of the art in any-one's eyes, but that balloon had to go. I peeled it off -- too bad the printed version has this flaw.