Shades After Page 113
Well, that’s it! I’ve had this exact 2 pages in my head since I started part 2, including a poof shuffling to the door on his old cat legs.
Tomorrow I’ll be launching the book kickstarter for a super sexy omnibus, look out for that!
aaaa it’s not showing up D: the suspense
d’awww, you know it’s a happy ending when you’ve got two good kitties and your partner greeting you after work
:D
Don’t see anything!! :( :( :(
There it is!!! Thank you, Tab, I love this HEA!!! <3 <3 <3
Glad I manged to fix it on my phone – I’m still in Ireland so it would of has to wait if I couldn’t!
Once again, no strip showing.
Fixed now!
d’awww old Poof is very cute, and glad to see things ended well (although I am sad about this story ending)
Can’t wait to see what you do next!
Next is a series called ‘Sir, Butler and Boy’ aka gay buttlers. The first short called ‘cream tea’ is up on my patreon but I’ll be continuing the mon/we’d update schedule on here.
In the comments for the last comic there was a big debate about the name of Anwar’s cat, what did you decide on?
P.S. Charlie and Jamie are still my favorite couple of yours
I think Poof and Peace was my favourite- I’m a sucker for alliteration!
BEST ENDING EVER. And I also want to know the name of Anwar’s cat.
Decided to go with Peace because I love puns!
D’awwww. My heart <3 a very happy ending.
Please keep us posted on your work Tab!
My next series, Sir, Butler and Boy, starts Wednesday!
Old Poof :3
Got directed here from Tumblr, had a great time catching up with an ace 50 Shades parody comic (that’s a weird combination), love it so much. Thanks for this.
Ahhhh you turned up at a great time- enjoy the archive binge!
This is so sweet!
I love the wariness in Poof’s stance in the last panel. A new kitten can be a lot for an old cat to put up with!
To be fair, he was getting on a bit in the original story, pets are amazing but unfortunately they just don’t last as long as we do.
Awww! I’m glad they made it work ♡♤♡♤♡♤♡♤♡
In many ways they both had to grow up for it to happen. Here’s to making things work despite things being weird!
I actually squee’d. Out loud. EEEEE!
Glad you enjoyed! :D
Oh, that’s precious. Thank you for that ending.
You’re welcome!
Yay! So happy for them! *dances* ^_^
Enjoy the dance!
I never would have believed that I’d end up with a lump in my throat over two pairs of feet. Thanks for a lovely conclusion to a story, Tab!
And thus the power of implication vs explicit! I can definitely see how I’ve become more subtle as a writer these last 2.5 years.
Horray for couples working out their differences! -ugly crying full of joy-
I hope it’s a good ugly cry XD
That was a really sweet ending. Good job!
Glad you enjoyed it! I didn’t want to go with too sweet because happily ever after annoys the fuck out of me, but this seemed to work.
Not gonna lie, I actually almost cried when I saw old Poof. The poor, old, dear thing is still alive and Chris is here and it’s just so perfect.
I almost cried drawing it- something about his wobbly little cat legs.
Soooo, Poof plushies? I wanna smush Poof.
Just you wait! :D
You set my little heart a flutter!
awww
Awwww no? Awwww yissss?
And now we get to gleefully imagine the road they took to get where they are now. It’s nice to know they worked through their obstacles to find each other. Still damn curious though, well played Tab, well played.
Ahh, but if I’d actually written all of that it would have been boring as hell XD
You may live
:P
Aww! How wonderful and beautiful. I don’t usually read (or watch) things until a full season or story is done, but I’m so glad I read this as it came out. Each page was beautiful to read and the art really was delightful. You have a really great storytelling talent and each character is real and wonderful. Thank you so much for these fantastic stories! I look forward to whatever you do next!
Thank you very much! I do think I’m a better writer than I’m an artist- the challenge for this comic was improving backgrounds and getting that work up to scratch. Glad you enjoyed!
Is wrong to hope that there will be a side story about what happened between Page 111 and Page 112??? :)
That’s one of the stretch goals- they’re more slices of life than anything and I hope we’ll reach them as they will be adorable!
Ive been reading your work since Alex’s arc wayyyy back in Khaos Komix and never commented, but I just had to say there is no better ending to this comic then the one you gave it. Bravo :)
Glad you stuck around!
All the warm fuzzies ^_^ Maybe there’s hope in this life after all…
Can’t wait to see your next project. Thank you so much for this one, I think it really helped me learn and grow and it’s actually helped me in a few conversations with other people. You’re amazing!
There’s always hope- and even if you don’t find the perfect person you can live a fulfilling, happy life!
*cheers for happiness and real life personal development!*
Aww I love this ending, especially old cat Poof! And I just wanted to say how much I’ve enjoyed this comic… the art is amazing and I’ve gotten so attached to the characters. Thank you!
Aw, thank you for reading! I started this story telling myself I would up my art game so that’s lovely to hear that you liked it.
Lovely, all of it. I’ve gotten so much from reading this comic and the comment section and it’s been great to see your ability to tell stories and art style evolve since khaos. Looking forward to what comes next ^_^
The next thing is just victorian style homoerotic smut to give me a little brain break before the next huge story- I hope you enjoy either way!
Oof, right in the feels. In a good way. This is beautiful. I’m glad they were able to make things work and that Anwar found his place in the universe. I bet Chris did, too. I’m happy for them and Poof and Peace!
Thanks for the ride, Tab. You did an awesome job with this comic. Your artistic and storytelling skills have been growing in the years since I started reading Khaos and it’s been lovely to watch. Thank you for the stories. Looking forward to all those to come!
Sara aka Pickleweasel
You’re welcome! While I’m sad to see this one end I’m super excited for what’s to come too. :D
I’m with you on that! It’s like with the end of Khaos (though that must have felt different for you, having worked on it for so many years). Rock on!
This has been one of the most wonderful influences on my life, it helped me recover from an unhealthy relationship, it helped me come to terms with myself as an asexual, and I loved the characters (anwar especially), the unique art, and most of all the open and even encouraging to religion. It’s not something you see regularly. I hope to see more of it in the future. Tab thank you for bringing a light into my life I didn’t know I needed to help me through the hardest part of my life so far. Thank you so much. I plan to stick around.
Yes to the religion- I’ve heard a lot of LGBT people dicking on religion before I started and it was very important to me to talk about it in a story.
I’m glad to hear it helped you get out of a bad place- good luck figuring out your place in the universe!
Since this began, I’ve encouraged many friends to read it. Now we can all cry and celebrate over such a simple and adorable ending. Thank you, and I’m looking forward to the next story. Peace! (and Poof and purrs)
Clearly you should bake a cake! XD
oh my gosh i’ve been following your comics since like..forever and im so sad, but happy to see this ending
A good ending is better than a crap trailing off!
This hits me right in the feels =) We humans are such frail and strong creatures at the same time but it’s adorable to see them overcoming the events and being together in the end. Also, Poof, just Poof. SO. FUCKING. ADORABLE. I’m an old timer too and it’s incredible how much you’ve improved, you should be freaking proud sir. Have an amazing time in Ireland. NExt wednesday, I’ll be back for more (I do love my smut served hot XP).
The smut is live! I REPEAT, THE GAY BUTTS IS LIVE. :D
OK, we all know what responsible cat personnel do [cats don’t have owners, just personnel]. But this is fiction, so… Kittens! I want puffy, peaceful kittens! Just for this picture Poof and Peace can be of different sex [whatever it actually is] and both fertile. I want kittens! Pretty please? *.*
Ha! Me thinks Poof was neutered very, very long ago and unfortunately wouldn’t be interested in that, no matter how saucy Peace was.
I’m so glad that this all worked out for them! I hope that we see more of their life and how they got there but looking forward to the new comic that’s up and coming!
That’s one of the stretch goals over on the kickstarter but we’ll see- can’t count our chickens before they get crowd funded!
Amazing story, going to miss reading it, this really should be in a book store unlike some other books! Thank you for the better understanding of different lifestyles. You have a beautiful art style to suit the mood you are portraying. I am so glad the characters managed to work things out >.< and poof was there with his little old legs. Looking forward to buying all your stuff at Glasgow MCM (as I do every year :P). I can't wait for the next story!
Looking forward to Glasgow! I’ll only be there on the Sunday in person but my stand will be there on saturday bright and early!
Thanks for the compliment on the book, I should really get around to pushing them at comic shops…
Thank you, Tab
You’re welcome atma!
AHHH i recently discovered this and I am so happy with this comic. It is cute, accurate, and ahhhh no words. Thank you and I can’t wait for the next story.
Welcome! :D
Ohhhh this is the sweetest, I’m so happy they made it to this place! Do you think we could have side stories of their LDR? I’d love to see their progression to this point, even if it was just two pages of montage…or maybe I’m just greedy for more of them! Thanks for this lovely love story!
Some of the kickstarter stretch goals is something like this- hoping I get to write the comics but will be just happy to get the books at this point!
OMG this is such a sweet ending! I love this story! Thank you so much for this! I really liked the diversity, the representation, the topics and the way you handle them. It fills me with hope to see there are cool people in this universe that understand that gender and sexuality are vast and can be expressed and experience in so many different and unique ways.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
You’re so very WELCOME! :D
I’ve just had a major gap so I binge read from start to finish.
May I just clear my throat and say YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY! ^_^
I’ve never read anything like this before and I feel, even though I still have a fuck-ton to learn, that I know a hella lot more than I did before about different aspects of gender and sexuality. Most of all, I love confirmation of the fact that a relationship does not /need/ sex to function.
You Tab, are fabulous!
Long time reader (since Khaos Komix), first time writer…blah blah :P
I just wanted to say that I absolutely loved this story. I don’t have much experience with ace people in mt every day life, so reading this comic was a great way to gain perspective. And it put such a lovely twist on the god awful fifty shades story.
On a side note…some months ago I was getting boba with this guy and we were discussing the comics we read. When he brought up Shades of A I think I let out an excited squeal. Fast forward some months and now we live together in a rather gender non-conforming manner. So…thank you! I knew that someone who also liked your comic had to be a catch~
I’m a girl from Sweden and I’ve followed the series from the beginning, after finding and reading khaos komix, and I read “Shades of” from time to time again to remind myself about them. The ending and Anwars and Chris’s conversations about their relationships always gives me teary eyes.
I just love them :).
I can’t explain, but seeing Old Poof made me cry, like actually seeing the kitty aging, because if he doesnt age he lives forever. Stupid reality >__<
That!….. is so freakin’ adorable! Love it :)
That’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever read. Ohmygods. I’m stunned by this ending. Thank you. I’m from Brazil, so you know you have fans from all around the globe.
Just binge-read all of Shade of A. I followed Khaos for years but right as you were wrapping the Khaos stories, I was going through a devastating end of relationship and basically stopped reading comics, so I never made it through more than a few pages of Shades of A previously. Loved it so much. I am sniffly right now. My old kitty is 20.5, so I think this page hitting the feels extra hard. Thanks for doing what you do.