📖 Cover Update – A Friend Comes By

I’ve finished the cover for the comic.

If it looks a bit “basic” or not as impressive compared to other comics, I understand that completely 😅

There are a few reasons for that:

First, I didn’t fully render or add detailed background elements. Even small things like Blade’s shoes weren’t carefully designed yet — I’d rather find proper references and redraw them later to make sure they look correct.

Second, if the colors or lighting don’t feel very appealing, I’m sorry about that. My current skill level is still at a basic stage, and I’m not yet at the level where I can create polished rendering or strong visual effects.

Overall, if there are parts that feel off or not good enough, it mainly comes down to my current skills, knowledge, and observation ability, which are still developing.

So for now, please consider this cover as a demo version. I may come back and improve it later.

Also, I might add the title “A Friend Comes By” or logo design later, since the current version doesn’t feel as eye-catching as I originally hoped.

🧠 Next Plan for the Comic

For this project, I want to experiment with drawing a full doujinshi-style comic by hand.

That means going through the full process myself:

• Storyboarding • Sketching • Clean lineart • Black & white tones (like Japanese manga)

I’ll be working on this throughout the coming period, and I’ll post pages on my account (LinekoNAIArt), similar to how I shared progress for the Wriothesley × Childe comic.

These previews will help you decide whether you want to support or purchase the comic later.

However, since this is hand-drawn and part of my learning process, the timeline will be slow — possibly around 2–3 months if the comic becomes longer.

That’s everything I can share for now. Thank you for your patience and support 💙