Original Commentary

Originally, I gave Brisbane a belt in that third panel, as I remember drawing a belt lately. Yes, I had drawn a well dressed man with a belt- only it was Rocky, not Brisbane.
I've been really out of it as of late... this is the second YSIF comic in a row where I've drawn the second panel first by accident - Isabel

Modern Commentary
In which I kinda flesh out the whole "What happened between Robert and Jane in the past" situation.

I had wanted people to speculate over what may have happened and I don't think folks were quite as invested in it as I had hoped - Terrence

Original Commentary

Robert and Jane have a lot of backstory. Most of it still hasn't been written down. I intend for it to make its way into the comic, in one way or another...it's not one of those stories that gets referenced but never told. It's just that Robert doesn't particularly like telling it - he obviously doesn't come across looking good. And that Robert and Jane have to compete with Brisbane and Kimberly for comic time. Robert and Jane usually lose - Terrence

Modern Commentary
That's just weak, past Terrence. It sucks but it's not - in and of itself - unforgiveable. I think I was going for a more involved thing, but we had drawn this out enough.

Eh. "Their backstory will make them interesting" doesn't usually work. Either you care about who they are enough to investigate who they were or you don't.

Isabel understood that. That's why the Robert and Jane stories she wrote turned out so much better than the ones I did. - Terrence

Original Commentary

Robert is afraid of commitment. Not just in relationships. He's afraid of making just about any decision. Anyhow, do chicks dig commitment? Well, Brisbane's relationship with Kimberly improved a lot after they got engaged, and that's all the data Brisbane is working with - Terrence

Modern Commentary
I know, but Robert doesn't have anyone better to ask - Terrence