How to step out of the picture
Posted on April 21, 2024 by Juan

New Secret Knots comic! "How to step out of the picture". This one was inspired by people I saw looking at the camera in some photos from a concert. No hats though. (I had, at one point in my life, that lobster cap. I don't know where it came from, or where it went, but at least it's back here on this story) This comic, as usual, is made possible by the support of kind patrons. Be sure to check out the extra content available to all tiers, if you'd like to be one of them. I hope you like it! Let me know in the comments. Juan S.

6 thoughts on “How to step out of the picture”

  1. yachris

    So cool! Very enigmatic. But in a good way…

  2. David

    This is really good. Is there another episode to follow

    1. Juan

      Thanks David! No, it’s a one-shot story this time.

  3. Nick Mullins

    Nice.

  4. Flittermouse

    I detect a slight resemblance to the Breach, a kind of secret police, in The City and City by China Miéville. You’re not supposed to notice them, but once you do your normal life is over.

    I do love the way you present these comics. I often find the visual language of comics hard to understand. My difficulty remains when I read The Secret Knots, but your narrative is enough to propel me forwards and we seem to share enough in our inner thought processes despite the difficulties. I look forward to each new edition, and their rarity means I often revisit my favourites. I think I just talked myself into joining your Patreon.

    1. Juan

      Thank you very much! I’d love to hear more about the difficulties in comics reading. I read a long time a go a blog post by Eddie Campbell (the artist of From Hell) where he explored things that made some friends of his feel partial to the medium; he found that, as he stated it, simply most comics were pretty confusing to read. He proceeded to showcase examples of many elements in comic reading that didn’t help, and how to avoid common practices that were hostile to some readers: layout, balloon placing, panel composition. I often think about that post (and now I couldn’t find it, browsing in his blog’s archives). Feel free to let me a note around here or in the Discord server if you’d like to expand on that.
      The City and the City might be my favorite book by China Mieville so far, particularly because of its premise and world building. The Census Taker was another favorite of mine.

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