Here comes the next round of questions for June! I also received some questions regarding old concept art of Oddity Woods. I’ll try to post some stuff on that in the future. For July, I’m going to concentrate on Misfit Mansion with the next book coming out, so look forward to some posts about that as well!
Oddity Woods
Q: How much time is on the Conductor's tickets when people first take them?
A: Part of me thinks the starting time depend on the person or on how long they can withstand the ticket’s effects, but I think overall a few weeks.
Q: Are there other beings in the woods like the Storyteller and Conductor, or is it just the two of them?
A: There might have been another one, once.
Q: Are the Storyteller and the Conductor connected to the source of Marietta's magnifying glass and Gloria's compass and that weird owl? Because they all have a similar eye symbol on them, what's up with that?
A: I think it’s safe to assume things with that eye symbol might be connected!
Q: Is Oddity Woods really big or is it never ending?
A: If you walk in one direction, you will eventually find yourself looping back to where you started. We don’t yet know why this world exists, but maybe we’ll learn soon.
Q: Will book 2 have more monsters?
A: Of course! >:) Here’s a little sneak peak at something we might encounter…
Q: Why does the Conductor want to destroy Oddity Woods?
A: We don’t know why yet, but it seems like he’s doing it for someone’s sake.
Q: What exactly is the relationship/dynamic between Leo and Capella?
A: Partners in crime (and carnival-ing), they’ve been together for a long time. Capella thinks she is the leader but Leo is the actual brains.
Q: Will Capella and Leo have a good character arc in the upcoming books? Don't spoil how, but I love those little freaks and I want to see them get development.
A: They will be back for sure. We might learn more about the Chimera Carnival too.
Q: What was the Car Attendant's original plot in the webcomic? I find him really interesting.
A: I’m always really surprised how popular the Car Attendant is considering he’s only there for a few pages haha. In the original webcomic he was going to be a little more involved, but I had to cut his role down to shorten things. I don’t want to really go into his backstory yet because it is important later on. So… we will learn more about him later! I’ll post a few pages here of the webcomic’s original end to the Labyrinth Inn chapter, which involved him more. These pages are no longer canon.
Q: Do you have a favorite alternate universe of Oddity Woods?
A: I like the role swap alternate universe, because I think the outfits are cute. Marietta would be an unhinged inventor, Wyatt would be a very careful detective.
Q: Is the girl in the portrait on page 36 Gloria’s daughter?! I think it is her because Gloria’s last name is Mornings and on the missing board, the first letter of that girls last name is ‘M’!
A: Good eye. We will probably learn more soon. : )
Misfit Mansion
Q: What is the relationship between Kel and June? I kinda see June as a grandmother figure to Kel.
A: Yeah I think she could be a parental figure to him! Kel lost his parents when he was very young, so I think he values his friendship with June.
Q: How did you come up with Larkspur’s new design?
A: Rereading MM, I was surprised at how baby Larkspur looked... I wanted him to look like a teenager in MM2, so I tried hard to make him look older. It's funny because when I first pitched MM, the publisher asked me to make the characters look a little older... and for Larkspur to look a little less cute. This was the first design I made of him vs the final. He still looks cute oops.
