SUMMARY
Trying Human is a scifi romance webcomic that simultaneously follows the journey of two girls: Rose, a present day receptionist, and Phillis, a 1940's military translator, as they become entangled in an alien filled conspiracy. Followed by a menagerie of aliens, the mysterious MAJESTIC12, and one defunct German scientist, the two girls try to figure it all out with over half a century between them.
This comic is set at a slower pace and uses interpersonal relationships and intimate settings to tell the story. Trying Human is not for the casual reader looking for a quick fix.
AROUND THE NET
• TGT Interviews Emy about Trying Human (Episode 001)
• TGT Interviews Emy about Trying Human (Episode 035)
• Team Xcentrikz Interview with Emy about Trying Human
• Hue as Employee of the Month at Eben07
• Trying Human Tropes Page
• Webcomic Beacon Episode 126 with Yamino, Megan Rose Gedris, and Emy Bitner (Me!)
AUTHOR
My name is Emy Bitner and I live with my husband, two kitties, and a snake in California, USA. I love animation and sequential art and when I'm not drawing, I'm studying UFO's and alien abductions. Trying Human is the culmination of all the research I've done, manifesting itself as a fictional drama about an abductee falling in love with her captor. I'd like to do something with it someday other than posting it online but for now, I'm content with this. &hearts
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FAQ
• What's your update schedule?
I update every Tuesday and Friday at 1:00PM PST with two pages.
• When did you start this comic?
I started publishing Trying Human online on June 1, 2008.
• Can my kids read this comic?
This comic is aimed for young adults as it contains strong language, minor nudity, and adult situations. If you would like some good comics for kids please visit Kidjutsu.
• I found a typo/ coding error/ other problem in the comic or on the website.
Feel free to email me at introducing_emy@yahoo.com and let me know what the problem is.
• How do you make your comic?
I write the script and reread it a billion times until I think the dialog sounds natural enough. Then I use a cheapo sketchbook and a pen to rough out all the pages. From there I digitally create the comic pages in Photoshop.
• Why are some of the newer pages sepia toned?
At the beginning of every chapter there's a flashback to the late 1940's that encompasses EBE1's relationship with Phillis 'Philena' Lennox. When I began this comic, I didn't know how to illustrate a flashback without blatantly saying it. I came up with the sepia toning idea well into Chapter Three so the earlier chapters didn't have quite the same treatment.
• Your art sucks at the beginning.
Tell me about it! I'm redrawing the first two chapters along with cleaning up some drawings for the first published volume. You can measure my progress with the meter on the homepage! This comic is my training wheels into the webcomic world so I'm still learning.
• So why aliens?
I'm not sure... I've always been really interested in the topic of alien abduction and UFOs. I do believe it's a very real phenomenon even if it's just psychological. Make of it what you will.
• Have you ever seen or read X-Files/Close Encounters of the Third Kind/Visitors of the Night/etc.?
Yes but nothing has been as inspirational for this story as the works of real witnesses and abductees.
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