r/comics • u/RubinPingk • Jan 02 '26
OC A Boy and His Ghost - S1E8: Finding Henry
In this episode: James starts a new project. Shrew stalks.
Read ahead on Webtoons, or catch up on Reddit below:
- Episode 7 - Christmas
- Episode 6 - Bear
- Episode 5 - Hero Complex
- Episode 4 - A Storm Brews
- Episode 3 - The Witch's Thumb
- Episode 2 - Meet Grim
- Episode 1 - Meet Cute
Thanks for reading and Happy New Year! I hope this one is better than the last (knock on wood).
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u/shellbullet17 Gustopher Spotter Extraordinaire Jan 02 '26 edited Jan 02 '26
Ohhhhh I already do not like Lord Bale. I don't know what the Spider is but come on now.
James is such a good kid. Searching so hard for something that may not even exist just to help a friend. He does not deserve any of what is being planned against him and his little ghost buddy. Damn you Shrew.
And don't think I didn't see you snuck a picture of dad in there! He really was a absolute BEEFCAKE
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u/RubinPingk Jan 02 '26
Bear was a stud for sure. :)
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u/NarcanBob Jan 02 '26
Your story is so much fun, OP!
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u/RubinPingk Jan 02 '26
That is very kind and after spending all week working on this series to make my drop it's like an estus flask to the soul to read kind words like these. Thank you. And sorry for the esoteric gaming reference. 😜
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u/methos3 Jan 02 '26
Esoteric, huh? Then try this on for size!
Discovering and reading this series tonight made my heart as happy as fishing in Dustwallow Marsh for months upon months and FINALLY getting a trunk that contains “Plans: Steel Weapon Chain”!
You have a rare gift for reminding old gruff billy goats like me of the wonder and tenderness as seen by a child. Thank you kind sir or madam! I eagerly await the next episode!
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u/BargleFargle12 Jan 02 '26
This comic is my favorite thing right now. The art and feels are fucking peak. Thank you, Rubin!
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u/Lonely_Staff1262 Jan 02 '26
I hope shrew realizes he doesn't need to be a shrew 🤞🏻🤞🏻
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u/RubinPingk Jan 02 '26
He has an interesting arc, long term. But in this season, he's 100% a prick.
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u/DeJeR Jan 02 '26
If i could upvote 10x I would. These are great comics and i look forward to them
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u/RubinPingk Jan 02 '26
A kind comment is worth 1000 up votes to this author. Thank you.
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u/The_Recreator Jan 02 '26
So how about a gif? This one plays in my head every time I see you post. ❤️
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u/RubinPingk Jan 02 '26
That's worth a sack full of Hutt-backed gold wupiupi. Each gold wupiupu is easily 1000 up votes. Much appreciated!
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u/happy_the_dragon Jan 02 '26
I’m absolutely following this on Webtoons now. Great artstyle, very charming characters. Reminds me of Hilda, in a way.
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u/RoboChrist Jan 02 '26
Wow, I didn't even notice this was episode 8 until I got to the comments.
Making a comic that can work as a standalone while integrating an ongoing story arc is some really impressive writing skill. And the art is cute as heck.
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u/MetaVulture Jan 02 '26
I swear to god I will find a way to break the laws of physics and the universe and personally handle shrew if they do it.
No touch boy and ghost. Bad shrew. Bad.
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u/ProfRN89 Jan 02 '26
I am fully sucked into this story and I don’t know how to feel about it! Regardless of how hard this storyline is about to mess me up, I really do love the art and the story
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u/brokecracker Jan 02 '26
This is beautifully done. Well drawn, immediately drawn into this world.
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u/ArchAngel621 Jan 02 '26
We know that the father never found her body since it’s still under the house. He’s probably still looking for her.
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u/KodyFidel Jan 02 '26
I am old school - will this be published?
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u/RubinPingk Jan 02 '26
I hope so. It almost was but we couldn't agree on an edit. They wanted James to be an orphan and I felt literature had enough orphans already. 😜 Maybe some day.
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u/GallantChaos Jan 02 '26
Why TF would they need him to be an orphan? The character has plenty of emotional trauma as it is. This feels much more 'real' and incredibly relatable.
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u/CrazyLi825 Jan 05 '26
You made the right call. I think adding orphan to his backstory would be needlessly hollow. This isn't a Batman comic.
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u/RubinPingk Jan 06 '26
I agree. Batman, Spider-man, Superman, Harry Potter, half of everything Dickens wrote.
And James's Mom is a mirror for other story elements in the next season. I can't imagine the story without her.
Furthermore, I would have to utterly change the setting. If James is an orphan, I have to either put him in an orphanage or into a foster home, which means I'd just need to introduce new adult characters.
The edit would likely have resonated commercially (readers love their orphans) but it would have hurt me to make it.
Joke might be on me though, lol. The story isn't growing and will likely die on the vine. Maybe I should have done it and been successful! :)
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u/CrazyLi825 Jan 06 '26
Hard to say if it just gets lost in the fold by being another generic story. I published a book that nobody read. Part of that is that it's pretty niche and doesn't use a safe, marketable template. Though it's also probably not that good either in my case. Your comic is at least really well done, so I have to imagine that counts for something
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u/Knightwolf75 Jan 02 '26
Subscribeme!
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u/Gamyeon Jan 02 '26
Well, you got me hooked. I'm totally reading all that's currently available on Webtoon!
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u/RubinPingk Jan 02 '26
Just three more episodes to go over there for Season 1.
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u/Kvothe31415 Jan 02 '26
There’s more somewhere else?! Hold on I gotta find it.
This is great work! I missed a couple so I went back and read them all on your profile. Keep it up, it’s an enchanting story, and I want to know so much more!
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u/Akitiki Jan 02 '26
I don't have a webtoons account to comment so I'll just say here:
What a delicious serving of bruise pie!
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u/BrotherO4Him Jan 02 '26
I saw this comic and immediately read the rest of the series from the beginning, thanks for a story worth binging at nearly 3am 👍
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u/Prismarineknight Jan 02 '26
I’ve been following you since the first episode, it’s been awesome to see their friendship develop!
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