Annotated 28-22
ICYMI, panel 1 here is very similar to Chapter 1’s first panel, which also showed an active volcano and led into a direct invocation of Tectonicus. It could very easily be the same volcano, actually: Syr’Nj’s TNT wouldn’t have damaged it too much and the Rebellion might’ve claimed this territory from Gastonia afterward. Anyway, I like how John and Erica’s styles sort of fuse here, as he’s working partly off her reference and partly off his own naturalistic sense.
Lovely colors on the whole page, too.
“You will forget who you once were” is true in some senses, one of which will be demonstrated before this chapter is over. But in others, it underscores the differences between these trolls. While Harky has truly become a person he never would’ve been without the Fireseye, with perhaps only his relationship with Gondolessa as something he chose for himself, Penk will be distinguished by a few traits from his old life he will refuse to discard.
It looks to 100% be the same volcano. If you look at the lava flow on http://guildedage.net/comic/chapter-1-page-1/ , that lava appears cooled in grey on this page’s volcano.
That’s an insanely cool catch I wouldn’t have gotten without the annotated reposting adventure and you.
It makes me happy. I hope it makes Waltrip happy.
Thanks for catching that!
… ended up rereading a good chunck of the comic after clicking that link
….same.
At first glance I thought “wait is this page one”, before realizing what was up, so I’d say the reference is pretty well done. But My question here is, are the flame’s eye orb and the fireseye the same thing? They don’t look quite the same, but the similarities are pretty striking…
Then again, the timeline doesn’t really work, I think. Gravedust talks about the eurption on Day 17 or his “My Travels” log, and I’m not sure when they meet Harky, but the whole thing is over and his people are walking home by day 403… It’s not clear when exactly Harky became the avatar, but he sure talks about it like it was a long time ago, or at least longer than “a few months”
Maybe they are multiple examples of the same type of thing (Like curiosity and opportunity are both mars rovers)?