Annotations Every Day - Written by T Campbell & Flo Kahn - Illustrated by John & Jason Waltrip
Guilded Age
The Saga of the Working Class Adventurer – New comics every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday!
Guilded Age
T Campbell, John Waltrip, Florence Machina
Welcome to the saga of the working-class adventurer! Enjoy the complete story with new annotations daily!
Awaken
Koti Saavedra/Flipfloppery
Superpowers, monsters and conspiracies. Piras, the spoiled Dameschi heir, fights to recover his identity after becoming a terrorist!
Lighter Than Heir
Melissa Albino
A young Volant woman joins the military in an effort to upstage her war-hero father.
Stand Still, Stay Silent
Minna Sundberg
A few generations after the end of the world, a small, poorly financed research crew is sent out to rediscover whatever is left of the forbidden old world in the south.
Goodbye to Halos
Valerie Halla
Cuddles, gay flirting, weird feelings, and magic-fueled knife fights - it's an adventure across the queer multiverse!
Girl Genius
Phil Foglio, Kaja Foglio
In a time when the Industrial Revolution has become an all-out war, Mad Science rules the World...with mixed success.
Monsterkind
Taylor C
Wallace Foster, a young, bright-eyed human social worker, has his entire world view rocked when he's suddenly relocated into a city primarily inhabited by monsters.
Kiwi Blitz
Mary Cagle (Cube Watermelon)
Steffi thinks she can use her kiwi mech to become a superhero. This idea turns out to be very stupid.
Sufficiently Remarkable
Maki Naro
Two young women living in Brooklyn discover that you're always coming of age.
Alice and the Nightmare
Misha Krivanek
Alice finally attends University to learn to collect the dreams of humans, meet new friends, and deal with a pesky reflection along the way.
Wilde Life
Pascalle Lepas
Oscar decided to rent an old haunted house, and that's when things got weird...
Astral Aves
Moon Cabal
A fantasy coming-of-age following the adventures of Astra The Black and friends, as they navigate the mysterious world around them. It's politics, adventure, and the supernatural; oh, and crazy hair.
Star Trip
Gisele Weaver
Jas is a human taken from her home planet on a trip across the galaxy she will never forget.
Hazy London
Scotty
A story about messy relationships. From friendly foes to crazy families. Nothing is black and white, just full of color. But, all colors can get a little hazy...
Cassiopeia Quinn
Gunwild, Psudonym
A cute, pantsless thief is pursued across the stars by a buttoned-up military officer in the spacey, laser-filled future.
Fireweeds Moors
Gato Iberico
A cat-headed man and a girl with a sandwich hankering accidentally end up in a myth-infused country where magic chalices are a really big thing.
Sam & Fuzzy
Sam Logan
Troubled by gangster rodents, lovesick vampire stalkers, or confused ninja assassins? Don't panic! Sam and Fuzzy are here to help. (For a reasonable fee.)
This is Not Fiction
Nicole Mannino
What do you do when the person you're in-love with is an anonymous romance novelist? Get your best friend to hire your worst enemy for help!
Nerf Now!!
Josué Pereira
A cute webcomic about fanservice, video games, and... love. Mostly video games, though.
Anarchy Dreamers
Emily Ree
Sparkly undead kids fight society's worst Nightmares in this pastel-punk urban fantasy coming-of-age!
Empowered
Adam Warren
A sexy superhero comedy (except when it isn't) about the never-ending struggles of a plucky but very unlucky young superheroine.
Dumbing of Age
David M Willis
Joyce has been homeschooled her entire life until now, when she's suddenly a freshman in college! Things don't go well.
Devil's Candy
Rem, Bikkuri
A lush fantasy about boy genius Kazu Decker, the girl he constructed for his 9th grade science project, and the world of devils and monsters they live in.
Whomp!
Ronnie
A depressed, portly, hirsute anime fan stumbles through life in the ever-pursuit of chicken nuggets and other life-shortening indulgences.
Monster Pulse
Magnolia Porter Siddell
Four kids run afoul of a creepy secret organization's experiments, which turn their body parts into fighting monsters. Part sentimental coming-of-age story, part monster-training shonen manga, with just a bit of sci-fi body horror.
Bicycle Boy
Jackarais
A cyborg named Poet wakes up in the post-apocalyptic desert with no memory, no limbs, and no idea why he keeps getting punched.
The End
August Brown, Cory Brown
Two aliens crash a sci-fi convention and accidentally take seven nerds on an adventure that spans the galaxy!
Sister Claire
Yamino
In the troubled aftermath of a great war between Witches and her fellow Nuns, novice Sister Claire just wants a purpose.
Starhammer
J.N. Monk, Harry Bogosian
A teen girl inherits a powerful alien artifact and proceeds to make a series of increasingly poor decisions
Ghost Junk Sickness
Studio CARTRIDGE, Laura Lee
Two hunters try to survive and end up being pushed to pursue a deadly bounty dubbed "The Ghost".
Never Satisfied
Taylor Robin
Lucy Marlowe, a magician's apprentice, competes against other apprentices for an important, magical, Goverment Job.
Paranatural
Zack Morrison
Superpowered middle schoolers fight evil spirits in their rural hometown. Come for the jokes, stay for the cast, the creatures, and the mystery that ties them all together!
Lilith's Word
inkPangur
If you had the power to make any wish come true using just one word, what would you say?
Kochab
Sarah Webb
A YA F/F fantasy comic about Sonya, a lost skier trying to survive a snowy wilderness and find her way back to her village; and Kyra - a fire spirit trying to fix the home that she let fall apart around her.
El Goonish Shive
Dan Shive
WARNING: This comic often ignores the Laws of Physics
Star Impact
Jack McGee
A young, energetic woman fights her way up in the world of super-powered boxing after discovering the mighty gloves of her missing idol!
Love Not Found
Gina Biggs
Abeille is on a quest to find someone who wants to do it the old-fashioned way in a time when touching has become outdated.
The Automan's Daughter
Mike Stamm
Aisha Osman and her uncle Siddig outwit bikers, spies and kidnappers while gearing up for a showdown with the formidable Widowmaker mecha.
Cut Time
Juby
Rel and her trusty avian friend Fugue are on a quest to save a world that's lost track of time. Follow them and their new recruits, in a story written with help from the stars.
Go Get a Roomie
Clover
Experience the queer journey of an upbeat hippie and the friendships she makes along the way! A tale of self-discovery and love of many forms.
Between Failures
Jackie Wohlenhaus
The low stakes adventures of an assorted group of 20 somethings trapped in the declining years of American retail. They are naughty and say lots of swears.
Tigress Queen
Allison Shaw
A barbarian warlord and a pampered prince try to avoid a marriage alliance that could end decades of violence.
The Sanity Circus
Windy
Magic, monsters and mysteries await in the odd city of Sanity. It's up to Attley and a colorful group of characters to find out just what is going on.
The Lonely Vincent Bellingham
Diana Huh
Vincent is an unkind man looking to disappear, and finds himself in the care of a vampire and her two wicked children.
Knights Errant
J.R. Doyle
Wilfrid's humble quest for revenge becomes bigger and bloodier by the day.
The Witch Door
Anni K.
Katariina Lehto discovers her neighbor is a witch called Jousia Muotka. Jousia introduces Katariina to the strange people and places beyond the witch door...
Real Science Adventures
Brian Clevinger
Spin off stories and other adventures from the world of Atomic Robo!
Caramel Corn
Potchimew
Sarah is the only human left in a world full of mythical creatures and monsters. All she wants to do is live a quiet life, but everything changes when she meets her guardian angel, Jacob.
Wychwood
Varethane
When Tiara's pyrokinesis is finally noticed, she is captured by a magical research organization for study. If she cooperates, she could be helping to save humanity from a dire threat - but can she trust them?
Godslave
Meaghan Carter
Edith has been thrown into the dangerous world of modern-day Egyptian mythology. Fighting monsters and dealing with family drama of godly proportions.
Widdershins
Kate Ashwin
A series of light-hearted Victorian-era adventure stories featuring grumpy bounty hunters, accidental thiefkings, and more, in England's magical capital city Widdershins!
Cyanide & Happiness
Explosm
Satire, dark humor and surreal humor.
Atomic Robo
Brian Clevinger, Scott Wegener
The robot punches monsters and bad robots and one time he was a cowboy.
Demon's Mirror
Harry Bogosian
Based loosely off of "The Snow Queen", a story by Hans Christian Andersen, we see things take a different turn as the demons become central characters, and the side characters stick around. Yup, that's the only differences. Enjoy!
Jailbird
Charlie Davis
An all-ages comic about a recently escaped prisoner's struggle to understand the outside world, and vice-versa. Also, a magic cape!
[un]Divine
Ayme
A highschool senior thought giving up his soul for a demon was a good idea. It wasn't.
Guilded Age is co-written by T Campbell & Flo Kahn, and illustrated by John Waltrip. Site design by Samantha Kyle. Fonts by Blambot.com.
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They are used strictly as an artistic choice for the set dressing of the comic.
They are used strictly as an artistic choice for the set dressing of the comic.
“…skilled enough to build a trap door right where you’re standing. Bye!”
lol
lol indeed
rodfsip (rolling on the dungeon floor screaming in pain)
I wish more badguys employed those classics.
So they lived long enough.
Why hello there, Gigundus, so nice to see you not-dead.
Y’know, I don’t think I was ever made clear on what exactly Gigundus … well, did. I suppose it’s possible he was a spiritual leader, but I’m not sure what he would’ve had to offer, materially, to
The Patriotsthe Hall of Houses.For that matter, why was he so well-armored? What was the Bloodshot Eye’s story before our adventurers had an adventure all over their faces?
Looks like Gigundus was a frat boy, he probably needed that armor to cover up his beer belly.
Perhaps Gigundus did at one point handle the army? We all know how good religion is for rallying people to do terribly violent things and honestly some of the biggest armies in ancient history had a noticeable religious component. Perhaps in time a more formal army was drafted and Gigundus just got relegated to more mundane religious beatings and such as we saw the Order was not shy about.
Makes me wonder if the Silver Centurion is any relation. A warrior covered in armor whose face we never see is highly coincidental.
Oh God. Yeah, people in armor. There must be a conspiracy.
He was a paladin, that much has always been clear. That’s why he wears the armor.
The heads of houses currently oversee the following areas: Agriculture, magic, press, lumber, mining, municipal services, science, defense, navy, and… whatever Syr’Nj’s duty is.
At a guess, a guy who declares his word to the the divine word of the heavens and cuts people in half who disagree would be FANTASTIC at managing the press.
I’d wager the Church of the Bloodshot Eyeball was too large and too militant to be left out of the conspiracy. Also, Gigundus looks like a much more agreeable fellow than the those that used his armor like a puppet after his death.
They also make for a good secret police.
They aren’t going to allow her out of that chamber alive.
Syr’nj is getting a recruitment offer she isn’t allowed to refuse here. It would be bad if she either dies suspiciously or avoids signing on the dotted line. The Wood Elves are supplying the nation’s lumber, and a bunch of their other needs too. Any disruption of that is an opportunity for The Savage Races to advance, which would be strategically bad, and that amount of power on the outside of the collusion would be disruptive of it.
So, cue some manipulation and haggling over details, starting with this story that sells the history and importance of the conspiracy. They will now sell the idea that their grasping at fascist totalitarianism is both the cause of–and solution to–the current war situation. Also, they will be morally blackmailing Syr’nj by insisting that opposition to the regime’s operation and methods is treason that will kill them all by letting the Savage Races win. If so, they may even be telling the truth as they understand it.
I personally would see it as the truth in this situation–the only other supplier for Gastonia had their entire workforce, nevermind the town, wiped off the RNG Rotation itself.
And I doubt their woodies for power could be used to fuel a fire, let alone the war effort.
Interesting to note how the visuals from the past indicate how far they’ve gone. Note the way the chairs look, and their placement. The picture on the bottom is that of a council of equals or a congress. The top is a set of thrones in an otherwise empty room.
Looks not unlike this one:
Gah!
http://www.tpsnva.org/teach/lq/004/images/sign_dec.jpg
Wait, where is Ardaic? Is he in the flashback and, if so, which one is he?
He’s in the first panel.
The tag may be for Ardaic leaving in the first panel unless that’s him with the beard to the left of the Judge.
I think the guy with the beard next to the judge is actually Persson. I can also place Annunziata, Iwatana and of course Gigundus, though I can’t guess at the three seated and the darker colored fellow.
There aren’t any tags for the rest of them, so probably not established characters.
Actually, if that is the case Iwatani may be the only member of the Council still present when this first began. Annunziata has been banished, Persson is out due to ‘health reasons’ and Gigundus is dead.
All the more reason to believe he’s one level deeper than everyone else in this room.
I think Bedard might be in the last panel, he just lost his beard and hair and got glasses. The clothes seem to fit, but I suppose that could just be a previous person with the same job.
He’s the guy waiting outside the room, just like he is now.
Quaff! Quaff! Quaff! Quaff!
Are you an ad?
is there a reporting mechanism? i feel like this is a spambot
Is this something to do with castle crashers?
seriously? none of you recognized a Simpsons reference?
Farewell, Syrn’j. I hope the rest of the guild will avenge you.
If they planned to turn this into a fight, they wouldn’t have dismissed all their loyal human guards, who could be very easily convinced to stab a screaming wood elf at the request of the guys who sign their paychecks, command their country, and control the police, legislature, and press.
You’ve got a point there.
Caneghem’s in on this. Whatever Syr’nj is capable of, I’m pretty sure Caneghem can, with quite literally a wave of his hand, counteract it. He can bind her, teleport her somewhere out of the way, and then they can have her dealt with in whatever manner they see fit, quietly.
I don’t quite understand Caneghem’s role in this… He’s not in the past picture, so he wasn’t part of the original congregation. But he’s very obviously in it now.
On another note: Why would they ever think that Gastonia is or has been a “free society”? To me Gastonia looks very much like a reimaging of the “Hanse”, a merchant-run union of city states in the middle ages of Europe. Certainly not the pinnacle of free speech and democracy.
Well, consider the basis for comparison — if we look at the Italian republics, they saw themselves as very free when compared to the outright monarchies surrounding them. Same with the Hanse. To our modern eyes, with a more democratic version of a republic than Rome, those that were less free than it obviously don’t look the same.
Neither was Mr Bedard or Miyamoto.
Getting shades of Project for a New American Century here.
I think Syr’Nj view of a proper democracy may be influenced by what she knew in sepia world, even if she isn’t aware of it. To those guys, an authoritarian council is the logical step in a better, stronger, faster government, and in comparison to shitty feudal systems they must’ve had before, they’re probably right.
I hope Syr’Nj will push aside her morals and accept to collaborate, if nothing else for the sake of wood elves who would not have a good time along humans without a strong leader like her. She can play the game and subtly push the system towards her egalitarian views over time, but only if she accepts to play right now.
Have I mentioned how much I love the tension in this whole scene? Well, I do. Every update since Syr’Nj stormed into the hall has had me figuratively sweating and biting my nails. There is so much unspoken, so many ways things could unfold, and the way they do unfold is always a little bit different from anything I expected.
I was prepared for the tension to end and be replaced with cold certainty today, but it didn’t. I’m still trying to predict how this will all play out, and I love it!
Okay, if Persson was there at the beginning than WHY DID THEY KICK HIM OUT? I’m hoping that particular question will be answered shortly, because it makes less and less sense with each update.
Lost his nerve maybe?
You know…when they stabbed him in the back? Great way to lose some nerves.
It’s the potentially-naive answer, but maybe he actually just contracted black lung and can’t continue his duties.
Oh, god, my allegory gland just burst!
No, seriously, call an ambulance.
We’ve got trout, repeat: we have trout.
Hold up. Hold up.
Is this some sort of… altruist conspiracy?
Was Sundar right about something?
They did call it Altruism in a previous comic.
So anyway, welcome to The Collusion! Gentlemen, let’s raise a glass to our newest Colluder! May she collude long and hardwood – er, sorry – may she never leaf us – er, wait, I’ve got it – may Gastonia be evergreen like her!
*Syr’nj storms out*
Wow, what a beech.
Nitpick: Wouldn’t she have to be both too keen not to notice and too foolish to pretend not to? I mean, “either” wouldn’t cut it.
If she were just too keen but not too foolish, she’s keep pretending like Canegham.
If she were just too foolish but not too keen, she wouldn’t have noticed.
yep yep
Perhaps he’s giving two subjective ways of looking at it.
Caneghem is still in the room. If he was pretending before, he no longer has that luxary.
*luxury
At the end of the day, I don’t think they’re intending to kill her. And I don’t think she’ll be talked into the fold. I think they’re just going to force her compliance and silence by pointing out that her ENTIRE RACE are now refugees living within the confines of Gastonia, and gee wouldn’t it be a shame if they just…had an accident. Or were declared enemies of Gastonia.
Not her entire race. There are still people living at the wood elf homeland that I forget for. Why else would Fr’nj, Scipio, and Bandit be heading there?
I just noticed how the top frame in this comic mirrors the one in the previous one. On page 19 the doors are opening, and there’s a great light behind Syr’nj, as she bursts in, shouting out her accusations. On page 20, Ardaic is slipping out, the doors are closing, and the light is disappearing.