“I have lived too long” produces a genuine ache (and I feel Gravedust there, now and again, when I worry about my own ideals going out of style). And his talk about his values meaning nothing to anyone else has […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Even when Gravedust isn’t being intentionally cryptic, it kind of leaks through sometimes. Byron will be puzzling over what that “something” could be until other events distract him. Very slight hesitation from Bandit as Gravedust makes it clear whom he […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For all my self-critique about the previous pages, I enjoy this resolution. Except for the way I keep calling attention to “Frigg can’t say ‘fuck’ anymore,” it’s all pretty solid. Sorry for the ship tease, if this was in fact […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Stuff I like: The resolution of the E-Merl plot, which makes pretty apt use of his character. The Seinfeldian way the various threads of this tale are starting to intersect, with Bandit and Rachel’s little project making Byron do a pratfall […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Some good story concepts here. As I’ve said elsewhere, I feel like we underused Gravedust’s guide-the-spirits-to-their-destiny raison d’etre after the first few chapters, so I relished the chance to make it the focus of a subplot, even one so simply […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
