Hestia – Guilded Age

Annotated 26-22

Sun, 26 Jul 2020 03:37:52 +0000

I no longer remember if we had any special reasons for the names “Blair” and “Tamara” (“Rosita” was just another “red” name, like “Scarlett”). But the name “Hestia” was deliberately chosen to evoke the Greek goddess of the hearth and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 26-21

Sat, 25 Jul 2020 03:30:31 +0000

Despite her recent difficulties, Rachel understands the power that she, Frigg, and her sisters all wield about as well as anyone. She knows a lot about the different forms it takes, the different things it can do. So she looks […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 26-20

Fri, 24 Jul 2020 03:13:55 +0000

That’s it for Blair, who was probably my favorite one-chapter character. I’m of two minds about her expression in panel 1, which closely follows the script: “Despite her physical defeat, she looks confident, even contemptuous. One of the problems with […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 26-19

Thu, 23 Jul 2020 03:02:24 +0000

According to Phil, no one really calls it “the syph” any more; let me know if you have an opinion on that one. Naturally, Scipio has a skull like a fireplug: this isn’t the first time in his life he’s […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...

Annotated 26-17

Tue, 21 Jul 2020 03:46:22 +0000

If faith is strength, then Tamara could feel hers ebbing even before this fight with Rachel began. She felt it as she hesitated before killing an unarmed opponent who’d committed no obvious sin. After the way their last two battles […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry...