I like Byron’s metaphor for the aging process, which feels like it’d emerge from his culture (not Battleshire, but the “ax-swingin’ trade” where he made friends with Braggadocio and Sundar). I also like our use of Syr’Nj’s history here, but […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For once Byron is more politically informed than his varryn-mate. Check yo’ privilege, Syr’Nj. At this time, I was perhaps as well-equipped to write this scene as I ever would be. Compared to many, I have had an easy life. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
This page was Phil’s addition, seasoned by me. Even now, I’m not fully sure I understand why he wanted it or what motivates Miyamoto’s actions. In the former case, I think Phil wanted to emphasize the Gastonian government’s inhumanity and […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first panel is nice foreshadowing, and it’s a bit of a compromise between Phil’s and my dueling positions. Fightopia may look silly… it may in fact be silly… but sometimes serious conflicts have seemingly silly beginnings, if there are […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
So this page is the first in the story that’s fully mine, and I like how it highlights a different side of Ardaic’s character and history. John’s expressions work excellently with it. Ardaic’s could-it-be-a-smile in the last frame is subtle […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
