Annotated 50-11
Today is the free-to-read day for the Traveler series finale! I said most of what I wanted to say about the series here…I’m happy that we were an artistic success by my lights, and if you wanted to see how it all shook out, now you can. Webtoon main page here, Traveler-specific page (which some users might need to hit twice to avoid a homepage redirect) here. All thanks to the Waltrips, Monica, our many coloring assistants, and Tyler.
Don’t sleep on the body language in panel 4. Frigg is on the edge of going nuclear and E-Merl stops her with a casual backhand gesture. That means she now respects him enough to let him and he’s confident enough in himself to do it. Anyone else who tried that move on her would probably receive a much more painful lesson than the one she just gave.
And then, in the form of advice for Daisy, E-Merl tells us how he got to his current state of poise. I still wonder if we should have shown him coming to this realization, but it’s nice to see him like this. He’s not only dressing richer, he’s dressing older, and he may’ve taken Bandit’s advice and started calling himself something like a “Battlemage.”
FB: “I’d recommend skipping the drunken benders and barroom deals with shady politicians before you figure it out, though.”
Good to see E-Merl like this! Getting past it, growing, changing, learning.
Hurray for self-respecting E-Merl!
Not gonna lie, he do be lookin good.
Agree!!!
Ah yes, even the most rebellious, free-spirit and revolutionary of parents know that your kids will be exactly the kind of little shits that will get on your nerves in spite of how much you naively thought you were prepared for little shits.
Re: Frigg’s reaction.
I’m reminded of that scene in Wayne’s World when the new sponsor is taking over and Wayne and Garth are weirded out when they listen to an overproduced version of their own theme song. I don’t know why…
“He blows goats. I have proof.” (Solemn, wide-eyed nod)
Long time reader, occasional commenter.
E-merl being confident and fostering growth is wonderful <3
Frigg being Frigg ie excellent!
Jokes about genital size, however, are more than unpleasant. I know Frigg doesn't care, but readers do. I do.