Annotated 50-25
I was bringing in some of that ERB energy to this one last Best-composition, which I think speaks for itself. As with the ERBoA series, I “hear” the music very clearly on this one, but I wonder what rhythm readers assign to it. (And I know it doesn’t sing for some readers at all, but I think it’s worth the trade-off.)
I asked for a Bob Dylan vibe to this final Bestformation…that we’ll see. I don’t think Best’s tendency to change glamors is something he’ll discard as he continues to get healthier. Heck, if I could change my look as easily as he does and with such good results, I’d probably morph every few months myself.
You can consult the tags for the characters drooling over Best here, some of whom are (finally) appearing in continuity after only showing up in “Guilditizations” before. We wanted a balance of new beginnings and familiar old faces in this conclusion; giving the Guilditizations their in-comic debuts (where we could) was a nice way to do both at once.
FB: This song is half-iambic, half-anapestic, because Best has always been quick on his feet.
Clearly “God on Our Side”, with the third line of each verse dropped
I’m not sure who is sitting next to Byron. At first, I thought she was Syr’Nj going incognito for some reason, but she definitely has a different, rounder face, and also Syr’Nj isn’t tagged, so I’m guessing she’s Darke Ivy, perhaps? I really would like to know.
Also, I feel I missed the exact moment when Byron started drinking again. Has he been shown drinking before this scene?
She’s Darke Ivy.
Byron was shown taking part in the “revels” after HR’s defeat, earlier in this chapter. Don’t think there was any point before that.
I waited a years to comment on this page, and you beat me to it, ha. Yes, that would be Darke Ivy.
This is her “intro” page:
https://guildedage.net/comic/guild-itizations-part-2/
Good on Best, this is a nice denouement to his story. He’s finally reached peace and self-acceptance.
Also, although I can’t “hear the music” I certainly can hear the words in Dylan’s voice.