The Next 20

In the next section of the OotS, the author does a great job of setting up future plot.  It is the first actual piece of plot that is given to the readers.  The use of a ghost as a foreshadowing is somewhat cliche, but I think it was used in a fresh way.  A little satire never hurt anything.

Black & White

The first few strips of the Goblin comic are totally in black and white.  I think they give a certain feel of beginning.  Then, as it moves on to full color things really start getting interesting.  The style of the web comic is what keeps the readers returning.  At first, it seems strange to have the typically ‘evil’ people being the main characters, but it is a good switch from the norm.  In my opinion, it was done rather well too.

The First Ten

This set of the comics is a good intro into the lives of the people who will become the main characters of the strip. In some ways, this comic reads like a movie would play, incorporating both the elements of written text to the use of the comic pictures themselves to tell an intriguing tale.

It uses the updating of the rules set to show a change in the characters’ ability and performance of certain tasks.

The Kruun: Intro

The night was dark and still, with the first chill breezes of winter sweeping down from the Twisted Spine mountains to the north.  Thick pine forests covered the valleys and hills between the tall ridges.  The silvery river, Athau, could be seen snaking its way through the trees and hills.

Caves in the mountainsides and valleys provided homes for a violent race of people called, simply, the Kruun.  During the new moon a bloodlust over took them and they could be found ravaging and pillaging the surrounding lands.  These raids are curbed if the people of the local populace provide a living sacrifice to the Kruun.  The sacrifice must be a woman, no more than 30 winters old.  The Kruun take these sacrifices and return with them to the valleys and caves.  No one knows what occurs afterwards, but the screams of the victims can be heard for miles around.

Another race of people, called Tinarans, inhabit the lower river and hilly regions.  They make their home in a city called Ramma, which nestled cozily in a narrow bend in the river.  They spend most of their time farming the lands and fishing the river for a type of large carp called Bishot.  A lottery was instituted in order to choose fairly who the next sacrifice would be.  This lottery has become a focal point of the local religion.  They believe that the gods make the ultimate choice.  The drawings for the lottery occur in the town square between the temples of the god of life, Mazzura, and the temple of the god of death, Jathe.

What is the point?

What is the point of having a fantasy world at all?  I think the largest reason for a fantasy world is for escapism.  These worlds that people make are a way to get away from the normal life here and create a place of refuge for them to retreat to and explore when this world seems too difficult.  Poeple find any way they can to escape the normalcy of life, some use sports, some use politics, and then there are those who just make up a place to be.  Sometimes the places they create turn into a haven for others as well.  I hope to be one of those, although I don’t think I’m anywhere near creative enough for it….we shall have to see what happens.

Another comic

There is another comic at www.giantitp.com called The Order of the Stick. It is really funny and I especially like the one with the description of the background of the world in which it occurs. Its just interesting to see someone else’s creativity coming out.

Goblin in the works

Hello all,

I just recently discovered a comic strip that is adventuring life through the eyes of Goblins.

Just look at Goblinscomic.com .   It is awesome.