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Anthony — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:45 -0000

This scene breaks my heart.

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llamaofhappiness — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 12:54:53 -0000

it -does- look strange without the dialogue. Like a maiden being accosted by a passionate yet spurned suitor, perhaps? My mind immediately inserted something along the lines of
Zedwig: I'm-I'm sorry, Fang. I've got to go.
.Fang: What? Where are you going!?!?
Zedwig: There...there's someone else.

Please don't find this insulting O_O

Re: #332 - The strategy of an overlord is violence

Mafion — Sat, 24 May 2008 23:39:12 -0000

There is some really beautiful work on this page - the design and balance of the sixth panel in particular is very pleasing. And the last panel has great movement and drama. Can't forget the drama - never enough of that :D

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Erulisse — Fri, 16 May 2008 20:01:55 -0000

It's nice solid proof that Fang is actually controlling Zedwig. I think some of the readers probably needed that.

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amuletts — Fri, 16 May 2008 09:50:02 -0000

Oo I don't like the idea of someone like Fang with an artifact!

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Robert K — Thu, 15 May 2008 19:32:40 -0000

Agreed.

It would seem to be the earring, seeing that it is what's glowing on Fang, in correspondence with Zedwig's glowing hands. Dunno if the color has any significance, but Fang's earring seems to be a pretty evil artifact.

Poor Zedwig.

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colbycheese — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:41:44 -0000

No, he just likes his purple clasp.

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colbycheese — Thu, 15 May 2008 12:14:38 -0000

Well, that's some good food for thought, although there are a few things I needed to accomplish here that I felt were necessary for future events.

Re: #332 - The strategy of an overlord is violence

Kamini — Thu, 15 May 2008 10:35:51 -0000

Although Zedwig is ever so pretty and is delighting my muse to no end, I do feel this part of the story could have been more dramatic without this particular page.

Instead insert a cut scene to elsewhere and return back to the scene with Fang entering the city in triumph (and mass destruction). Leaving certain events to a reader's imagination, such as what it is that Zedwig actually does to blow down the gates, might've been a much more dramatic way to destroy the city (and leaves certain cards in the author's hands to unveil later) - since I feel the subtleness in the previous page (lovely facial expressions btw) already conveys much of what is said here.

Still, Zedwig is very pretty. And my shounen ai senses are tingling!

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amuletts — Thu, 15 May 2008 09:42:30 -0000

Gotta love Zedwig in the 10th panel. Oooo his hair. :)

It would be interesting to know how Fang is controlling Zedwig. At first I thought he had charmed him magically to make him kill Sangwines family and afterwards when he was under his own control he could see no way out. But now I don't think Zedwig is that weak. It definately seems as if he is being forced against his will, but that would be very powerful magic to have a hold on him for so long and where would Fang have got that from. Zedwig is a powerful mage, so it would take powerful magics to control him.

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lizybeth — Wed, 14 May 2008 21:25:23 -0000

I loved this painting before, but I understand it much more now:
http://planussea.deviantart...

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colbycheese — Wed, 14 May 2008 15:08:21 -0000

No. It's a human city. The only real elven city/country is Schloeffelonia. They kinda keep to themselves.... usually.

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Shoshi — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:22:25 -0000

Is this an Elvish city they are destroying on this page?

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Hannah — Wed, 14 May 2008 12:12:24 -0000

I Love Zedwig's anguished expression in the last panel. He's so pretty <3

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Fenris — Wed, 14 May 2008 11:36:55 -0000

Zedwig is so pretty. And it's nice to see him looking healthy, even if it is just a flashback.

...and I notice that Fang didn't get mad when Zedwig called him Fangline. Or maybe his expression in the last panel is a delayed reaction to the name.

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Deva Bienevu — Wed, 14 May 2008 10:32:02 -0000

The last panel makes me squee =3I Love Lint!

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colbycheese — Wed, 14 May 2008 09:26:13 -0000

Well, contrary to how it seems, without the words, this page looks funny. :D

Also, I posted a few of the unworded panels in a higher resolution on my deviantArt site, if you wanna see more detail. Or more flaws. Either way.

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Erulisse — Wed, 14 May 2008 08:23:37 -0000

I feel so sad for Zedwig. Oh, make this scene drag on for as long as you want, and I will rejoice. This is one of my favorite scenes so far I think.
The backgrounds are awesome and the expressions are to die for. Keep it up :D
Hmmm... it must take quite a bit of destructive magic to actually make the user die. I wonder how many times Fang has done this, to have had to use all the healers already.

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Lissy — Wed, 14 May 2008 05:02:28 -0000

Actually, with all the "fang controlling zedwig" theories, this is the first scene with some solid proof of it. And I agree with Falco, some of these panals would look really really good as art on their own. The middle panal with Fang and Zedwig just watching the city burn is my favorite. Oh yeah, and that city wall is *huge*! We couldn't tell in the previous page but the first panal in this one put it all in perspective.

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Bahnree — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:37:32 -0000

Oh, Fangline, you little rascal.

Okay, so I'm probably REALLY slow OR reading into things, but is the purple stone clasp Fang's way of controlling Zedwig?

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Falco — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:12:35 -0000

Amazing last panel. Ever thought about posting pages with just the art and no words as vote incentives or something? Because I'd love to see this page's art on its own.

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Faticia — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:00:35 -0000

I love how Zedwig's expression changes the second he is done doing whatever Fang asks him to do. It seems (to me) that whenever that happens, Zedwig is in control of himself again. Oh, Colby, I don't expect you to verify this theory. ;)
I think Zedwig is my favorite character by now. Gorgeous, gorgeous page. Oh, Fang's earing is glowing in the last panel... and so are Zedwig's hands.