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10/08/07 Our princess is in another continuity! |
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Wow, this comic was a pain in the arse to finish. I
completed the art a little earlier than usual, but what
with all the different backgrounds (I'm trying to make a
bit more effort with backgrounds now, even if some of
them are recycled from earlier comics...), it ended up
taking ages to put together. It didn't help that I'd
horribly underestimated the amount of text I had to fit
into the comic. Admittedly, I've done that with every
single comic I've ever produced, but this time I did it
to an even more stupid extent. That said, I think the
comic ultimately turned out pretty well. Artistically,
it might just be my favourite so far. Also, The Beast,
whose design I kept tweaking right up until I posted the
previous comic, seems to be working okay. Apologies to
anyone who was expecting something truly grotesque and
horrifying, but I'm afraid those things don't really
fall within the range of my art. So I hope you're not
too disappointed that the Beast of Themiskyra seems to
be a cute little grinning thing.
Ess' dream sequence in this comic - particularly the
bits where she's Queen - got me thinking about how odd
it must be to be an heir to a monarchy. Your whole life
would be building up to the point where you ascend to
the throne and take on your predestined duty... but you
can only do this once the previous monarch, your mother
or father, is dead. Thus, it would be impossible to look
forward to being monarch without feeling guilty, and
actually becoming monarch would most likely be a
thoroughly miserable process conducted while in a state
of mourning. I suppose this is one of the reasons why so
many royal families in the real world are so bloody
weird.
To those of you residing in republics, let me say this:
monarchies are thoroughly disappointing. Fantasy books
and video games tell us that princes and princesses are
a versatile, exciting lot, forever going on adventures,
getting kidnapped, uncovering conspiracies and leading
uprisings on behalf of the people. Well, I can't speak
for the rest of the world's royalty, but not one of the
British royal family has ever dueled with bandits or
embarked upon a lengthy quest to explore mystical ruins.
The most they can stretch to is opening day-care centres
and indulging in recreational adultery.
Perhaps it was different in the past. Royals did seem
more willing to get their hands dirty in days gone by,
leading troops into battle and so on. I wonder who the
last reigning monarch to actively participate in a
battle was? You'd probably have to go back quite a few
centuries to find one. I'd like to see a return to those
days: let's put the adventure back in the royal family!
Never mind debating whether that red-faced turnip Prince
Harry should serve in Iraq... let's send the Queen out
there to lead the troops herself. In a suit of armour.
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Ironic thing, irony. |
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