How do you convince a 13-year-old boy to join you on a magical quest? Make sure his gaming schedule is clear, I guess. Or so it goes around my house. ↓ TranscriptPANEL 1: Fetch explains and Owen is amused FETCH:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Otherwordly Goods
So many magic systems to choose from. To be honest, I could not explain how magic works in any of the titles on the shelf show there; aside from the PS4 games Owen plays, there are a few novels: A[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Owen has entered the story. That’s right, my son, Owen. Don’t worry — I got his permission to become transformed into a webcomic character. He’s kinduva natural for it, anyway. Actually, Owen first appears briefly in the previous chapter in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Happy Wednesday! Here is another page of Fetch. I like how this one turned out. It’s pretty. ↓ TranscriptPANEL 1: At Fetch’s place, Tara’s car pulls away as Fetch waves. TARA: See you bright and early! We’re taking Ma to[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The politics of Fetch’s version of the Otherworld are, like our politics, pretty local. Who rules the Otherworld? Well, it depends on whom you ask. There are several contenders. I like how Irish Central breaks it down by county: Finvarra[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Fetch and Tara have some “philosophical differences” about property and the general nature of reality. Or reality of nature? Either way, each thinks the other is living in a fairy tale. Speaking of the suburbs, the current president of my[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The politics of the court system of the Otherworld remain pretty vague in this story, I admit. I have kept it that way to focus mostly on the drama of Fetch, his family, and the various magical folk crowding his[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Industrial Barmbrack: the reference to the Cheesecake Factory should be evident, but you might not know that barmbrack is a traditional Irish dessert bread. Its name derives from the Irish language and roughly translates as “speckled bread”, because it is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“Nothing unites like misery.” Man, put that on my tombstone. ↓ TranscriptPanel 1: Fiona strides toward the arguing Hero, Zombie, and Satyr, who is trying to keep the peace. FIONA: What’s the problem? ZOMBIE: Racist snob! HERO: Stinking zombie! SATYR:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
For those who don’t know or whose memories are foggy on the regions of Hades, according to Greek mythology, they are as follows. Asphodel Meadows: where the ordinary person goes after they die. Apparently it is a rather pleasant place.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…