I honestly can’t remember if this creature is from Irish or Scottish folklore, or if I just made it up. I know there are “spider elves” in WOW, but that’s not what inspired this; I don’t play WOW, and I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Forests are fun to draw. But also tricky. There are a lot of details, a lot of undergrowth and little plants growing here and there, plus the lichen and the moss and the mushrooms. Ferns are really tricky. Yet for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Thus closes the third chapter of this story. The scene depicted here is near an intersection on East Broadway in Portland, OR, where I lived for three years while developing and drawing this webcomic. The setting for our story is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The resemblance is uncanny! In Irish folklore, a faerie might take a shine to a baby and replace it with a changeling, a magical creature that sort of resembles the child, but is different enough for the parent to suspect[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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…
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…