“Hold, No’madd! Down below lies the beast that killed your father! But consider: Life is full of despair. Can despair be a gift? One with many layers that may take years to unfold? Now go. Face your father’s killer. But think — what action would a true champion take?”
“I know this is hard. But I must follow Tyon’s call. Whispers foretold this day would come. I vow…to find these intruders. Whoever they are. Defeat them. And return home. ”
No’madd is taken into Whispers Cave and shown images of a race who lived thousands of years before he was born: “The Ah’kee. Tyon’s children. Their kingdoms stretched along The Waves. A noble race. As gentle as they were wise. Undone by dark sorcery.”
Lettering is the most important, and delicate part, of any comic book presentation. It is also one of the easiest ways for an editor to reject your book. (“Learn how to letter. Learn how to draw hands. Learn how to not suck.” Etc.) No’madd is so lucky to have the legendary Tom Orzechowski as the letterer. Not just because he … Continue reading
I really like this page, it shows two children from different tribes who have been through a lot of hard stuff and they are going to put down their differences to work things out.
Whispers, known as The Hermit of The Stones, is a Ka’ii seer. But since the future is not yet written he can only “whisper” into the ear of fate. On the wall of his cave he has painted images of No’madd’s journey to The City of Empty Towers. No’madd’s son, Taron, is shown these images and learns that his long … Continue reading
“Family. My wife. My son. My home. I left them to find the mysterious invaders. And earn the love of Tyon. She who shines above us ever out of reach. My people say only a show of might will earn love love and gain: The Gleam of Distance. For whoever wields the gleam — Tyon’s divine amulet – will rise … Continue reading
“The intruders are marauders form a dead world who lay siege across the stars in quest of fuel for their fearsome armada. They maintain prison mines on dozens of worlds. This mine is one sliver of their bloodthirst. Many years ago, the V-or set their eyes on Planet Ith to plunder the Orbs of Platu. Their attack was swift and … Continue reading
“I took away your family! The life you knew. The wife you desired. The son you loved. But I did not destroy your soul. I only made it stronger.”