Category: Notations

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#219

April 12, 2015

NOTES

  • Shiraadh hid a tracker in the blade she gave to Cornelius (while incognito), so that she could easily locate him
  • Shiraadh vs. Darkana; Shiraadh uses light, while Darkana uses darkness
  • Shiraadh jokes that she has abandoned the Plagiarists (panel 7)
  • Darkana conjures four Resinatus (panel 8); their hand movements are based upon those of the members of DEVO, from photos inside the 1980 album Freedom Of Choice
  • Darkana absconds with the piece of the Prime Resinate
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#218

April 5, 2015

NOTES

  • Is Shiraadh human?
  • Shiraadh grabs the Manhunter’s face and twists it upside-down; this was taken from the opening scene of the unproduced John’s Arm sequel, Kill-Krazy After All These Years
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#217

March 29, 2015

NOTES

  • First page of the Midiria Saga
  • First page posted following the murder by shooting of two of the artist’s closest friends, 3/14/15
  • Cornelius still remembers what he heard about the Empress, in #20
  • First full appearance of the Manhunters, who both have a color palette based on particular characters from He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
  • Cornelius loses his blade again!
  • The Manhunter recognizes He-Don as a Hungrean on sight?
  • How did Shiraadh keep from drowning in the lake, and what does she have in panel 7?
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#216

March 8, 2015

NOTES

  • Final page of the Creepwood Saga
  • The wall surrounding Ponymus, across Lake Ziera, is visible in panels 1, 2, 6 and 7
  • First appearance of He-Don, the Hungrean, in panels 3 and 4
  • The final panel references the illustration on the cover of the soundtrack to Crumb (1994)
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#215

March 1, 2015

NOTES

  • Faddlegas peels the “screen” off the divinacrum, revealing inner workings that are larger than its rock-like casing (panel 4)
  • Friggo returns, unable to locate Insanus, due to the destruction of his island
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#214

February 22, 2015

NOTES

  • Quiatas makes a proposal to M’Hoa M’Hoa, in Drymouth
  • M’Hoa M’Hoa is speaking Gildic (at first)
  • Cox McCrackin is converted into a Skatalyx (panels 6-7)
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#213

February 16, 2015

NOTES

  • Bromance’s attitude has changed greatly, regarding the destruction of opponents, due to the darkening of his headstone
  • Bromance rescues the uncle from #211 from being converted into a Skatalyx
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#212

February 9, 2015

NOTES

  • First appearance of Imperial Captain Tiscinivel, who appears to be holding hands with the Imperial Inspectorate, as they arrive at the Cloud Concourse
  • The arriving shuttle is marked “Uluwestern Air”
  • Drymouth never joined the Allied Kingdoms
  • First appearance of Cloover, a clockwork greeter at the Cloud Concourse, panel 5
  • Theon is visible among the members of the Allied Kingdoms meeting secretly
  • Yakimastu Obeisan references the failed diplomacy with Fargon, when Prince Karbunkel manipulated the Allied Council
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#211

February 1, 2015

NOTES

  • Panel 1: a hovel somewhere in Drymouth, in a ghetto overrun with armed Skatalyx
  • Panel 2: the uncle has a narrascope, which is inspired by the View-Master, and has a copy of the Sacred Testament inserted into it
  • Panel 3: as the uncle tells a condensed version of the Testament, the children see an image of Aga Regata creating the Beyonding, with the twin moons of Yotaton visible in the background
  • Do the uncle and children (and the girl’s doll) seem familiar? See also #2 and #3
  • Panel 4: is Aga sharing her energy with young Bromance, or does she have him on strings, like a puppet?
  • In panel 5, does Bromance have two swords, or has his sword possibly split into two?
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#210

January 19, 2015

NOTES

  • Lake Ziera was, in Perceptive Times, a small continent between Creepwood and Ponymus, which was flooded and sunk, through the use of a Dread Conundrum spoken by Nefaria
  • The sunken kingdom of the Gargiles is visible in panels 1, 6 and 7
  • Garg’s touch diminishes Shiraadh’s dark power, erasing her distinctive mask and fogging her mind
  • Garg speaks in Embellisha to the submersibull, commanding it to “surface, for them two [Zaz and Corny], let us off”
  • Garg drowns Shiraadh, nullifying her control over Zaz