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
#218
#217
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?
#216
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)
#215
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
#214
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)
#213
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
#212
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
#211
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?
#210
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
#209
NOTES
- A scruton allows long-range monitoring of what a person sees and feels; one appeared in Zaz’s dream, in #182
- Shiraadh puts a doubtworm in Zaz’s ear
- Garg reappears in panel 8