#149 “Family”
And so, Chapter 3 comes to a close… and the real story begins!
Here’s a major ‘Thank you!’ to everybody for following along with the little one-man show I’ve been putting on these past 3 years, I can’t imagine I would have ever gotten this far into this project without your support and love along the way! I do it for you guys!
That being said, I have to tell you all that I am going to take a break from the comic for a little while. Now, don’t worry! I’m not going on indefinite hiatus or anything like that, I simply need a bit of a vacation to refresh myself. As you are probably aware, the schedule has been rather tenuous at best lately, and I feel I am creatively fatigued, and lately physically so.
Last week, due to whatever circumstance, my drawing hand/wrist was causing me problems (tiredness, numbness), perhaps due to over-exertion at both my day job (factory work) and working on the comic too. It lasted nearly a week, however, today everything seems to be okay again. *phew* I’ll be monitoring the situation in the meantime, and acting accordingly.
Over the break, I will not be gone away. I’ll be working a bit behind the scenes, planning and scripting, and, yes, even building up a buffer without the pressure of a time constraint. Perhaps I’ll do a bit of work on the site itself, so stay tuned for the next update. If you have any questions, go ahead and ask! I read everything in the comment section.
I expect to be away at least one (1) month or so, though I shall judge how I feel at the time.
See you soon!
Stay tuned!
Ok, I just stumbled on this and I’m glad I did. I’m aspy enough that names and relationships take some study so I may have missed a few things. I caught Blackheart as Tim’s mom, and that she had discovered his thing with Shadow, all without reading comments. Is Blackheart his biological mother, or his stepmother? Was Shadow her daughter, or just a random orphan she found and dropped off at the orphanarium? Would he and Shadow then be siblings or step siblings? Would that cause trouble, them being different, um, species? The dad knows what his wife is, and can’t very well have missed what Shadow is. I tell you what, Blackheart could ruin me, and I’d let her.
Reading the comments is important and informative, particularly when Brandon adds tidbits of canon information.
I strongly recommend that you go back and do so, There will be time.
One of the definitions of a species is that they’re NOT cross-fertile.(see Ligers and Tigons, both felidae)
Tim is the son of Tom & Ruth (a.k.a. Ruthless, Lady Blackheart) so humans and Nox cannot be different species.
Donkey, and horse.
This proves your statement wrong, since different species can cross breed (in certain occasions).
“…ALL…”?
Both equine, different strands of the same species.
Yes, I’m learning that, and it’s unusual to have both comic and text to show where the author’s mind is. Your own contribution can’t be minimized.
So, species is the wrong word. I’m more of an EE, and use some words informally. Ruth is unquestionably Nox, with magic to cover it. Still, who are Shadow’s parents? Will that show up in the comments? It’s going to take me a while. I don’t have trouble reading, just time right now.
Don’t take him too seriously when he says go read ALL the comments. Everything you really need to know is (or will be) in the comic.
The man himself! It engages my mildly autistic bits. I get so afraid I’ll miss something I won’t miss anything 😀 Of course now I have to study speciation. I know mules and jennies are infertile, but I can’t say off the top of my head whether ligers and tigons are.
given that we still don’t know about wether Tim and Shadow could have kid’s we don’t know, because different species can interbreed (it’s somewhat common) , it’s rare that those offspring are fertile though. Case Point Mules.
…and that’s the major test for whether Nox and humans are separate species or merely strains of the same core species. I say they’re both sp. homo and can produce fertile offspring.
After all, you wouldn’t want Tim (F1 hybrid of Tom and Ruth) to be sterile, now would you?
His and Shadow’s offspring would be F2 hybrid or they could choose to remain child-free ( and I can’t work out the probablities after half a bottle of good OP rum this morning. I think it’s time for a nap now.)
I would make the point that “what is a species” kinda varies from science to science – when bacteria can pass DNA around, orioles can’t seem to make up their mind, extinct species are only known from fossils, mallards are hybridizing certain related duck species into extinction, and the two extant species of beaver have different numbers of chromosomes… on almost wonders why we even bother.
TL;DR it’s up in the air whether humans and noxians(?) are like lions and tigers or like mallards and other ducks (to the point where two mallard hybrids can sometimes interbreed even if the two non-mallard parents wouldn’t be interfertile). To take a third option, perhaps humans:noxians::humans:everything else in D&D.
And even Homo sap./homo sap. are often infertile for individual combinations of chromosomes.
I like the idea of fertility between human and sp. D&D! (make mine naiad please. Too many splinters to a dryad and I don’t have enough reach for a centaur(ette).) A sizeable number of RPGLit books feature half-orc women, but I have fragile bones.
You DO realise that you’ve now made Mr. Evilwrench’s study reading massive?
Hey, I enjoy the comic alot. I may have only been reading for about a year but I enjoy Tim’s and Shadow’s relationship. Pure love on making Tim’s mom ‘Lady Blackheart’.
when vacation ends its time to whip ya trouser snakes out
ow damm i managed to get first comment on a page for once im complete now
First comment? You’re actually the most recent comment.
i used my old ipod
it glitches XD
Hey Brandon what does the factory you work at produce?
Air filters, for furnaces, and other such air purification systems.
Man I needed something to filter out all the shit dust in my lungs😭. I been fixing up my chickens pin and I only got to the storage part of the inside and I can still taste it. Haven’t even cleaned their roost yet😭 rip my lungs
Btw male ducks are so freaking mean don’t get them. We just found out two of are eight ducks are male. We’re getting rid of them to a guy with a pound.
If they’re only about 12months old, a Sunday (or Saturday) roast is good.
Why not invite one of those young drakes? with roast potatoes, basted in duck fat, maybe carrots, certainly onions.
The chooks don’t like it, but spraying water to lay the dust (and feathers and dry guano) about 30 min before starting work is good for your lungs.
Holy crap either your experienced or you done your research
Used to raise both hens (Australorps, leghorns, Rhode Is. Reds) and ducks (Muscovies, Indian runners and Khaki Campbells) until urban sprawl overtook us, fouled the water supply and built us out about ’73.
NOTHING as good as home-grown!!
One year we even bought a Xmas goose around August for fattening.
Best ever eatin’ – juicy.
Keep your turduckens, all too dry.
it has been a month 🙂
I spend every day, nights and evenings watching if you get some new pajina I love this comic is very good that good that I found it I am very excited I hope you continue with the good work in the comic and you got a little rest after being so much working pa let’s see the comics I hope you rest and that soon the next pages arrive the esstare waiting with much happiness
Hi Brandon, just wanna ask how you doing and whats going ?
Hi Brandon i’m from argentina and i like so much your work i”m waiting more please.
I can’t be the only person to notice that Tim’s belt buckle is the same symbol that Shadow has on? I’m assuming it means they are together, right?
Let me rephrase that, I know they are together, what I meant tp say was this is something given only to one that is truly loved.
I’m not saying a peep about it! XD
So, that’s a non-peep?
A good example.
I shall follow it.
Isn’t that the key to Nox?… No way…
Excellent work as always and adding a buffer to help with the stress is a really good idea.
Hey Brandon just some curious questions.
is their a outside to Nox because they would have to get air somehow.
Also is Nox in a different solar system or dimension or is it just hiding within a know planet or inside are planet.
Or will it be revealed later in the story
Nox is a completely self-contained environment, and no, there is no viable ‘outside’ to speak of. Well, technically there is, but you wouldn’t want to go there. We’ll probably find out where it is located someday though… so hang tight.
If you’re wondering Brandon does have something to tie this with but he only uses characters from it most he makes up.
just noticed but tim has his moms eyes and she has different eyes when she is in her true form so how does he have her eyes
Artist’s choice.
That would be a combination of transfomation magic interacting with genetics. We’ll know more when we can examine the eyes of Tim & Shadow’s offspring once they start visiting Nox..
Wait a sec. Lady Blackheart being his mom makes him half nox right? Does that mean we get to see him have a nox form?
day 2 of my finals i dont know if i wil make i drew a circle for math today i named it carlson
when will the next page come?
The first weekend in June, is my planned return date. There’ll be an official update about it this week.
Take your time – do it right.
Good , cause i really miss you, well your story,( i dont really know you , but if you ever come to Italy near Cremona, i will offer good drink and food )