I think thats actually a kidney belt. Its a fairly normal armor item. It keeps the armor more closely fitted, adds one more layer of protection to the kidneys, and actually provides major strength and balance boosts by adding kinesthetic pressure to the core muscles.
Its like a lightly-armored back brace.
This is a universe based on lies and violence. Coyote only occasionaly resorts to violence, and never lies; therein lies the danger, of course. He would THRIVE in this universe, but I doubt he would like it.
Indeed, Zoss wore gauntlets of Angel armour with a similar lovely gold tree design with inlaid sapphire, at the elbow. Allison’s gauntlet looks like a composite, perhaps of forged ash, leather and metal. One hopes she still has her hand in there.
But my, does she have a striking and powerful look to her.
Thanks to the magic of Webcomics, you can still turn the page, even at the start of a new book. You just have to hit the Previous Page button.
Now, I know that’s not what you thought you meant, but this is actually better. You just need to remember that turning the previous page is still turning a page. Dee, if Abbadon had posted another page, you’d only get to read 1 more page. Not so with the Previous Page button, which will let you read four amazing books. BACKWARDS!
That’s more than 400% more content then a boring, old, new page!
Jadis cleans up nice. That shadow’s worrisome, though. Goggy ain’t looking too hot; ratings must be down. Incubus could, as always, use some sun. Looks our main antagonists from the last three books are busy fighting the one for this book in the background.
And that makes seven demiurges on the right hand side of the cover. The question remains: is there one more on the left?
I suspect that Gog’s displeasure has less to do with ratings and more to do with headcount. How much mass did Gog-Agog have at the arena that Jagganoth destroyed?
Alternately, Gog’s glaring at Allison. Perhaps something will cause the latter to seem less cool in the eye of the former? The Worm seems the sort to turn disappointment in one’s self in being wrong out toward whoever made them wrong.
Jadis seems to have a schism, the one in the light looks young and regenerated and happy, perhaps with Allison or what she has done/will do to break the cycle Zoss could not, and change the Shape somewhat, that caused her such mental anguish when she saw it. One would wager her shadow twin is old and haggard and a bit grumpy. Maybe even as grumpy as Gog looks if that’s possible.
She’s lost an eye. We saw a glimpse of this a long time ago, during the title drop of the series. KSBD-4-79. There’s background colored text just below the image
This also took me a minute to understand, and I’d never seen it before. But they do mean background-colored, that is, dark grey, physically below the page. The alt-text of the page itself happens to have the same text.
HOLY SHIT. That’s…that’s quite the Easter Egg! I have to admit, even after all that I was still expecting plain text and not a link to an awesome extra drawing. Is that really Future Allison there???
What I’d like to know is how Allison can lose an eye when we know that knives shatter themselves on even her eyeball. That was the fight at Vash’s place, and looking at it again (King of Swords 2-19), her key wasn’t even glowing when it happened.
The anticipated showdown with Jag? One of the others? Surely require the power of a demiurge to do Allison that kind of damage, although the scars of Yabalchoath’s claws do visibly attest that not having a key was no barrier to her then.
I’m suspecting Jagganoth here. As in our hero gets the living poop kicked out of her sometime in the first or early second act and then needs to recouperate/recalibrate before overcoming Jag and/or assorted demiurges. (Complete speculation here.)
One final thought on potential eye loss theories here. Knowing how Abbadon likes turning things on their head and moving story lines in unexpected ways, I was reminded of a comment made by Himself (the king of devils) back in Book 3 to remember him when she came into power. Now losing an eye seems like the kind of thing Himself would ask for in return for a service or knowlege of some kind, the king of thing that only Himself could provide. Ponder that.
Why is Allison winking at the camera? Or intense glare-squinting? I can’t even make one eye bulge like that with my other one closed.
This story is getting so crazy good. I’ve never liked a chapter cover so much.
HAIRCUT!!!! and new arm????
Not to mention a newly free socket
😉
I can’t breathe in this placket corset!
I think thats actually a kidney belt. Its a fairly normal armor item. It keeps the armor more closely fitted, adds one more layer of protection to the kidneys, and actually provides major strength and balance boosts by adding kinesthetic pressure to the core muscles.
Its like a lightly-armored back brace.
Just won Multiverse Boxing Federation superheavyweight title.
Also see Zoss’ logo on front, like on jacket shoulder, and atum glory/halo.
Head of John? More like, ‘hey, you’re eye’s gone’.
It’s just a glove. Don’t know what leather was used, though.
I’m looking at the fingers and thinking that’s not a glove.
Agreed, those look like articulating joints on the fingers.
She used something like it during the assault on Mammon’s Vault. Not quite armless; I believe they’re just knuckle guards.
… that is A Thing, right? I think it was A Thing. Knuckleguards. Gnuckles. God, no, knuckle guards was fine.
That’s Zoss’s arm guard… have we seen that Jojo jacket somewhere before?
it does look like Zoss’s Arm, but if it is, its not an armguard but a prosthetic arm from living wood.
Ysengrin up to ‘is machinations agin.
Boy, Coyote would NOT like this ‘verse. Not one bit.
Coyote would DEFINITELY enjoy this ‘verse
This is a universe based on lies and violence. Coyote only occasionaly resorts to violence, and never lies; therein lies the danger, of course. He would THRIVE in this universe, but I doubt he would like it.
Loup on the other hand….
It was also on Yisun.
It’s not exactly the same as Oscar’s, but it’s got a striking resemblance, hmm..
Indeed, Zoss wore gauntlets of Angel armour with a similar lovely gold tree design with inlaid sapphire, at the elbow. Allison’s gauntlet looks like a composite, perhaps of forged ash, leather and metal. One hopes she still has her hand in there.
But my, does she have a striking and powerful look to her.
Tree design minding us o the dead Void-version o the tree at Koss Hearth.
That jacket has the same symbol as Meti’s hairpiece.
It is Maya’s jacket… Which also has the symbol of her Army before Incubus stole that ish.
Also, new earring. Sho kyute, I wanna tug at it. :3
This is even more interesting to look at again when going back to something hidden in a page’s HTML stuff VERY far back…
Sooo Guts
THIS LOOKS SO AMAZING I CANNOT WAIT!!!
LETS GO!!!
GLORY TO THE DIVINE CORPSE!
Why can’t I turn the page!?
This looks incredible
You can!
Thanks to the magic of Webcomics, you can still turn the page, even at the start of a new book. You just have to hit the Previous Page button.
Now, I know that’s not what you thought you meant, but this is actually better. You just need to remember that turning the previous page is still turning a page. Dee, if Abbadon had posted another page, you’d only get to read 1 more page. Not so with the Previous Page button, which will let you read four amazing books. BACKWARDS!
That’s more than 400% more content then a boring, old, new page!
Wait, is that the Witch in Glass out of the glass?!?
Prospector? YOU’RE OUT OF YOUR BOX!
Jadis cleans up nice. That shadow’s worrisome, though. Goggy ain’t looking too hot; ratings must be down. Incubus could, as always, use some sun. Looks our main antagonists from the last three books are busy fighting the one for this book in the background.
And that makes seven demiurges on the right hand side of the cover. The question remains: is there one more on the left?
I suspect that Gog’s displeasure has less to do with ratings and more to do with headcount. How much mass did Gog-Agog have at the arena that Jagganoth destroyed?
Alternately, Gog’s glaring at Allison. Perhaps something will cause the latter to seem less cool in the eye of the former? The Worm seems the sort to turn disappointment in one’s self in being wrong out toward whoever made them wrong.
Jadis seems to have a schism, the one in the light looks young and regenerated and happy, perhaps with Allison or what she has done/will do to break the cycle Zoss could not, and change the Shape somewhat, that caused her such mental anguish when she saw it. One would wager her shadow twin is old and haggard and a bit grumpy. Maybe even as grumpy as Gog looks if that’s possible.
Jadis is a wardrobe malfunction begging to occur.
Incubus urgently needs a meeting with a surgeon and probably a nutritrionist.
Alisson has started to adopt the Warhammer 40k’s Empire lifestyle, it looks awesome.
I can’t get to this page through the ‘Next Page’ button for some reason. Looks awesome though! Is that Jadis out of the crystal?
I want to see maya
aaaAHHH- *consistent, similar screaming persists~*
Major changes:
Hair cut
Missing eye?
Missing left arm?
Witch is out of her glass?
I’m so excited its been a long journey since 2013.
Very happy for you Abbadon, congratulations on reaching the final book and never giving up.
*Right arm.
Just me or does Allison look like she’s lost an eye?
She’s lost an eye. We saw a glimpse of this a long time ago, during the title drop of the series. KSBD-4-79. There’s background colored text just below the image
Well damn, somehow never caught this.
Don’t wear it out, indeed.
Wait, I’m missing something, what does the background text say and how does “Don’t wear it out” allude to Allison losing an eye?
This also took me a minute to understand, and I’d never seen it before. But they do mean background-colored, that is, dark grey, physically below the page. The alt-text of the page itself happens to have the same text.
What an image, though.
Well that sure is an easter egg.
For those still confused: try selecting the area below the comic but above the navigation arrows.
HOLY SHIT. That’s…that’s quite the Easter Egg! I have to admit, even after all that I was still expecting plain text and not a link to an awesome extra drawing. Is that really Future Allison there???
Oh dear. I accidentally put in *that* name due to autofill. I had used it to make a point on name duplication earlier, but in any case
What I’d like to know is how Allison can lose an eye when we know that knives shatter themselves on even her eyeball. That was the fight at Vash’s place, and looking at it again (King of Swords 2-19), her key wasn’t even glowing when it happened.
The anticipated showdown with Jag? One of the others? Surely require the power of a demiurge to do Allison that kind of damage, although the scars of Yabalchoath’s claws do visibly attest that not having a key was no barrier to her then.
I’m suspecting Jagganoth here. As in our hero gets the living poop kicked out of her sometime in the first or early second act and then needs to recouperate/recalibrate before overcoming Jag and/or assorted demiurges. (Complete speculation here.)
classically, heroes exchange eyes
for *wisdom*
One final thought on potential eye loss theories here. Knowing how Abbadon likes turning things on their head and moving story lines in unexpected ways, I was reminded of a comment made by Himself (the king of devils) back in Book 3 to remember him when she came into power. Now losing an eye seems like the kind of thing Himself would ask for in return for a service or knowlege of some kind, the king of thing that only Himself could provide. Ponder that.
I’ve not a clue where this is going
Me neither.
worm mad 🙁
Spin that wheel, laugh at God!
I’m all here for some God-murdering, a little throne-toppling, mayhaps.
“Don’t wear it out”. She looks closer here to how she looked then.
aw man look at smolomon back there
I’m not ready for the last book 😭😭😭😭
MORE PLEASE
This seven times seven times. Abaddon is just hitting his/her/its stride.
“Don’t wear it out.”
Why is Allison winking at the camera? Or intense glare-squinting? I can’t even make one eye bulge like that with my other one closed.
This story is getting so crazy good. I’ve never liked a chapter cover so much.
That appears to be the mark of an eye that’s been poked out.
GLORY TO THE DIVINE CORPSE, O BREAKER OF INFINITIES
I just want Jadis to kick all the ass ever since she was introduced
The final book is nigh. Rejoice as we finally see the wheel itself be cut.
Incredibly hype! Only one thing missing. Where is the sword auntie?!
I was waiting this for ages, thank you. I adore Jadis and knew the off glass thing. I share your wish, being
I have no idea what to expect except something to look forward to
Has Jagganoth acquired a functioning left eye?
The only he thing he needed to wreak true multiverse havoc… depth perception.