King of Swords 1-5
Chapter: 1
Grab the reins, you awesome puppeteer, you conductor of chains
Redeemer. Unbreakable strings. Damnation leashes
Remote cords extend, the trusses they run
They stretch all the way behind the sun.
-Meshuggah, “Behind the Sun”
Zaid and Al-yis-un get along on far-off stares alone
So Solomon-David is definitely planning to groom Zaid into his heir, right?
A sun! A Sun! My Kingdom for Ya sun!
Solomon David is so powerful he can blow up the sun! But then it gets to cold, so he makes another sun!
DOUBLE SUN POWER!!!
THIS was the comment I was looking for!
There are two suns: one in the sky, and one in the palace, walking among men, fire spewing from his brow.
Of COURSE he added an extra sun
That explains Solomons massive tan.
Finally, some LoverBoi exposition! Also, minor rant in 3, 2, 1…
I love your style, but those haaaaaaands -_-‘
I know I’ve pointed this out before, and they’re one of the hardest things to get right. If you spend some time studying their anatomy you’ll improve tremendously. I recommend Burne Hogarth’s books on human anatomy, they’re phenomenal.
I greatly enjoy your visual (and written!) storytelling. I also believe you have yet to unlock your true potential, muhuhahaha…
So who kills Zaid first? Allison or Ciocie?
Why are there two suns?
‘Cause I’m awesome. But never mind that, let’s go get some ice cream and discuss your girlfriend.
I desperately want Solomon to be a good guy, even if he isn’t a Good Guy.
“I put them there.” A teensy tiny little reminder that the seven are f***ing powerful.
For some reason, I assumed Zaid was still sleeping in a fish tank.
I was wrong.
Power Move
Shouldn’t everything cast two shadows, then? Or are the suns diametrically opposite each other as they orbit the world, as befits the home of a God Emperor?
The shadows we saw in the last page (first panel) seem to suggest so.
Check last page. They are both on the sky, just on opposite sides of the colonnade 😛
“Do you think it’s easy to keep a perfect tan such as mine?”
“… just like I put you in your place”.
Why only have one if you can have two for double the price!
Zaid’s looking surprisingly good, all things considered. I mean, what with the prophecy saying he’ll destroy them all I’d have thought the Demiurges would’ve at least lobotomised him a little bit or something.
Points have been made clear.
Now THAT’S a badass boast
Nice duds, dude. Not sure that I approve of the haircut, but the beard works fine for that chin. (It isn’t the proudest beard in the room, but that’s to be expected when in the same universe as Solomon.)
So you got a new one and a backup. Good call.
Wow, zaid looks… tired.
Oh, hey! It’s, uh… who again?