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[tuftears]

The Wandering Star by Teri S. Woods. It's a science fiction epic with humans and aliens shortly after a galactic war, and you really have to see it to appreciate how her linework makes the characters come to life.

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[haikujaguar.livejournal.com]

OMG, the stippling. It is DIVINE.

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Ah the days of Koh-i-noor tech pens. ^_^

[octantis.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is really amazing work, pretty gripping. Thanks for pointing it out.

The 90's sensibility is kind of a blast from the past even if it's a comic about the future. :D Maybe even because of it.

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Yes, those were the days. ^_^ The last B&W comic I got regularly was Furrlough, and then I cancelled that 'cause it has gotten just too terrible - bad art, weak stories, except for a few stars like Smudge's stories.

I still get Echo by Terry Moore, the guy who did Strangers in Paradise, but I get it in graphic novel form these days. Still, it's just not the same. Teri S. Woods's art is more, I dunno... Arty?

[equusmaximus.livejournal.com]

It's an intriguing story so far! I don't know all of the technical stuff about the artwork, but I know that I'm enjoying it. Thank-you for the link! :)

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Sure thing, it appears to update monthly and the whole thing is already done. };)

[the-resa.livejournal.com]

(((((huggies))))))))

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

*purr* ^_^

[jordangreywolf.livejournal.com]

Wow. Pretty neat stuff!

I think one thing that intrigues me about this is the use of the "frame element." In a way, it tells me, "The writer can't just make this all up on the fly. It can't ramble on aimlessly. It has to actually go somewhere, in order to lead up to the present." Of course, there's still a lot of room for leeway that I'll never know about, but the idea of it intrigues me. I don't think I can recall seeing it too often in comics, aside from short stories.

Thank you very much for the link! I'll have to check back in a while and see how it progresses.

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

Well, we can take it as given that the narrator lives through the events, for one thing. };)

[jordangreywolf.livejournal.com]

You never know. This is sci-fi. Could be a clone-with-a-brain-tape/replicant/holodeck simulation/etc., if the writer REALLY wants to mess with us.

[eric-hinkle.livejournal.com]

Am I mistaken, or was Teri S. Woods one of the artists on Rhudiprrt back in the day?

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

You are not mistaken!

[eric-hinkle.livejournal.com]

I thought so! Good to know that she's still doing art.

[jordangreywolf.livejournal.com]

You know, I'm embarrassed it took me this long to make the connection, but I thought for sure Teri S. Wood's name sounded familiar, and there was SOMETHING about the art style. I've been doing some digging through my old art cabinets (Gwendel won't let me just trash all the old stuff, but I at least need to figure out a way to make it take up less space), and ran across some old stuff. Once upon a time, the only anthropomorphic-animal comic book I got a subscription to was "Rhudiprrt." I can't even remember what prompted me to check it out back in the day. Lo and behold, I was going to comment, and see you already beat me to the punch to make the connection. ;)

I was a bit ticked that the comics just went *poof* (particularly since I'd paid for a subscription - but that's how things go with small press publications, I guess). For some reason, the comic made me think of "John Carter of Mars," only with cats, and without the protagonist having been a human of humble origins and not some always-30-year-old immortal (come to think of it, "John Carter of Mars" was just pretty doggone WEIRD). I think I've got a total of 6 issues around here somewhere, and that's it. I suppose I ought to get around to writing and saying, "I've just got to know ... WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?!" ;)

[tuftears.livejournal.com]

I do want to know, too. };)

[eric-hinkle.livejournal.com]

Maybe the unseen ending was Rocks Fall, Everyone Dies?