Wait, Hear Me Out...

Lazy drawing of an old trend 😔

Jim Henson Presents issue #3 is dropping in comic stores now!

I hear it's got a pretty awesome Heretic & Wanderer short, and it ALSO has a TAVRA/ONICA one I worked on with J. M. Lee! SOOO EXCITED to finally reveal this.

It's been a dream project for ages. I put everything I could into these drawings, trying to do justice to Joe's lovely script. And Ángel brought all the scenes to life with gorgeous color.

"At the End of All Things"

Written by: J. M. Lee

Art by: @noriretherford

Colors by: @plutomaris

Many of the pages were released in the official online preview, so I'm just going to include a few of my favorites here. 🫣

Honestly, this needs to be said more often: if you’re going to be a diehard fan of Epic: The Musical please take the time to read the Odyssey and Iliad.

These are texts that have been around for nearly three thousand years, and Homer’s work isn’t exactly hidden behind paywalls. We’re talking public domain epics available on dozens of websites, many even in modern translations. There’s really no excuse to confidently post headcanons or "hot takes" about characters like Odysseus while being completely unaware of what Homer actually wrote.

It gets frustrating when people make sweeping claims, like “Odysseus would’ve been horrified about Agamemnon sacrificing his daughter,” when... hello? Not only was Odysseus very aware of the plan in other sources, he’s literally the guy who helped trick Iphigenia into coming to Aulis. In Euripides and the Cypria, he’s even the one pushing for the sacrifice to happen for the sake of the war. That’s not even interpretation it’s written! So spreading misinformation because “well, the musical made him look soft and morally conflicted” is just lazy.

And don’t even get started on the bizarre insistence that Odysseus was just a cheater who didn’t love Penelope. This is a man who was literally held captive and assaulted by not one but two goddesses, and yet never stopped longing for home. He’s not some player archetype, you’re confusing him with modern tropes. Homer paints him as flawed, clever, and deeply human, yes but loyal in his own way, struggling through divine interference just to return to his wife and son. His image has been more distorted by fandom takes in the last years than it ever was during thousands of years of oral and written tradition. It’s time to stop reducing him to a meme or "messy husband energy" and start recognizing him for what he is: one of literature’s most iconic, complex heroes.

If you love these characters and this world, that’s great BUT it feels a little disrespectful to twist canon into takes while never bothering to open the actual text. It’s not about being a scholar. It’s about respecting the foundation you’re building your fandom on.

I love the Dark Crystal so much..hhhmmm yes!

Telemann full body lineart hehe

Have a w.i.p of older man Odysseus too

Something I started just after Alone at Sea, taking place some time before Gem Hunt.  A little darker than my usual fare!  I hope ya’ll still enjoy it.  

Redrew of a favourite scene of mine because I could write an essay about this and why I love this entire interaction. Also needed to practice gelfling because gghwhwsjsksishs

Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Ep.5 ‘She Knows all the Secrets’

I love Deet

Cien warmup pages that went overboard. RRAHHH I LOVE HIM HES JUST AURA FARMING IN MY HEAD

DON’T LET THE INTRUSIVE THOUGHTS WIN

DONT LET IT WIN

DONT LET IT WIN

DONT LET IT WIN

DONT LET IT WIN

DONT LET HIM WIN

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Wuh-Oh.. looks Wallace is having a bit of a problem 🕷️♥️