Comments on: The Wings Beneath My Wind

By: Draco

Draco — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:48:21 +0000

I’m not exactly confused.. I just don’t know where I am. You’ve woven a supremely fantastic web.

By: Ceramic

Ceramic — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:02:48 +0000

And what is it that makes the wind blow? The trees flapping their branches or the dark birds their wings?

By: StarTurtle

StarTurtle — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 15:41:33 +0000

“the only signs of humanity we’ve seen so far is a single hunter and the circus long ago…” AND the city skyline in Nurture vs Nature, Three Things and False Prophet.

By: solved

solved — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 22:05:12 +0000

I hope this story never ends.

By: joe vriens

joe vriens — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 22:37:31 +0000

so much to be lookin’ fwd to when following this strip
the comic relief to the actual plot line
gold Karl…gold

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 08:39:03 +0000

Vivol is my favorite character!

By: 10dancy

10dancy — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 18:30:01 +0000

hahaha, I don’t know it just seems like funny dialogue to me. “I’m on to you now wind!” *shakes fist at sky* “And I’m watching you too clouds.”

So wait, we have the animals. than we have the humans, does nature have it’s own agenda here or something. There is obvious an an obscure and unseen element working and lurking in the shadows here. Can’t wait to see what it’s up to.

By: Esn

Esn — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 05:43:53 +0000

Thank you Karl.

I’m sorry if I overreacted a little back there.

I don’t think you have to necessarily resort to “artistic license”, though; it’s not uncommon for non-native speakers to remember or forget the rules of that language depending on their emotional state. Sometimes one has enough “mental room left over” to remember how to say something properly, other times not. That’s been my experience, anyway.

Also, I love how Vivol’s appearance subtly changes depending on how we are meant to see him. In his first appearance he is a scary, powerful bear with scars all over him. In the “bouncer” strip and this one he looks more gentle and noble. Both parts of the same nature.

By the way, I’d be very happy if you took up that suggestion in your recent interview to do Charles more than once a week. :)

By: imnotemily

imnotemily — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 02:07:49 +0000

I think I need to go back and reread the whole comic… I’m definitely losing track of the characters/plot line…

amazing, as always. You’re eye for detail is astounding.

By: karl

karl — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:56:54 +0000

I changed it back to the original dialogue. Esn was right – it just didn’t flow.
I’m calling ‘artistic license’ on this one.
@Esn – to answer your question, I’ve had plans for the wind for a little while now, but I didn’t think of this scene until I was drawing it. Originally, it was a much different strip.

By: Louisa

Louisa — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:34:50 +0000

I dunno what Captain Gloval sounded like…but I hear Zero Mostel when Vivol talks. Like when he was Keehar in Watership Down…but a little deeper and, obviously, without cawing.

By: Alenya

Alenya — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 19:22:48 +0000

Looks like the crow is holding something in his right claw – Townsen? The plot thickens!!