I like this suggestion. Since his black-on-green speech bubbles indicate magic-speech-collar voice, switching to standard-colored “narration” shaped bubbles would make it clear that it’s what he’s thinking in a more “natural” sense (and by implication what he’s more or less saying), rather than what’s being heard by the in-story listeners.
It’s the same basic concept as when someone launches into a story and we see the flashback with only occasional narration bubbles, like the last panel here and presumably the next pages. The assumption is always that everything we’re seeing in literal form is how the person telling the story remembers it, while they’re presumably describing it to the in-story listeners in more traditional fashion.
I did some searching, and unless I missed something, there is no freshwater kelp in our world. Of course, that doesn’t mean Selkie’s anscestors didn’t deliberately breed a freshwater-tolerant strain for exactly this purpose.
Seaweed? …naw,… Lakeweed? Freshwater kelp? What the heck is it called, anyway? I never thought about it before.
BTW, Dave, I have confidence in your handling of sensitive subjects in creative, … And gentle ways.
You are always careful and gentle for your readers. Its part of the comic’s charm.
Heartache in 3…2…
US slavery analogy in 2… 1…
UGH, I wish you were daily as these waiting a day to continue is killing me! Keep up the great work!
I feel the same, I can barely stand the wait.
For better or for (likely) worse, this is a story I’ve been curious about for quite awhile.
Calling it now.
“Soylent Kelp. The textiles for Sarnothi that like Sarnothi.”
“Oh… how’s it taste?”
“It varies from person to person.”
Captain America perks up:
“I understood that reference!”
Tony Stark rolls his eyes.
I’m loving this arc, Dave
Might I suggest shaking up the speech bubbles a bit to indicate the shift? Maybe round or with fading edges?
Not a bad idea. Thanks
I like this suggestion. Since his black-on-green speech bubbles indicate magic-speech-collar voice, switching to standard-colored “narration” shaped bubbles would make it clear that it’s what he’s thinking in a more “natural” sense (and by implication what he’s more or less saying), rather than what’s being heard by the in-story listeners.
It’s the same basic concept as when someone launches into a story and we see the flashback with only occasional narration bubbles, like the last panel here and presumably the next pages. The assumption is always that everything we’re seeing in literal form is how the person telling the story remembers it, while they’re presumably describing it to the in-story listeners in more traditional fashion.
Is kelp figurative, or was this farm in a saltwater environment? Or is there freshwater kelp I don’t know about?
I did some searching, and unless I missed something, there is no freshwater kelp in our world. Of course, that doesn’t mean Selkie’s anscestors didn’t deliberately breed a freshwater-tolerant strain for exactly this purpose.
The freshwater kelp is a bit of a fantasy creation.
Seaweed? …naw,… Lakeweed? Freshwater kelp? What the heck is it called, anyway? I never thought about it before.
BTW, Dave, I have confidence in your handling of sensitive subjects in creative, … And gentle ways.
You are always careful and gentle for your readers. Its part of the comic’s charm.
And here I thought “Farmer” was some sort of dark metephor, like “chairmaker” In Use of Weapons by Iain Banks.