The story itself

[cairn destop]

Rhene gave the wrong answer.  Considering her circumstances, it is understandable.  What Rhene should have said is "The Priestess does not command you, Sire.  She seeks the wisdom of your counsel."  Such an answer would stroke the ego of this pooch.

It's all in the way one looks at the letter.

[JSM3050]

Rhene just has to be put in the tower because nobody has bothered to fix the hole that Rif made in the dungeon wall.

[AllieFiona]

It is obvious that Rhene is no diplomat.  I agree that if she had been quick on the uptake and replied that obviously Elara was begging for Prince's sage wisdom, he would have been a tad more pleased.

Elara herself should have been more sensitive to the situation, appealing to Prince personally and with a bit more flair.  Perhaps there is a diplomatic history here.  Maybe this is the reason why hares (as Elara's emmisaries) are reluctant to deal with dogs.

[cairn destop]

Apparently I forgot about this thread.  Bad me for posting in the other.


This latest strip, (5/17/2006), is quite a departure from what we had to date.  Not only is it in the "newspaper" black and white, but it lacks both the dimentional look and the shading the earlier strips contained.

Yes, I see this is as a cute way of introducing a new author/artist.  In all honesty, I'm looking forward to the different perspective.  It has an element of comedy.  So the old hedgehog will extend his welcome and will look forward to the next regular installment.

And least we forget, congratulations are in order for the release of a dead tree version.

[AllieFiona]

J.L. Anderson's approach is quite smart for doing an ongoing strip.  Simple lines and little are no background allows for a quick turnaround.  It is the only way the daily newpaper strip artists can keep up with their schedules, if they don't have a colorist and letterer (or are demon-fast at their craft).  When I first created the look for my strip I chose to adhere to comic book style rather than comic strip style.  I believing that with Photoshop I could speed through shading, with a little practice.  Turned out not to be true.  Each strip requires many hours of work, which is why I did not progress to 2 strips a week as planned.

Many thanks to Jennifer for giving me some time to put the book together.

[WyrmMaster]

cairn destop, I see that you are having trouble with your avatar again. Send me a message (not a post) and we'll see if we can get things fixed.

As a quick note, the forum only supports images sizes up to 128x128. Even if we allow using larger images, they will surely be scaled to 128x128.

Also, I have activated avatar uploads. That might help :mellow:

[cairn destop]

Also, I have activated avatar uploads. That might help :mellow:

Indeed it did.  Though the full picture is too large, I did manage to get a smaller version that I had stored on my computer.  It shows just my head, but that will do.

[JSM3050]

Awesome strip, Ms. Anderson!!!

[JSM3050]

Anything new this week?

[WyrmMaster]

There will definitely be a new strip by tomorrow. Which strip we'll see...

[cairn destop]

A pity the new artist hasn't gotten started.  Am sure the delay is temporary.

Thought Sandy sounded just like a kid who bores easily whenever forced indoors by inclement weather.  Do wonder about the food situation.  Think Sandy could out-eat any two foxes.  As to his comment about the beach, that seems understandable.  Just wonder which will be stronger, his fear of the beach or his desire to be with our main character.

[AllieFiona]

Rif doesn't seem to be very good at keeping house and home, does he?  I think that if he didn't have Rhene to make sure he was fed and cared for, Rif would be one skinny, scruffy, hapless fox.

Imagine keeping a wolf cooped up in a tiny house.  I commend Sandy for not tearing the place apart.

[JSM3050]

Imagine keeping a wolf cooped up in a tiny house.  I commend Sandy for not tearing the place apart.

...yet.

[cairn destop]

Interesting reaction from Sandy.  Inference that he knows the other creature.

Now it might be the old hedgehog's eyes are bad or the placement of the dialogue balloons, but the identity of the newest character is undeterminable.  Cannot tell if that is a dog, wolf, or some other creature.  Am sure it was intentional and meant to keep us wondering until the next installment.

[WyrmMaster]

The last balloon mentions the stranger is from an "otter settlement." Since it's rare for tribes to mix (Rif and Rhene being a notable exception), the stranger is probably an Otter.

Additional comment: There is an otter at the Market Faire in the game. That may not be obvious to players as the otter has a smilar appearance to a ferret.