backcomic: nightmargin:Heya!I’m here today to talk in length about BACK, possibly my favorit
backcomic: nightmargin: Heya!I’m here today to talk in length about BACK, possibly my favorite webcomic right now (and perhaps, ever)! It is a collaborative project, written by @kcgreenn and drawn by @nedroidcomics and hosted on its own site as well as on the @backcomic tumblr. It’s also currently out on Kickstarter for printing the 2nd book in the series, and they’re in the home stretch! So close to their goal but with only 7 days left! We gotta hurry! >A< …To those of you who have somehow miraculously missed me gushing over BACK, and/or just confused over me gushing over BACK, I am finally going bite the bullet and be little more coherent in my expression of why it Rocks The official summary of BACK is “A western/fantasy about the end of the world”, but, as any good story about the apocalypse goes, it’s a lot more complicated than that. The protagonist, a zombie cowgirl with the strength of a supersoldier and the personality of a robot (aww), befriends a young priest (actually druid, because this is a wiccan story) who convinces her to find a purpose in life other than following orders to start literal Armageddon. Themes of growing beyond her programming and subverting destiny make up the core of the story, as well as plenty of Jokes about how much she still has to learn about being alive. (do you see why I like it yet?) There’s also a B-story about the (vey corrupt) king of the world (and presumably the reason why armageddon had to occur), a C-story about his not-adopted not-daughter trying to save the world on her own, and other stories about clowns, whale clowns, a demented playwright who may or may not also be sonic the hedgehog, sherlock holmes (real), and everyone’s favorite cryptid! (yes, THAT one) If that sounds interesting to you, why not give it a read? …and also to help with Book 2 on kickstarter, please! they’re so close yet so far! Oh! I also had the pleasure of asking the writer @kcgreenn some questions regarding BACK (as he offered on twitter). I’m thrilled by his very thoughtful, insightful answers! if you are a fan of BACK, or just webcomics in general, it’s def worth a read :) ===== Development Questions ===== Q: Why did you want to write this story? What were the concepts you wanted to explore most?K C: Because it was eating at me to try a longer narrative. The main concept came down to the kind of odd but interesting juxtaposition of a fantasy narrative of the hero of the world but also there’s cowboys. And I looked at it the other way too, it’s a cowboy story where there are basic small towns, but instead the prevailing religion was Wicca. So there would be Covens about each town instead of a church, like a local witch. A mix of fantasy, cowboys, and old Zelda games. Plus, looking into Wicca as a religion to mine world building concepts was legit interesting to learn how it’s done, and how appropriate it became that it is a religion built into loving the Earth and what it provides. Which helped form more of the story and the secrets I kept until this last chapter (no spoilers for people who ain’t read yet). I try to do right by actual Wiccans and do as much research as I can when looking into, like, names of things (covens, hives) and how other parts of it are dealt with (marriage). (this is gettin kinda long! More QnA goodness under the cut!) Keep reading a lovely write up and Q&A, have a look and read it with your eyes! Five days left! -- source link