Thanks for all the responses on the last page. A lot of you guys are very observant. Yes, the messenger is Ranon – he first showed up in chapter 5, and then briefly in chapter 6. If you weren’t sure or don’t remember him very well, don’t worry – it’ll be clarified as the chapter progresses. We just wondered whether all the readers would be generally on the same page at this point, so to speak. We realize that the webcomic format means that people won’t necessarily remember things that happened in parts of the story that were posted years ago. Sometimes we’ll link back to previous scenes in the update post if a comic page is directly referencing something that we’re pretty sure most people won’t remember, but if there’s any subtlety or puzzling things out involved, we won’t spoil it for you.
Tamuran is definitely designed (and paced out) to be read as a book, rather than one page or a chapter at a time, so if you want to get the most out of the story an archive trawl once in a while may be a good idea. You might notice that some details and bits of dialogue have different connotations or implications than they did when you read through the first time. ;) Though hopefully the story won’t be too confusing for people who aren’t fond of rereading, either.
Just a note, Friday’s update this week will be art rather than a comic page, as we’ve been busy getting our Volume 1 books ready to send off to the printers.
Ah, I’d been busy and hadn’t checked the comments, but it’s good to know who the messenger is.
Also, Kip needs to grow up a bit. She might be a lifetime old, but she’s still rash and impatient like a teenager at times. I’d say that’s going to get her in trouble, but she’s already gotten them in trouble at least once.
Wait wait wait, If he is Ranon, the youngest prince guy, why does he not recognize Kip, is he putting on an act or something?
What he said will make more sense in a few pages, hopefully.
He said that he CAN’T SAY that he knows her, not that he DOESN’T. Also, I’m not the first to mention this ;P
‘come forth’? Sounds more like she’s summoning up a monster than calling a friend to say it’s safe to come out xD
Poor guy’s going to have a heart attack though.
Kip, Kip, Kip… Poor Nashua must be wondering about the odds of sneaking off on his own about this point… plus, did Nashua HAVE to lend you his perfectly respectable spare clothes? Manners!
i can imagin Nashua is probably thinking “Gods wheres a freaking gag when you need one or eve ntraquilizers”
wow kip…lol
I am so sad that you guys aren’t coming to Ohayocon anymore!! I am going next weekend and was gonna buy the book… :( but please let us know when it is published so I can get it!!
We’re sorry! And we will definitely let everyone know when they are available!
Aw, thanks.. we’re sorry to miss you! Like she said, we’ll let you know.
Any chance you guys might make it out to Nan Desu Kan (Denver, Colorado) in the future?
We would love to, but it’s too expensive for us to make it out there right now, unless they’d invite us. Maybe someday!
He’s adjusting the girth! It’s a miracle! First time I’ve ever seen horse-care beyond feed-and-water in a comic!
I noticed that too! A horse that isn’t a grain-powered bicycle, a most rare beast in fantasy fiction…
they ARE SO grain-powered bicycles. He’s just adjusting the seat height. < .< >.>
…fine…
oops that lost its smiley. :-)
Sigh. I need an ‘edit comment’ button…
I just got this mental picture of Nashua getting his clothes back and channelling Xan (Winters in Lavelle): “they smell like STUPID!”
LOL. One of the best webcomic lines ever.