Remember when being a kid meant endless adventures outside, and the smartphones didn’t dominate our lives?
Contacting friends meant dialing their home number (on a landline) , often speaking to their parents first. This taught us respect and honed our social skills in ways texting never could.
Imagine playing video games only with friends physically present. The room filled with laughter, arguments, and cheers. When bored, we’d head outside for real adventures, not virtual ones.
Even video games then were crafted with care. They weren’t half-finished products needing 1 million patches. Each game was an experience (literally delivered in a box, often with supplemental art), designed to be enjoyed fully upon release.
While some nostalgically cling to shoulder pad suits and big hair, I’d rather channel the essence of that era—its simplicity, quality, and real connections—into creating something that makes you forget–even if for just a few minutes– about your daily problems
That’s what the Brotherhood of the Wolf comic book series is all about.
We are now on pencils for the third page of our greyscale and silent short story called The Lesser Evil: Where Angels Fall, Monsters Rise.
The main “secret sauce” that makes our comic book series special is the unique setting. No one else is doing dark fantasy in a 15th century Ottoman backdrop.
However–for everything else–we focus on the fundamentals of good storytelling and good art. Let’s take the art as an example:
It’s dynamic with a good use of panel size and cinematic shots (e.g. Dutch angels), which creates a cinematic feel throughout the pages. This dynamic presentation adds to the emotional impact, making you feel intrigued and immersed, especially on the pages with a lot of drama and action.
I can’t wait for you to see it.
Wes
P.S. As Eid al-Adha approaches, consider doing a good deed by donating a gift of meat through Islamic Relief. I have no affiliation with them, but I hope to vicariously share in the reward mentioned here:
Zaid bin Arkam reports that the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (Allah bless him and give him peace) asked him: “O Messenger of Allah, what is this sacrifice?”
He said: “It is the way of your forefather Ibrahim .”
They asked: What (reward) is for us therein?”
He replied: “There is a reward for every hair (i.e. the reward for meat and useful parts of the animal’s body will be very lofty in merit, but there will also be a great reward for the parts which are useless and thrown away such as the hair).”
They asked: “For the wool, O Messenger of Allah?”
He (Allah bless him and give him peace) replied: “There is one reward for every strand of wool.” [Ahmad; Ibn Majah]
