Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 84

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Here it is, the penultimate page! It’s a dense one. Stop by tomorrow for the conclusion of this volume.

There’s some violence implied, but not shown. Full page below:

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Song of the Week

Kamelot, “Beneath the Moon (Tunglið)”

Good morning!

This is the last week of Last Watch Before Dawn! The last two pages will be up Tuesday and Friday. If you’ve been following along, I appreciate you taking the time, and I welcome your feedback! Comments are open on each post, including this one. Let me know your thoughts, like if someone’s arms look wonky, or if you have a favorite character you want to see more of in the next volume, or anything else that comes to mind.

After these last pages are finished, I’ll be printing out the draft to start taking notes. Once I start editing in the next week or so, I’ll have a better idea of when it will be ready for publication, so stay tuned!

A couple of petitions for today:

Via Daily Kos: Close cruel detention centers

Via MPower Action: Stop settler violence in the West Bank

Via Just Foreign Policy: End the illegal blockade of Cuba

That’s all for today. Take care, and stop by again soon.

Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 83

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All four of our protagonists are in one panel! And, as you’ll see, we’ve just about come full circle from the beginning.

Two pages remain!

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Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 82

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There’s some cool action on this page, but I think you mostly want to see the cat.

I have a keyboard with a number pad, but the alt-codes for special characters don’t seem to work. I have to copy/paste the O with a macron (ō) into Photoshop. I do make sure that the num lock is on. Does Windows 11 have different alt-codes?

Anyway, three pages remain!

Some more blood on this page. Find the full version below:

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Song of the Week

Paris Paloma, “Pyrrhus (you go where I cannot)”

Good morning! I hope you get some rest from your labors, if not today, then soon.

We have two more weeks of Last Watch Before Dawn! To that end, there will be new pages up Tuesday and Friday. After this draft is done, I’ll let you know what to expect going forward as I get it ready for publication.

A couple of petitions for today:

Via KIND: Protect children and demand oversight of emergency detention facilities

Via iAmerica: Pass the Dream and Promise Act

Via No Business With Genocide: Pass the Uyghur Forced Labor Disclosure Act

That’s all for today. I’ll be back with more comic, so stop by again soon!

Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 81

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I’m writing to you from the local library, because the internet is out at my house, and Spectrum estimates they’ll get back to me sometime on Sunday about when it will be up. Thanks, Spectrum.

Four pages remain!

The teahouse fight continues, so expect some blood. Full page below:

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Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 80

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Action poses are so much fun but so difficult.

Five pages remain! They might get posted late in the day, but they will be posted on schedule!

As you might expect, there is some blood and violence on this page.

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Song of the Week

Florence + the Machine, “The Old Religion”

Good morning!

The newsletter will be going out later today, probably later than the usual noon, as I haven’t written it yet. I was traveling all weekend, and my baby experienced jousters at the Renaissance Faire and penguins at the aquarium! She slept very hard when we finally got home.

If you’d like to receive the newsletter, here’s the signup link. Be sure to check your inbox for a confirmation.

We have only three more weeks of Last Watch Before Dawn before this volume is done! New pages will go out tomorrow and Friday.

A couple of petitions:

Via Daily Kos: End the water crisis in Puerto Rico

Via Amnesty International: Palestinian journalists disappeared

As always, thanks for being here, and have an excellent week.

Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 79

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It’s been tens of pages (and therefore many weeks) since we’ve had a proper fight scene, so I hope you’re ready for the last, climactic battle of this volume.

Six pages remain!

As you might expect, the full page contains blood and violence. Find it below:

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Last Watch Before Dawn: Volume 1, Page 78

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A new kind of magic? We’ll explore it more in later volumes, but for now, know that it is a thing.

Seven pages remain!

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