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| Cover sampler for viewing pleasure |
Today’s featured webcomic has a tad
bit of a darker shade to it– blood is shed, the world is at stake,
children have turned smugglers and a naked green-haired girl is
relying on a lost man to find the center of it all.
Presenting ‘The Meek’
by Der-Shing Helmer, (popularly known as ‘alexds1’ on the
internet) - a rather well known graphic novel, free for everyone to
read on www.meekcomic.com,
and an inspiring piece of work that is currently running in its 4th
chapter. The series as a whole was launched in 2009 and the creator has stated it will be posted online until it concludes.
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| Some wicked concept art! |
Putting it simply, The
Meek is about a young girl on a path to save the world. Angora is a
determined little creature with moss-green hair who must find ‘the
center’ before all of humanity is crushed in a war of the spirits.
The plot is split into
three parts – three separate events taking place at the same time,
each set of which is addressed in a different volume.
The first
volume introduces Angora, a teenaged girl who, up until recently, had
been living in a commune in the jungle. When her “grandfather”
sends her into civilization, she is forced to grow up a little faster
than she expects. In the second, we meet Luca deSadar, the Emperor of
the Northern Territories of the Pasori people, a rather violent man
with a heart full of vengeance – fresh out of war with the nation
of Caris. This chapter is definitely my favorite, with references to
blood-drinking and the introduction of the formidable and evil Dagre.
The third volume tells us what’s happening in the smuggling
underworld just as Angora sets off on her path to find ‘the
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| Some more concept art! |
The Meek is an enjoyable
read. The story is engaging, the characters will intrigue you, the
artwork is unique but beautiful and the colors are bold and lively.
This is one comic where a lot is happening and you want more
to happen with every turn of the page. Hell, all the suspense is
killing me. Can’t wait for the next page update in volume 4.
This review brought to you by Basma Rizvi - artist and storyteller,
sharing some excellent but lesser known webcomics from around the world
and learning a little in the process.
1 comment:
One of the first webcomic I ever read & certainly one that is Amazing! Good to see you guys doing a feature on it.
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