Today is Webcomic Day: read and love webcomics! With our webcomics, we try to make art and tell stories that are fiercely earnest and come from our true unfiltered passions, even in the face of (gestures) everything that would want us to stop. But we don't stop! And you don't stop caring about webcomics either!
As for what concerns me, I wanted of course to show you my webcomic, The Gifts of Darkness. I'll once again paste in one of my plot blurbs:
The plot: At 23 years old, Adrien is quite late to become a sorcerer's apprentice - but that's where his life has led him, and he intends to try his best. He travels far from home and to an isolated tower in the wilderness to meet his new mentor, the sorcerer Valerion. The two strike an important connection: Valerion guides Adrien's chaotic personality with infinite kindness, and Adrien brings companionship and a long-forgotten joy to Valerion's lonely life. Yet, each is holding great secrets from the other, which threaten to destroy all they've built together.
...but honestly, I believe that in the case of my story, it's not as much about the plot as about the themes. The Gifts of Darkness is about changing, how much change can a person go through until they are no longer themselves, how much can a person change for another. And as the title implies, it is about the darkest parts of one's self, the ones that move you, for better and for worse. Yesterday when I was at my table at Taranto Comix, and I was at one point asked about the themes of my comic, I think I conveyed what I wanted to say for the most part, but I thought later - there is a part of the comic so far published that shows this theme in its most essential form:
Well, I suppose for now I've said enough - if you aren't already reading it, go read The Gifts of Darkness at thegiftsofdarkness.com. Later I'll also republish some of it in here, I think.
Since all the pictures of the comic I've attached so far are very character-centric but my art is most known for insanely detailed backgrounds and whatnot, I'll send you off with that picture with Val and Adrien at the window, which anyone who follows my work has probably seen a million times already, but even there, see it again - it's one of my favorites for a good reason.



