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By: tricksterson

tricksterson — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 16:08:41 +0000

IF he redeems himself, and I still consider it a big enough IF to have it’s own gravity well, I suspect he won’t survive it.

By: taltamir

taltamir — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 15:05:28 +0000

explainable is NOT redeemable, everything can be EXALINED… just because we know WHY he did it, and that he did it not because of villian ball, doesn’t make any of it redeemable. Its funny that the moral event horizon for so many is him beating up a woman (whose morals are in doubt too btw, but she obviously did nothing to deserve this).

His collusion with the uurts is, as lictre said: “he’s betrayed his ruler, his family, his nation, his allies, presumably his church and faith, and his species.”

@ JEDraft: you certainly made him a human rather then a caricature, I can’t stand those flat 2d archetypical villians… he is a decidedly human vilian, he does have a few soft spots and a conscious, but he doesn’t have ENOUGH of a conscious or a soft spot to redeem himself. Which, I believe is as you intended.

By: Lebbrin

Lebbrin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:18:54 +0000

JED, I am honestly surprised that in most cases you answer us individually. Most comics I read don’t involve much feedback from the creator. NEVER worry about not giving us individual attention. I, for one, would rather you focus on the story and I hope that you get enough enjoyment out of this to continue until the end. Too many times the creator of a comic that I REALLY enjoy gets ‘burn out’ and has to take a sabbatical and that usually ends with no more updates. Also, while I am suggesting things, don’t sell yourself short. You have a GREAT product here and business is business. don’t be afraid to charge what it’s worth. (just my 2 coppers worth of opinion.)

By: Crazeyal

Crazeyal — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:30:41 +0000

@JEDraft
Thank you for the art. No spoilers or special treatment is necessary. When I get a few coins to rub together, I will thank you properly.

By: Crazeyal

Crazeyal — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 22:27:41 +0000

@ Lictre
Because ANYONE is redeemable. Forgiven by the people he betrayed? Trusted and loved? Probably not. Redemption is simply knowing you were wrong, accepting it, and making the honest effort to change. Some people live their whole lives with a mistake and never stop paying it back. Redemption isn’t about justice. It’s about peace.

By: JEDraft

JEDraft — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 19:42:11 +0000

Again, without giving anything away, I don’t want to answer piece-by-piece this time. Hope you all understand, and hope you’ll all have the patience to wait through the next two pages or so. After that, we will not see Maldik up close for some time.

Suffice to say that, yes, he’s an asshole. And a traitor. And allllll that. but one rule I try always to observe is that the only characters that aren’t human are those that literally aren’t human. Maldik is the way he is for a reason. And we have just seen, as I said last time, just how low he can go. And below that point, he finds, he simply cannot. We never really know what our personal breaking point is, do we, until we’re actually challenged in that way. Mentl never thought of himself as anything but a coward. In fact, his past life has lots of incidents of things he’s not proud of, which he’s only hinted at before (and don’t worry, they’ll come up eventually) but it seems he found something that was more important, and it kindled the inner badass inside him. Now Maldik is finding a spark of decency - enough, to use his own words, to at least feel ashamed. How long will it last? Sometimes moments of courage and decency in folks are not permanent. Other times they mark a change that puts them on a whole new path. Most times, I have found, progress and growth in people is not even or smooth, and we take at least one step back for every two steps forward.

Anyway, I hope to get the new page up tonight. If not, then tomorrow night for sure!

By: Verdi

Verdi — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:19:39 +0000

By the way, I really like the glowing rage effect in his eyes and the way it fades at the sight of that girl.

By: Verdi

Verdi — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 11:17:26 +0000

@Lictre He entered into that deal out of greed and a need to be seen by his mother as a powerful ruler. He resented her because she never showed any interest in him. Now that she has admitted to that and expressed her regret, his driving motive has been severely weakened.

I think that this, in combination with the abject fear the girl shows towards him, has caused him to examine his own reasons for doing what he did. And he’s slowly realizing the extent of the horror he has helped to create and the kind of trouble he’s in.

He can be redeemed if he realizes his mistakes and asks for help from the right people - his mother and the Erogenian tribes. He will still have to be punished for his crimes against the throne, but that first step will be crucial.

By: Rahnum

Rahnum — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:38:17 +0000

>>Gremalkin
Oh there are ways. Such as Maldik being such a dirty bastard that he’s one big spot that looks like a leopard…just need to give im a damned bath and maybe we’ll see a cleaner, more complex pattern on that cat’s skin ;P

His mom’s already dumped the tub on im, lets see if the girl can scrub him down, and rinse im off. <:)

By: Lictre

Lictre — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 06:05:43 +0000

@Crazeyal Maldik has knowingly entered into treasonous collusion with creatures who view humans as a part of their diet, and who have been historically consistent enemies. In doing so, he’s betrayed his ruler, his family, his nation, his allies, presumably his church and faith, and his species.

How is he redeemable?