Latest Page Discussions/Comic Update Chitchat

[Buteo]

I'm with you there. Since we know that in this universe there is an afterlife, why should grosslings be condemned to remain in a life that is nothing but a misery to them, instead of going to an inevitably better place?

[Jitter]

I also hope Surma gets put out of its misery. This fall did not however do that. It’s just a bit concussed apparently.

[Jitter]

Well, that certainly looks like another bear put out of misery.

But, Minna says the chapter is ending (ends today? Or tomorrow?) I’m sad that there seem to be no info pages any more 

[catbirds]

Wow, alrighty. This definitely was a violent end to a chapter. There's probably one more page, you can see the edge of another part of the drawing on the lower-right edge of the page. I do wonder if we'll get more info pages, though... The last few were pretty simple, but I miss that kind of worldbuilding.

Reading this page actually made me quite sad. I mean, put it out of its misery, maybe, but the bears acted like a family and I couldn't help but think of them as one... [sniffs]

[JoB]

But, Minna says the chapter is ending (ends today? Or tomorrow?) I’m sad that there seem to be no info pages any more 

... so, "infaux pages" chapter break filler?

Spoiler: show

(just to protect the fandom from my storywriting skills ...)

[Annuil]

We still haven’t gotten the explanation to what Surma is, maybe Minna will do an info page about it, who knows…

[Jitter]

Looks like no info pages for us anymore   :'(

Also  :'( :'( :'( :'( :'(

[thorny]

Well, that was gruesome.

And poor Mama Bear.

And I don't think Minna's interested in her worldbuilding any more.

[Annuil]

Who knows!
Though I do think she planned Surma and other “villains” beforehand, since they’ve been part of the comic for a while, those, at least, should be developed as far as world building goes. Maybe it’s not time to explain things yet.
I’m not ready to give up hope 

[wavewright62]

This is coolest chapter cover I've seen in an age.  The red bird in the distance intrigues me: while it could represent Onni, or The Swan, I think it's Väinö, or specifically one of the lookout gulls he works with.  So, who needs an exorcism?

[thegreyarea]

This is coolest chapter cover I've seen in an age.  The red bird in the distance intrigues me: while it could represent Onni, or The Swan, I think it's Väinö, or specifically one of the lookout gulls he works with.  So, who needs an exorcism?

Also loved the cover! To me it represents the Swan going away and, after it, a very small white soul bird, that I hope would be Ensi's soul.
But the idea of a deus-ex-seagull intervention sounds nice too!

[Jitter]

To me it looks very much like a gull. It's something about the wings, which also makes it definitely not look like either a swan or an owl. The color however is the same as the Swan's, when we have previously seen it come for Tuuri (and Lalli, when Onni saved him). But, we don't know how Väinö's powers really work. He has real gulls in the real world, and I'm quite convinced he can see through their eyes or possibly even accompany a gull on its flight and/or take control of one. But maybe he does have something similar in the Dream World as well?

And I love the Ensi / crane / kadeling. It would be so beautiful if it weren't for the eyeball. Even with that it's otherwise lovely. Ok the blackness may represent the Kade's essence, but it sure looks beautiful!

[Suominoita]

Hmm... Speaking of birds... Joutsenet näyttävät kurjilta. That means either The swans look miserable or The swans look like cranes.

[Jitter]

BTW I was googling for photos of flying swans, and came across this: https://suomenluonto.fi/uutiset/yllatys-lammella-ilves-hyokkasi-laulujoutsenen-kimppuun/

(Content warning: nature is nature)

[JoB]

And I love the Ensi / crane / kadeling. It would be so beautiful if it weren't for the eyeball. Even with that it's otherwise lovely.

Agreed, I like them better without.