Key posts by Minna through the comments and on twitch

[Daéa Reina]

Here's Minna with a little off-hand comment on the chapter 7 cover...

"Fear not, Onni could never be a villain. He's too much of a wimp.
Now Emil on the other hand..."

Yikes! Foreshadowing much?

What?? Am I the only one who is deeply concerned by this statement? D:

[curiosity]

What?? Am I the only one who is deeply concerned by this statement? D:

On the other hand, Minna gives a comment on the page 74:

...And not all characters will be the overtly kind type, but none of them will be as actively and purposefully mean/rude to people like Hannu often was.

Personally I find it a bit reassuring. A bit.

[Sunflower]

Q:  Will there ever be any romance in SSSS?

minnasundberg Mod
Maybe, maybe not, who knows what the future holds.

But if there is romance down the line it'll most likely be practically indistinguishable from a very special friendship the way I like to write things, so you guys wouldn't even know for certain if there's a romance thing going on or not, hehehee.

[Sc0ut]

Q:  Will there ever be any romance in SSSS?

minnasundberg Mod
Maybe, maybe not, who knows what the future holds.

But if there is romance down the line it'll most likely be practically indistinguishable from a very special friendship the way I like to write things, so you guys wouldn't even know for certain if there's a romance thing going on or not, hehehee.

That link seems to be broken :/

[Sunflower]

In a series of Tweets, Minna recently revealed her original concept for SSSS and how it changed over the years.


Aww, I see other artists post their early concept designs for their webcomics and am sad that I did all the early development in my head.

Sure I have concept art from the year before SSSS started but nothing from the year before that, which was when it was still VERY different.

For example originally it wasn't an interNordic adventure, just a Finnish-Swedish one with 3 Swedes and 3 Finns in the main crew adventuring.

One of the Finns was a jerk Fenno-Swede who was in charge of translating between the two groups but kept mistranslating on purpose-

-Tuuri is what that character eventually turned into and the only thing that's left from the initial version is her translating skills, uhh.

But Emil and Lalli already existed! They weren't named that and Lalli wasn't a mage, but they're the part that's changed the least.

Anyway, that's me being nostalgic today while finishing the cover for SSSS book 1 so that it can go to print. Years sure go past fast...

[Sunflower]

On her Twitter feed, Minna recently gave us an update:  Book 1 is on its way to press!

Minna Sundberg @SSSScomic  ·  May 17
... yay, I finally finished EVERYTHING about the SSSS book and just sent all files (covers, endpapers, interior) to the printers.

Martin Houlden ‏@martyhoulden  May 14
@SSSScomic when is the kickstarter book out agaiiiinnn? Im still waiting for that til i read anything~!

Minna Sundberg ‏@SSSScomic
@martyhoulden According to the printer's schedule I should have the books in about two months if everything rolls smoothly. ^_^

(They could have printed it faster but Midsummer weeks happen during the printing process, everything in Finland comes to a halt then. ;P)

ETA from the printers is ~2 months from now (May 17), so pretty soon the first SSSS book will exist (jiiinx!)


 

[Sunflower]

In answer to a new Minnion's fervent headcanon prayers that survivors exist in North America in Y90, Our Dear Creator said this:

[G]o ahead... I have nothing officially decided outside the Nordic countries so it's all up for fan speculation.

[Sunflower]

This ought to be in our FAQs somewhere, but:
Minna said Aug. 5 in a Tweet that she has printed just over 700 copies of SSSS over the number pre-ordered by backers.  And once those 700 are sold out, she'll print more!  Yay!

https://twitter.com/SSSScomic/status/628971144050294784

[Mélusine]

This ought to be in our FAQs somewhere, but:
Minna said Aug. 5 in a Tweet that she has printed just over 700 copies of SSSS over the number pre-ordered by backers.  And once those 700 are sold out, she'll print more!  Yay!

https://twitter.com/SSSScomic/status/628971144050294784

Haaaaaaa ! *Happiness*

[Sunflower]

FYI, I moved all the messages starting here to a new thread, called "Beast Skull Ritual."  (If you don't like that title and/or can think of a better one, I'm happy to take suggestions.  This one seems... kinda metal.)

To my dismay, everyone's own message subjects got changed to comply.    Sorry! 
You may want to change your post subjects to fit and remove messages that had to do merely with the thread move (which I will do as well).

Word of God on why Lalli is doing that horrifying thing with Cthulhund's skull:
https://disqus.com/home/discussion/sssscomic/stand_still_stay_silent_webcomic_page_370_89/#comment-2185793128

It seems to be a version of the (Karhun)Peijaiset tradition, where a bear's skull would be mounted on a tall tree at the end of a successful hunt.
The reasons for this aren't entirely clear, but it seems to revolve around what is almost a reverence of bears in Finland, as people are said to have mourned the bear's passing during Peijaiset as if it were a relative.
Interesting implications for the customs of Finnish mages, especially if such an ancient Finnish ritual is still being used (Tuuri's "just mage stuff" comment indicating Lalli does it a fair amount); perhaps Peijaiset means something more than what it seems to be?

[P__]

Naw, the bear is simply the emblem of the in-story Finnish army. ^_^

link to source

[P__]

clothing industry in known-world Finland (replying to Columbine's question regarding the origin of the blue pigment):

minnasundberg Mod Columbine • 9 minutes ago

Keuruu doesn't have any clothing production more advanced than stitching some holes in socks and pants. They mostly get their gear imported from Saimaa, which in turn is able to import fancy things from the more advanced countries if needed.

source

[P__]

regarding Lalli's Luonto / companion spirit:

minnasundberg
It's a lynx, just not with naturalistic proportions. Those stumpy little munchkin paws would not serve it well if it had to play with the real lynxes!

http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php#comment-2274152165

[Sunflower]

Minna has confirmed that she'll be doing the comic for years and years and years... !
http://www.sssscomic.com/comic.php#comment-2287287522

(We have prior comments from her about the number of volumes she ultimately plans for SSSS, but I wanted to capture the most recent one for posterity.)

EDIT:  Thanks to Piney and BrainBlow for the reminder about the link -- and Piney in particular for the perma-link.

Here is what Minna actually said:

Richard Weir  SignatureSmiley • 7 days ago
I remember Minna mentioned something about SSSS taking 5 years in all. I forgot to subtract the almost 2 years it's been running so far.

Of course, that is just for *this* story arc, she has ideas for further adventures later on!

SignatureSmiley  Richard Weir • 7 days ago
I sure hope she continues on with other story lines. Three years from now is just too soon!

minnasundberg Mod 
Definitely gonna be plenty more than just a measly 3 years. ;3

[BrainBlow]

Those links don't actually seem to link to any comments. Can you guys please just copy-paste her comments here?