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A magical plague sweeps the world, turning affected humans and animals into monsters, and only the Nordic nations survive. (At least, as far as they know.) Iceland, which isolated itself, is the most advanced country in the world, Denmark has its human population living entirely on a tiny island, the Finns are considered odd and backward and have their own unique kind of magic, and cats are essential military supplies as they can sense trolls.
Characters are introduced in brisk and witty summations, then developed from there. This makes the large cast a lot easier to track, and gives the whole world a sense that it’s full of real people with quirks and agendas, even if they only appear on a single page. The main cast consists of a handful of expendable weirdos and misfits who have been selected to go on a mission into the Silent Land, where trolls and monsters roam unopposed, to bring back books. Old books are a rarity as trolls can be destroyed by fire, so big chunks of previous human habitation have been burned to the ground.
A stunningly beautiful, inventive, witty, fun, and sometimes spooky full-color webcomic. The cast is extremely likable, the world is wonderful, and the author’s in-universe military recruitment pamphlets (clearly gunning for cannon fodder), explanation of the grades of cats (A, B, and C, according to how much training they have), and so forth are both hilarious and great worldbuilding. I can’t overstate how much I enjoyed this or recommend it too highly.
I have a hard time reading comics online, so I read this in paper form. I’ve only read the first book, so I left off when the expedition has just started out and Lalli is seeing visions of a redheaded girl with a braid and freckles. Please no spoilers past that point.
The full-color art is absolutely gorgeous, as is the design of the paper book. If you can afford it, it’s certainly worth it; if not, you can read the entire saga for free online. Books 1 and 2 can be ordered in hard copy. I believe the story is still ongoing.
Characters are introduced in brisk and witty summations, then developed from there. This makes the large cast a lot easier to track, and gives the whole world a sense that it’s full of real people with quirks and agendas, even if they only appear on a single page. The main cast consists of a handful of expendable weirdos and misfits who have been selected to go on a mission into the Silent Land, where trolls and monsters roam unopposed, to bring back books. Old books are a rarity as trolls can be destroyed by fire, so big chunks of previous human habitation have been burned to the ground.
A stunningly beautiful, inventive, witty, fun, and sometimes spooky full-color webcomic. The cast is extremely likable, the world is wonderful, and the author’s in-universe military recruitment pamphlets (clearly gunning for cannon fodder), explanation of the grades of cats (A, B, and C, according to how much training they have), and so forth are both hilarious and great worldbuilding. I can’t overstate how much I enjoyed this or recommend it too highly.
I have a hard time reading comics online, so I read this in paper form. I’ve only read the first book, so I left off when the expedition has just started out and Lalli is seeing visions of a redheaded girl with a braid and freckles. Please no spoilers past that point.
The full-color art is absolutely gorgeous, as is the design of the paper book. If you can afford it, it’s certainly worth it; if not, you can read the entire saga for free online. Books 1 and 2 can be ordered in hard copy. I believe the story is still ongoing.