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[camwyn]

Um.

Paging through my usual webcomics today I went over to Tang's Comics. I have a fondness for this strip that I don't know how to explain; it's like playing Bad Subtitle Theatre with my favourite HK movies. Pretty simplistic art, but if you like that sort of thing - anyway, that's beside the point. I scrolled down the page and hit the Links section. All the usual residents were there, but then I spotted a new one...

Utukki. A Babylonian mythology webcomic. Advertised with the slogan 'Babylonian mythology was never this bishonen!'

Let's go over that again... a Babylonian mythology webcomic. As in, like, Babylon - you know? The civilization that used to be where Iraq is now? The civilization that you never ever hear about in your everyday life because it's dead and nobody in this country (the States) gets introduced to Gilgamesh until they're in high school at the very least and even then they're probably not paying attention so it goes by the wayside? The mind boggles...

It's not as blatantly manga-like in its artstyle as the slogan would indicate, at least not to me, but you can see the influences. It takes place in the modern day. Seems pretty cool so far. Go and have a look while my brain repeatedly stalls out on the concept, m'kay? That's Utukki, in case you missed it the first time.

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[dormouse-in-tea.livejournal.com]

Heh, I should have mentioned this one to you. My bad.

I'm very unhappy about it, actually.

But that's because one of the creators is Krista Perry, and I've been waiting years now for her to finish her epic Ranma 1/2 fanfic "Hearts of Ice".

So. Y'know. Much with the bitter about the attention deficit. But very cool webcomic, nonetheless.

[(Anonymous)]

Er... about Hearts of Ice. I'm working on it, really! But the past year my Ranma 1/2 writing muse was bludgeoned into a coma due to disaster and chaos in my life. Sorry. ^_^; It's easier to work on Utukki because it's a collaborative effort, and it's harder to get writers block when you're working with another excellent writer. And drawing, while time-consuming, isn't as emotionally exhausting.

But hey, things could be worse! I could have abandoned Hearts of Ice altogether, and I haven't. ^_^

In the meantime, thanks, both of you, for your kind words about Utukki. ^_^

-Krista
kperry@aros.net