The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doth direct his steps.

"The heart of man purposeth his way: but the Lord doth direct his steps." (Proverbs 16:9, Geneva Bible)

As discussed in my most recent post, the past year has been rough. I've decided that until the print edition is ready to go, I'm reinstating public access to the low-resolution images because I regret them not being "out there".

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BIG NEWS - revamp in progress

Hey everyone!

It has been almost a year since my last update, and that's in large part due to personal issues (not to mention us being affected by the war). Issue #1 is effectively complete, minus a page or two for acknowledgements, and the little work I have been able to do has been invested in finding ways to get the publishing done.

I've recently found a printer who I might be able to work with, but while I explore that I've been inspired to reconsider how and what I make available online. While I take care of that, I'm shutting down this blog until I'm ready for a proper reveal.

In the meanwhile, if you'd like to view the comic it's available in its entirety (in high resolution) on my patreon: patreon.com/fisherking

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Exclusive: Preview Pages for Sonnet 2

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Shakespeare's Sonnets: Dedication

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These two dedication pages are slightly modified (including my handwriting, rendered with a digital pen), and have margin notes. The notes regarding the identity of the Mr W.H. and how "in the loop" Thomas Thorpe was regarding Shakespeare's intentions may be conjecture, but the rest are evidenced by the text itself.

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Shakespeare's Sonnets: Dedication (Hi-Res)

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Page 34

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Page 34, along with its lighter reflection in page 33, illustrates the closing couplet of Shakespeare's first sonnet. In Page 34, the warning of the couplet, we see Shakespeare warning both himself and his sonnet that if he does not "pity the world" by sharing his message and publishing the sonnets, his legacy will be buried with him, and there will be no living witnesses to his love and his magic.

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Page 33

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Page 33, along with its darker reflection in page 34, illustrates the closing couplet of Shakespeare's first sonnet. In Page 33, the instruction of the couplet, we see Shakespeare instructing both himself and his sonnet to "pity the world", which means both to take pity on the world and to incite the world to take pity on them. To do this, he must share his message with the world, and rolling the sonnets up and putting them in a bottle is an apt metaphor for publishing them.

He is simultaneously instructing us, the readers, to show him and his sonnets pity, and not take his words quietly to our own graves.

This line demonstrates Shakespeare's optimism that someone - you, perhaps? - will pick up his message and be convinced to love their author and let his words travel with you and live on in your heart and on your tongue.

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Shakespeare's Sonnets: Pages 33 and 34 (Hi-Res)

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Pages 31 and 32

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I'm very excited to present pages 31 and 32 to the public!

As the first issue draws to a close, this double-page sees Shakespeare burying his treasure and drawing a map to it with his poetry, just like the pirates of old might have done.

The map is filled with easter eggs, some of them drawn in from the tattoo project, and of course includes margin notes for one of the more famously problematic words in the sequence.

X marks the spot!

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Shakespeare's Sonnets: Pages 31 and 32 (Hi-Res)

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