Comments on: 11/22/2009

By: Nomi

Nomi — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:09:35 +0000

And this is why you do not judge ninja horsey -coff- AMPHERKON on sight, because he will gore you through the gut.

By: OctoDude

OctoDude — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 12:22:59 +0000

I love this page – panel one in particular. I’ve looked at it at least a little every day this week… *sheepish grins* ^_^

I love the lines, which convey the force of the Amphekeron’s charge and smash into ole’ Brimey; I love the powerful, grabbing colors. But perhaps most of all, I love the small quirk of Claude’s left eyebrow in the final panel. ^_^

Did I mention that I love this page?

I do.
:-]

By: J.

J. — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:57:24 +0000

ChristinA: I would assume that Amphekeron comes from ἀμφίκερως [amPHIkeros], a rather rare ancient Greek word that means “two-horned”. His now-deceased Benneret was named Aristos, which is the ancient Greek word for “the best”, e.g., “aristocracy” translates to “rule of the best”. It was a fairly frequent element in male names. Katharos means “fair” or “clear” or “pure” (both literally and morally). Adora is the feminine equivalent of Adoros and means literally “without gifts” but also came to mean TAKING no gifts, i.e. cannot be bribed, or more succinctly “incorruptible”. Phanessa is not a word unto itself (I think!), but could be a compound of the name Vanessa and the Greek “fane” (fahNEH), which means “torch”, or “Faneta”, who was an Orphic goddess representing the principle of life (fire = life). Deimos means “fear” or “terror”. Xylia is a bit hard to track down; ξυλεία means “timber” or the felling of wood, and the xul- prefix is largely associated with wood.

All this to say that Barb undoubtedly has a considerable amount of training in the Classics, or knows someone who does!

By: Albone

Albone — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:01:44 +0000

That first panel was amazing! Troubled economic times suck!! My sister is going to be staying with me for awhile because of those reasons, so I hears ya. Whoa, new Tychia incentive? I’m so there.

By: Luna

Luna — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:58:28 +0000

I really wish i could do something. I really love your art and your storyline is unique. Sadly, i have no way of donating to help you. I really hope you’ll be able to reach your goals, and i’d help you if i could. The best i can do at this time is pray for you. Don’t give up! We all love you lots!

By: kyastar

kyastar — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:21:17 +0000

Oh Barb! We love you! Good luck. I really hope you find some nice work, and don’t have to worry as much about everything!

By: Samianne

Samianne — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:22:15 +0000

I love the stunned look on Claudius’s face. The “WTF was that” look.

By: Tantz Aerine

Tantz Aerine — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:37:46 +0000

This is a great page, and I generally adore the amphekeron’s design. I imagine him with sort of a Christopher Lee voice and the elegant snark to go with it. (have I said this before?)

That wham must have hurt! Tell me, does he call his horn a ‘keras’ which would be the ancient greek word for it? since ‘amphekeron’ is decidedly greek… and does he have another one/ one other horn-like attack or such? (greek etymology would imply it)

By: Tigershark06

Tigershark06 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:33:39 +0000

Yikes! Our Ampherkeron takes his job very seriously!

Lovely page, the action looks really good.

By: MCat711

MCat711 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:50:26 +0000

Crowning Moment of Awesome!

Here’s hoping the holiday season will bring some financial goodness your way.