This is a comic I purchased at Gobble-Con back in November.Title: Lost Nova: Rabbit And Fox
Publisher: Lost Nova
Writer: Stephanie B.
Artist: Stephanie B.
Set in a world of seafaring elves (17th-18th century technology; and reminiscent of New England in that era), Lost Nova begins with a young girl found washed up on a beach, wrapped in a cloak. Pyrena is taken in by a local tavern owner and grows up in a trading and fishing town.
But when a sullen halver (slang for a half-elf, I am assuming) takes an interest in Pyrena's origins, Pyrena's own longing to learn the secrets of her past sets her on the road to adventure.
This is a print edition of the webcomic of the same name, and I loved the pacing of this story. It is given time to breathe. There are a lot of wordless panels and they are used to great effect to convey the details of the world and the emotions of the characters.
And those characters immediately come across as reasonable people. Shades of grey (metaphorically; the book is in full color!), rather than straight-up heroes and villains.
Since the story does take its time, there weren't huge numbers of plot developments or twists in this issue, but I really didn't mind. There was enough to introduce the world and the characters and to get the story moving, and writer/artist Stephanie B. does a great job doing both.
Rating: 8.5/10
