Comicworm Speaks!- Evon by Brittany Evon Shepard and Mr Wax

ComicWorm Speaks!

Evon by Brittany Evon Shepard and Mr Wax 

*****

Webcomic time once again!

From the website “In the world of Harrah, Evon is a young sorceress, more powerful than she realizes.  For years she grew up in the clutches of a wicked sorcerer who nurtured her powers for his own ends.  Evon decides to take her fate in her own hands when she runs away, but when she starts getting pursued by the sorcerers thugs she learns that he is not just after his runaway apprentice.  On the run for too long, Evon decides to get help.  She finds Herodotus, a mercenary, a wanderer, a hero.  Little does she know that he has secrets of his own.  Together, they uncover Evons past and face off against the people that mean her harm.”

 

 

The Good: Already, one can see the appeal of this comic to many audiences. It is a swords and sorcery epic than spans a world of fantasy.

Evon is a young character and her age is written very well. At times she comes of immature and whiny especially near the beginning. But her progression into maturity, thanks in no small part to Hero, is very fleshed out. Hero goes through an evolution as well. He was something of a hedonist when we first meet him but in helping Evon he slowly becomes a bit more mature and heroic character.

What makes this comic very well done is how the romance angle is played out. It is obvious that Hero and Evon care about each other deeply, if not expressed in words, but the relationship plays itself out in a realistic way. Hero and Evon don’t jump into bed with each other after three chapters like a multitude of fan fictions. They clash every now and then get into fights. Evon becomes upset with Hero and vice versa. In the beginning of the comic, Hero regards Evon as little better than a tagalong kid, there is a significant age difference. But as time passes, they do develop a chemistry and in later strips they do seem to be edging closer to romantic consummation.

 

The Artwork: A criticism of anthro comics and artwork in general is that too much emphasis is making the characters look to cute or giving proportions of a supermodel, but the artist largely avoids this trope especially in the later strips. There are characters who are ugly in a realistic manner. They have wrinkles under their fur and their facial structures are not those of a supermodel. A better way of saying it is that the artist leans more toward realistic rather than cartoony and the proportions on the women are more naturalistic. The first comics were very crude but the artwork visibly improves as time goes on and now are a superb example of the medium.

The Flaws: Evon is a fantasy story and like many fantasy stories it takes place and quasi medieval Europe setting, castles, knights and taverns and whatnot. This may be the bread and butter of the fantasy genre but maybe this merely in Comicworm’s case but a more unique setting would have been preferred. The knights and castles motif can become extremely boring if not done properly or care is taken to add their own unique style to the motif. Thankfully, Evon’s story manages to pull this off and make the world its own.

Sometime’s the story can sag in a few places, but that may be more to personal taste rather than the part of the writer.

Final Verdict:

Evon is a fun, fantasy adventure, that has transcended the unfair reputation that furry fandom receives. Be sure to give it a read!

Four out of Five Stars.

Website: http://evoncomics.com