Reading through the David and Goliath story this morning and only now really thought about the part where it says, 'Goliath was 9 feet tall, had armour weighing 57 kgs, carried a javelin that weighed 7 kgs,' (I'm paraphrasing btw, that's not the exact wording) which made me go-
That is quite the comparison.
I want to draw this now.
:D
Also been learning about manga panel layouts, so I decided to add some interesting perspective in pg 4 because I could.
In a world plagued by darkness, where the skies were a permanent shade of gloom and the land lay shrouded in despair, two figures emerged as opposing forces. One was hailed as a hero, revered for their courage and selflessness. The other was branded a villain, feared for their ruthless ambition and disregard for life.
The hero, adorned in armor gleaming with the promise of protection, stood tall against the shadows. Their every action spoke of duty and honor, a beacon of hope amidst the encircling despair. But beneath the facade of valor lay a heavy burden—the knowledge that to save the world, they might have to make the ultimate sacrifice.
Across the realm, the villain plotted in the depths of their fortress, surrounded by flickering torches and whispered secrets. Their gaze pierced through the darkness with a chilling intensity, driven by a singular obsession—to protect one individual at any cost. For them, the lives of countless others paled in comparison to the value of that single soul.
As fate would have it, the paths of these two opposing forces collided on a fateful day when the skies trembled with impending doom. The hero, with sword in hand and determination in their heart, confronted the villain atop a windswept cliff overlooking a desolate landscape.
"You cannot comprehend the magnitude of your actions," the hero declared, their voice ringing with conviction. "You would sacrifice the lives of innocents for the sake of one."
The villain, unfazed by the accusation, met the hero's gaze with a chilling calmness. "You speak of sacrifice as if it were a sin," they replied, their tone laced with icy resolve. "But what is the worth of a world devoid of the ones we cherish most?"
Understanding the Trope of the Hero’s Journey in Epic Fantasy: A Whirlwind Tour
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The Hero’s Journey, or as some like to say, the Monomyth, is a storytelling template made famous by Joseph Campbell, an American scholar (here’s not the place to delve into the other story forms that exist).
It has been used by story-tellers for millennia, both consciously and unconsciously, as a way to…
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The penultimate chapter of Vol.07 and a milestone I was planning to get to before the end of the year....Which means I'm pretty ahead of schedule right now.
Is there a song lyric that fucks you up? That you can never get out of your head? That you have complex thoughts about daily? Then this is for you.
If it’s not a lyric, no worries. You can also submit cool instrumental bits, cool vocals, basically anything cool that happens only for a bit in a song.
So how much can we submit?
You can submit as many songs as you want, also as many lyrics from a song as you want. We will have multiple lyrics from the same song in the showdown probably. (The exception to this would be possibly some consolidation or maybe some elimination rounds for equity, but it’s not limited to just one lyric). In terms of length, basically don’t just submit the whole song, otherwise you’re good. As an example: the 35 ‘Know it’s for the better’ in Waiting Room by Phoebe Bridgers, that’s fine. As long as it’s not the whole song we don’t care.
How long will submissions be open?
We’re not totally sure. In our other showdowns we’ve run we’ve had submissions open for months, but we don’t think that’s gonna happen here. We will probably run at least a 128, but are willing to get as big as we need to. There will be at least 24 hour notice before we close submissions.
What can’t be entered?
There’s not anything specific that can’t be entered, just know we do reserve the right to just not include some submissions. As we will not be publishing a list of song lyrics that have been entered until right before we get the showdown started, if you want to know if your song/lyric got in, shoot us an ask.
How to submit song lyrics:
There is a google form linked. If you don’t want to use the google form you can shoot us an ask with the song, artist, lyric, where it can be found, and why you like it if you want.