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July 24, 2009
Inks are up! Though I did say it was going to be yesterday…
But yay, this is the end of Chapter 5! We will be taking a break, plotting out the upcoming chapters, and possibly getting a book published. More on that soon to come.
History! Bloodshed! Hilarity!
a well deserved break…………….glad to hear there will be upcoming chapters, though. This is a very reliable source of entertainment, as well as an innovative twist on history. You’ve got the style, voice and format for endless stories.
Too long and no update… and the good part starts right now with the sons of Constantine, Julian, Valens, Theodosius…
I agree!!! What on earth is taking me so long I wonder? :\ In any case, and I’ll be making a post about this soon enough, I have book two under works and plan to be back up to my regular schedule soon!
Points for the name-dropping. Serious points.
Hi, this is an awesome site. I’m in the midst of writing about Constantine the Great so I’m thrilled to see comics on the Byzantine Empire. I really enjoy the hilarious take on the Byzantine Empire which is not something that is seen online. Keep up the good work!!
It should be said that Haefen hasn’t been idle — book one of Emperors of Byzantium is now available for sale on Indycomics.com – http://bit.ly/7BgSLA
Hey Irving, thanks for the visit! I’m glad you enjoyed the comic! Happy holidays!
Congratulations, Haefen! You did it. A publication that you can hold in your hands, put on your shelf, give to friends. I really like all the additions you made for this edition.
The biggest difference in having a hard copy rather than seeing it on the screen (aside from the absence of color, which I really only missed in the mosaic on the cover page of Chapter 5), is being able to flip back and forth more easily. Which helps me to keep track of the proliferation of Caesars and Augustuses. And to look back on images I especially like, or at parts that really cracked me up.
The thing that comes through, reading it from cover to cover, is how important a story this is. Despite the fact that it is peopled with madmen, murderers and assholes, it is really about one of the most influential moments in human history. I never grasped before that this is how Christianity became established and took so central and influential a place in human history. And of course, you make the story hilarious. What better way to teach or learn.
I think it would make a great text for a secondary or university history of religious studies class.