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[chazchaschad]

Thank you

[thenewolympian]

To be courageous is to be someone on whom reliance can be placed. Hence courage is an important ingredient in friendship. The bonds of friendship in heroic societies are modeled on those of kinship. Sometimes friendship is formally vowed, so that by the vow the duties of brothers are mutually incurred. Who my friends are and who my enemies are, is as clearly defined as who my kinsmen are. The other ingredient of friendship is fidelity. My friend's courage assures me of his power to aid me and my household; my friend's fidelity assures me of his will. My household's fidelity is the basic guarantee of its unity. So in women, who constitute the crucial relationships within the household, fidelity is the key virtue. Andromache and Hector, Penelope and Odysseus are friends (philos) as much as are Achilles and Patroclus.

MacIntyre, After Virtue

[philosophybitmaps]

[avaniacomic]

[tristikovart]

Capping off a chaotic day, Hans shows his new guests around the old fort... You know, it's actually kind of a cozy place at night! Just don't look too closely at things during the day.

[blackswaneuroparedux]

Diana the Fascist, Jessica the Communist, Unity the Hitler-lover; Nancy the Novelist; Deborah the Duchess and Pamela the unobtrusive poultry connoisseur.

- Ben Macintyre

Recognised for their beauty, eccentricity, conflicting political views and sharp intellect, the Mitford sisters were undoubtedly the ultimate It Girls of the 20th century. Everyone was captivated by ‘The Six’; whether it was Evelyn Waugh who spent over two decades writing 500 letters to Nancy, Cecil Beaton who captured Diana in theatrical costume time and time again, or youngest sister, Deborah, who later became Britain’s most loved Duchess as The Dowager Duchess of Devonshire.

They were young, beautiful, and sharp as a whip (but often, to their detriment). They were some of the 20th century’s first celebutantes – as in, people who are famous for being famous à la Kim Kardashian – at a turning point in history: the rise of fascism and communism.

As “It Girls”, the media picked them apart for the emerging loyalties to both ends of the political spectrum. Jessica became the Socialist muse of David Bowie, Unity the flirty fan girl in Adolf Hitler’s inner circle, and so on. Individually, they were fascinating. As a whole, they were utterly unforgettable.

[worldofavania]

Post-Chapter 14 Status Update

We’re through the first half of Avania, Issue No.7 now, and these inter-chapter breaks are starting to feel routine. Back when I was still posting from my original 3-issue buffer, I wasn’t sure how well the change over would go... But now after several chapters of this on-off pattern, I think things have gone pretty smoothly! (Of course, I’d still prefer to just run every week without interruption, but that just isn’t feasible with my actual job). As before, chapter 15 is in production and is nearly halfway completed!

As the second chapter of the issue, that also means I have the back cover and misc. extras to complete Issue No.7, but I’m pretty confident it will all be finished by Avania’s 4th anniversary on July 8th.

Overall progress of the “season 1″ story arc also just hit a nice milestone--40% of projected pages have been completed! That’s 144 full interior comic pages out of the 360 I am aiming for (depending on how the details of the season finale go, there may be more or less).

It is exciting to be reaching the middle of the season, as even these early-middle pages seemed so far away when I launched Avania back in 2018... There’s some great action coming up, plus some other scenes I’m really looking forward to drawing. Going out even farther to the 3rd quarter of the season, there’s so much awesome stuff to be excited about, I can’t wait to get there!

In the meantime though, I hope you enjoyed the last chapter.  If you are interested in purchasing issues of Avania, you can order the first six issues in full resolution digital format on Amazon, and high quality printed issues on IndyPlanet! I’ve worked very hard to try and make these comics look great in either format, and your support is greatly inspiring.

If you’d like to support the comic without spending any money, I love reading your comments and Avania Mail questions too! Stay tuned to the Avania blog @worldofavania​ to see more responses and stand-alone artwork.

[irwonder]

Rebellion against my identity is always one possible mode of expressing it.

Alasdair MacIntyre