A thousand years ago, the last colour in the world faded to grey. Now, after a great archaeological discovery, it stands ready to enter the world again. Ironwell City will become the birthplace of a burgeoning new industry, where colour is pumped out of factories, poured into perfumed bottles and sold at exorbitant prices to those wealthy enough to afford it. Now, in the city’s shadows, a group of ragtag bootleggers and bohemians band together to steal colour from the wealthy echelons of the city’s high society. Among them: a philosopher, a puppeteer, a gutter rat, an opera singer, a naval officer – and a hopeless romantic. Together, they run The Glass Dial, former watch shop and future speakeasy, where all the drinks run red.
It's webcomic day, and I make a webcomic! A pure labor of love by myself and writer Lin Darrow, Shaderunners is soon to be ten years old and still going strong, now in its final act. If you like the Jazz Age, heists, messy characters, queer romances and anti-capitalist themes, you might like it! Pages go up twice a week, and you can read the whole thing for free right here 🍸
