Pictured is Yazmin (Balthazar’s sister), her husband Emir Ali al-Daube, and their son, Shakir.
The al-Daube family is a rich and powerful house in the Abbasid Sultanate (think the Tyrells from Game of Thrones).
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We have a tentative release date for the first issue of the Tales of Avalon Digital Comic. It will tentatively be available on-line through our website for digital download in PDF format around the Second Week of December, just in time for Christmas! But that’s not all!
We are hoping to have a few limited edition, Sketch Cover, hard copies of the comic available at Midwest FurFest in Chicago, Illinois, USA from December 1-4, 2016. What is a sketch cover? Basically… it’s a blank cover with the logo that Betsy can draw on! It’s your own, personalized cover from the actual comic artist!
We’re also working on getting some other merchandise ready for Midwest FurFest, namely some 11 x 17 mini posters. Again, these would be limited in quantity for the convention.
Due to several recent events, Tales of Avalon will be making several changes.
- We will no longer be a monthly webcomic. We’re moving from being a webcomic to being a digitally published comic.
- What does that mean? It means that you will be able to get Tales of Avalon as 20 page comic issues (and possibly Graphic Novels) in PDF format or limited edition printed issues.
- Why? Because of the current upload schedule of one page a month, we will NOT be able to bring the series to a conclusion before Karl, Betsy, and TC die. It also allows Betsy to work on other projects while not having to rush to get new Avalon pages out.
- What will happen to the Website? The website will still be here. It will house all the information you could want to know about Avalon, however, the main stories will not be published here.
- So we’re leaving the webcomic business entirely? No. We’re not leaving it entirely. The website will be the exclusive place to find Avalon Side Story and History Comics, which will be taking the place of the Main Story Lines.
- So you’re turning the comic into a paid venture? No, Digital Copies of the comic will be free. The only thing we would charge for would be for Limited Edition Comic Book Prints which would be sold at conventions, Posters, T-Shirts, and other assorted merchandise.
- If that’s the case, will we ever get to see the next page? Yes and No. You won’t be seeing the original page that we wanted to do, rather, we’ll probably be posting a page from one of the History Comics.
- So what now? Right now, we’re working on getting 40 pages together so we can get the first digitally published issue out the door and start working on some of the Side Stories and History Comics.
- When will Tales of Avalon Issue #1 come out? We don’t have a set date for when it will be published yet, and it will be published under a different name: A Song of Sand and Fire: The Two Silver Ankhs #1. The stories will all be titled similarly, example: A Song of the Sea: The First Voyage of Sinbad #1, et cetera.
Two characters that will be appearing later in the comic; Ahit and Kamas. Ahit is the fennec and Kamas is the jackal.
Ahit was a child born to a nobleman and a serving girl. Unfortunately, because she was born out of wedlock, she was not recognized as being his daughter. However, not being cold hearted, he raised her as if she truly was a recognized daughter. When she was old enough, her father sent her to the Nomarch of Tanis to be his wife’s midwife. There, she met her life-long friend, Kamas, but her over all mission was to find a good husband. Unfortunately, the Normarch died childless, leaving the house in chaos. Since she was not a recognized child, she was not able to return home, which meant her future was uncertain.
Kamas was born to a low ranking Nomarch. She was raised in a loving home, and given many things she wished. When she was old enough, her father sent her to the Nomarch of Tanis to be his wife’s midwife. There, she met her life-long friend, Ahit, but her over all mission was to find a husband of higher rank. Unfortunately, the Normarch died childless, leaving the house in chaos. Kama could return home, but she would have returned without a husband, much to the displeasure of her family.
We’re going to be reworking a few characters here and there, but it shouldn’t affect any characters who have already appeared on screen.
