Autumn Bay - The Wizard, the Witch, and the Sorcerer

The Wizard, the Witch, and the Sorcerer

6th Dec 2015, 11:01 PM in Season One - Part 1: Something Seriously Major is Going On

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Author Notes:

Professor Etheric 6th Dec 2015, 11:01 PM edit delete

Three women, three styles of magic, one purpose...

Now, we have had a glimpse, but what do you suppose these three will uncover that, perhaps, might have been obscured?

And remember, if you like what we're doing here, and want to show your support for the comic, you can always vote for Autumn Bay at Top Web Comics. You'll even get an EXCLUSIVE sneak peek at a future strip!

Note: Thanks to a thoroughly messed up day, I accidentally posted the wrong page earlier. Some of you got a Glimpse at things to come. Sorry about that. Some of the notes go to the next page, in actuality.

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Seabiscuit 6th Dec 2015, 11:35 PM edit delete reply

Hehehe. Dr. Simon Nester really is such an insanely badass and creepy name, all at the same time. Gosh I love the layout and pretty effects~~

Professor Etheric 6th Dec 2015, 11:50 PM edit delete reply

Thanks, 'biscuit!

There is actually a funny story about the name and the character and all... I can't tell all of it, but I will tell you some.

I had a rule once upon a time that whenever I started drawing in a new sketchbook, I would re-draw something (or, more often, someONE) from the previous sketchbook. Dr. Nestor was one of two to carry over into a third (the other being a certain cosmic trickster).

Professor Etheric 7th Dec 2015, 12:26 AM edit delete reply

And I just realized that I posted up the wrong page... Redoing now...

Sorry...

Seabiscuit 7th Dec 2015, 8:48 AM edit delete reply

...Oh gosh...

The problem with buffer, huh? ;P

NeilKapit 6th Dec 2015, 11:40 PM edit delete reply

Damn that button eyed man Dr. Nestor gives me the heebiest of jeebies.

Professor Etheric 6th Dec 2015, 11:52 PM edit delete reply

Here in Autumn Bay, we know no other kinds of jeebies... :)

Wait till you see what he has planned...

Professor Etheric 7th Dec 2015, 12:26 AM edit delete reply

And I just realized that I posted up the wrong page... Redoing now...

Sorry...

lirvilas 7th Dec 2015, 12:16 AM edit delete reply

Load the PAGE. Load THE page! LOAD the page! LOADTHEPAGELOADTHEPAGELOADTHEPAGE

Ugh, more coherence as soon as this workstation LOADS THE PAGE.

lirvilas 7th Dec 2015, 12:20 AM edit delete reply

Yeah, that's a page worth throwing a tantrum for!

Dat torch!

And I love the text FX... somewhere St. Eisner is smiling.

Professor Etheric 7th Dec 2015, 12:26 AM edit delete reply

And I just realized that I posted up the wrong page... Redoing now...

Sorry...

lirvilas 7th Dec 2015, 12:40 AM edit delete reply

Whaaaaaaaat

OK, now you're just screwing with us, Prof.

"Glimpses" indeed!

lirvilas 7th Dec 2015, 12:47 AM edit delete reply

What were the four classes of magic users from Bard's Tale? Sorcerer, Conjurer, Wizard, and Magician?

ZeroGee 7th Dec 2015, 6:45 AM edit delete reply

I hate when that happens.

Professor Etheric 7th Dec 2015, 11:05 AM edit delete reply

It only goes to show that I am human and not, say, a cabbage or something.

Audacity 7th Dec 2015, 12:58 AM edit delete reply

Oh and 'Hee hee, Emily . . .'

Audacity 7th Dec 2015, 1:02 AM edit delete reply

I did some tidying up of my previous comments, but I made sure to save them for later. I'm sure they'll be just as valid. You might want to look to your responses to my comments because without context, they may just sound insane.

Matt Knab 7th Dec 2015, 3:55 AM edit delete reply

Mmmm..delicious glow effects... :)

Professor Etheric 7th Dec 2015, 11:15 AM edit delete reply

Here in Autumn Bay, we like to ensure that our glow effects are only the tastiest. Blue glows typically come in the flavors of spearmint, blueberry, and really good artificial raspberry. :)

Audacity 7th Dec 2015, 9:08 PM edit delete reply

Uhhh, blue food. Nope, still can't trust blue food.

Call Me Tom 7th Dec 2015, 6:53 AM edit delete reply

Okay I think I'm getting a little bit of the workings of how magic works in the 'bayverse.

Bibliomancy is an awesome word!

Professor Etheric 7th Dec 2015, 11:17 AM edit delete reply

There are layers, but there are also fundamental concepts. More will be revealed in time! :)

And I love the various forms of 'mancy. Bibliomancy is fun, but so is dipsomancy. :P

Stever 7th Dec 2015, 7:23 AM edit delete reply

Whoa, those are some EYES she has.

Professor Etheric 7th Dec 2015, 11:17 AM edit delete reply

MAGIC eyes!

Travis 7th Dec 2015, 8:50 AM edit delete reply

This makes me want to dust off the dungeons and dragon books!

Professor Etheric 7th Dec 2015, 11:18 AM edit delete reply

This seems fitting, since one of the earliest forms of Autumn Bay was tabletop roleplaying.

Audacity 7th Dec 2015, 9:06 PM edit delete reply

Although the term 'tabletop' should be used loosely here. More like 'floortop'. Moments filled with the good, the bad and the ugly. XD

Miaubol 7th Dec 2015, 8:51 AM edit delete reply

Oh nono nooo they'll mess up everything, including time. Or, most of all, time. But yay sparkly eyes :P

I missed out the wrong page..

Professor Etheric 7th Dec 2015, 11:21 AM edit delete reply

Yes. in doing what they are about to do, on top of what's going on, they accidentally broke time for a small stretch and allowed the future to leak into the present...

Sparkly eyes are definitely a show of power in Autumn Bay. :)

An don't fear. You WILL see the "wrong" page next update (when it's the right page)! :D

SarahSophia 7th Dec 2015, 1:00 PM edit delete reply

Oops...?

KAM 7th Dec 2015, 9:16 AM edit delete reply

And they get a glimpse of a guy sitting at a drawing table drawing them.

Whoops! Looked too far. ;-)

Professor Etheric 7th Dec 2015, 11:22 AM edit delete reply

That reminds me of that time that the Fantastic Four found God... and he looked like Jack Kirby... :)

sigpig 7th Dec 2015, 3:26 PM edit delete reply

Re: Page title.

Have they, in any time (past present or possible futures), walked into a bar and hilarity ensued?

Professor Etheric 7th Dec 2015, 3:34 PM edit delete reply

Multiple Choice Reply!

Pick one:

A) They are all of legal drinking age and this is Autumn Bay. Of course that happened. Happens all the time. (Though Sophie does not often drink.)

B) I was thinking of a C.S. Lewis book when I named the page, because the cadence was right. This does not preclude the possibility of your exact scenario.

C) What is this, a cheap joke? (Don't answer that. My ego is fragile sometimes... :P )

D) Any and/or all of the above!

Audacity 8th Dec 2015, 2:41 PM edit delete reply

Can I just say that Sophia's blazing blue eyes effect was a delayed-blast awesome for me? The more I look at it, the more impressed I am.

Professor Etheric 8th Dec 2015, 2:56 PM edit delete reply

Thank you! I always try to step up my game on the FX front.

argylefox 8th Dec 2015, 2:48 PM edit delete reply

And no 'Magic: The Gathering' player to tie it all together? I am disappoint.

Professor Etheric 8th Dec 2015, 2:57 PM edit delete reply

We will return to the local Magic: the Gathering players shortly. (Hint: they also explore things.)

(Seriously, that is canonically one of their activities - specifically the Commander format.)

Delta-v 9th Dec 2015, 8:35 PM edit delete reply

Um, Sophia? Some hidden things are hidden for a good reason. Insanity is only one of the lesser results of seeing "That which should not be seen". O.o

On the other hand, nothing ventured, nothing advances the plot. ^^

Professor Etheric 9th Dec 2015, 9:09 PM edit delete reply

Don't worry. She's a professional!

Sleeper 9th Dec 2015, 8:53 PM edit delete reply

Awesome glow effects there Prof

Professor Etheric 9th Dec 2015, 9:08 PM edit delete reply

FX is my jam, man!

Taily 26th Dec 2015, 12:33 PM edit delete reply

Get on that moon-wicca-earth-mother connection, man.

Professor Etheric 26th Dec 2015, 1:21 PM edit delete reply

When you are looking into things that, by their very nature, threaten this wonderful world of ours, you really want that connection... Earth Mommy is special, after all. :)

Darkamber 29th Dec 2015, 3:25 AM edit delete reply

This is a really cool idea, with three different practitioners of magic.

Professor Etheric 29th Dec 2015, 10:45 AM edit delete reply

Thanks!

There are a lot of layers in Autumn Bay, and this is one look at that.

AmeliaP 22nd Oct 2017, 7:11 PM edit delete reply

Duuuude, good stuff! (I've just realized it will take some time to catch up on the story until I reach the current page, in a 300 page saga ^^.).

Professor Etheric 22nd Oct 2017, 7:27 PM edit delete reply

Thank you! Happy to have you along, and take your time. We'll be here. :)