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The Middle Age - Sword Troubles
Sir Quimp is in trouble.
His love has been captured by dragons, his magic sword hates him, and - let's face it - he's not getting any younger!
Welcome to The Middle Age.
Can our hero � with the help of a drunken wizard, two baby dragons, and the Lord of All Ducks � complete his quest without re-igniting war between man and dragonkind?
Nominated for "Best Webcomic" in both the Eisner Awards and the Ringo Awards, The Middle Age is an absurd, high-fantasy adventure full of derring-do and regular do.
Written and drawn by middle-aged cartoonist Steve Conley, new installments of The Middle Age are read by thousands of online subscribers each week at GoComics, Graphite, Webtoons, Tapas and at middleagecomic.com
“Beautifully drawn and hilarious.� - Tall Tale Radio
“…the strip is superb, combining clear, charming cartooning and funny writing with lovingly rendered details and excellent lettering in a way that I haven’t seen since Walt Kelly’s ‘Pogo.’� I love it dearly.� � Todd Klein, Sandman
"...the humor makes me laugh out loud" � Rick Veitch, Bratpack, The One
Links:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732897018
http://steveconley.com/the-middle-age/
His love has been captured by dragons, his magic sword hates him, and - let's face it - he's not getting any younger!
Welcome to The Middle Age.
Can our hero � with the help of a drunken wizard, two baby dragons, and the Lord of All Ducks � complete his quest without re-igniting war between man and dragonkind?
Nominated for "Best Webcomic" in both the Eisner Awards and the Ringo Awards, The Middle Age is an absurd, high-fantasy adventure full of derring-do and regular do.
Written and drawn by middle-aged cartoonist Steve Conley, new installments of The Middle Age are read by thousands of online subscribers each week at GoComics, Graphite, Webtoons, Tapas and at middleagecomic.com
“Beautifully drawn and hilarious.� - Tall Tale Radio
“…the strip is superb, combining clear, charming cartooning and funny writing with lovingly rendered details and excellent lettering in a way that I haven’t seen since Walt Kelly’s ‘Pogo.’� I love it dearly.� � Todd Klein, Sandman
"...the humor makes me laugh out loud" � Rick Veitch, Bratpack, The One
Links:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1732897018
http://steveconley.com/the-middle-age/
104 pages
First published January 1, 2016
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June 15, 2019
This story has the best, most snarky cursed sword ever. The main character is a would-be hero who has the physique of an avocado, but his heart does seem to be pure, so that counts for something, I suppose. If only he wasn't on the way to rescue his beloved from an entire nation of dragons, he might live to be something, someday.
The dialogue between Sir Qwimp and his sword really is a treat, but there is a lot else going on in this story as well. I mean, you don't pull a magic sword out of the skull of a gigantic deadish dragon just to home and use it to roast marshmallows, but in this case it gets complicated. There are various evil beings, a king who doesn't seem to want to restart the war between humans and dragons over Sir Quimp's beloved, and some truly disturbing questions about how a sword can slurp liquids. Also, there's apparently a good reason why you so rarely see chubby wizards, but that's something you'll have to figure out as you read the story.
This hardcover edition was done as a Kickstarter, but I hope it leads to more bound volumes based on this webcomic. I hate trying to carry around loose pixels when I'm not in front of a computer.
The dialogue between Sir Qwimp and his sword really is a treat, but there is a lot else going on in this story as well. I mean, you don't pull a magic sword out of the skull of a gigantic deadish dragon just to home and use it to roast marshmallows, but in this case it gets complicated. There are various evil beings, a king who doesn't seem to want to restart the war between humans and dragons over Sir Quimp's beloved, and some truly disturbing questions about how a sword can slurp liquids. Also, there's apparently a good reason why you so rarely see chubby wizards, but that's something you'll have to figure out as you read the story.
This hardcover edition was done as a Kickstarter, but I hope it leads to more bound volumes based on this webcomic. I hate trying to carry around loose pixels when I'm not in front of a computer.
January 16, 2018
Beautiful cartooning in this series. I loved the jokes and the pacing. I especially enjoyed the coloring and line weight mastery. Fans of Berni Wrightson, be on the lookout for a homage panel to that master cartoonist. Looking forward to future books.
September 9, 2019
Comic, farce, belly laugh, irony,
October 12, 2020
Tries way too hard to be likable/funny and ultimately fails in the process. DNF.
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