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[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: I wouldn't like to be in San's shoes right now.

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: Our reader Puyon put it best: Viviana's charisma stat is off the charts. Diplomacy, persuasion, bluffing, seduction, intimidation, she can do it all!" I later used this quote for Malva's speech in The Third [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: The third panel shows Faye, Xarlaxe and Ariella as they're roaming the ruins of Mithra. The fourth panel shows Eric and Ira as they're fighting against a group of monsters somewhere in Ileasaar. While [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: If Viviana hadn't interrupted Eldor's plans with her speech, he would have double-checked the calculation altered by Lilith. He also would have noticed then that the wrong setup of the acceleration unit caused the [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: Ilias is having the idea to record the operation and show it as part of the speech. He's leaving to ask Lilith if they could shield the recording crystal in such a way that [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: If you're missing Dyson: He's in Silverleaf together with his parents. He was already out of his depth when traveling with Sandril. He's a solid archer and wizard, but he just doesn't have what [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: Some readers were critical of the form of San's vow of allegiance. I don't think the criticism is warranted, though, since it's a heartfelt pledge and San also couldn't have waited much longer to [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: Lilith isn't able to recollect what exactly she did in Oakdale. But she's talking about the moment when she made Eldor write 12" instead of 13" in Monster #79, which ultimately allowed her to [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: Unfortunately, Viviana's dress doesn't really look good without a fitting cloak like the one introduced on page #22.

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: Of course it hasn't escaped Viviana's sharp eyes that the guy looks exactly like King Savos. But she doesn't believe it to be him in this context, so she assumes it must be somebody [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: Again and again, readers commented that the term the First" is omitted from the titles of kings and queens who are the first with that particular name. Well, on Earth. But this is Gaia, [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: It took some care to never show Viviana's legs in the previous pages without too obviously hiding them.

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: I wanted to keep the readers in the dark about the personality of San's preferred assistant so I used Malva's family name Goldbloom which hadn't been used in the comic until then.

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: Olrik's letter mainly contains instructions for the succession to the throne. It's addressed to Gregory since he's the second most powerful person in Cania after Delvor's disappearance". If you think about it, King Olrik [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: The chapter title is based on the dialog in the third panel of The Last Queen of Gaia #14. It has no deeper meaning beyond that.

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: This is one of my favorite Gaia pages. I asked Powree to draw several sketches for this page and requested many more changes than usual. I wanted this important page to have a perfect [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: I had the scene of Viviana attacking Bahamut in my head for years before finally writing the script for the last pages of this chapter. Putting poems or songs into a comic is often [...]

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: Viviana and Lilith are singing a slightly adjusted version of the song Life by Fools Garden, one of my three favorite songs. You can listen to it at youtu.be/HvqxtKGQx5g

[SPOILER] Click here to see my commentary for this page! My comment for this page from Gaia: sic mundus creatus est: Viviana is trying to tell Ilias that she'll need the Avaril as soon as the barrier is destroyed.