Also, Shelly is Comanche and they’re Plains Indians, of whom Wikipedia says: “… [their] historic territory consisted of most of present-day northwestern Texas and adjacent areas in eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, western Oklahoma, and northern Chihuahua.”
Minor stylistic problem: Since Shelly was about fourteen when she did her vision quest, and she’s hardly the biggest of the Wapsi girls – i think she’s bigger than Jet, but that’s about it – she’s ENTIRELY too big.
Think back to the first vision quest art that Paul created with Shelly sitting on the rock ledge, she didn’t look fourteen. That one and this one have to be a bit later than the original quest that took her into the desert. The rock ledge image must be post-leap of faith- airspeed velocity may have had a detrimental effect on her garments.
Would that be Crow spreading his wings behind her?
I have been playing a game based on an alternate history where the colonization of the Americas never happened.
It is called Coyote and Crow.
If this interests you check it out.
Dietzel!
More like that old trickster Coyote.
Well, he died (sort of) in Gunnerkrigg Court, so he has to resurface _somewhere_…
It carries its tail low, in the coyote manner.
Yeah, was thinking Dietzel as well, in the style of Coyote
Or… Coyote in the style of Dietzel?
No, that’s Nudge in the form she used to lead Shelley during her Vision Quest, right Paul?
Yes, Nudge is a trickster and she disguised herself as Coyote. =)
In the Pacific Northwest, the trickster was Raven. The markings on the wings might suggest Thunderbird?
I think Shelly specifically mentioned being astray by Coyote when she first met Nudge.
Also, Shelly is Comanche and they’re Plains Indians, of whom Wikipedia says: “… [their] historic territory consisted of most of present-day northwestern Texas and adjacent areas in eastern New Mexico, southeastern Colorado, southwestern Kansas, western Oklahoma, and northern Chihuahua.”
Why do you mention the Pacific Northwest?
Yes. (I just re-read that arc.)
That’s the style of art used by the Salish – the PNW coast tribes.
I believe – but could easily be wrong – that the Comanche used a different art style.
Nudge, we hardly knew ye. Know what I mean, say no more, a nod’s as good as a wink to a blind bat?
Minor stylistic problem: Since Shelly was about fourteen when she did her vision quest, and she’s hardly the biggest of the Wapsi girls – i think she’s bigger than Jet, but that’s about it – she’s ENTIRELY too big.
This is a more recent Vision Quest, not her original.
Okay – “2021”. Right.
SO what’s Nudge gonna contribute this time?
Think back to the first vision quest art that Paul created with Shelly sitting on the rock ledge, she didn’t look fourteen. That one and this one have to be a bit later than the original quest that took her into the desert. The rock ledge image must be post-leap of faith- airspeed velocity may have had a detrimental effect on her garments.
Why are her boobs blindfolded?
Could this Vision Quest have been in Ye Olde Tyme Forest, when Shelly nudged Nudge to lead the young steak-sauce Shelly astray?
If so, isn’t she overdressed here‽
If Monica/s spirit totem is the Jaguar, I wonder what Shelley’s is?
Jin told Monica that Shelly’s anima is a rabbit, back on May 28, 2007:
http://wapsisquare.com/comic/awalkingdoorway/
Has anyone thought about how Dietzel can do what he does? Maybe Deitzel is actually Coyote.
That – is brilliant, actually. Although Dietzel has gotten the better of his situations more often than Coyote does, he parallels are eerie…
I love this
Would that be Crow spreading his wings behind her?
I have been playing a game based on an alternate history where the colonization of the Americas never happened.
It is called Coyote and Crow.
If this interests you check it out.
That is indeed a crow behind her! ^_^