Puss In Boots by Kate Ashwin

[pallas_athena]

Kate Ashwin, creator of the now-finished Darken and the ongoing (excellent) Widdershins, has something a bit special up on her site right now: her version of the fairy tale Puss In Boots. It will run until 3 July only, and then be taken down, since it's recently been published in this excellent anthology.
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...and a few pages later we meet the Princess, who is utterly marvellous:



Of Ashwin's other comics, I found Darken quite charming: it's essentially a D&D-style adventure with an all-evil party of adventurers. The characters are fun and there are some great moments, though it's very much an apprentice piece. Widdershins, however, is astounding and highly recommended: The world-building, characterisation, scripting and art are all top-notch. I can also confirm, having met Ashwin at the odd few UK comics events over the years, that she is a lovely person. Go read!

Comments

[harpers_child]

can i get a link to the full comic? it's not at any of the links you provided.

[pallas_athena]

Argh, knew I'd forgotten something. Starts here. I'll edit the post.

[superfangirl1]

I like this like a lot and thanks so much for sharing it. :)

[pallas_athena]

Yay! I'm glad you like it.

[long_silence]

Long time fan of Darken here, it was one of the first webcomics I read regularly and I followed Kate Ashwin over to Widdershin (which I am incredibly glad has a less sporadic update schedule than Darken did)

Her style has changed so much over the years, it's really amazing