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[3rdvoice]

3rd Voice: 59th Scene: Argument

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[vattucomic]

We're doing another book; the entire 1279-page comic is available for preorder right now for the first time with Topatogo

[horroreve]

He's so pretty <3

[evandahm]

Vattu is nominated for an Ignatz Award, the independent comics award given out at the Small Press Expo in DC; I have made this drawing about it; if you like the comic you are more than welcome to vote for it and I would love it if you did. You can get a ballot here - https://www.smallpressexpo.com/ignatz-ballot-request/

[mahmoth]

Good god but today's 3rd Voice is a banger. The long buildup, Navi's stoic little face in front of the four mignola-ass minions with their smoking heads roasted by words, "Run.", and then the wordgod springing impossible huge from the crater. Nobody is doing it like this.

[pixelgraphite]

2022 Reading Roundup: Favorite Comix

‘22 meant revisiting some greats (MAUS, Vattu) and discovering some others (Bone, From Hell). I also kept returning to Evan Dahm’s video essays on making his incredible graphic novel. He spoke a lot to his experience with the changing landscape of webcomics from the late aughts/10s to now.

Find Evan Dahm’s Vattu online here or on Tumblr @evandahm

Find G. E. Gallas’ The Poet & The Flea online here or on Tumblr @radiantpessimistpress

[cajolions]

Oh man this was a while ago but I totally forgot to post my drawing for the @vattufanzine! This was a super fun drawing and everyone else’s drawings were awesome, def check them out, and check out the Vattu comic if you haven’t already. 

[salmonrowe]

vattu by @evandahm is ending soon. rly like this comic!!

[straydog733]

Reading Resolution: "The Harrowing of Hell" by Evan Dahm

29. Wild Card: The Harrowing of Hell by Evan Dahm

List Progress: 14/30

In much of Western culture, Christian stories have become so rote as to not invite much analysis. Jesus was crucified, died, was buried, and three days later rose from the dead. But what happened in those three days? The graphic novel The Harrowing of Hell, created and illustrated by Evan Dahm, follows Jesus as a character, as both a man and a symbol, descending into Hell and enduring those three days. The text is taken from both canonical and apocryphal Christian gospels, but the art is what the reader comes to this work for. Bold, huge illustrations done entirely in black, white and red give the story a grand scope and feel like descending into the pit along with Christ. 

The Harrowing of Hell meets Jesus at the moment of the crucifixion and follows him into Hell, where he is mocked, taunted, and attacked by the denizens of the pit. Flashbacks show him teaching his gospel on earth, but Hell is where he has to struggle to live that gospel, staying true to his message of love and resisting despair when it seems like all of his work has come to nothing. The reader really feels it when this Jesus asks God “Why have you forsaken me?”. The big-eyed, expressive design of Jesus works well for this story, forcing the reader to see his fear. When compared to the horrible grandeur of his surroundings, he is one small, beaten man. But he also fears the opposite: the Devil’s most effective threat is when he predicts that the followers of Jesus will reinterpret him as a warrior and go to battle in his name. This small man will have an eternity of blood shed for him, and nothing could be further from what he wants. And when he emerges from the pit, will he ever really escape that future?

The Harrowing of Hell isn’t going to hold much interest to readers who do not already have at least some investment in Christian mythology. This comic isn’t going to convert anyone to religion or atheism, and it’s not really trying to. It is just setting out to tell a very over-told story in a unique way, with some truly beautiful art to deliver the message. A simple story, a simple text, and a simple color palette all work together here to make something exquisite. 

Would I Recommend It: Yes

[3rdvoice]

3rd Voice: 54th Scene: No sense

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[vattucomic]

VATTU'S OVER

BOOK PREORDER CAMPAIGN

DOWNLOAD OF THE WHOLE THING

[lcatala]

One day I'll stop buying books, but today is not that day.

[evandahm]

VATTU ENDS SEPTEMBER 12

ALSO ON WEBTOON

[airasilver]

Starting to read this.

[tmorganart]

The webcomic Vattu finished, 12 years in the making. There is really something cool about following a story for that long. The author says he's going right back to making something new soon!

[pixeltank]

I am a person with few regrets, one of which is not snagging a hardcover copy of Evan Dahm’s “Order of Tales” back when they were in stock. Can’t even find it for resale anywhere!