footnotes:
* tagged Mature in case the amount of skull (and implied deaths) is upsetting.
* (page 54) Von nicknamed the creature based on the sound it makes when snickering. But it's referring to something else on a meta (4th-wall-breaking) level. ;)
* (page 58) It might be possible to eventually decipher all the dialog on this page (if you have a higher resolution version). But you don't have to. It's intentionally stressful/frustrating.
* (page 61) Rapunzel?!? j/k
* (page 66) Ancient Chinese people need a compelling reason to cut their hair, which means they were not likely to associate short hair with masculinity
* (page 72) From the reader's perspective, the protagonist's words are generally easily understood (in clear English, for example), but minor characters might not always understand what they are saying
When tradition demanded that only a son of the tribe leader can succeed him, a determined little girl put all her faith in a fairytale that could make her the next chief.
At 172 pages, "Heart of A Colt" was my first graphic novel. The project was started and completed in 2011. The story is simple and the writing even simpler, but the subject matter(s) may not be comfortable for some readers (child endangerment, implied slavery/sacrifice, subconscious death wish, blood, etc.). You can buy the print-on-demand version at IndyPlanet (the amazon version is larger and needed white border padding to fit their size), which includes a few pages of notes on Oracle Bone Script shown in the story. Thank you.
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