Slightly awkward
young sky pirate Acacitli (pronounced AH-KA-KEET-LEE) is having the
adventure of his life in Final Arcanum, by Stephanie Stober. Stober
began the comic in 2009 when, as a freshman in university, she
finally took the leap and started her own comic after being
interested in the medium for most of her life.
In a world where the
ships float on air, magic exists, and humans coexist (somewhat)
peacefully with other humanoid races, Final Arcanum is foremost a
tale of adventure. The story begins when Acacitli gets separated from
his pirate crew and crashes his hand glider (hand
glider/airplane/thing) into a church. Chased throughout town by
unhappy citizens, Acacitli gets captured by bounty hunters and finds
himself aboard the Siren.
The
rules are surprisingly lax on this vessel, which works just fine for
the young hero. He befriends the younger brother of the captain and
everything is just peachy except for the fact that Acacitli is still
technically a prisoner. And then there's that creepy guy Iver hanging
around... Acknowledging that Acacitli is just a wayward kid and not a
blood thirsty pirate, Captain Falkner Habersham, agrees to let him go
on the condition that Acacitli help the Siren
crew find a young woman, Lady Mirna, who was kidnapped by some other
pirates.
But
political trouble is brewing too as the Kheman Empire looms ever
nearer to the sky pirates...
What
I love about this comic is its fun tale of adventure. It has moments
of silly humor and a bright colorful art style that keeps the story
light and enjoyable. This doesn't mean that the story is just fluff,
however, as several mysteries and many a plot twist have been
introduced. And there are hints of more political trouble on the
horizon as well. Not to mention something more sinister and involving
magic.
Grr... He's being sinister, right?
Usually
the comic updates on Thursdays, but due to the creator's extensive
course load in her final semester at college, she is taking a hiatus
until May 10th,
which means that there will be no new pages until then. But until
then, there is plenty of story to read! If you like adventure, humor,
magic, pirates, a tale of rebellion, and maybe even a little bit of
romance, then I highly suggest Final Arcanum.
All
images copyright of Stephanie Stober.
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