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Hey everyone,

This is my first attempt to branch out to the metal community about a black metal webcomic I started a while back called Dark Tome. I would like to follow the rules and possibly post the comic where appropriate. I can do more digging but it would save me a tremendous amount of time if someone would point me in the right direction. The comic is updated every Monday.

If I can't upload on the forum then here is my link tree to read Dark Tome on facebook, instagram, tumblr, and tapas.

Instagram has the most content.

https://linktr.ee/dark_tome

Thanks,

Dark Tome

P.S. Here's some PROMOTION!!!

When you hear your favorite song!

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11 hours ago, Dark_Tome said:

Hey everyone,

This is my first attempt to branch out to the metal community about a black metal webcomic I started a while back called Dark Tome. I would like to follow the rules and possibly post the comic where appropriate. I can do more digging but it would save me a tremendous amount of time if someone would point me in the right direction. The comic is updated every Monday.

If I can't upload on the forum then here is my link tree to read Dark Tome on facebook, instagram, tumblr, and tapas.

Instagram has the most content.

https://linktr.ee/dark_tome

Thanks,

Dark Tome

P.S. Here's some PROMOTION!!!

When you hear your favorite song!

58647129_2261939127403358_36565216830548

This is certainly something different from the usual. Cool man!

I’m a bit slow though. In the last panel are those guys just going back to regular behaviour after going nuts to a song? Is that the punchline? 

So is the comic a comedy, kind of poking fun at the genre? What’s your focus?

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3 hours ago, Requiem said:

This is certainly something different from the usual. Cool man!

I’m a bit slow though. In the last panel are those guys just going back to regular behaviour after going nuts to a song? Is that the punchline? 

So is the comic a comedy, kind of poking fun at the genre? What’s your focus?

Thanks for your interest and comment! Yes you are correct. Once the favorite song is over they just go back to what they were doing before it started. As for my focus for the comic... It's kind of in a few spots right now. There is a main storyline which is based off of fantasy, folklore, myths & religions and there are two comic relief strips with the two guys in the Norwegian record shop (shown previously) and there is a metal couple in everyday American life. The folk storyline is the main focus but to stay true to my word at having uploads every Monday while having a full time job was more difficult than expected so I had to create other branch off bits. Plus I had ideas that only made sense with current technology and so forth. When I'm really unmotivated to work on the comic you will see me just do an illustration of something as well. The two worlds are definitely seperate though. Current world events and time opposed to the fantasy realm. 

This is also my first attempt at creating a webcomic so it's been evolving overtime as I learn new techniques. 

Viewer criticism and input is greatly appreciated! If you like something or hate something I am open to it. 

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The 4th of July is upon us! Are you ready for the holiday? Have anything planned? I've been doing landscaping around my house for my 4th of July / Housewarming party... the heat has been brutal this year. 

A quick update on comic postings on Metal Forum:

It seems the Main Storyline strips are too large of files to be uploaded on this site. In the meantime I will be posting the random skit strips until I have the time to resize all the files. <- This might not happen but we'll see.

Updates will be every Monday (mostly).

If you can't wait to read the main storyline it is available in many places:

https://linktr.ee/dark_tome

 

Have a brütal holiday!

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7 minutes ago, Dark_Tome said:

 

A quick update on comic postings on Metal Forum:

It seems the Main Storyline strips are too large of files to be uploaded on this site. In the meantime I will be posting the random skit strips until I have the time to resize all the files. <- This might not happen but we'll see.

The file size limit here is unfortunately low. Your best bet is to use an image hosting site like imgur, or better yet, your own website. If you copy and paste the URL of the actual image, it should embed here automatically.

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29 minutes ago, FatherAlabaster said:

The file size limit here is unfortunately low. Your best bet is to use an image hosting site like imgur, or better yet, your own website. If you copy and paste the URL of the actual image, it should embed here automatically.

Awesome, thanks for the info! I will try the URL copying next time.

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