I thought I should write some basic summary of what I’m working on…

The story is about a world that’s like modern times, where there are four groups of magic users, Sorcerers, Alchemists, Magicians, and Witches. Each group is ruled by four princes, who are chosen by magical artifacts called crowns. Basically, the Alchemists tried to kidnap Prince Altair from the Sorcerers, before he even became aware of his powers. The main characters are a Magician, Claudio, Prince Aries; a Witch, Enna, and Andrea, a human who is trying to become a witch…

The first part of the comic is going to consist of Enna and Andrea solving mysteries in a city, through with Andrea, and the readers, learn about the world and Enna’s past. They are also looking for Prince Altair and the alchemist who tried to kidnap him (Ludwig), while trying to reconnect with Claudio, who is being held in the Magicians’ city, cut off from the outside world. He’s the prince, but he’s sort of a figurehead, they don’t listen to his ideas at all, and part of this is Claudio finding the confidence to express his ideas even when the Magicians tell him he’s wrong.

The crown names are all based on star motifs – 11 of the 12 zodiac signs, and then five other star names. But there’s also a bit of a snarky deconstruction of the way humans and societies are so self-righteous… but then a rediscovery of some sort of sublime, spiritual something on an individual basis, once society’s impositions have been taken down. So for that, I want to get some of that religious-like compositions and styles, the way a figure in a religious temple might be portrayed. And even with the sort of “takedown of society” angle, I’m going for a glossier, prettier style than what most people like nowadays. There is also no combat at all in the story, so that’s a big difference between what I’m going for vs. most fantasy comics.

The four groups will also have their own styles. The magicians are more whimsical and curly, the sorcerers are very dogmatic and solemn, so I’m imagining a lot of straight, vertical lines, but still some ornamentation with them. The Alchemists are minimalism and practicality, “modern” with barely any ornamentation. The witches are all independent, so each individual witch will have their own style.