Indy Friday No. 7
December 5th, 2008 |Earthsong by Crystal “Lady” Yates – www.earthsongsaga.com
I have been actively looking for new webcomics to read. I like fantasy stories, but I am very picky about those I follow on a regular basis.
One of the recent “discoveries” I made was Earthsong. It is definitely high fantasy and is about the war between two “planet entities”, one called Earthsong and the other, Beluosus. Beluosus was the planet spirit of a planet that is now dead and he has gone rogue in order to capture those from other worlds who have gained soulstones and thus powers. Those with soulstones are supposed to come to Earthsong for protection, but those who make it past Beluosus to get to Earthsong are instead recruited to fight for the protection of Earthsong, instead.
The people with soulstones in this story are from many different planets and there are many different powers involved, all varying in level from being about to make flowers bloom, to becoming a dragon, to being able to manipulate metal and to being able to see into the far distance. The main character, Willow, is a new arrival and the story starts out in a fight between Earthsong’s guard and those of Beluosus’. At first you are not sure who the good guys are and who are the bad guys, but one sides “wins” the right to take Willow with them.
From there the story unfolds and you learn about the history of how the stars made the planets and the planet spirits, how a plague was released among them, the choosing of Earthsong as the protector of the soulstone children, and the betrayal of Beluosus.
The art is a cartoony-manga style, the coloring is interesting and lovely, and the story is captivating and easy to follow. If you like high fantasy and enjoy a good, epic-level yarn, then I highly recommend this webcomic. Start at the beginning and read through the story thus far, then continue reading the story with me as it goes. I’m very curious as to what will happen next.
