WoW.com's Weekly Comic: Byron, the Tauren Rogue
by Kelly Aarons 
Jun 15th 2010 at 11:00AM
A wise man once said: "Things are about to get ugly."
Yes, yes they most certainly are.
Byron's friends have made their grand entrance, ready to help their clumsy and bleeding comrade. Take a vicious gnome, and a skilled--and over-protective--orc rogue, and you've got a recipe for trouble.
Now, without further ado.. Fight!
Check out the full version right here, and tune in next Tuesday morning for a new page. You can also see all the previous pages in the gallery below.
Filed under: WoW Insider's Weekly Comic
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Tokkar Jun 15th 2010 5:18AM
So who's going to have the unfortunate task of extracting Byron's nose ring? o_O
Awesome fight scene, Kelly! Love their expressions - who would have thought that a gnome could look so.........feral!
Astalnar Jun 15th 2010 11:25AM
Epic, just Epic.
Bring in the Cavalry.
I honestly thought cavalry would mean Stormwind soldiers, and then BAM, HOrde raid on Stormwind.
Once again, epic.
Tomatketchup Jun 15th 2010 11:51AM
I'm gonna be honest here. I really like this comic, but I just think there are too many interruptions. You get really pumped, but then you gotta wait one week for a rogue to hit the other rogue, and that is just a mood-killer.
Of course I'm not gonna stand here and whine for nothing, so just a suggestion: For the next page, make just a long fighting scene covering 2-3 pages, so I don't have to read one page and get me, errr, pumped down (or whatever it's called).
Take as long as you wish, 1 month, 2 months, I don't mind, but please, it just feels like a mood-killer for me to see a fighting scene just ending absurdly like that.
Again, you are a great artist, but this is just what I think.
Cadychan Jun 15th 2010 4:38PM
While that's a sound idea, every idea gets trounced by the epic mob 'Deadlines.' ^_^;
Tomatketchup Jun 15th 2010 4:50PM
As said, I don't care how long, as long as you make it long and epic.
Do it for me. Because you love me, don't you?
Frank Jun 15th 2010 12:40PM
awesome!
this is the part where, on my server, the local defense call goes out, and everyone but me goes "meh."
: (
Rubitard Jun 15th 2010 1:06PM
I always hear the title of this comic in my head as if it were read by Don Pardo.
Aris Jun 15th 2010 1:08PM
@Tomatketchup: This shows it's fun and engaging! You don't wanna wait!
I understand, though. I do love me some Byron. =)
Twowolves Jun 15th 2010 1:13PM
I'm loving this comic. I only wish it was still in color. Those early comics looks fantastic.
Galestrom Jun 15th 2010 2:46PM
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Step One: Print
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While the program does not contain the necessary materials for this third optional step (or any of them for that matter), the team found that common household items can be used. In today's budget savvy world, this meant profound savings for Byron HQ, a savings passed on to its enthralled readership.
Sharvis Jun 15th 2010 1:44PM
Haha the description got me pumped up, and then I read the "FIGHT!" in the comic with the Mortal Kombat announcer voice in my head. I can't wait for next week's comic, good job. :)
Heimdallw32 Jun 15th 2010 1:52PM
Holy crap, as others have said, great facial expressions. And the last panel is badass. Almost feel sorry for the guards. (but meh, they'll respawn in a few minutes. xD)
mikepiltch Jun 15th 2010 10:01PM
Alright! A little rogue-on-rogue action. Kinky.
Hurbster Jun 15th 2010 4:33PM
Excellent comic as usual. Do I get the feeling there is not a lot of Alliance love from the author ?
Ragen Jun 15th 2010 5:39PM
I don't think I've ever laughed so hard, as I was catching up for the last new weeks. Keep up the wonderful work!
Syme Jun 16th 2010 12:40PM
Awesome installment. The fight scene is truly epic, and Derrick looks truly frightening.
The complaints about the strip not being colored are getting tiresome. I'm a big fan of WoWeh?, and I love Cadistra's color work; but I greatly enjoy seeing her work in a slightly different medium. For one thing, seeing how she handles each differently shows that she really knows her stuff. And having a father who was an artist and draftsman, and having a housemate for years who was rarely without his pen and sketchbook, I appreciate good drawing without colors.
It would be best if people could take this on its own merits and appreciate just how good it really is, rather than working from preconception. Of course, that's not how human nature works.
Cadychan Jun 16th 2010 12:59PM
Hey, thanks so much for the wonderful compliment! o^_^o
Lately, I've tried to approach Byron from a much different angle. I realized that making this a humor-driven strip just, well, wasn't working. All the feedback, good and bad, harsh and kind, has made this comic evolve. There's so much that can be with good ink-work, screentones, and the like. I'm constantly researching other comics to see how they pull their styles off. Also, I've recently stepped into the local comic artists' natural media groups, and watching these masters truly handle INK.
All I can say is that I really appreciate everyone bearing with me with this. I'm quite new to putting together comics in this fashion (screentones and halftones just started last page..!), and I'll be the first to admit my colour work on WoW Eh is...well, primary. ;)
Thanks again for the kind words! I'll keep trying my best!