How did the Dragon in the second panel, get his foot inside Keltan’s armor? And why does the armor show no signs of damage afterwards? The dragon should have been able to rake him with it’s claws, and put him out of commission, or at least give him some serious injuries.
Joe,
Not in the armor. Left front foot is on Keltan’s chest and face, right front foot is to Keltan’s left, not in contact. Not sure what you’re seeing, but nothing is penetrating. 🙂
Wow! Believe it, or not, all these other comments, and your reply just came through on my computer today! I must not have given it a good look, perhaps just a first glance, but upon further examination, it does seem to be on his chest, rather than in his breastplate. Perhaps I had better replace my readers, as they no longer seem to be strong enough. Thanks for the info.
For a refresher, I went to look up their conversation in the PDF archives. JED, there is a page missing in the 2020 archives between where the Urrt rider punishes the unresponsive dragon (to Keltan’s great dismay) and Liri and Keltan hugging in relief. I believe the page depicts Keltan’s response that leaves half an Urrt on the dragon.
It could be a simple matter of Keltan to talk down the dragons, Or get him to their mother to talk sense into her. That would be a blow to Gorslash’s war plans, if not stop him dead. Perhaps that’s where his wife went?
I was talking about the walk Keltan’s wife was taking with those 2 guys, she called them out for looking down her cleavage, then they came to a cave. She said something about “I can feel them, they are in there” and went in. A cliff-hanger that implied that it was maybe the dragons’ lair?
If you’re looking at the pdf archives, then it’s quite possible I messed up. But the archive function now works fine. The page you’re talking about is here:
Ah, I wondered what happened to the dragon Keltan rescued, maybe Aragenach will sweep off that rider and start targeting other riders? Nice and crispy lizard men, Or red-misted, for flavor?
Wow! All these comments just finally appeared on my computer yesterday. Apparently, I need to get some new readers. I saw the claws protruding on the left, which is Keltan’s right, and I seem to have mistaken it as a protrusion from within the breastplate. My Bad. Thanks for the response. I’ll bet the whack in the face from the spiked Mace didn’t do ol’ Firebreath any favors.
I thought my first reply didn’t go through, so I made a back-up. Now the first one shows. I may need an upgrade computer. I apologize for the redundancy.
It’s a page-caching issue that this site has been prone to on many of JED’s readers’ browsers for a couple of years now.
Since it started happening, I’ve always done a CTRL-F5 after browsing to it before I look at the content.
RBZ
To clarify, this isn’t an issue unique to this site. I’ve seen it on several sites that probably use similar base code.
One of my favorite webcomics is “Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic” (https://www.yafgc.net/). Its creator, Rich Morris is a telented professional who has been creating these delightful fun, engaging and funny long form fantasy comics for years. At long last he’s got himself a Patreon site so that we can give back a little for all the free stuff he’s put out there. My Zonaphiles will recall when he did the portrait of Zona and Mentl, and now as part of my Patreon-age, he’s doing a finished portrait of my choice. And I chose Ipola. The prelim sketches see below.
I cannot urge you strongly enough to support art, and support artists, and support this artist and his art.
Frigging finally, after hours and hours of solitary toil to make a visual novel/game of Zona (including an abortive attempt to export it which meant I had to practically recreate it from scratch) I have a 0.01 beta version as a demo. It is short and a bit rough around the edges, but I hope you all have fun with it.
Set in the master bedroom of the Hollywood mansion right after their engagement party, it’s where Zona confesses to her new silver-bonded Mentl the one thing that she has been keeping to herself forever.
In a way, this returns Zona to her origins in the adult find-your-path books she was created for, as the visual novel medium is just a higher tech version of that. Also, it’s very dirty. Definitely NOT safe for work.
I think of this as a “proof of concept” for one more product and direction we can take the characters and reward my wonderful Zonaphiles. Frankly, I think she lends herself to this medium pretty handily.
A one dollar patronage at patreon.com/JEDraft gets you access to this and much more!
This year we are once again participating in a sexy web comics promotion. We have a nice little pinup most of you would enjoy, and links there for a lot of other folks’ comics and sexy art:
My people, this is a global ecological emergency. *All* of us need to pitch in as best we can.
So if it helps you get motivated, then Zona, Mentl and all their friends are willing to bare it all for you to get the resources where they’re needed. Send me an email with a forwarded receipt or screen grab of an Australian 10 dollar (or above) donation and we’ll send you a nice sexy pic of the “Challenges of Zona” character of your choice.
I chose these two organizations as being the ones that will help the wildlife and the people, but I am willing to accept any proof of (recent) donation to any accredited relief organization dedicated to assisting with the fight against these horrific bush fires Down Under.
I’m a Californian, and I have seen my share of nasty wildfires, even more and worse in recent years. The Australian fires make anything I had to be evacuated from seem like a grease fire in my kitchen. If you think you are safe from the effects of this disaster because you live on the other side of the world, think again. This is worse than any fantasy world-beater my imagination could come up with. I have given and will give again.
For those of you who just like to click:
WWF:
https://www.wwf.org.au/#gs.razbkt
Red Cross:
https://fundraise.redcross.org.au/drr
I’ve given and will give again next paycheck. How about you?
Just at the moment, we’re temporarily stalled on the animation project. So we’ve taken advantage of the lull to revisit the Gen 8 model of Zona, and I think this time, even more than last, we’ve hit it on the head. So Brian came up with a couple of pinups of her of which this is a closeup. If you want to see more (much more) become a Patreon patron at https://www.patreon.com/JEDraft
That’s right – from now through August 14th, all new rewards will be unlocked for all Patreon patrons of The Challenges Of Zona! This will give our one dollar Erogenians a taste of what they’ve been missing, and hopefully encourage others to become patrons and sample our best stuff!
And as for you others who have already given above and beyond, have no fear. August and September we will have a Double Rewards promotion with biweekly Sexy Stuff, Throwbacks and other goodies to reward you for your patience and generosity.
My heart is heavy tonight. We had to say goodbye to my dear constant companion and the inspiration for all the black cats in “Challenges Of Zona”, my beloved friend, P-Chan. He was very old and finally was very confused and in great pain. So we eased him into Summerland Thursday evening. Nonetheless, he’s still there in the past and in my memories, and in Inky and in Incus and in the one-eyed winged cat from the Otherwhen. (Yes, long-time readers will remember when he lost his eye to an abcess, years ago.)
20 thoughts on “Meanwhile – Page 1313”
Joe Fonebone
How did the Dragon in the second panel, get his foot inside Keltan’s armor? And why does the armor show no signs of damage afterwards? The dragon should have been able to rake him with it’s claws, and put him out of commission, or at least give him some serious injuries.
jedraft
Joe,
Not in the armor. Left front foot is on Keltan’s chest and face, right front foot is to Keltan’s left, not in contact. Not sure what you’re seeing, but nothing is penetrating. 🙂
Warm regards,
JED
Joe Fonebone
Wow! Believe it, or not, all these other comments, and your reply just came through on my computer today! I must not have given it a good look, perhaps just a first glance, but upon further examination, it does seem to be on his chest, rather than in his breastplate. Perhaps I had better replace my readers, as they no longer seem to be strong enough. Thanks for the info.
Ed
is he recognizing the dragon?
RBZ
I guess Ara-GenNACH’s mother convinced him to fight for the Urrts, after all.
Tiff Hudson
They chat on page 1187, July 24, 2020.
Lora
Time to lighten Ara’gennach’s load and get that Urrt off his back. That looks to be one confused dragon right there.
Ed
Does he recognize the dragon?
Descartes
For a refresher, I went to look up their conversation in the PDF archives. JED, there is a page missing in the 2020 archives between where the Urrt rider punishes the unresponsive dragon (to Keltan’s great dismay) and Liri and Keltan hugging in relief. I believe the page depicts Keltan’s response that leaves half an Urrt on the dragon.
Scarsdale
It could be a simple matter of Keltan to talk down the dragons, Or get him to their mother to talk sense into her. That would be a blow to Gorslash’s war plans, if not stop him dead. Perhaps that’s where his wife went?
Scarsdale
I was talking about the walk Keltan’s wife was taking with those 2 guys, she called them out for looking down her cleavage, then they came to a cave. She said something about “I can feel them, they are in there” and went in. A cliff-hanger that implied that it was maybe the dragons’ lair?
jedraft
If you’re looking at the pdf archives, then it’s quite possible I messed up. But the archive function now works fine. The page you’re talking about is here:
https://barbarianprincess.com/comic/whop-page-1184/
Warm regards,
JED
jedraft
Scarsdale:
You mean this one?
https://barbarianprincess.com/comic/distractions-paqe-1301/
I had no issue finding it.
Warm regards,
JED
Scarsdale
Yeah, I wasn’t looking for it, I was just commenting about it. And this page: https://barbarianprincess.com/comic/arm-yourself-page-1302/
Freelance
Orc Luchador: “I suplex the Dragon.”
DM: “You what.”
OL: “I suplex the dragon.”
“…Alright; make a grapple check.”
*OL wins*
Scarsdale
Ah, I wondered what happened to the dragon Keltan rescued, maybe Aragenach will sweep off that rider and start targeting other riders? Nice and crispy lizard men, Or red-misted, for flavor?
Joe Fonebone
Wow! All these comments just finally appeared on my computer yesterday. Apparently, I need to get some new readers. I saw the claws protruding on the left, which is Keltan’s right, and I seem to have mistaken it as a protrusion from within the breastplate. My Bad. Thanks for the response. I’ll bet the whack in the face from the spiked Mace didn’t do ol’ Firebreath any favors.
Joe Fonebone
I thought my first reply didn’t go through, so I made a back-up. Now the first one shows. I may need an upgrade computer. I apologize for the redundancy.
RBZ
It’s a page-caching issue that this site has been prone to on many of JED’s readers’ browsers for a couple of years now.
Since it started happening, I’ve always done a CTRL-F5 after browsing to it before I look at the content.
RBZ
To clarify, this isn’t an issue unique to this site. I’ve seen it on several sites that probably use similar base code.
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Rich Morris – YAFGC Patreon
One of my favorite webcomics is “Yet Another Fantasy Gamer Comic” (https://www.yafgc.net/). Its creator, Rich Morris is a telented professional who has been creating these delightful fun, engaging and funny long form fantasy comics for years. At long last he’s got himself a Patreon site so that we can give back a little for all the free stuff he’s put out there.
My Zonaphiles will recall when he did the portrait of Zona and Mentl, and now as part of my Patreon-age, he’s doing a finished portrait of my choice. And I chose Ipola. The prelim sketches see below.
I cannot urge you strongly enough to support art, and support artists, and support this artist and his art.
https://www.patreon.com/YAFGCRIch/posts
Warmest regards,
JED
At Last! “Challenges Of Zona – Confessions” Visual Novel
Frigging finally, after hours and hours of solitary toil to make a visual novel/game of Zona (including an abortive attempt to export it which meant I had to practically recreate it from scratch) I have a 0.01 beta version as a demo. It is short and a bit rough around the edges, but I hope you all have fun with it.
Set in the master bedroom of the Hollywood mansion right after their engagement party, it’s where Zona confesses to her new silver-bonded Mentl the one thing that she has been keeping to herself forever.
In a way, this returns Zona to her origins in the adult find-your-path books she was created for, as the visual novel medium is just a higher tech version of that. Also, it’s very dirty. Definitely NOT safe for work.
I think of this as a “proof of concept” for one more product and direction we can take the characters and reward my wonderful Zonaphiles. Frankly, I think she lends herself to this medium pretty handily.
A one dollar patronage at patreon.com/JEDraft gets you access to this and much more!
Warm regards,
JED
Public Service Announcement
Stay safe, my friends – be smart!
Warm regards,
JED
Valentine’s Day Sex Drive 2020!
This year we are once again participating in a sexy web comics promotion. We have a nice little pinup most of you would enjoy, and links there for a lot of other folks’ comics and sexy art:
Valentine’s Day Sex Drive 2020
MST3KFan – POW! Right in the Nostalgia | Lou Graziani – Cy-Boar | Bumblebee – Drive On | Darksh1ne – Monstroniverse Adventures | The Letter M – The Restless Dead | Jay042 – Kaza’s Mate Gwenna | The D-Wrek – Twenty Four Seven | Blue Dragon – Dark Horse | Montis Echo Boeher – Glitch | Gojiramon – CKarrus | Lightfoot – Pulse | Team Lady Valiant – Lady Valiant | Midnight – Danger Zone One | utzsar – Rocks | Ebenezer Splooge – Hentai Poster Company | Ebenezer Splooge – Portcall Uranus | Ebenezer Splooge – PronQuest | Ebenezer Splooge – SFW Hentai | Ebenezer Splooge – Hentai High School | Ebenezer Splooge – Mammazon | Stilldown – Ariane Eldar’s Personal Place | Stilldown – Theater Of The Bloody Tongue | Barry Linck – Phineus: Magician for Hire | Barry Linck – Phineus | Amy Letts – Epic Fail | Sheryl Schopfer – Sharpclaw | Sheryl Schopfer – Deer Me | Julie Devin – Monster Soup | J.E. Draft – The Challenges of Zona | Jaycee Knight – Bloomin’ Faeries | Peter Anckorn – By The Book | The Blood Teller – Alvery Nerveaux’s Secret Case Files | Microraptor – Cryptida | rulerbrain – Selling Smiles | Caley Tibbittz Collopy – SwordCat Knights | Andrew Hunter – Delve | Mark Egan – Bata Neart | Mark Egan – Back Office | Alli Perry – My Hero! | Marshall Reeves – Yesterday Bound | Dizzaster Juice – WhiteOut | Dizzaster Juice – Offworld: The Crease | Zach Vanzile – West Tree Academy of Heroes | Ben Bourbon – Devilbear: The Grimoires of Bearalzebub | MonicaNG – MoonSlayer | John Harrington – Super Rivals | Lirvilas – Grinder$ | Lirvilas – Flyover Country | Arne Cooper – The Androssian Prophecy | Sean Harrington – Spying With Lana | yellowgerbil – Zoe the Vampire | Nick Greaves – The Great Isle of Prentil | Jacob Jones – Ayuri | Scott T. Hicken – Dark Reflections – Zen | Scott T. Hicken – Dark Reflections – Chaos | Scott T. Hicken – Exiern: Dark Reflections | Scott T. Hicken – Exiern | Stef Marcinkowski – Sarah Zerohttps://barbarianprincess.com/VDSD2020/
HELP AUSTRALIA NOW
My people, this is a global ecological emergency. *All* of us need to pitch in as best we can.
So if it helps you get motivated, then Zona, Mentl and all their friends are willing to bare it all for you to get the resources where they’re needed. Send me an email with a forwarded receipt or screen grab of an Australian 10 dollar (or above) donation and we’ll send you a nice sexy pic of the “Challenges of Zona” character of your choice.
I chose these two organizations as being the ones that will help the wildlife and the people, but I am willing to accept any proof of (recent) donation to any accredited relief organization dedicated to assisting with the fight against these horrific bush fires Down Under.
I’m a Californian, and I have seen my share of nasty wildfires, even more and worse in recent years. The Australian fires make anything I had to be evacuated from seem like a grease fire in my kitchen. If you think you are safe from the effects of this disaster because you live on the other side of the world, think again. This is worse than any fantasy world-beater my imagination could come up with. I have given and will give again.
For those of you who just like to click:
WWF:
Red Cross:
I’ve given and will give again next paycheck. How about you?
Warmest regards,
JED
Zona G8 Mk2
Just at the moment, we’re temporarily stalled on the animation project. So we’ve taken advantage of the lull to revisit the Gen 8 model of Zona, and I think this time, even more than last, we’ve hit it on the head. So Brian came up with a couple of pinups of her of which this is a closeup. If you want to see more (much more) become a Patreon patron at https://www.patreon.com/JEDraft
Warm regards, all!
JED
JULY PATREON PROMOTION! $1 UNLOCKS EVERYTHING!
That’s right – from now through August 14th, all new rewards will be unlocked for all Patreon patrons of The Challenges Of Zona! This will give our one dollar Erogenians a taste of what they’ve been missing, and hopefully encourage others to become patrons and sample our best stuff!
And as for you others who have already given above and beyond, have no fear. August and September we will have a Double Rewards promotion with biweekly Sexy Stuff, Throwbacks and other goodies to reward you for your patience and generosity.
Just sign up for one thin US Dollar at:
https://www.patreon.com/JEDraft
Warmest Regards,
JED
Zona Wants You!!
Warm regards,
JED
R.I.P – P-Chan
My heart is heavy tonight. We had to say goodbye to my dear constant companion and the inspiration for all the black cats in “Challenges Of Zona”, my beloved friend, P-Chan.
He was very old and finally was very confused and in great pain. So we eased him into Summerland Thursday evening.
Nonetheless, he’s still there in the past and in my memories, and in Inky and in Incus and in the one-eyed winged cat from the Otherwhen. (Yes, long-time readers will remember when he lost his eye to an abcess, years ago.)
He was a very very very good boy.
Warm regards,
JED
RIP, Peter Tork.
When the world and I were young, just yesterday
Life was such a simple game a child could play
It was easy then to tell right from wrong
Easy then to tell weak from strong
When a man should stand and fight
Or just go along
But today, there is no day or night
Today, there is no dark or light
Today, there is no black or white
Only shades of gray
I remember when the answer seemed so clear
We had never lived with doubt, or tasted fear
It was easy then to tell truth from lies
Selling out from compromise
Who to love and who to hate
The foolish from the wise
But today, there is no day or night
Today, there is no dark or light
Today, there is no black or white
Only shades of gray
It was easy then to know what was fair
When to keep and when to share
How much to protect your heart
And how much to care
But today, there is no day or night
Today, there is no dark or light
Today, there is no black or white
Only shades of gray
Only shades of gray…
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