Comics Review: ‘Talli: Daughter of the Moon’ #2

Talli: Daughter of the Moon #2 by Sourya, Francois Vigneault

ALT

• action
• adventure
• drama
• fantasy
• medieval fantasy
• mythology
• summoner
• swords and sorcery
• violence
• My Rating: 5 of 5 stars

This forest. Something’s off about it. The knee-deep snow? The inscrutably dangerous cliffsides? The paw prints of a massive wolf? Yes. Something’s wrong with this forest, presumed off-limits to most human-folk and which climbs the mountains and swallows all who enter.

TALLI: DAUGHTER OF THE MOON v2 is as beautiful, adventurous, and dynamic as its initial volume. A crew of stubborn individuals, each with their own quirks, pushes into a dark forest to avoid pursuit from the testy Lord Ulric and his Special Brigade of warriors. But this forest is unforgiving. Will the elements take their toll? Or will older, wilder, more ancient creatures emerge from the shadows? Pavel and Lélo. Lady Talli and Sir Alan. Captain Nina. No matter how wedded these fighters are to ensuring the safety of a certain white-haired summoner of historic heritage, the mission means nothing if they fall to tooth and claw and cold in this dreaded forest.

TALLI v2 is well-structured and well-paced. One can easily be put off at the prospect of learning three backstories, surviving multiple fights with ensorcelled wolves, and trudging through a mysterious forest and all in the same volume. And yet, somehow, Sourya does this with incredible finesse. Good storytelling informs readers (and other characters) of what they need to know, when they need to know it. Patience is a virtue, yes, but so also are prudence and discretion. Why does Lélo refuse to sleep at night? Why is Captain Nina so unfailingly devoted to Lord Ulric? Why is Sir Alan so oddly rational?

Part of what makes this graphic novel so fantastic is that its characters know they’re missing certain pieces of the puzzle as they actively solve it. For example, Lady Talli busily reads an old tome on a defunct sect of believers who yield to Meness, the goddess of the moon, but at the same time, the young woman is well aware of the fate of every summoner before her: war, violence, and sacrifice. Lady Talli is fearless, and that could well get her killed.

Readers who adored the creator’s magnificent background artwork from the previous volume will find more details to drool over in the current book. Glimpses of giant, “legendary” beasts take up whole pages; kinetic action sequences follow multi-strike encounters between the hero group and their foes; and a change in weather shifts the character-environment dynamic in unexpected ways. For example, when a pack of wolves attacks the group, the author offers readers multiple wide-angle shots, very carefully keeping track of who was attacked and where, and positioning them accordingly in the broader camera shot.

The artist’s use of sunlight offers another example. On a mid-morning jaunt, sunlight knifes through tall, snow-covered conifers on an otherwise dim forest path; dawn overlooks a chain of nameless valleys, also beset with snow; and elsewhere, on the eve of a seasonal festival, Dame Sybbyl, previously mentioned as a safe harbor for Lady Talli and her group, takes bread and wine with a council of townsfolk as the morning sun pushes through ornately speckled windows. TALLI v2 is a beautiful book, and when one isn’t preoccupied with the details of cloaks, sword hilts, table décor, hair jewelry, battlefield wounds, and more, one can sit back, relax, and take in the scenery.

TALLI: DAUGHTER OF THE MOON v2 is full of the good stuff. The action is extensive but well-organized, the characters are chatty but conscientious of their station and influence, and the number of external conflicts are proportionally exposed. Indeed, how desperate is Lord Ulric, and what was with that throwaway quip about Talli’s mother? Who are the adventurer twins Max and Maddie, and do they really owe allegiance to the goddess of the moon like they say? How much is Lady Talli willing to sacrifice to ensure her friends stay safe against darker, more nefarious, magical foes?

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I am down so atrocious for quarter master Talli… I need to take her strap and hear her praising me in that cute accent

Anthony Fineran (B 1981)

This sexy, Star Wars nerd, Sith fan is one of the cutest femboy’s around. Talli. So sexy @raintallinger

Comics Review: ‘Talli: Daughter of the Moon’ #1

Talli: Daughter of the Moon #1 by Sourya, Francois Vigneault

ALT

• action
• adventure
• fantasy
• medieval fantasy
• mythology
• summoner
• swords and sorcery
• violence
• My Rating: 5 of 5 stars

The last of anything ancient and feared often begets the first of something new and revered.

They say the summoners, daughters of deities long past, were all hunted and slain. They say the beasts they commanded, and the remnant forests within which they communed, have gone astray. And they say the few remaining believers of these summoners and their ancestral deities, they say these disciples of a dying religion are naught but heretics whom the ruling authorities possess every right to stab, to bleed, and to hang.

TALLI: DAUGHTER OF THE MOON v1 is a tightly-wound fantasy graphic novel packed with rusty swords, ornery archers, underground sects of forbidden faiths, doting fathers, greedy innkeepers, and one irascible princess who may be the key to unlocking a war between fabled beasts (chimeras) and human folk — the second in written memory.

Lady Talli is the last known summoner: In her blood rests the mythic ability to call forth giant, destructive creatures, among other cool skills. Too bad she’s still a teenager and has no idea how to control her power. She’s yet to truly come of age, but circumstances being what they are, she must flee her home, seek safety among strangers, and pledge to protect herself against an array of forthcoming danger.

But it’s not all bad. Things could be worse. The obsessive Lord Ulric and his troops have swarmed the countryside, hunting for the girl. And Lord Ulric’s top soldier, Captain Nina of the Special Brigade, is an ace tracker and is the best in the land with a bow and arrow.

In just one volume, TALLI v1 offers a splendid mix of sword fighting, castle intrigue, and fantastical lore. Lady Talli isn’t particularly well-informed about her bloodline, but kind and curious strangers fill in the gaps for her (and the reader). Can she trust the annoying old merchant, Pavel, who seems to know more about rare jewels and ancient artifacts than a street vendor probably should? Can Talli trust the sleepy-eyed young man, Lélo, who calls Pavel his grandfather, despite Lélo’s peculiar habit for sleeping during the day and never when the sun goes down? Talli is blessed/cursed as a summoner, but what’s the deal with Lélo?

The tale of Lady Talli has only just begun, but readers already know the young woman must contest with a history she does not know, a future others dread may come to pass, and a present she claims, fearlessly, she will meet head-on.

The book’s author, Sourya, has produced a delicious meld of consequential compositional aesthetics from European comics, on one hand, and humor and narrative design elements from Japanese comics on the other. Of the former, the comic book’s environmental design includes roving and wide-angle views of old brick bridges, pastoral panoramas of castles among fields, as well as strong overhead and aerial shots of fight scenes in the middle of a rainstorm. Of the latter, readers encounter lush, Ghibli-styled food spreads, inimitable character expressions marking fear or surprise, as well as kinetic action sequences that gleefully marry purposeful panel arrangement with minimal dialogue. The level of detail afforded the book’s stone streets, dirt roads, sunset skies, tiled roofs, tufted hills, dark alleyways, and more speak of an artist who loves their work.

TALLI v1 artfully balances humor, adventure, and the wicked uncertainties of ancient magecraft. The comic’s emphasis on Talli as an ambitious young woman with a flawed sense of bravery is an exquisite model for future narrative surprises. Talli flees her home because her life is threatened, but in doing so, she sees wildflowers for the first time and must learn to speak with other classes of people to negotiate fair fares. The young woman amazes as often as she frustrates, as expected of the last daughter of the moon.

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first post yayy! Here’s my op sona Talli Arkana I love her dearly and you will be seeing her alot here if I don’t abandon this account in a week

As a follow up that I forgot to my previous ask answered. How Talli looks. Picture Wayzz without the shell and antenna thing, darker green with scales and rings around her eyes that look like goggles or glasses. She also has the slight curved tail of a chameleon and her eyes kind of look like Tikki’s.

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Got botw for my borfday and then my girlfriend decided to run a Hyrule dnd oneshot

So of course I had to play exactly Ganondorf who are you kidding

Anyway, we’re playing this crew again soon so I’m posting art b/c these characters are very fun and I love my good, good boy Dorf very much, can’t wait for him to cause more problems on accident.

Shout out to @andromedadoodles for running what is possibly the funniest post-botw situation possible btw (check out her art! She’s very talented and good at drawing! <3)

Talli falls in love with three very different women: Willow who is the sister of a Capitol worker, May who has always been a little broken, Ella who longs for the family she lost years ago. 

Did you know that the average woman spends $6,000+ on products that are needed for their menstrual cycle? 

The picture above is one of the alternatives to tampons. These are reusable cups that help reduce the costliness and “luxury” of tampons. Although, products like this exist, we have to understand that many women still would not feel comfortable using something that has once been exposed to blood. This means that one time use tampons in fact need to become less expensive and cut off from all kinds of taxes.

It is time to realize the difference between luxury and necessity. The least we should be able to do is to pay retail price for #tampons without any taxes. Our first goal should be to get rid of taxes on tampons. After that we will work towards making tampons free for all our women. Only way we can start it is by starting in our communities TODAY.

We need more people like this on our side. Not only women have to pay for tampon products but they also need to pay extra on top of the actual price. This is what we are fighting for. 

Make sure you check our new post on Friday, where we break down the amount of money that #womenofTampaBay are paying throughout the year.

Fanart Talli fille de la Lune

Original character by Sourya

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Talli fille de la lune n°3 de l'ami @_s_o_u_r_y_a_ rejoins ma bibliothèque. Une bonne lecture en perspective 😀

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