So, it was Aella. Yes, she was top of my guess list since the last few parts and I was glad to see it was true (I still had some money on it possibly being Lisa). Nice way to bring her into a large and complicated family.

Not sure I got there via your hints though, unless it was subconsciously. You could bash me over the head with them and I'd probably still miss them really. But the first bit of prose confirmed it.

I'm also very glad to see the return of Hacker9. *first big gasp* Hooray! I wish him and Aella many years of torment as their romance develops.

I also very much enjoyed seeing old Winkelweald halting to control his chagrin. And hissing!

We seldom get to see him so defeated. It truly was enjoyable to behold. (Don't kill me now mm'okay?)

Good to see HV, Wilbur and Apostate get their just desserts back in 1552 as well. The use of Knifey(s) to bring it about was a nice touch.

So, it's the Storyheart which is in the tomb. *there's my second big gasp* Interesting development.

And the big villain is the Dreaming Celestian! That...actually makes a lot of sense given all that has occurred. Hopefully Sarah of Dunboogie will get some luck in. She'll need it.

Couple of questions:

How did the Hood get through with Liu Xi?

Who owes the Hood? Who did the Hood help to make? (Ok don't really expect answers to those two).

Unless he means Denial? "In some ways I made you son."

Anyway, great job Ian, I know you struggled with some of it, but it has all come together in fine form and has been a pleasure to read.




Haven't seen that move yet, but I plan to.




Oh yes, Mussorgsky has just the right balance of foreboding villain and crazy insane for the Hood. In fact, my Hood go-to musical piece has always been Gnomus but I like your choice too.






Well, he got whacked with sticks by the beaver girl. So that's pretty much a win.





Hey, in this case i think it's fair. He was just a...Bog Thing... till she started to sing to him. The hussy.

Also, that's a romance we need to see more of one day. Or maybe not.

But we do need the story of the night the three visitors came to call on the lovely Zemette sisters. Maybe for Valentine's Day? That gives you a month.






Oh Zod, another child? Really weren't there enough already? Looking forward to finally seeing this chart.




Really? Ha! Good 'ol Scarmander. We hardly knew ya. Did I ever post #2? I think it's half written.




Well you certainly used male pronouns to refer to him and he in the relevant chapter. I know because I went back and checked.




What did Al B. ever do to these kids to deserve such I ask (apart from never being there or paying a cent of child support)?





Bloody Shoredinger. The cat is dead or alive, but not both. I don't need to open the box to know which, or for it to become reality. Its status and reality is not dependent on me seeing it. That's my theory and I'm sticking to it.




I'm going to have to go back and find out when she died now. My poor dead granddaughter who went bad. If only she'd had some stability in her life.






Kahn certainly seemed to end up smeared to atomic smithereens.




Yes possibly, and no need to check anyway - you would have it correct I am certain.




Indeed.




There's nothing stopping you. Well except you need to do other stuff first. So there is something stopping you.

After the indigenous population traded swampy land for items of significance - wasn't a fort first built by the Spanish? Known as the Presidio Fantasmas (Fort of the Ghosts)it lasted until the French (not the Dutch) kicked the Spanish out and renamed the place as Nouveau Paris right? Which then Became known as Old Gotham once British colonials started moving in, and then became GothamYork after the British firmly established rule. The metropolis part being added later as the city grew?

Maybe.




Still suspicious.







He's off with Semi-Transparent Lad and Fetish Lad in the League of Lost Lads no doubt.




That's all good. It was the conclusion to #359 I was waiting for. And you delivered! Well done!

I can be patient for the next bit.









Well, you don't HAVE to footnote/link all these things do you? (Baby Elephant - really - isn't it enough to just know it happened?).