LOVIATHAN
by Mike Cavallaro
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15 comments + 13 replies
Posted by: Fiffe
09:43am / Jun 4, 2008
09:43am / Jun 4, 2008
This page is fanstastic: solid pacing, great art, epic suspense til next week.
Good job, Cavalier Cav.
Good job, Cavalier Cav.
Posted by: Dean Haspiel
09:53am / Jun 4, 2008
09:53am / Jun 4, 2008
Wisdom is a bitch to behold.
Rather than praise you [AGAIN] for such great art and timeless writing, I'll just let you know when this comic starts to suck. Um, *cough*, that may take awhile...
Rather than praise you [AGAIN] for such great art and timeless writing, I'll just let you know when this comic starts to suck. Um, *cough*, that may take awhile...
Posted by: Mike Cavallaro
09:04am / Jun 6, 2008
09:04am / Jun 6, 2008
Aw shucks, thanks Dean.
Do something about that cough.
Do something about that cough.
Posted by: Tim Hamilton
10:05am / Jun 4, 2008
10:05am / Jun 4, 2008
Kraken!
It's all over the streets.
But it's you with the crazy brush
work, what makes ME high.
It's all over the streets.
But it's you with the crazy brush
work, what makes ME high.
Posted by: Mike Cavallaro
09:06am / Jun 6, 2008
09:06am / Jun 6, 2008
Ha ha.
Wow.
That's right folks, Deep Six studio is really a front for freebasing ink.
Wow.
That's right folks, Deep Six studio is really a front for freebasing ink.
Posted by: Chris Chiang
10:20am / Jun 4, 2008
10:20am / Jun 4, 2008
<I'm going to assume it's Atlantean they're speaking.>
BTW, Llyr was the genetically-engineered son of Namor in Marvel Comics.
BTW, Llyr was the genetically-engineered son of Namor in Marvel Comics.
Posted by: Mike Cavallaro
09:19am / Jun 6, 2008
09:19am / Jun 6, 2008
I suspect those writers took the name from the Welsh god of the sea.
Later in history, Shakespeare appropriated the name for one of his most famous plays.
Throughout art and culture you can hear and see echoes and reflections of the original Atlantean monarch I'm writing about here.
As you will see, the Tragedy of Llyr of Atlantis predates them all.
Later in history, Shakespeare appropriated the name for one of his most famous plays.
Throughout art and culture you can hear and see echoes and reflections of the original Atlantean monarch I'm writing about here.
As you will see, the Tragedy of Llyr of Atlantis predates them all.
Posted by: Joan Reilly
01:34pm / Jun 4, 2008
01:34pm / Jun 4, 2008
I must confess that I had trouble focusing on this story until the kid was introduced. (It also helped that you used my last name on the Ed Asner guy...and spelled it correctly!) But now I am totally engaged. I can follow events of a fantastical nature as long as they are interacting with "dull" reality now and then...
Posted by: Mike Cavallaro
09:20am / Jun 6, 2008
09:20am / Jun 6, 2008
No problem. I'll just throw in a character named "Joan" or "Reilly" every few weeks!
Posted by: Leland Purvis
04:29pm / Jun 4, 2008
04:29pm / Jun 4, 2008
The arm in panel four of this page is soooo sweet Kirby, I can barely stand it. When this gets its own book, you'll have to color it. But the black and white reads so cleanly.
Posted by: Mike Cavallaro
09:21am / Jun 6, 2008
09:21am / Jun 6, 2008
The first action figure from this comic will just be that arm. 12", fully posable.
Posted by: jane
09:47pm / Jun 4, 2008
09:47pm / Jun 4, 2008
AWESOME! The Kraken should be in every story!! I mean that too. If it was in the Wizard of Oz??...come on- that'd be great!!! Gone with the Wind? Bliss!!
"RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!"
"RELEASE THE KRAKEN!!!!!"
Posted by: Mike Cavallaro
09:24am / Jun 6, 2008
09:24am / Jun 6, 2008
"Don't get me wrong, I like The Kraken, but he doesn't have much range as an actor. I mean, he only just plays himself, y'know? Like DeNiro."
Posted by: Jane
11:34pm / Jun 8, 2008
11:34pm / Jun 8, 2008
THANK YOU! For once someone agrees with me about DeNiro!!
However- I still love both him and the Kraken. Probablyt he Kraken more though. I'd love to see the Kraken in a DeNiro role!
However- I still love both him and the Kraken. Probablyt he Kraken more though. I'd love to see the Kraken in a DeNiro role!
Posted by: Llyn Hunter
11:12am / Jun 5, 2008
11:12am / Jun 5, 2008
In awe as usual. I'm amazed at how much story you are cramming into so few panels each week.
Posted by: Sara Janis
08:37pm / Dec 29, 2009
08:37pm / Dec 29, 2009
Mike,
I am curious how you know about Leviathan. He exists in Jewish midrashic sources but seems to be somewhat of an obscure source. Where did you come across him?
I am curious how you know about Leviathan. He exists in Jewish midrashic sources but seems to be somewhat of an obscure source. Where did you come across him?
Posted by: Mike Cavallaro
09:31pm / Dec 29, 2009
09:31pm / Dec 29, 2009
Hey Sara,
As you probably know, the word "leviathan" has it's roots in the Hebrew language, and many people might first encounter it as part of some Judeo-Christian heritage.
The word has since entered wider usage as any large sea monster, or whale, or beyond that, and large, monstrous thing, etc.
I changed the spelling from "lEviathan" to "lOviathan" because I'm combining "Love" and "leviathan" to create a new word: "Loviathan" meaning, "a love of monstrous proportions".
As you probably know, the word "leviathan" has it's roots in the Hebrew language, and many people might first encounter it as part of some Judeo-Christian heritage.
The word has since entered wider usage as any large sea monster, or whale, or beyond that, and large, monstrous thing, etc.
I changed the spelling from "lEviathan" to "lOviathan" because I'm combining "Love" and "leviathan" to create a new word: "Loviathan" meaning, "a love of monstrous proportions".
Posted by: Mike Cavallaro
09:31pm / Dec 29, 2009
09:31pm / Dec 29, 2009
Hey Sara,
As you probably know, the word "leviathan" has it's roots in the Hebrew language, and many people might first encounter it as part of some Judeo-Christian heritage.
The word has since entered wider usage as any large sea monster, or whale, or beyond that, and large, monstrous thing, etc.
I changed the spelling from "lEviathan" to "lOviathan" because I'm combining "Love" and "leviathan" to create a new word: "Loviathan" meaning, "a love of monstrous proportions".
As you probably know, the word "leviathan" has it's roots in the Hebrew language, and many people might first encounter it as part of some Judeo-Christian heritage.
The word has since entered wider usage as any large sea monster, or whale, or beyond that, and large, monstrous thing, etc.
I changed the spelling from "lEviathan" to "lOviathan" because I'm combining "Love" and "leviathan" to create a new word: "Loviathan" meaning, "a love of monstrous proportions".
Posted by: Sara Janis
09:55am / Dec 30, 2009
09:55am / Dec 30, 2009
Yes - I understood the pun and thought it was very clever. That is what attracted me to your comic on the site. If you are not familiar with the texts dealing with Leviathan, I highly recommend you check it out. There are some great stories involving the whale and battles at the end of time. Very epic.
09:37am / Jun 4, 2008
Is he in more danger from the Kraken, or from "breathing" in the bottom of the East River?