Eyes on Final Fantasy Forums - Blogs - Black Magic Shopkeeper http://home.eyesonff.com/blog.php/26338-Black-Magic-Shopkeeper The Eyes on Final Fantasy Forums are the premier place for Final Fantasy fans to meet and discuss this classic video game series. Join our community today. en Thu, 14 May 2026 03:15:32 GMT vBulletin 60 http://home.eyesonff.com/images/images_neoclassic/misc/rss.jpg Eyes on Final Fantasy Forums - Blogs - Black Magic Shopkeeper http://home.eyesonff.com/blog.php/26338-Black-Magic-Shopkeeper <![CDATA[So I'm writing a Final Fantasy IX fancomic...]]> http://home.eyesonff.com/entry.php/6224-So-I-m-writing-a-Final-Fantasy-IX-fancomic Wed, 17 Jan 2018 03:59:58 GMT Ok, I'm really anxious about announcing/plugging this here, but here goes... I'm currently writing a webcomic set in the world of FFIX. It's not a sequel and not (quite) a prequel, but rather a side story (hence the 'Gaiden' in the title) that doesn't even follow any of the protagonists or antagonists. This is about a barely consequential NPC known as Alleyway Jack/Four-Armed Man/"Gilgamesh" and his little brother, Enkido.
I've been updating every Monday since I started, and I'm hoping to keep consistent with that.

Click the image below to go read the webcomic if you want:
Name: banner.png Views: 4743 Size: 49.3 KB

Be warned, I do take massive artistic liberties with the story. There is a lot of added non-canon lore, but I try my best to make everything tie in with the source material as smoothly as possible. So there will be some unfamiliar terms, places, and concepts-- but you can rest assured that most of these things stem from something canon to either FFIX or earlier titles.

It's also tonally different from the source material, but hopefully not to any jarring degree. This is, after all, Gaia seen from a different angle. Even the leading character is being seen from a different angle. I don't interpret him as the same guy you see in other Final Fantasies, and especially not in Dissidia. There might be some other connections, but... well, I'll hopefully be covering that (vaguely) in the comic.

It's also got a slow start, but... I'll be picking up the pace within the next page or so.

So yeah... I'm legitimately scared to tears, because who knows what people will say about it, but I'm going through with this anyway. I've been sitting on this idea for... way too long. Bottling up a story hurts more than bottling up feelings I guess :shobon:

(lol it's taking a lot of strength to hit that Post Now button) ]]> Black Magic Shopkeeper http://home.eyesonff.com/entry.php/6224-So-I-m-writing-a-Final-Fantasy-IX-fancomic <![CDATA[[ THIS BLOG POST IS DEAD ]]]> http://home.eyesonff.com/entry.php/1615-THIS-BLOG-POST-IS-DEAD Wed, 04 Dec 2013 00:22:39 GMT I killed it. I have no use for old unimportant blog posts. :I I killed it. I have no use for old unimportant blog posts. :I ]]> Black Magic Shopkeeper http://home.eyesonff.com/entry.php/1615-THIS-BLOG-POST-IS-DEAD ...oh...my...god...I LIVE. http://home.eyesonff.com/entry.php/1607-oh-my-god-I-LIVE Sun, 01 Dec 2013 01:37:23 GMT
Quote Originally Posted by Black Magic Shopkeeper View Post
Well I guess after being gone for YEARS now... How many years has it been now??? 8?
I'm back
I wonder if anyone even remembers me.
But I managed to retrieve my password with the help of my sister to get access to my ancient, aaaancient e-mail address that I don't even use anymore. Oh my god is my art still on here? Are my black magic shopkeeper pictures still alive? What about my crazy little noseless moogle? Oh man... oh man!!!
Oh hey, a blog thing.
I'm gonna use it now.
So, I'm back from the longest hiatus ever. I was just a stupid little brat back then. ...And now I'm 25.
My intelligence hasn't improved much.

But I have a webcomic now, going by the name of ZERO EFFORT. It's a fantasy adventure, reminiscent of swords & sorcery anime, Dungeons & Dragons, and traditional rpgs such as Final Fantasy 1-6 and 9, with the added spice of diversity between species and a detailed magic system!

Then there's the shorter, darker webcomic series I'm working on, called The March Will Come. It follows the story of a human girl and her alien friend trapped in a barren dystopian man-made world. It's got biopunk, sci-fi grit, and a neo-80's-like feel to it.

Check 'em out if you have the time.
[/shamelessselfadvertisement]

But seriously, man, it's been so long.
I'm surprised my account survived for this long. ]]> Black Magic Shopkeeper http://home.eyesonff.com/entry.php/1607-oh-my-god-I-LIVE