Today's comic--really more of an online graphic novel, as it says on the website--is The Meek, written, drawn and everything'd by alexds3. One of the brains behind the now-ded Under Lock & Key (for which I am still crying, just a little bit). Edit: whoops, I'm wrong. See comments for truth and justice.

It's a fantastical story set on a grand scale in a place ruled by...

...this guy. His name's Luca deSadar, he's the leader of the Pasori peoples, and the Emperor of the Northern Territories. He's a just a tad conflicted, and possibly insane. He's also the one the artist draws a lot.

( Um...some nudity under the cut? Probably not noticeable to anyone walking past you. )

...You done? Okay. A much larger chunk of the story used to be available online in the form of sketched out pages, but those seem to have disappeared. Or else I can't find them. Ah, well, all the better for you! Now I can't link you to spoilers. Suffice to say: rocks fall, and everyone dies. Or do they?

But seriously, the story is already more detailed and well thought out than it was in its sketch phases, and I can tell this is going to be a graphic novel of epic proportions. Some other useful links: the artist's deviantart and homepage. Also Meekipedia, which is exactly what it sounds like. Happy reading!

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What bullshit is this?

Apparently "dungeon" is an archaic term for "donjon" according to the dictionary.

Webster's dictionary defines....