Aos Sí... (p.015) - CucuC - little Brute from the Iron Age

Right, so now we know where blacky comes from

Setanta and Bairrfhionn are in deep shit. The creature which just robbed them of their bull is a (proud) member of the Aos Sí, the people of the mounds. How do we know that for sure ? Well, it's written in the title.

Aos Sí... (p.015 bis)

AOS SI :

In Irish mythology, the aos sí (older form aes sídhe, pronounced "ess shee") are a powerful, supernatural race comparable to the fairies or elves. They are variously believed to live underground in the fairy mounds, across the western sea, or in an invisible world that coexists with the world of humans. This world is described in the Book of Invasions (Book of Leinster) as a parallel universe in which the aos sí walk amongst the living. In the Irish language, aos sí means "people of the mounds". In Irish literature they are also referred to as the daoine sídhe ("deena shee"), and in Scottish Gaelic literature as the daoine sìth or daoine sìdh. They are variously believed to be the ancestors, the spirits of nature, or the goddesses and gods themselves. (...) Read more on Wikipedia...

weww...blp...mowww

Bairrfhionndis is BAD

Bairrfhionnmy, oh my...

BairrfhionnZetanta, dis is bad !

Setantawhat now ?

Setantaeh ? ehh ?

Bairrfhionndis is...

BairrfhionnBAD !

Setantawe’re going !

Bairrfhionnare ye mad ? dis is a ZIDH !

SetantaYup !

** Sidhe : portal to the Otherworld

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weww...blp...mowww

Bairrfhionn

dis is BAD

Bairrfhionn

my, oh my...

Bairrfhionn

Zetanta, dis is bad !

Setanta

what now ?

Setanta

eh ? ehh ?

Bairrfhionn

dis is...

Bairrfhionn

BAD !

Setanta

we’re going !

Bairrfhionn

are ye mad ? dis is a ZIDH !

Setanta

Yup !

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1. On Tuesday, May 19 2009, 21:13 by jakkuz

( PL)

Łał, fantastyczny komiks.

2. On Tuesday, May 19 2009, 22:44 by cathbad

( FR)

@jakkuz : Wow, our first Polish comment ! Thanks jakkuz.

3. On Thursday, May 21 2009, 08:22 by Garrett Williams

( US)

Wow, both your English and French translations have hand-lettering??? My comic's in 2 languages, and I never hand-lettered my Spanish version. Now I don't even hand-letter the English version. I have lots of respect for hand-letterers, with how much my hand hurt after half a year of that.

4. On Thursday, May 21 2009, 18:27 by cathbad

@Garrett Williams : Hi Garett.

So you too are maintaining a bilingual webcomic ! It's quite a lot of work to be sure. As for the OGHME comics, we are two persons working on them (I'm doing the lettering) which makes it easier. I'm impressed you manage to maintain yours all by yourself. Translations ARE time consuming.

Long days and pleasant nights

5. On Saturday, May 23 2009, 05:47 by Peckinpaw

Great art, really intriguing. Will you be publishing books?

6. On Saturday, May 23 2009, 13:55 by Cathbad

@Peckinpaw : Thanks Pekinpaw. We sure will, as soon as we've gathered enough material :+)

BTW everybody : Pekinpaw makes an excelent webcomic called Icecubes. We love the drawings and the humour. Check it out.

7. On Sunday, May 24 2009, 04:05 by Roland

( DE)

Grüße aus Hamburg! Euer Comic gefällt mir sehr. Guter Anfang, macht weiter so!

Just stumbled over your banner on "Legend Of Bill" and instantly was thrilled by your artwork. There are not many internet comics I know (and I read a lot) with so gorgeous illustrations, plus I am a great fan of classic european comic art. Too much poorly drawn manga, nowadays, and I never liked U.S. school. But your humorous storytelling is equally ecxellent! I am looking forward to the continuing of the story.

Besides: Is Bairffhionn of gallic descent? As a native german speaker, I am not so skilled in sorting out written english accents, as we have another pronounciation.

8. On Monday, May 25 2009, 10:47 by Mirlikovir

@Roland :
vielen herzlichen Dank, Roland.

Very kind of you. The "Legend of Bill" webcomic is one of our favourite. Humour is great !

Bairrfhionn, in Gaelic, means "fair haired", "fair headed". And to be sure, he has such a cute haircut ;+). As for pronunciation, it's something like "Bar-inn".

Gald to have you reading us !

9. On Thursday, May 28 2009, 14:56 by YP

Cela faisait, honte à moi, quelques temps que je n'avais pas jeté un oeil à votre site. Du coup, j'ai découvert simultanément les 6 dernières planches.

Beaucoup de plaisir à cette lecture, vraiment. Dessin magnifique, cadre de l'histoire et humour dont je suis très fan, aucun de ces éléments ne prenant le dessus sur l'autre au fil des pages, ce qui rend la lecture très agréable.
Et ces dernières planches (peut-être parce que je les ai lues d'un seul tenant) ont gagné une "moelle" qui donne une terrible envie de connaitre la suite... je ne pense pas que j'attendrai 6 semaines supplémentaires pour découvrir les prochaines planches...

Seule question et seul bémol : je suis peut-être un vieux con, mais je sais que le contact du papier, et d'une couverture cartonnée glacée décuple le plaisir que j'ai à la lecture d'une BD. Avez-vous des nouvelles fraiches quant à la publication de votre projet d'oeuvre maitresse? (premier tome au moins).

10. On Thursday, May 28 2009, 20:06 by Cathbad

Bonjour Y.P. BZH !
Bon ben content que ça te plaise !
Pour l'instant, on n'investit plus trop le milieu de l'édition française, dans la mesure la France représente moins de 10% de notre lectorat (et les US/UK/Canada 70%) et que les propositions que nous avons eues nous obligeaient à trop changer le format de l'histoire.

Mais nous pensons, à minima, auto éditer le premier volume, dès qu'on aura assez de pages. En Anglais et en Français. Et peut être dans d'autres langues.

A bientôt !