Magellan

The Olaf Mystery continues… page 2!

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As VileTerror notes below, I made a change to the way this scene starts out… it might be seen as “knowing my characters” but to be honest I’d never considered this manifestation of Svetty’s “bug control” powers until I started working on page two of this story. “Who is Svetty?” you may ask… she was first introduced here.

Competition! Congratulations to Ben for winning last week’s round in the Olglaf Mystery competition. If you missed out last week there’s still a chance to win some some Magellan books this week! Full deets here.

And a word from VileTerror: The original version of the script for this portion of the story was largely unchanged, but significantly different in one way:  I had Svetty deathly afraid of heights.  Naturally, Grace knows her
characters better than I do, and instead of my version of Svetlana, you get to see the confident and capable young cadet in the way she was meant to be shown.

I posted about this last week but now it is happening in earnest – The Olaf Mystery.

My thanks to long time reader VileTerror who provided such a great story concept and script for me to work with here. One thing I particularly enjoy about working on Magellan is that it is so full of possibility and, despite being the person who put it all together in the first place, it still constantly surprises me. Mostly those surprises come from my own brain, but when someone else has an idea that shines a light on an unexplored corner or obscure character of the Magellanverse it can really grab my attention. And that is what happened here.

As the name suggests, The Olaf Mystery is about Olaf… one of the new batch of first year cadets who introduced in a cameo of the Olga & Brelvis mini-strips miniseries in the very last frame. You can’t be more obscure than that! All that is about to change as this short story puts Olaf under the microscope. This first update is the customary cover and page 1 will be available next week.

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And a word from VileTerror: I’ve long been a fan of Grace’s work, and having this opportunity to work with her has cemented that appreciation.  The Magellanverse is deeply interesting to me, containing so much potential and being expressed so thoughtfully.  I feel proud of the part I played in writing this particular short story, and I hope that all of you will enjoy what Grace and I have made.