The Olaf Mystery gets underway in earnest today! So just who or what is Olaf? VileTerror has brought a very interesting concept to this otherwise random background character. In depicting Olaf for this story I chose to make the character always float an inch or two above the ground which just helped to add an extra layer of weird/creepy.
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And a word from VileTerror: Some of you may be curious about who the author of this “book” is. Well… that’s kind of the whole point of this story! In fact, originally in the first draft of the script, the author was never meant to be revealed at all. Even I was going to keep myself in the dark, allowing Grace to decide who the author of the journal was, and whether or not to reveal it some day. However, Grace convinced me that revealing the author was important. It will take some time before we reach that reveal, though. So it gives all of you readers out there plenty of opportunities to propose your guesses and explain your theories. The only hint you’ll get for now is the one given in the first quarter of this page. Good luck in sleuthing out the mystery!
Wait, how do I destory the book? And would that not also include having to destroy the comic image?
I’m not sure you’re the one literally holding the (fictional) book in your hands though, Christopher. Although, it would be an interesting twist to the ending of the story if Grace did that . . .
You are free to print out the comic and destroy after reading…! 🙂
Although . . . perhaps a disclaimer would be advisable for the actual printed version of this comic, should you ever get that far, Grace. ie: The inside cover says something like: “Despite apparent indications to the contrary within the following work of fiction, it is not recommended that you destroy this book. Thank you.”
Absolutely! 🙂
Oh, nice, two mysteries for the price of one!
I’m pretty certain the one writing the book is a same year cadet, but it could also be a second year cadet. Third years are unlikely to be that concerned… Second clue, the one writing seems to be human, but does have blue skin. Third clue, shows signs of paranoia…
I’m loving this 🙂 As I knew I would 😉
I think the blue hands belong to the person reading the book, not the writer. Maybe it’s Jenna, or another Forn character?
I will say that at least one of you is at least partially correct with at least one of your statements.
[insert Vincent Price laugh here]
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I don’t know Vincent Price but it reminded me of sheep in Scotland, an astronomy professor, a physics professor and a mathematics processor.
Nevermind, interesting idea that it might not be the writer that is currently holding the book. I didn’t even think of that for some reason.
On the one holding the book being Forn, if so it is likely not the writer as the writer certainly seems to be a human. But I think it is the wrong shade of blue for a Forn, too dark and grey. Compare with the Forn in panel two (not mentioning names in order not to spoil the competition).
Read the first page of the book: “…like me [OLAF] is a first year cadet at Magellan Academy.”
Well-spotted, Quasar.