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Thursday, April 19, 2007 Nailbat Begins #28 This strip took me friggin forever to draw, especially the first two panels, but I think they helped set the mood for a dark descent into a dangerous and immoral environment. But those of your more concearned with plot than art are probably wondering what Nailbat meant by Neifelheim and foxes. That particular bit is a bit of rabbit culture underlying the plot. Rabbits interchange Hell and Neifelheim as ideas of a negative afterlife. Hell they picked up from humans whereas Neifelheim is their own cultural concept. The fox part is easier to explain. The rabbit Satan figure is imagined to be a fox by rabbits. All a part of the world that slowly makes its self more visible. I won't go out of my way to explain these things in the strip since having common knowledge elements explained by characters can ruin the suspension of disbelief, so you should keep reading the comments when you see something that confuses you. As for why rabbits think the devil is a fox, it came from a conversation with a friend regarding what values a rabbit culture would have. They probably wouldn't have the same social stigmas that humans have but rather have their own moral code. For instance my rabbits have their own set of swear words. Fnard you've already seen. What does it mean? Well what would be obscene to a rabbit? Sex wouldn't be, nor would fecal matter, a dog, or illigitimate child. So Fnard is something offensive in rabbit terms. Roughly it would mean "A mistake with severe consequences." Rabbit instict is to survive. Being careless can draw out predators which could not only kill one rabbit but lead predators to others. Exclaiming "FNARD!" Would mean "I SCREWED UP!" To call someone a Fnard on the other hand would be even more offensive implaying that their birth was the result of an unwanted preagnancy, something also problematic for rabbits if they aren't in a good situation to raise a litter. I've rambled on long enough though, so I'll end today's commentary here. Got more to say? Hit the forum. Return to ARCHIVE | |||||
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