Here’s another “Crucible” extra from co-creator Smuzz, focusing on our resident medical expert, Truug Vanderplatz, set before the first adventure. There’s more about Crucible here, and you can read the strip on Tapastic (publisher interest welcome). Truug’s notes are presented… Read More ›
With Beloc’s help, the battle against the Chrell seems to have taken a turn in the party’s favour… or has it? Crucible is an ongoing creator-owned strip which started in STRIP: The Adventures Comics Magazine, created by myself and 2000AD artist Smuzz (perhaps best known for… Read More ›
Will Beloc save the day? Or will fear consume him? (Or, rather, the Chrell…). Crucible is an ongoing creator-owned strip which started in STRIP: The Adventures Comics Magazine, created by myself and 2000AD artist Smuzz (perhaps best known for his work on ABC Warriors) and lettered by… Read More ›
Our adventurers take on a god… but will is Beloc too terrified to help, or is he still too angry at Ardahl for the way he treated him? Crucible is an ongoing creator-owned strip which started in STRIP: The Adventures Comics Magazine,… Read More ›
Giant Monster? Check. Odds stacked against survival? Check? Let’s hope Sylvana doesn’t annoy the Chrell, hey? Oh dear… • Click the image below for full size view For those who came in late (new readers start here!): deep below the… Read More ›
For those who came in late (new readers start here!): deep below the surface of Shaarn, our adventurers confront a terror of legend that has already killed… and threatens to do so again in its own quest! Crucible is an ongoing… Read More ›
For those who came in late (new readers start here!): deep below the surface of Shaarn, our adventurers confront a terror of legend that has already killed… and threatens to do so again in its own quest! By John Freeman… Read More ›
Reeling from the appearance of one of the world’s gods, our party flee a strange underworld — but there is further danger ahead… By John Freeman & Smuzz, Art by Smuzz, lettered by Jim Campbell
So… our party have been attacked by a mysterious and deadly creature, upset metal dwarves and now they seem to have attracted the attention of a god. Can anything else go wrong? By John Freeman & Smuzz, lettered by Jim… Read More ›
What horror has Beloc unearthed far below the surface of Shaarn (or wherever the party now are?) … And more to the point, what will It do, now discovered? By John Freeman & Smuzz, lettering by Jim Campbell. See also… Read More ›
In which Beloc realizes he really, really should listen to Ardahl when he tells him not to meddle with things he doesn’t understand…
After battling dwarves in a strange metal-lined cavern somewhere below the surface of their world, the cleric, Zingamy, must now seek control of a dangerous religious artefact… Story by John Freeman & Smuzz, art by Smuzz, lettering by Jim Campbell
While exploring a Dwarf Mine, our Taskers – assigned to recover a mysterious religious artefact – stumble into a world of metal… and some dangerous Dwarves. Dwarves that see them as an equally dangerous contagion!
Dwarves. Cute cuddly folk with beards, right? Wrong. So, very, very wrong… Chapter Four of “Crucible” draws to a close. Story by John Freeman, Art by Smuzz, Lettering by Jim Campbell.
If you’re going to explore an ancient Dwarf Mine, it might help to know what the Dwarves are… and whatever you do, don’t switch them on!
Travelling to a dwarf mine – the dwarves long the stuff of legend – to recover an important artefact for a religious order seemed such a simple Task for our mercenary adventurers… But the mission has taken an unexpected turn…. Read More ›
Deep in the Deep Stone mine, the party have come across a strange metal-clad room… what is its purpose, and what dangers lurk there?
And down the rabbit hole we go, dear readers. What, you were expecting cuddly dwarves? A dragon? We hope you aren’t disappointed. We do hope you’re at least a little taken aback…
And so, into the Deep Stone mine, where unexpected mysteries await… be prepared for some mind-benidng surprizes that will make you go back and look at previous pages in a new light!
As the Taskers prepare to explore Deep Stone, Sylvana and Ardahl ponder what lies ahead — and the motives of their employer…