FTTN 0122
Added 2017-08-08 22:18:35 +0000 UTCSo a lot of comments on the site are trying to liken this whole event with rape and pedophilia...
NO. No no no no no. I will NEVER EVER EVER make some kind of covert analogy to rape in my comics. There is absolutely nothing remotely sexual going on here. The dragon considers the goblins to be his SONS. Not TOYS. If I were to ever represent serious subjects like those they would be direct but not shown. I have instances of assault, such as the goatherd with Kizarasunga and the bandit with Kelu's sister-in-law, but I will never include rape in my comics. I do not approve of rape as a plot device and I am not the kind of storyteller to create narratives with hidden meanings.
The goblins got bitten. That's it.
Song isn't uncomfortable because the dragon's tail touched him, he's uncomfortable because the dragon is telling Kelu things he doesn't want her to hear. It's complicated, but it will be explained later.
Comments
I didn't see it as sexual either. My only question was whether the dragon had inflicted the wounds itself or if it had been done by one of the other goblins.
Bill Meahan
2017-08-30 21:34:46 +0000 UTCI didn't read it as anything sexual. A bit cruel perhaps,but I believe there will be of an explanation as we go. I don't feel the dragon is making goblins for fun.
Talina Melenchenko
2017-08-09 00:35:42 +0000 UTCI would also like to see the big brother goblins and wee!Song.
2017-08-09 00:28:17 +0000 UTCI have to admit, that was a scary scene, but I never associated it rape or pedophilia. I had ideas that it was more like kidnapping and slavery, but with a magical twist to it. Thanks for explaining it, especially about the relationship between the dragon and the goblins; I hope we see more of it! Plus I love all the different headdresses the goblins wear! They all look so cool!
Suzubelle-chan
2017-08-09 00:03:37 +0000 UTC
