Ahoy Reader!
Thanks again for joining our dusty adventure! The Dragon battle is now well underway, but who will emerge triumphant??
Here is a drawing from 2008 depicting a first draft of the dragon fight. This page is from the very first mini-comic issue of DRINK WATER! which told the tale of a dry and dusty Wednesday in Black Rock City. This mini-comic is serving as an outline for the story of Wednesday currently being told in Vol. II. This page also inspired the artwork for Episode #294 (see if you can spot the differences). I considered just including it in the narrative, but thought the costume change would create some confusion and continuity errors, so chose to redraw the scene instead.
The first issue of DRINK WATER! circa 2008 – Very rare!
The Dragon Battle is a true story from Burning Man 2000. It followed the first ride of Draka the Dragon, who was introduced that year with a grand parade along the Esplanade led by the March Fourth Marching Band (as seen in ep #287). Although, some of the dragons currently depicted in our story were not actually present at the battle in 2000 (such as Heavy Meta, Abraxas, etc), I’m choosing to include them for dramatic effect. In the world of DRINK WATER!, all art installations, mutant vehicles, and characters from throughout Burning Man’s history are present together in the narrative at the same time. All years are the same year, every week is the same week. The city is a place outside of real time.
I’m hoping to wrap up the Dragon Battle and finish Chapter 12 by the end of this year (fingers crossed), and then its off to the THUNDERDOME for Chapter 13! Thanks again for visiting the site and following along with our dusty tale! Thanks also for all your comments and messages, I appreciate the support and suggestions. Till next time….
Stay hydrated out there! Yar!
Neptune
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