You know how like, a long ass time ago our ancestors we were all “Huh, maybe stop spitting in the face of nature quite so much guys, the towns are floodin’ and also the water is all on fire now.” And then the Wizard Kings were all like “How about eat lightning.” And then our ancestors were all like “Woah, they sure kicked our asses, we super got the point, carry on. Do not mind us one bit.”
We probs should have minded...at least a *little* bit…? Maybe instead of spending generations forgetting how we had suffered at the magic hands of the Wizard Kings? ‘Cause while we were keeping our mouths shut and our eyes closed, Blot’Tor was teachin’ his crappy Wizard King frenemies how to siphon up our planet’s arcane core, ferment it in toxic geo-thermal vats AND IMBUE IT WITH LIFE.
They were out there making all sorts of weird little dudes (they called ‘em Vat-Spawn - ‘cause they were cooked up in vats instead of...instead of bein’ born), havin’ fun, playin’ god with living creatures...Then they got a little bored. Then they started pickin’ fights. Then there was DRAMA. Then the very-public-breakup of the Wizard Kings, and after that? Bloodshed. None of us know who started it, none of us know how it’ll end, but what we DO know is…
The Wizard King Blot’Tor was the first of the Wizard Kings to reach into slag and rip consciousness to the surface. It was *his* abomination that started it all when they first staggered before their creator, fell to their knees, and broke into a thousand barbs…
Which Blot’Tor took up and stuck into the body of his *next* abomination...the one that put an end to it.
I’m not sure if anyone’s noticed, I’m not sure if anyone CARES, but there used to be two Vat Spawn up at the top of the Bongcano, slaughtering the endless waves of attackers coming at them from all directions, but suddenly there is only one. What happened to the other Vat Spawn?
Pit Pit once stood at the top of the Bongcano, blindly guarding whatever lay within by slaughtering endless waves of oncoming attackers. Then, in the comic anthology DAGGER DAGGER, they gained WIZARD VISION and made their way down into the Pit, witnessing all the beauty and horror of the Bongcano. Then they made their way up to the top of the Wizard King Blot’Tor’s tower. Then they killed him.
Now they don’t...they don’t know what they’re gonna do. What’s goin’ on?
DEATH TO THE WIZARD KINGS started its life in the comic anthology DAGGER DAGGER, which was kickstarted in 2020. It’s the comic I love working on the most, but the one I can’t ever seem to take the time I want for. People keep askin’ me “What Is Death To The Wizard Kings? What Is Death To The Wizard Kings?! What Is Death To The Wizard Kings?!!” And I keep sayin “DON’T WORRY ABOUT IT!”
But that was BEFORE I was trying to convince people to donate money to me so I could take the time I WANTED to draw this thing that I really, really love, instead of not even getting to take the time I needed.
Unlike Pit Pit, I know what comes next and I desperately wanna draw it, and then I wanna share it. Throw some digital dollars in the donation pit if you wanna, save ‘em if you can’t. Either way, check this out, look, look, look, dude…
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Posted by so_engery on Dec 22, 2022
I knew i was on the right track when three friends texted back screen caps of the wave panel. Love that wave. A+ wave.
Posted by so_engery on Nov 19, 2022
I resued the church a lot. work smarter, not harder!
Posted by so_engery on Nov 18, 2022
Oh my god FINALLY I can post this. The whole...issue is completely penciled. You wanna see that? See some spoilers? See some process?
Posted by so_engery on Nov 11, 2022
I went to a gong bath a year ago and the woman who ran it was all like "Today's the INFINITY VORTEX!" and NEVER explained beyond that. So i'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing.
Posted by so_engery on Oct 05, 2022
The waters freeze!THE MOON RISES!Wooooooooo AH!
Posted by so_engery on Oct 03, 2022
Hooves pound! A pitch-black wagon races across the cobblestones! Disaster is afoot!
Posted by so_engery on Sep 21, 2022
A dog growls in the distance!The lights are extinguished!The trees wither and die!HARK!The carriage approaches!
Posted by so_engery on Sep 21, 2022
DRAMATIC STING.Eerie echo.FWOOSH. FWOOSH.FWOOSH.FWOOSH.Weeee oooooo oooo eeeeeeeeeOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Posted by so_engery on Sep 19, 2022
Just gonna add another Nosferatu to my collection of Nosferatu charactacters. I love, love, love, Nosferatu.
Posted by so_engery on Sep 13, 2022
Sorry to drop a big heavy yet unpolished drawing on you after a few months. I've heard people love, raw, vulnerable artists these days though. I promise I won't make this a regular thing. I really miss writing Death To the Wizard Kings, and I'm hoping that I can pull myself outta this funk befo... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Jun 04, 2022
Cannot wait to edit this post tomorrow.... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Jun 03, 2022
03 - ACCENT-LESS PIT This GORGEOUS 6ft Custom Vaporizer comes with all the bells ‘n whistles. Need a little info? They have it - they’re a KNOW IT ALL. They’ve been around, “seen” some shit, and won’t shut up about it. +2 to all intelligence and wisdom rolls,... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Jun 02, 2022
02 - WAX PIT This 8ft Organic One-Hitter has Precision Vision….sooooo automatic +4 to their DEX MOD. Which makes their AERIAL ROOTS all the more formidable. They can grow ‘em straight out their bod, crack ‘em off, and chuck ‘em at people for 1d4 piercing damage. Their r... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Jun 02, 2022
01 - MOUTH PIT A 3ft tall Vaporizer One Hitter who has HAD it with your sounds. Yeah, they KNOW they got a tasty exterior! They’re covered in a delicious coating! Nah, I don’t know what they taste like, I’d never lick them without asking are you nuts? Why don’t you roll ... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Jun 02, 2022
well...kind of. I needed 24 pages to send it to print. Spot illustration to the rescue. In a few weeks, I'm gonna start yellin' on my social media about crowdfunding a mystery comic...this is it. Don't tell anyone.Shhh.
Posted by so_engery on Jun 02, 2022
This page was so hard to plan but so satisfying to finish.
Posted by so_engery on Jun 02, 2022
Ok - so I hadn't PLANNED on posting all these finished pages tonight...but I'm about to drop some vat spawn on you and I'll go nuts if they're all mixed up with these pages.
Posted by so_engery on Jun 01, 2022
There was all this discourse about repeating panels in the comics scene a few weeks back and it's all meaningless.
Posted by so_engery on May 15, 2022
There it is, the Enger insane eyeball pop! Crazed! Beyond recall.
Posted by so_engery on May 11, 2022
you don't look at those freaks and weirdos you look at meeeeeeeee
Posted by so_engery on May 10, 2022
I...finally finished this. It's 22 pages long. It's the only TRULY personal work I've done since 2019, and I declare my YIPS offically over now. That's how it works, right? This comic also acted as a style revision/guide for DTTWK - so if you can't read shit, tell me now. Thanks for s... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Apr 12, 2022
A bunch of folks have started reading Abarat, and it makes my heart warm.
Posted by so_engery on Mar 22, 2022
For some reason this page took me three weeks to ink.
Posted by so_engery on Mar 17, 2022
I bought so many copies of Abarat for folks last week, and a few more have told me they're on the hunt for a copy. Makes my heart real warm, can't lie.
Posted by so_engery on Feb 12, 2022
Tried to post this page yesterday but my home internet is trash.
Posted by so_engery on Feb 10, 2022
I didn't write this - but I DID adapt it from Clive Barker's Abarat. Which you should read 'cause it's great.
Posted by so_engery on Feb 09, 2022
Folks. I gotta re-draw the first issue I think. I'm halfway through writin' issue two, I'm wrting all these tables, it's all so boring and bad and not even in the "oh ho, i'm being a delightfully myserious artiste" way. It's a mess of word salad and drawings of Pit Pit drinking lava lamp fluid.... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Jan 19, 2022
LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHTNING BOLT LIGHTNING BOLT! Do you all have a library card? Can you get one? You'll want access to a printer...
Posted by so_engery on Jan 11, 2022
Sometimes you find a sketch that just makes you happy.
Posted by so_engery on Dec 20, 2021
LEVEL 2 - BIG BEAUTIFUL BOUNCERThey decide who's on the list!This 8ft tall fluorescent coral and green Vaporizer/Bubbler has this like, crazy ass memory for swear words. You tell them an insult they think is funny and they NEVER forget. They have this like, huge mental library full of insults and tr... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Dec 17, 2021
If you print this out on an 8.5x11 piece of paper, and fold it up you got a one page zine! It's Schnappviecher season! Clack Clack Clack Clack! Hope you're able to be a little kind to yourself in these upcoming weeks.
Posted by so_engery on Dec 07, 2021
STINK PITLEVEL 1 - WEAPON HAVERA 3ft tall blue and fluorescent pink Oozer Nugg, this Vat Spawn was rolled up by Acolyte Lvl 5 - IAN. They spend most of the time they are awake hangin out in cracks. Cracks in the cobblestones, cracks in the wall, cracks in the ceiling, cracks in the floor, cracks in ... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Nov 24, 2021
BYE BITCH. No more deadlines 'till the end of the year = uninterrupted DTTWK focus. Feels good to wake up pumped and ready to create. This isn't a DTTWK thing, it's its OWN thing. I just really wanted to share somethin' with ya.
Posted by so_engery on Oct 20, 2021
Get it?! Cause it's a SCRIPT?! I can't believe fiction writers can just like, ask the reader to imagine this shit in their mind!
Posted by so_engery on Oct 20, 2021
Dec 1st and the big break begins. I've been pickin' at Death To The Wizard Kings so much slower than I'd like. BUT! Bonus - every second I spend on it I love. Image above is from Boxer. I've been picking away at it for a while now. It's cathartic in a different way than DTTWK. Whenever I ... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Sep 24, 2021
Last year, when DAGGER DAGGER was kickstarting, one of the reward tiers was some custom DTTWK art from me, and this was the week where I said "fuck you" to the unforgiving schedule and made time to work on something I love. Name subject to change but, until then:SCHEDULING PITLEVEL 1 - GARDEN G... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Sep 21, 2021
Usually hate letting folks take a peek behind the sketchbook curtain, but NOT YOU. I'm real sorry there's not been too much new stuff. Like I said - the UNFORGIVING SCHEDULE.
Posted by so_engery on Sep 16, 2021
My schedule has been really unforgiving lately. Thanks for helping me make time to work on DTTWK. I PROMISE these scribbles will make sense really soon. ... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Sep 08, 2021
Attack Type: Pit Melee. Reach: 7ft.Range: Damage: 1D8Damage Type: SlashingWeight: 5lbsCost: 2 unique surfaces.Look: this sword looks AWESOME and even though you may THINK it’s black and white, it is in fact, the stunning colors of the Bisexual pride flag. Woo hoo! Yes!Feel free to ta... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Sep 06, 2021
Attack Type: Ranged/Single Use Reach: 71 cm Range: 30 ft Damage: 33D4 divided equally amongst ALL opponents. Even the INVISIBLE or UNDEAD. Damage Type: Piercing Weight: 35 gramsCost: One. Human. Life. Look: if you whip it around and around and around and around and then... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Sep 06, 2021
Attack Type: FloppyReach: I refuse to touch it. Range: I won’t!Damage: 1D12 and now your opponent is covered in slime, please can I leave? Damage Type: Psychic. Weight: WHO KNOWS! NOT ME! I WON’T TOUCH IT.Cost: Whatever you want, just get RID OF IT. Look: if you bring... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Sep 05, 2021
Attack Type: Lemon sneaky. Reach: 6 inches + lemon size less one inch ‘cause like, you gotta make sure that lemon stays on.Range: Depends on the size of the lemonDamage: 1d4 for the poker, 1d6 for the LEMON TWIST. Damage Type: DIRTY, with a twist of… lemon. Weight: ... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Sep 03, 2021
Attack Type: MeleeReach: 10ft.Range: 20 ftDamage: 1d10 and now everyone’s gotta make a constitution save against the smell. You know the one...Damage Type: Slashing and composting Weight: round 5-10 lbs...depending on the...freshness. Cost: Free! ‘cause...Look: It’s made ... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Sep 02, 2021
Attack Type: Pit MeleeReach: 2ft.Range: 10/20/30/40ft depending on cooking proficiency. Damage: 1d6+ 1. Now your opponent smells like, good enough to eat almost? So all future attacks against THAT opponent now get +2 on the attack roll AND damage roll. Y U M.Damage Type: PIERCING if you on... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Sep 02, 2021
BEEF SQUASh 'ER Attack Type: Pit MeleeReach: 5ft.Damage: 1d8 + 2 for every unsettled beef you’re willin’ to air out in front of the party. Go on, make it juicy.Damage Type: Crushing, but also, like...bludgeoning. Weight: 4.20 lb. Premium GRADECost: Nothin’ - except everyo... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Aug 27, 2021
OH MAN.So, this isn’t a cheap knock-off - you can TOTALLY tell ‘cause this WIZARD AMULET has little brackets in it and it ain’t made out of acrylic. No idea what color the eyeball is ‘cause this illustration is in black and white. If you pop this WIZARD AMULET on, you&rs... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Aug 25, 2021
But it ain’t a Wizard King’s. BUMMER! DID YOU KNOW?Though Death To The Wizard Kings chronicles the trials and tribulations of the Pit Uprising through comics, supplemental TTRPG material, and illustrations, sometimes it will also feature quick depictions from Orm, the Complex, the Contai... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Aug 25, 2021
Oh hey, it's a 3ft oozer battie. One day I'll show you how to make one of these little dudes. Promise. ... Continue reading
Posted by so_engery on Aug 23, 2021
Proto-Pit-Pit! This was the first ever drawing I did of Pit Pit, the first Vat Spawn to graft a wizard’s eye to their body, witness the horrors of what the Wizard Kings wrought, and say “NOPE.” and then they said DEATH TO THE WIZARD KINGS.
Posted by so_engery on Aug 22, 2021
Ok, so...this guy right here? This is Blot’Tor. He was the first Wizard King to bring “life” to the Vat Spawn.Then Pit Pit killed him. OOPS. Sorry, not sorry! Death To the Wizard Kings!... Continue reading
