tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:02:05 +0000vikingWalesgodsYuleWorkInspectorPubfamilysagahomeCymruRavendragonnorsetime travelCyclingYorkshirecelticghostdetectivelifeAIBirthdayaliencrispsdogshoppingDialectHelmetMissingReal WorldSupporting charactersbeerfolkloreodinsci fiDarkDickinsDopplegangerGenieNightStar Trekbarbeardchickencreatordepressionepiloguegrandsonhappy new yearpiratesocial mediaHalloweenHolidayMonsterNew YearRerunTVTwincelebrationdeathfoodparkpoliticstyrCelebrityCeltCeredigionCernunnosEasterKrampusNorse mythologyThorTravelTrollsWeddingartistcartoonistcommunityfriendsgammongrim reaperhonourlostmoneynight outpaganismpoliceshedspringtheftwalkweatherBusChat ShowColdCovidGameGodImmigrationJorvikJorvikshireLokiNatureSantaSean BeanStar WarsUKValentineabductionannouncementawardcafecarcollaborationcost of livingdancedeliverydwarffestivalfilmgoatheavy metalhistoryinternetlistmoviemysterynegotiationnewsnightmarenordicpartyportalseasleepstorytripAmericanisationBeer MonsterBikerBonfireBoredomBreakfastBrigantiaCeridwenDadDate nightDoritosEquinoxFathers DayFinanceFlagFreyaFriggGeneral ElectionHouseInfluencersJarlJubileeMorticiaMumNHSNaziNoiseNorthmanOstaraOxfordPandemicPreludeRadioReligionSickSifThrowbackTourTrainingValhallaVoteWeddingAnniversaryWorldYorkZooadventureafterlifeagealtaranimalsannual leaveapparseattackaxebirdsboatbottlebusiness as usualcardcliffhangercoffee shopcomedycomedy chickencountrysidedaughterday offdemocracydoctordreameducationentityexplosionfeastferrymanfliesfluflyfuturegamblinggardengoddessgoddessesgoing outgravegreetingguy fawkesheatwaveinjuryiron agejokelablotterylovemeetingmothers daynakednornsnudenudistoccasiononlineoutdoorspridepublic transportpunquestionrecognitionreputationresolutionsrestrestaurantriverroad triprocksamhainshipsicknessslobsnackssocietysolsticespaceshipspecialspeechspiritssteeltownstormsummersymbolstaskstechnologytiktoktraintreasuretwistunicornvideovoyagewaitresswinterwishwormholeyouthhttps://northman.kirt.me.uk/noreply@blogger.com (CaptainKirt)Blogger276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358.post-458491037716916834Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +00002026-10-13T08:30:01.218+00:00Celtdoghistoryiron agetime travelwalk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/10/367-village-pt1.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="2400" height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_cQ64yusqf5BetHq_gKQNNC8DWJGSvXZDqlun_rLEiHCgEESAcFrXQT_oNsbOOB3rJak-HkYgnhp3GNzZcUQpfBBkQqvJ3grUGcJQXr2cMaWPXgmYQFhReqhVT9pD_3Ksrxm7ThUCO-bthj6sbjNjVSN9CCyjr3F2WjjzdWJNe6F2DPoxiiyoFzFsoD4p/w400-h195/5530.png" width="400" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">An everyday walk with the dog takes an unexpected turn into ancient history! When Northman stops to share a bit of local Iron Age lore with Magnus, imagination suddenly gets a whole lot more real...</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimyQhJkhwghHHdzw-8TmpQTmxNzswH-Z_Cs3DBIjdsr1V0TUH1LbsrpTwg4nWwNB6j-xS_tWKM2Uc3ykYMDTQtVWQPJjQ6tT7XIRnCuueeg1mpFUfX7NtVj6hGhudD2uypG2sf33l42UBNyd7_zZtDVXAJu9OBBXX6SJrl7OG7g3BwbMNVECP_mILbS43/s3000/5522.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimyQhJkhwghHHdzw-8TmpQTmxNzswH-Z_Cs3DBIjdsr1V0TUH1LbsrpTwg4nWwNB6j-xS_tWKM2Uc3ykYMDTQtVWQPJjQ6tT7XIRnCuueeg1mpFUfX7NtVj6hGhudD2uypG2sf33l42UBNyd7_zZtDVXAJu9OBBXX6SJrl7OG7g3BwbMNVECP_mILbS43/w320-h400/5522.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdycnRn7iV7aGe3rEafvyGHwFkZEMxlVr1stoQcj0TvOknP_SPxXsTTBoCTo_dQUGEn02zRYcG4aw9i40vc8yyohCnqDHOAOIgsbeI09Oxult6s-Rqsf1HozbMd_SiqkPLl0a6ZvbZ_9TXMR4Q5a6c0FLlnOtkGSsRbtU_m2DpOjdzH_mx0vGtiv0nCSI/s3000/5525.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwdycnRn7iV7aGe3rEafvyGHwFkZEMxlVr1stoQcj0TvOknP_SPxXsTTBoCTo_dQUGEn02zRYcG4aw9i40vc8yyohCnqDHOAOIgsbeI09Oxult6s-Rqsf1HozbMd_SiqkPLl0a6ZvbZ_9TXMR4Q5a6c0FLlnOtkGSsRbtU_m2DpOjdzH_mx0vGtiv0nCSI/w320-h400/5525.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE6soP_LiC3S0o0Nf-BeAKdjDL_Ugz-Z-ld8aYDkFpyZzGvXvQQtposWF68kGzLh0LSpkeMDfcxq13d8q5XFwo_JKIFZ2UbiQ-TgR9waYSCoX197wkKCHCUenvZoYAqdXSLANCrtzO5JXkcIjxBEfR79TsT1amqehyi2S3yZenR5fGE0CMe1czrC36w82/s3000/5526.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKE6soP_LiC3S0o0Nf-BeAKdjDL_Ugz-Z-ld8aYDkFpyZzGvXvQQtposWF68kGzLh0LSpkeMDfcxq13d8q5XFwo_JKIFZ2UbiQ-TgR9waYSCoX197wkKCHCUenvZoYAqdXSLANCrtzO5JXkcIjxBEfR79TsT1amqehyi2S3yZenR5fGE0CMe1czrC36w82/w320-h400/5526.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UMsfNWnqyyfh1iHgR7ehENNWoTdYnr1gMMmaDUUTg50yXu8tRAl_aIJgoBviXrxYLBY4yk13iCIcp9SVjJt47LRoQUuC37IaKR1oPEXdkwnoeAttoQMwWMbzygWSUBssqgZ6z7Id_pvYXtCECDPfZLyjD7R4fZLZDUSoU3gofxKz5MEmjBN6OSFcpg0U/s3000/5528.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UMsfNWnqyyfh1iHgR7ehENNWoTdYnr1gMMmaDUUTg50yXu8tRAl_aIJgoBviXrxYLBY4yk13iCIcp9SVjJt47LRoQUuC37IaKR1oPEXdkwnoeAttoQMwWMbzygWSUBssqgZ6z7Id_pvYXtCECDPfZLyjD7R4fZLZDUSoU3gofxKz5MEmjBN6OSFcpg0U/w320-h400/5528.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpH35I087DwDwqDaPDvpPDsqRLSH73c8oi6Zr9UEJh6ulb3vBdRMydn9TG2gBL1zFoJYBX45omrBEzQL0MO9LauqUg_6MCR3yk54gJL8VKEldBcpIGtHDr-iKYL-WqgIYNqmu20cgYE01vIjxhPIwVl_nd7aOWJfeer_GPZTEPZ6rhPDmQZkq7QmM-hiF/s3000/5521.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigpH35I087DwDwqDaPDvpPDsqRLSH73c8oi6Zr9UEJh6ulb3vBdRMydn9TG2gBL1zFoJYBX45omrBEzQL0MO9LauqUg_6MCR3yk54gJL8VKEldBcpIGtHDr-iKYL-WqgIYNqmu20cgYE01vIjxhPIwVl_nd7aOWJfeer_GPZTEPZ6rhPDmQZkq7QmM-hiF/w320-h400/5521.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">This scenario is something I daydream about on nearly every walk with Magnus. My imagination just runs wild, and this entire story grew out of those quiet moments on our usual route.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKs6p2nTHk-WcGvaYXQfIFcpbZl0-OwheLAP5FiizWT9cN07HPPoGbFhYrneRmcOXPpsrxVNuprdEjlZaduvdyTQHlWl2GWHItQMyUyotCJw2MPD1eOGC4i2ls98vaGoCNruUj-2A0b1p6RFy1HF8NgoEJqW_FVjUmYhM-rDj32XuXEb1YG5CBF1gYBG3/s3000/5533.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKs6p2nTHk-WcGvaYXQfIFcpbZl0-OwheLAP5FiizWT9cN07HPPoGbFhYrneRmcOXPpsrxVNuprdEjlZaduvdyTQHlWl2GWHItQMyUyotCJw2MPD1eOGC4i2ls98vaGoCNruUj-2A0b1p6RFy1HF8NgoEJqW_FVjUmYhM-rDj32XuXEb1YG5CBF1gYBG3/w320-h400/5533.png" width="320" /></a></p><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">​I always intended for this arc to be an epic, and a story like that deserves a properly immersive backdrop. I typically prefer cleaner, less cluttered panels, but here, the complexity was essential. It was the best way to visually convey the leap across two millennia in a single moment.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0DW5IEp1k5wMPQPS2QcdO50Aj5RE6QuIjWDKaUrOSa0gIjFDYTg31z0kiI43cidpOZCxgx4XLRyJfC_0pwOsCd6xqY2jHRgBaNcNrIgGSL5Y3Fm4UqL8Yufxa03Dsgp3R_sCHe_exMg9538uq7SXx5YsBci4ZDEpwzqBuxJ4V_xPzOUXaOpyJGhEMf-j/s1393/5535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1393" data-original-width="1126" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK0DW5IEp1k5wMPQPS2QcdO50Aj5RE6QuIjWDKaUrOSa0gIjFDYTg31z0kiI43cidpOZCxgx4XLRyJfC_0pwOsCd6xqY2jHRgBaNcNrIgGSL5Y3Fm4UqL8Yufxa03Dsgp3R_sCHe_exMg9538uq7SXx5YsBci4ZDEpwzqBuxJ4V_xPzOUXaOpyJGhEMf-j/w324-h400/5535.jpg" width="324" /></a></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Nanum Pen Script&quot;;">You can also follow my cartoons over at</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/10/366-dogs-life.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="2400" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCd-vPeyZFgKX_7QLYEFtQmA1p-PzH00yfhjCjSiCcaSrD61y0YxVrG_rkvdyi1W68KemIDAoWZdab733BdkNXS35On4pItWtLheSRZ67KDR9vmHKrdUPlfVVj4-czzP_CLQD2Yf3cVsVt6bnDszHGSBi6cqGxYSzWxBJi0AOWwBCzXHdxziZ6f_5Tp4u5/w400-h195/5058.png" width="400" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p style="text-align: left;"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Behind every modern Viking stands an even</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">greater master mind... or so he thinks.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; 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He is my world.</span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqBbusDjDQDPH4RLG33q3fPKpEWDcJ8ifRKEmGEde-YToRWTqunqTulvLvZIHtdv8sxwaBEbZgXSw0SxzJl5JtnM3v1OA6NH8TSS-CI9r6Et6F3zIsZiZkI27oLhja3CMz8fqMnBPcuFNmVwQEmjOkOB2p6ZfGVHpFCZepEMrNe6EkqUgVsZSzR9sqkak/s3000/4792.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQqBbusDjDQDPH4RLG33q3fPKpEWDcJ8ifRKEmGEde-YToRWTqunqTulvLvZIHtdv8sxwaBEbZgXSw0SxzJl5JtnM3v1OA6NH8TSS-CI9r6Et6F3zIsZiZkI27oLhja3CMz8fqMnBPcuFNmVwQEmjOkOB2p6ZfGVHpFCZepEMrNe6EkqUgVsZSzR9sqkak/w320-h400/4792.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Nanum Pen Script&quot;;">You can also follow my cartoons over at</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/09/365-wights-of-home.html" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1172" data-original-width="2400" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4N-6Qs1Uk2dRJm5aaTxA8IrQVO_C0uq4kpR7nqBBeseW1cvCw1tRpE_TWCO3AyeRO4VzZSm9W-1-b90Cr4Liomw2XvXGcZ4eizN7osPkdBwilJY7hdkdzD6xR_Vpu31JYDVf-XywPn3yJOX5Gq3hUv4rH1TAe-n82oTrGSlIpuyP9AltlA8mXxcnxPKi/w400-h190/4787.png" width="400" /></a><span><a name='more'></a></span><span><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Living the Viking path in the modern world means honouring the spirits around you—even if they happen to form a committee to review your interior design taste.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikWiUI3YO8yEJDLrik-7ogiOaG68y_Nrm_EPiOc-YRANegc-yi7xx1ZuDBBqv02TADZSabYzQwTcEoxMTLDP5V-ABZ6pHHK2rFx4IBon9rJKJRTMXZN3vX3H-yi_Y0U6MY2uCobQbcWsAXaK0XHS2FjGoj9hC2cmJKiWqtXKAX9eHcUBoghhZcWMMMTvrI/s3000/4779.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div style="text-align: justify;">I've been wanting to feature a wight in the comic for a while, and I loved creating Bracken. This is a simple gag, but I'd love to revisit him in a future story.</div></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUKNe7zFfKecJ2UBZ1yJ0VUKWvrRcsI_vDYr3lk9J_g5oJbcQyECJ_I2ylSi9HP4PuByRlo7f9fuCO3zM0fJ7DOwb_KcLYHEuHzTZszO8YXMQhqQORy0mO2ZT8HvjLkF-H51DEQNAP_qI0AC4SIDemBDu6luLvg1-fiW7-xBaWO-eAJuxKmFXP9HSy3JA/s1416/4801.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1416" data-original-width="1271" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMUKNe7zFfKecJ2UBZ1yJ0VUKWvrRcsI_vDYr3lk9J_g5oJbcQyECJ_I2ylSi9HP4PuByRlo7f9fuCO3zM0fJ7DOwb_KcLYHEuHzTZszO8YXMQhqQORy0mO2ZT8HvjLkF-H51DEQNAP_qI0AC4SIDemBDu6luLvg1-fiW7-xBaWO-eAJuxKmFXP9HSy3JA/s320/4801.jpg" width="287" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;">You may have noticed I've redecorated, the post remains unchanged but you may notice a few 'improvements' to the flow of the site. Thank you for visiting and your support.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Nanum Pen Script&quot;;">You can also follow my cartoons over at</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1752" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/w59-h59/Illustration2.png" width="59" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></span></span></div> <!--Monochrome Courier Share Row for Individual Post--> <div style="align-items: center; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5T6HZ4pDLBwMIZVDitelRTxyhlqUO7RirVF1BsIWhwaXj-jiCWoyMjnPVqrnUSMEpwhh9y_52alxtUrCXEp7ti1Ti2IjSat0s4R9FGpe0pGdEChyDO53fDw3kdBT2e7pWRE_Xe3JhvhKwuOQUe0MW-T9PN-IIoD3JDjczWUEkuR9XBzki6CQItQyoew7/w320-h400/4648.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">This story is loosely based on a true story. My grandson is just learning to speak (at the time of publishing) and one of the first things he could say was "asshole" taught to him by Morticia. Of course this real life is pulled directly from the film "Meet the Fockers" but is even more amusing in real life.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAZg02cKbS9pCr9m6Y9hlDISeXcwQjIgwSnUQcVWt9zmw1-_JxWP6lv_6sjSJ96ZIG8sJBHMu0_D-5GQ6N2LuYpWBm8sRUsPfjGnr9v1eIVUpxDKAsqi7U1sOMZ0DMXTOK6sLkOaR2mLQ0e7rw-7RKeXsWBbH_rmPMP3Cs8YNkhT78vWvtkf2jD4nbVFY/s3000/4659.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyAZg02cKbS9pCr9m6Y9hlDISeXcwQjIgwSnUQcVWt9zmw1-_JxWP6lv_6sjSJ96ZIG8sJBHMu0_D-5GQ6N2LuYpWBm8sRUsPfjGnr9v1eIVUpxDKAsqi7U1sOMZ0DMXTOK6sLkOaR2mLQ0e7rw-7RKeXsWBbH_rmPMP3Cs8YNkhT78vWvtkf2jD4nbVFY/s320/4659.png" width="256" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">This strip was quickly put together as a bit of a filler, using real life as inspiration.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Nanum Pen Script&quot;;">You can also follow my cartoons over at</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><div><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1752" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/w59-h59/Illustration2.png" width="59" /></a></div></div></span></div>https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/09/364-first-words.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CaptainKirt)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358.post-8887631595368482163Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:14:00 +00002026-09-15T13:14:00.176+00:00crispsCymruRavenWales<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I originally thought the tale was complete, but something felt missing, so I decided to bolt on one last installment. As it turns out, it's quickly become my favourite panel of the whole run.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4ZKleyyxL77XpeUH_OZp8TxpS2-MfDb3NQf9Dxp9FfATaSx-NLWDtX26EHKQJM1EacOI3QTzncNNtgUdo9_WhrxkGwA9XxrOizzVJ3An-xjgjAp0nrFharxmnkJ3ckqPLrd0To8i0dwm0qZQT4GBxzFxmgrN3zcK8AbEi5eJfcSQ0NRPB09g0It3F88R/s1305/3566.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1305" data-original-width="1002" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS4ZKleyyxL77XpeUH_OZp8TxpS2-MfDb3NQf9Dxp9FfATaSx-NLWDtX26EHKQJM1EacOI3QTzncNNtgUdo9_WhrxkGwA9XxrOizzVJ3An-xjgjAp0nrFharxmnkJ3ckqPLrd0To8i0dwm0qZQT4GBxzFxmgrN3zcK8AbEi5eJfcSQ0NRPB09g0It3F88R/s320/3566.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><p dir="ltr" style="text-align: justify;"> ​<span style="font-family: Special Elite;">Eagle-eyed film fans might also recognise that the final frame pays a distinct homage to Mena Suvari's iconic rose petal scene in <i>American Beauty</i> (1999)—except swapping out delicate red petals for a sea of Welsh potato crisps!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This was going to be the end - a simple two parter but I felt it finished flat. I needed a part three, next week I'll show exactly what I came up with.</div></span><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJhLv4B0KZQ2LfSFslYHns5HHhZaWi0Dl-2PNNT6r5MrQ5O-vG8SOgu9pQNn_X_tn7POiKtXZ1zOMIWPtED3vHNPtCTI8KP2bWlONnD2wNrP6ZlVQGsJYNvDLnZuQ0bmyZuVdjrW-oewlTn3FsrDAVMrHvLEWeWsYcQyFzTBFE-VIeMoQMlrTkzVxTHyl/s1851/3674.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="1851" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSJhLv4B0KZQ2LfSFslYHns5HHhZaWi0Dl-2PNNT6r5MrQ5O-vG8SOgu9pQNn_X_tn7POiKtXZ1zOMIWPtED3vHNPtCTI8KP2bWlONnD2wNrP6ZlVQGsJYNvDLnZuQ0bmyZuVdjrW-oewlTn3FsrDAVMrHvLEWeWsYcQyFzTBFE-VIeMoQMlrTkzVxTHyl/s320/3674.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Nanum Pen Script&quot;;">You can also follow my cartoons over at</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9IS5aCeR6L5X6pNVKlzQ7pgQzHIOFgwOUnFlEjcDH4oF6r1uh3U2HBYHunjs8NIQHyks76uiV2n9Hr4M4fSUkYS_q-ra3twiQVFrSvMCSZDTstNFqLP3nLcuSB_VzcOM_cuXcwnAtWL3Rit6hvjzZXb2n1fEXVFk28OB9f-IKhJaldydIeIFXTiBtu8gJ/s320/3646.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">There’s a special kind of magic returning to the Welsh coast, though everyone has their own very specific reasons for loving the journey.</span><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYXQ1O1sTEFSX_69jffd6d0-xFdml7FB3oa5TOOqZ12dMObyDHmqTMKKo3F0HnPVvtPkGmvzQbpMinUe33n2sfaK_mpg1MstRicZAmn4sLRd8xpDTgJPMKdsFhVQ9th6z7kgkA8ymMpIkvilWDX7sYiJhuH6x8P4YjUJuG_fvk8_8Gn6_a-HsT2I7cEKy/s3000/3638.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div style="text-align: justify;">This story came together in a bit of a "perfect storm". I wanted a strip to celebrate our upcoming trip back to my favourite place on Earth, and I’ve been looking for the right moment to bring back Simon—the crisp-obsessed raven—for ages!</div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIfM5lxsAYfKzR5haO37fs4vziqGAC3UYnQewBwkK4S-oN1GQZlZLgmGZO4FU-qIQMgcmzWTzoANdI0KX-zW7qSg9ZPZJzoBfWq22ShLumQMVq3p2M6tTPZf7rjPVrUzzfpDYMuo4yOsj3OFabBws3s8qY72WkzZ7D2h2A1_jQ7gLr8L2pazJk82opDd0/s2960/3451.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="2960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKIfM5lxsAYfKzR5haO37fs4vziqGAC3UYnQewBwkK4S-oN1GQZlZLgmGZO4FU-qIQMgcmzWTzoANdI0KX-zW7qSg9ZPZJzoBfWq22ShLumQMVq3p2M6tTPZf7rjPVrUzzfpDYMuo4yOsj3OFabBws3s8qY72WkzZ7D2h2A1_jQ7gLr8L2pazJk82opDd0/s320/3451.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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This was an easy one to come up with, I started with a basic script which I didn't really stray from.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPr7UdW6BUXWNb0KAhio4912WNo321adz_iqAQNuE5hQ9s8dyF5Opa8rL8fckxs12DLYwpwPpWNfe-X6ikU0Y0rTIK2p_omNjutfjgF7d93nYqHkXXAoN7HaALw3bVsRcm87Qnb_bmgRKoha-7gRQkmXwcLaqQg-54vQyzO9mkETk2DYky6lExSXmZwK-t/s1399/3146.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1203" data-original-width="1399" height="275" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPr7UdW6BUXWNb0KAhio4912WNo321adz_iqAQNuE5hQ9s8dyF5Opa8rL8fckxs12DLYwpwPpWNfe-X6ikU0Y0rTIK2p_omNjutfjgF7d93nYqHkXXAoN7HaALw3bVsRcm87Qnb_bmgRKoha-7gRQkmXwcLaqQg-54vQyzO9mkETk2DYky6lExSXmZwK-t/w320-h275/3146.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxp0x1b-82M8W-lKTTKaT8SQvXtnZKfmN6gMs3D3pu4IfVhna_xW-XYeQT0hc9XZ4RJhqoqSJD5rJkhpELN8OfHN7FPTSoKsx9UNm_4CGwqPor3xzxl3ovQJ_N8kFj7z_Vmk_pqWywXmyhVQMOBvOcZTisCGJYVXEToqBAtuVGVlVZ1SBmx9WJUT6WAcM/s1578/3118.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1578" data-original-width="1258" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPxp0x1b-82M8W-lKTTKaT8SQvXtnZKfmN6gMs3D3pu4IfVhna_xW-XYeQT0hc9XZ4RJhqoqSJD5rJkhpELN8OfHN7FPTSoKsx9UNm_4CGwqPor3xzxl3ovQJ_N8kFj7z_Vmk_pqWywXmyhVQMOBvOcZTisCGJYVXEToqBAtuVGVlVZ1SBmx9WJUT6WAcM/s320/3118.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45XKg0VCUsiDgqTW3PfDrmUlQnWSyKKdfOfsQFdY84yN_wVmGQyoH-ad-wUeIhX9b21JFG18RDDOPM_MESo2iYyxOhpxoJ2Ar8r-SNaHWvJ_IJkbQS2kZGiZykEvXoWFbyqDGs03QbWB7XofkhEgEbOl_I66luSLGOShqNwhxBA3jtwhA6Mn1hI8Mly8L/s2960/3106.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1848" data-original-width="2960" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45XKg0VCUsiDgqTW3PfDrmUlQnWSyKKdfOfsQFdY84yN_wVmGQyoH-ad-wUeIhX9b21JFG18RDDOPM_MESo2iYyxOhpxoJ2Ar8r-SNaHWvJ_IJkbQS2kZGiZykEvXoWFbyqDGs03QbWB7XofkhEgEbOl_I66luSLGOShqNwhxBA3jtwhA6Mn1hI8Mly8L/s320/3106.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">The machine was the star, this was created separatly and inserted into the artwork.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqojXfCmVwaXErAO8UlSRUSjCI3_kqG9SrLZtG_ok5ErLQRcSHorvdhB3ZqkJCLWUM44NFYtR8sZh4ZyCJDCR6MY5-9HRXM7sgF05QyH_0LFsISRtyyyOjKOCxdBn-n_NBhljjd85BoghvGuj0srdryBwl9Nf5vUxTriJzAYvRp9lEQD34JKv12IgcSm2A/s3000/3120.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqojXfCmVwaXErAO8UlSRUSjCI3_kqG9SrLZtG_ok5ErLQRcSHorvdhB3ZqkJCLWUM44NFYtR8sZh4ZyCJDCR6MY5-9HRXM7sgF05QyH_0LFsISRtyyyOjKOCxdBn-n_NBhljjd85BoghvGuj0srdryBwl9Nf5vUxTriJzAYvRp9lEQD34JKv12IgcSm2A/s320/3120.png" width="256" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">The visitors name badge was a late addition when I reallised some readers might not understand or know who the character is. I was going to add an arrow label device to explain before I came up with the final idea, it was inserted after the completed artwork and literally stuck on moments before publishing.&nbsp;</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Nanum Pen Script&quot;;">You can also follow my cartoons over at</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1752" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/w59-h59/Illustration2.png" width="59" /></a></div></div></div>https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/08/360-bagging-area.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CaptainKirt)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358.post-973604811793597147Tue, 11 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +00002026-08-11T08:30:00.122+00:00heatwaveshoppingweather<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHpmba5UsIWKrCbp5tF929fFDLZFcHKHE_G5MdB8lJcUzS8cQpLXVQ7mZgcz5ZgiQzAa2wwUqFbPegbkJPfhK6NsaWaz9p0eClaezNUpUsAX5jdlRYLj3wPE4FHDYeeqW02s25CxGf0Tx8jYxIgunG6cbe0I2HSOrcQodFo0g8Dt0FApngwkOuAZ5Z53t/s2399/3207.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkHpmba5UsIWKrCbp5tF929fFDLZFcHKHE_G5MdB8lJcUzS8cQpLXVQ7mZgcz5ZgiQzAa2wwUqFbPegbkJPfhK6NsaWaz9p0eClaezNUpUsAX5jdlRYLj3wPE4FHDYeeqW02s25CxGf0Tx8jYxIgunG6cbe0I2HSOrcQodFo0g8Dt0FApngwkOuAZ5Z53t/s320/3207.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Desperate times call for extreme survival tactics during a heatwave...</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">​I’ve given this classic comic from 2019 a complete fresh coat of ink for 2026. See how our hero handles the heat!</span><span><a name='more'></a></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRNx6jmm4u22lKCI9HgucJxzdYTl7vWMB1u4Ar7pySBuJG0z-OyeckC5g6iwmNVy1UW3zwIUejmjGITEM9GoHzF_ooMsWNkjI8S_KtTLSvovSabxJrMboAfaGBwqzXgTDZaAGEPnn69JtsnxYf_IWk-iNahU4MebYcmnsWjsTyYu94dp_cS9ahmUWsTWK/s3000/3198.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxRNx6jmm4u22lKCI9HgucJxzdYTl7vWMB1u4Ar7pySBuJG0z-OyeckC5g6iwmNVy1UW3zwIUejmjGITEM9GoHzF_ooMsWNkjI8S_KtTLSvovSabxJrMboAfaGBwqzXgTDZaAGEPnn69JtsnxYf_IWk-iNahU4MebYcmnsWjsTyYu94dp_cS9ahmUWsTWK/w320-h400/3198.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedSUOWn3KkQYI4TnWQ517PGjP66aq815vyS4fH78V7D0hck8mj2FudeMg5Rjj8YOvc2cFB1hVXQI8pgDgEiHpBTjEWBcGLHsyG4-14CGl-30Il6QsU5Bn4o4SB7i6K9ILrAqqvsj6S1tlRIVJdZBBdAKxi7aZA_TmNNywSkWgQ4ZGqGLHuu75RPfO3Zsj/s3000/3200.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhedSUOWn3KkQYI4TnWQ517PGjP66aq815vyS4fH78V7D0hck8mj2FudeMg5Rjj8YOvc2cFB1hVXQI8pgDgEiHpBTjEWBcGLHsyG4-14CGl-30Il6QsU5Bn4o4SB7i6K9ILrAqqvsj6S1tlRIVJdZBBdAKxi7aZA_TmNNywSkWgQ4ZGqGLHuu75RPfO3Zsj/w320-h400/3200.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q7c5rEKSOJQgfR_JeCjqcrk5h41ijthwUl6r_c6tXQQHdlHueOSMRDHVTJBDlE-ttSQKUhKXpYUKS553SpXBsw-iY7bL0aACOoYiElzBYnJDHpUyr_eZRm_uSR2iNL60CfdLfw4L543wZeqyaoLF7PZAPD-3qLMsLBQII-Dsp4QhGVzFDbPFLEdpNCyb/s3000/3203.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3Q7c5rEKSOJQgfR_JeCjqcrk5h41ijthwUl6r_c6tXQQHdlHueOSMRDHVTJBDlE-ttSQKUhKXpYUKS553SpXBsw-iY7bL0aACOoYiElzBYnJDHpUyr_eZRm_uSR2iNL60CfdLfw4L543wZeqyaoLF7PZAPD-3qLMsLBQII-Dsp4QhGVzFDbPFLEdpNCyb/w320-h400/3203.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNGGsD04x-b4vRTqJcEjiNrJE4gN51l2sjLimeU6E6uA9hDsj5x3En4PajhyFOeUkUakoQ3NZnZE11mlY6cTD638VttEe4u4ZC7g5K9QJBpkjgUs6E-x2O3UkG_dREokWkvl3eeqYblhkcSLs5aVCZk9qdH1imtTQK9wU9ah-5BoUi2iWoeCf3yZaZupu/s3000/3205.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigNGGsD04x-b4vRTqJcEjiNrJE4gN51l2sjLimeU6E6uA9hDsj5x3En4PajhyFOeUkUakoQ3NZnZE11mlY6cTD638VttEe4u4ZC7g5K9QJBpkjgUs6E-x2O3UkG_dREokWkvl3eeqYblhkcSLs5aVCZk9qdH1imtTQK9wU9ah-5BoUi2iWoeCf3yZaZupu/w320-h400/3205.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5VCgKbrfVbDsVzUc9Y69eQ4419YCHZCdQOAjBDzmN-kA_Wlbsdi-Wgheint8a7hBg4CQA6_fa9-SPCGTSVsIn6gO_5D_bfyWTcD0KuQoD9SgE9f3H44Pb29Tw7cN2gEII8JE5o1GjPxnJeJUBytqY5ayc4BkhTr3CXQV8PJozlcf1ph0VX6QlBvOYALl/s3000/3197.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR5VCgKbrfVbDsVzUc9Y69eQ4419YCHZCdQOAjBDzmN-kA_Wlbsdi-Wgheint8a7hBg4CQA6_fa9-SPCGTSVsIn6gO_5D_bfyWTcD0KuQoD9SgE9f3H44Pb29Tw7cN2gEII8JE5o1GjPxnJeJUBytqY5ayc4BkhTr3CXQV8PJozlcf1ph0VX6QlBvOYALl/w320-h400/3197.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">This week’s strip is a complete, top-to-bottom redraw of a comic I originally published seven years ago. Back then, "NORTHMAN" was a fledgling spin-off featured directly on my blog, "To Baldly Go...", and this gag was only strip #6 in the run—so safe to say, the artwork was pretty raw!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">​With the latest record-breaking heatwaves, the premise felt just as relevant today as it did back in 2019. However, rather than just updating the old files, I scrapped the original artwork entirely and built this version from the ground up using my current drawing techniques.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT75H7YrTxOEfyIHaqR-3kCGrFvwnpv9QWOG5uDeNX8_IFaQjmZ9cOs5_CdCm2vYWC27gz73ff2MLfvZxVFDVQ8LD08azWIw8Bwms6yfbKBedYBKRWSVxsmjZvs1teuCP5SVhGrqx6YcTiiGj5t7Rc3JoSv1n9n94Dfl-Y-2UrRd-am8n8gya7N1dIsErZ/s1539/2998.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1539" data-original-width="1228" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT75H7YrTxOEfyIHaqR-3kCGrFvwnpv9QWOG5uDeNX8_IFaQjmZ9cOs5_CdCm2vYWC27gz73ff2MLfvZxVFDVQ8LD08azWIw8Bwms6yfbKBedYBKRWSVxsmjZvs1teuCP5SVhGrqx6YcTiiGj5t7Rc3JoSv1n9n94Dfl-Y-2UrRd-am8n8gya7N1dIsErZ/s320/2998.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbO-4NQe50K8lTvmqaHJMKdDL71S8Cp-foDC0TF2swBJGHvtmG2mKeynVpSSjhKroBpJsfbP_m_i3-JFVjSbqvJnpJFPIIQeyBJ1BuU1wffOiW04WvPdohjqyru8_NoQy9fYqv2VOGPeLHd-Oj5jtM1U23BFr61Jfb37wgY0_VbSCTkyceXMRCwHhBGbA/s3000/3011.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidbO-4NQe50K8lTvmqaHJMKdDL71S8Cp-foDC0TF2swBJGHvtmG2mKeynVpSSjhKroBpJsfbP_m_i3-JFVjSbqvJnpJFPIIQeyBJ1BuU1wffOiW04WvPdohjqyru8_NoQy9fYqv2VOGPeLHd-Oj5jtM1U23BFr61Jfb37wgY0_VbSCTkyceXMRCwHhBGbA/s320/3011.png" width="256" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">​I also expanded the layout from the original two frames into a four-panel strip. Giving the setup two extra panels really helped the pacing and allowed the joke to carry much better. None of the 2019 line work remains, but the desperate quest for sub-zero cooling is as authentic as ever.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5efm7mXJIj5j2dx2ACQh_GoQ9Vj0XBmCePo6eABzeTAUxJLEbxlqxxD4TWmCKaXojN4ZkkaPmF0RdvjVNRZqvyMHRYZqlO0p69pJonmTemBQMURGh0ROsm3PdPO6E8vah0XKjsNMDLvDE2a2kpY9SZEk1u-jegAiq3PzeVW9sWEtXZkzPh3bjoNOB6Aa/s1000/2944.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="940" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju5efm7mXJIj5j2dx2ACQh_GoQ9Vj0XBmCePo6eABzeTAUxJLEbxlqxxD4TWmCKaXojN4ZkkaPmF0RdvjVNRZqvyMHRYZqlO0p69pJonmTemBQMURGh0ROsm3PdPO6E8vah0XKjsNMDLvDE2a2kpY9SZEk1u-jegAiq3PzeVW9sWEtXZkzPh3bjoNOB6Aa/s320/2944.png" width="301" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: &quot;Nanum Pen Script&quot;;">You can also follow my cartoons over at</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1752" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/w59-h59/Illustration2.png" width="59" /></a></div></div>https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/08/359-heatwave.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CaptainKirt)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358.post-388940241230364790Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:30:00 +00002026-08-04T08:30:00.124+00:00bottleepilogueGenie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUxSpnWz9X14qiFFXQy-wUhUT_ln_64fHTnsgxrjlm5aXCbtE0xznY-HrUFwBz9Tcoz2dxbTxm6ZR2-YsLYE6f83DUo5YKcdEsD8QVgQBGFSDBLINSW2EAsQo5udl_dK081xhuvN5JXWq76evYNMpNAagBL9vvTkxMrzZHFw4FZR7j1_VRPGmgYL6L-JZ/s2399/3087.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzUxSpnWz9X14qiFFXQy-wUhUT_ln_64fHTnsgxrjlm5aXCbtE0xznY-HrUFwBz9Tcoz2dxbTxm6ZR2-YsLYE6f83DUo5YKcdEsD8QVgQBGFSDBLINSW2EAsQo5udl_dK081xhuvN5JXWq76evYNMpNAagBL9vvTkxMrzZHFw4FZR7j1_VRPGmgYL6L-JZ/s320/3087.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Every legendary saga must come to an end... but some endings come with unexpected comfort. Will our genie go back to his ancient vessel, or has 21st-century tech won him over?<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ765b_yrYgp6HIjUEVUayUUJbRCMv5WEXMtfqjByHezkKFAaSoDVpla4ogmZLAUo5n4FYGsh9H9cV8dbZlmw7cpXVbN9nKsB0AeX_9WBtjsPJ9jcCyFmrcUM3XYF3mlFzpZ8kRRHTu7e7UcdQGgV7Ly0vbYL7E5IWhvLViSyhluyVpdIY652sbwqZJvet/s3000/3079.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ765b_yrYgp6HIjUEVUayUUJbRCMv5WEXMtfqjByHezkKFAaSoDVpla4ogmZLAUo5n4FYGsh9H9cV8dbZlmw7cpXVbN9nKsB0AeX_9WBtjsPJ9jcCyFmrcUM3XYF3mlFzpZ8kRRHTu7e7UcdQGgV7Ly0vbYL7E5IWhvLViSyhluyVpdIY652sbwqZJvet/w320-h400/3079.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7059X2jR-33yEIe2UDLUlKfnM7ovO2ZaFw3XaPUngCy34pJwDWTcfWrCJS4eOIt1AUbAsiiFMXk6jyOXPfKTuxfaPzfC6G9BFVpH0blFwoJk-ZbW7ri3GhDYowj3B6wjH-7TO2-kn1VhFlYVlZ0M1Jhe4xkSU8t0BXDlbI1eQ39PA40fez_kfVpVqBshi/s3000/3082.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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But did he pass along deep cosmic guidance, or did he just settle a personal score with his younger self?<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GLTRGrmvTIvTp5_-MjehfeWwDLkncz91B_G1yKwFxUf9RFBwfi1-cvkKpWvElswdUpJGopAH9lAWs2Su1U4CvSZ4T72knQHliY4PSs9PxtVJFQpHzZBkyIW-toVZEt_Zgae9GlGqkM3bA4c_-rVatNxQZ7JVRJnjADgBtcf24g4EMuSxuV4DkyjRaSuj/s3000/2971.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_GLTRGrmvTIvTp5_-MjehfeWwDLkncz91B_G1yKwFxUf9RFBwfi1-cvkKpWvElswdUpJGopAH9lAWs2Su1U4CvSZ4T72knQHliY4PSs9PxtVJFQpHzZBkyIW-toVZEt_Zgae9GlGqkM3bA4c_-rVatNxQZ7JVRJnjADgBtcf24g4EMuSxuV4DkyjRaSuj/w320-h400/2971.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYPzOhW2L694cFils0ZuSxft0wrNldZwQYJrBferTaapaD95VGhq9MXZfRsEah1WoAPeTtG692Cv5ZpDzcbJOYuFBgOR3GrPto9Ws9yQMIuXbrkmvSjDgXFOJkKej6CwtmdwlDr8ElfUpDihMvN552d65m0KLhtgJjA5kVinXTuzWata7HyAXCUN164l13/s3000/2974.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzGrWqxu_sgVCvMkLXr7oZEsoNP_guoKUTCt-kqtUw1_1swp1zlH9RYl6tJmgWz0wGNQOhwPYfXLVw8vggVoH0ogb9GAeJFMVy3fb4HTyiXBUzOtgEzgO43uu1z2yUbEHHGvZCqSe3DYnvYlMepzWsy8GlxNIqvlvw6wcp7TVO_s_xsq9S2oXkiP8coF0u/w320-h400/2970.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;">This episode is a bridge to the finale, the power is in the Genie's ignorance.&nbsp;</span></div><div><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcbJq5u3mMGHDZnlsaEfTPULjj7uEXs3qTvv4FBNLCw0sgIiydciQRz01VZ-eFdqd5XhOPzkipqHCwX-MR7yL3fbK89kJVQq10TH1TtqPRYalBjy8JTMIPzGACm0Oxl158Xji5mWP1hLJuFOFoQcHbOldgtJ23wLgUz-rJLygXdAarhZnz8Myrg2oHYwJt/s693/2991.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;">To create this strip I leaned into one of the big benefits of digital illustration. Taking elements of previous strips and altering them to fit the current one. Not always a time saver but I do sometimes do it for bridging strips like this one.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;">I made a bit of a big decision from this week. I've scaled back my publishing and now will just be publishing here on my website and on Instagram. I'm hoping that consolodation will improve my offering. The return from those other platforms just isn't cutting it.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">Follow my cartoons on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1752" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/w59-h59/Illustration2.png" width="59" /></a></div></div>https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/07/357-viking-and-genie-pt5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CaptainKirt)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358.post-1052552928944469063Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:30:00 +00002026-07-21T08:30:00.116+00:00Genietime travelyouth<div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG0LsKTkKe7qoY0BjMyGU8QLVGxYiDRGoYmr1g20a1mcUdA-GSIXYFAWZNM-nZ4MqjR3v7Howu6olR195Po-LNZy9YD1jyox7TY6ZhSiVqC5tOhiflietljPZFz5sEl7vmIsm3seGicPWG5TUsVLPHy9emRtyd1tvYfD5BCBIjSFwKorP5XlM9Sj1SEy2k/w320-h400/2830.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">And this is the core of the idea I wanted to develop. The Genie came much later. From this week I want to share some of the process work, the initial sketches and drafts - maybe even some discarded frames that fail to make the cut. Let me know if you think it's a good idea.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzPc-d6tftS09YGmT8KyOSSHfnIXDMCRx5w9qFC4SiyQefA3ZfICtjE70iF4eSfwNTITmBh45tWvttueaMx-tSphuS58PjJEsOs1IlehmMwjp-xQyfT7G5CxTn1KkQJDPw9iy-kYER1XPLS8ryu8o8-Iikk7BCBugnq0MseiJNeXlb0vsN1zxsWSxREkQ/s1115/2855.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1115" data-original-width="855" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRzPc-d6tftS09YGmT8KyOSSHfnIXDMCRx5w9qFC4SiyQefA3ZfICtjE70iF4eSfwNTITmBh45tWvttueaMx-tSphuS58PjJEsOs1IlehmMwjp-xQyfT7G5CxTn1KkQJDPw9iy-kYER1XPLS8ryu8o8-Iikk7BCBugnq0MseiJNeXlb0vsN1zxsWSxREkQ/w153-h200/2855.jpg" width="153" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7wXTRp7KO5Q09kdc9Z6qgNDLvgNV3ANJQKHtdbSH1lm5GO80HOxBYsvAjjUHWTBlMgK-BN2vugXzrKPu7SoH3kYWuVgSFfNp8E6vMtVaY8LssIepwohvR9aHkHTVGRoFXHzngQ5XEhtu7z5gojDzchBWGnNQ3By44whem7zacvb-q3j_CeOBrcAg6pKdw/s320/2215.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Our hero has managed to disturb something far older (and considerably louder) than a standard everyday nuisance. Meet Dukan, the vapour that does not clear.<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6WY9Wy4me2L9oaSTdJPsoyaMdjiaQROpMECD9eFBEXPnMKGzzqILwqwwH9X5x6Rjg7x8CZXtYyhjF1ASJL8-kdwEaAcYa8rMq_9jZMkeMuzyErZ38EXZtEBpDNrttzuEYJFo5fGMN35E2QHhzpz2QsU_kcFkqOEoeeuzXN7Mp2EZXzUz-Warvnrso8Ae/s3000/2206.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij6WY9Wy4me2L9oaSTdJPsoyaMdjiaQROpMECD9eFBEXPnMKGzzqILwqwwH9X5x6Rjg7x8CZXtYyhjF1ASJL8-kdwEaAcYa8rMq_9jZMkeMuzyErZ38EXZtEBpDNrttzuEYJFo5fGMN35E2QHhzpz2QsU_kcFkqOEoeeuzXN7Mp2EZXzUz-Warvnrso8Ae/w320-h400/2206.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCas37hhM_olFb_VkWlgyfZrXxIAmxGglkTSb_12SGqgj4YbT0wkPo_wzVXwEgFBTFG50V6_R7h5GwjhoYAIctFeFgXwJ6iqTOcnhMAmZrXh2wgsW8aptepepeu32Px5Wd-Lk9P3tVBVnABJEEXhnaZoSShS4nyJcm1MukVZm7CCopj7YcQxpWFGIyGnDy/s3000/2210.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCas37hhM_olFb_VkWlgyfZrXxIAmxGglkTSb_12SGqgj4YbT0wkPo_wzVXwEgFBTFG50V6_R7h5GwjhoYAIctFeFgXwJ6iqTOcnhMAmZrXh2wgsW8aptepepeu32Px5Wd-Lk9P3tVBVnABJEEXhnaZoSShS4nyJcm1MukVZm7CCopj7YcQxpWFGIyGnDy/w320-h400/2210.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6eNMGUFGeUkas2AVdRRANUanHbjamX8LtSzlaTKYzxuaWAkvOaEllIW-oGxXDBLYQ9sF4ntIhp2XX6f73qfcL81QUkk5XNB0dttUUK-LZyDFkc-WCJldus6WBGZ5_8zTL5Mcm5YNgLf_BbkjHOAkZXKtyQL5S5QV-381OmqU1pHahr2EXedHRmlyjWJT/s3000/2211.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiV6eNMGUFGeUkas2AVdRRANUanHbjamX8LtSzlaTKYzxuaWAkvOaEllIW-oGxXDBLYQ9sF4ntIhp2XX6f73qfcL81QUkk5XNB0dttUUK-LZyDFkc-WCJldus6WBGZ5_8zTL5Mcm5YNgLf_BbkjHOAkZXKtyQL5S5QV-381OmqU1pHahr2EXedHRmlyjWJT/w320-h400/2211.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQy8x-ikbB9TU4JpNfsx_WN9xEDdnGXCbblFp36YdxyKevX9q8LEThqfW0w1QoZ1Ga8spaae0vbasWbWS68ump6WOsYd8r-8QzE4R2hP60ahiHhuYvMCEj8haL17zdKJlFr8_DC8EYaPO20wgvewVZjqoHqziIuDOh0M5ALlIoBEOBVSptIpVdz9F5F4RK/s3000/2213.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQy8x-ikbB9TU4JpNfsx_WN9xEDdnGXCbblFp36YdxyKevX9q8LEThqfW0w1QoZ1Ga8spaae0vbasWbWS68ump6WOsYd8r-8QzE4R2hP60ahiHhuYvMCEj8haL17zdKJlFr8_DC8EYaPO20wgvewVZjqoHqziIuDOh0M5ALlIoBEOBVSptIpVdz9F5F4RK/w320-h400/2213.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4ic8-8LGD8kCtHRAMUVi27omKfG9mnC8yzaLruETEg_Ahz00jp9Te5LSYZT9tKxIUGhFqdrhrqRYHoASLs2nuYxnVaJlOaTQ2d78C7m3WLiRYzg_LhOb7Sh7sdsACUSTX-hBlYj6UbTh9mj4vDIsmZ6nqb0GFQ3uPQltu9PKlKCkOy1s8zJBxrO-n8BN/s3000/2205.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr4ic8-8LGD8kCtHRAMUVi27omKfG9mnC8yzaLruETEg_Ahz00jp9Te5LSYZT9tKxIUGhFqdrhrqRYHoASLs2nuYxnVaJlOaTQ2d78C7m3WLiRYzg_LhOb7Sh7sdsACUSTX-hBlYj6UbTh9mj4vDIsmZ6nqb0GFQ3uPQltu9PKlKCkOy1s8zJBxrO-n8BN/w320-h400/2205.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">I've always wanted to do a Genie story. I've tried to not be too lazy with the characterisation.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">Follow my cartoons on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cara.app/captainkirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">cara.app/captainkirt</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://threads.net/CaptainKirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">threads.net/CaptainKirt</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://bsky.app/profile/northman.kirt.me.uk"><span>bsky.app/profile/n</span>orthman.kirt.me.uk</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://facebook.com/kirt-toons">facebook.com/kirt-toons</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">and <a href="http://tiktok.com/@captainkirt">tiktok.com/@captainkirt</a></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div></div><div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1752" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/w59-h59/Illustration2.png" width="59" /></a></div></div></div></div>https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/07/354-viking-and-genie-pt2.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CaptainKirt)6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358.post-8513922257993832602Tue, 30 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +00002026-06-30T08:30:00.117+00:00explosionmystery<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDePnbm7bw_yWdZ6rRcXjFWHYyBGviEJFq1A6wcMbp6dqS-VFIM-E6t2L5bES8zaP61dwslBAd1eOJ6zXbu5NHcRut9QIZabZW_6JW2AsyWsVgHdzZRd-NROHa6XMnODXT3VGG2SZtLgT7dkJr73N-LKBn9QXUUE7oKYwmVLFVY3Hv5sWjPJ1A0inWozj/s2400/353promo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiDePnbm7bw_yWdZ6rRcXjFWHYyBGviEJFq1A6wcMbp6dqS-VFIM-E6t2L5bES8zaP61dwslBAd1eOJ6zXbu5NHcRut9QIZabZW_6JW2AsyWsVgHdzZRd-NROHa6XMnODXT3VGG2SZtLgT7dkJr73N-LKBn9QXUUE7oKYwmVLFVY3Hv5sWjPJ1A0inWozj/s320/353promo.png" width="320" />&nbsp;</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">&nbsp;A strange bottle discarded in a back alley... a curious mind... and the ultimate famous last words: "What's the worst that could happen?"</span></span><p data-path-to-node="2,1"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">A brand new mystery adventure begins today! What could have been hiding inside this forgotten receptacle?</span></span><span></span></p><a name='more'></a><p></p></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DAMInR6IKf77AZchLkM0phL5B-3ruV4ZGXiuCamlJ8Tb7CX8y4QK1Pfk3-nHse0dfko7WwbbAiPNfKwLeiRySiVG4oNvodGj8sUrKsTeN-un_wKpiLl6SsuC_4-TNA0-j9J3jtjvUReWeRXpg5hSrBsFn1ysTrhJEe0vbChPimWRsX78PTYXTcukJVoc/s3000/35301.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5DAMInR6IKf77AZchLkM0phL5B-3ruV4ZGXiuCamlJ8Tb7CX8y4QK1Pfk3-nHse0dfko7WwbbAiPNfKwLeiRySiVG4oNvodGj8sUrKsTeN-un_wKpiLl6SsuC_4-TNA0-j9J3jtjvUReWeRXpg5hSrBsFn1ysTrhJEe0vbChPimWRsX78PTYXTcukJVoc/w320-h400/35301.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3BF0z-aUzKBwbhf_x4xAFWBpT08KRN4uusZTQCKsPVvzH8XRl4IlKfvCtAX48gxpV1KSF-76wPjJMB7DcYsH9qj-NMqdSf4YBpKhz16snwWkJFILBlfqfHkvLoDdyAGlom-Mzec9Cxp5437yhcEau6txjJz0O1fYylYVVlDnhrviyn9KsIYfyjDFUNFK/s3000/35302.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv3BF0z-aUzKBwbhf_x4xAFWBpT08KRN4uusZTQCKsPVvzH8XRl4IlKfvCtAX48gxpV1KSF-76wPjJMB7DcYsH9qj-NMqdSf4YBpKhz16snwWkJFILBlfqfHkvLoDdyAGlom-Mzec9Cxp5437yhcEau6txjJz0O1fYylYVVlDnhrviyn9KsIYfyjDFUNFK/w320-h400/35302.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2w_ARhar9vqyHfYVgM5iI7q5ndbABYti1klZq5WjIcOR8rhDjXpbtC_EdMFrW6FqPUF5bMdvB658niVL59NrwffdeR8S188W4cw8XvLmEu05Y2qv93uOQWMTkxxziwck3JGdEKATNYa1vqnspNSbuE3LRdcujWmXTAiO3G9WKqdGjIraKG4UHtqmk1Vy/s3000/35303.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2w_ARhar9vqyHfYVgM5iI7q5ndbABYti1klZq5WjIcOR8rhDjXpbtC_EdMFrW6FqPUF5bMdvB658niVL59NrwffdeR8S188W4cw8XvLmEu05Y2qv93uOQWMTkxxziwck3JGdEKATNYa1vqnspNSbuE3LRdcujWmXTAiO3G9WKqdGjIraKG4UHtqmk1Vy/w320-h400/35303.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DSlUUFfRJ1-uW08mWkRJvbN7d5ou5QrEvnTN9exXP540nm9MncQzD6jU_-pmsVXH-Y-voy1A_aSUDWcHVzM8CCxnOagGCD3e4gwy5r2ETjjfpbf_WcbDqJzk2dFUrrn2lUawMvpBuS9Q0dRXAzHIrYv_8qSTYfjDbdIryYPBu3W2NVQnezB5mwMXe_2i/s3000/35304.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3DSlUUFfRJ1-uW08mWkRJvbN7d5ou5QrEvnTN9exXP540nm9MncQzD6jU_-pmsVXH-Y-voy1A_aSUDWcHVzM8CCxnOagGCD3e4gwy5r2ETjjfpbf_WcbDqJzk2dFUrrn2lUawMvpBuS9Q0dRXAzHIrYv_8qSTYfjDbdIryYPBu3W2NVQnezB5mwMXe_2i/w320-h400/35304.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipih8pHfLJEFmXGiLznLb1M6n-J18ZmeJzeCD-voE78XpE_N1vGF-xW3Xb0Ju7bpFmOYvTS6ps4Z70w5pv4zMEYIOeS7GuCZQ9TIOzZ-hsZ7BS2C75wzuG5zvUgxb7AN-Qq4Qi8lZAoKRwWxPfW6fTFkge2lkjAFLASDiu6Wc0JLd7-j-eowY6x9o_Ex7Q/s3000/353comp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipih8pHfLJEFmXGiLznLb1M6n-J18ZmeJzeCD-voE78XpE_N1vGF-xW3Xb0Ju7bpFmOYvTS6ps4Z70w5pv4zMEYIOeS7GuCZQ9TIOzZ-hsZ7BS2C75wzuG5zvUgxb7AN-Qq4Qi8lZAoKRwWxPfW6fTFkge2lkjAFLASDiu6Wc0JLd7-j-eowY6x9o_Ex7Q/w320-h400/353comp.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">This story was born from a simple idea, I'll reveal that idea when it appears. It's buried pretty deep.</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">Follow my cartoons on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cara.app/captainkirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">cara.app/captainkirt</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://threads.net/CaptainKirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">threads.net/CaptainKirt</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://bsky.app/profile/northman.kirt.me.uk"><span>bsky.app/profile/n</span>orthman.kirt.me.uk</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://facebook.com/kirt-toons">facebook.com/kirt-toons</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">and <a href="http://tiktok.com/@captainkirt">tiktok.com/@captainkirt</a></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div></div><div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1752" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/w59-h59/Illustration2.png" width="59" /></a></div></div></div>https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/06/353-viking-and-genie-pt1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CaptainKirt)5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358.post-776558014755725131Tue, 23 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +00002026-06-23T08:30:00.107+00:00grandsonlifestory<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOViy-LeUrF9uhvezCc-11WDiPNLyn6b6SYL2voL23F36OX5waeP-w6ait2I4l-EstjiBNGmhaB0PH_zWUcWa-LOhZO5UzglJeOvZVSmND86tNe2KPMEPowA9saGBmu-4yYKjT1xmQ1pwMcvOmqJcWFo4cJcCPkMvkvC0YF2C0E5-QXUxuWguw8UIxdzq/s2400/352promo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWOViy-LeUrF9uhvezCc-11WDiPNLyn6b6SYL2voL23F36OX5waeP-w6ait2I4l-EstjiBNGmhaB0PH_zWUcWa-LOhZO5UzglJeOvZVSmND86tNe2KPMEPowA9saGBmu-4yYKjT1xmQ1pwMcvOmqJcWFo4cJcCPkMvkvC0YF2C0E5-QXUxuWguw8UIxdzq/w320-h320/352promo.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Face down a dragon alone? Easy. Face the horrors of modern everyday life?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">That's where it gets tricky. Enjoy this quick standalone breather strip—an unofficial epilogue to the dragon story!<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkvwE_CZ_-TQvHBRgn1z5lexS7BTIzcblzeYAA16qIT_d8bz_ne1LJhsrFALCoAUjo1uP023ZtLF9E1o3UDwuEqS-3sxkYSBBhgwisNh6WWPEkwpqG3exylxDVPELjBqn0DDqX3DgspZw6HbwDpMzLXMNAk4nafrgVAA038xfQfuyzUZ5MPQrf5ahGp7U/s3000/35201.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgkvwE_CZ_-TQvHBRgn1z5lexS7BTIzcblzeYAA16qIT_d8bz_ne1LJhsrFALCoAUjo1uP023ZtLF9E1o3UDwuEqS-3sxkYSBBhgwisNh6WWPEkwpqG3exylxDVPELjBqn0DDqX3DgspZw6HbwDpMzLXMNAk4nafrgVAA038xfQfuyzUZ5MPQrf5ahGp7U/w320-h400/35201.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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It’s a beautiful, spiritual conclusion to the saga...</span><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDNDW5hdXMgVw_6I9pVLB6ucihcjPuGLUQie0yX-Q0K_5coQUSj_YM783RlTwlMuHfWlORvR-QkuXyAJJPpcH7b3M6SOplQEv7ej0rMaTYbwm2qnjxn5MDiXEtu8fFiETJMMk3ruRO7oEBiqYZjJCT6duuo71hGk6NRG7M2vcumfFrQmXpXt8VS3pCVyE/s3000/35101.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMDNDW5hdXMgVw_6I9pVLB6ucihcjPuGLUQie0yX-Q0K_5coQUSj_YM783RlTwlMuHfWlORvR-QkuXyAJJPpcH7b3M6SOplQEv7ej0rMaTYbwm2qnjxn5MDiXEtu8fFiETJMMk3ruRO7oEBiqYZjJCT6duuo71hGk6NRG7M2vcumfFrQmXpXt8VS3pCVyE/w320-h400/35101.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggc71BvUoufMILrwaWsEA90P_qMZdlR33eJFunMe3KJTWsGjViqxOrLLkuMIAw5J8zQtV7kgzKrqz5uL4DoSubI-a8ZCgxSov534DwX9N4v9JNk1L9UFGe1eu7hOTu0apTJh1RdQMmhoJuPjwdr0rOdpMtxY8d-yk76bFPppBiVNc5PiaPb4FfFmSrBDl8/s3000/35102.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">This adventure coincides with my real life trip.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">Follow my cartoons on</span></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cara.app/captainkirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">cara.app/captainkirt</span></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; 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Do you think this solution is a bit harsh?</span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">Follow my cartoons on</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://cara.app/captainkirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">cara.app/captainkirt</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://threads.net/CaptainKirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">threads.net/CaptainKirt</span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://bsky.app/profile/northman.kirt.me.uk"><span>bsky.app/profile/n</span>orthman.kirt.me.uk</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://facebook.com/kirt-toons">facebook.com/kirt-toons</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">and <a href="http://tiktok.com/@captainkirt">tiktok.com/@captainkirt</a></span></div><p style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><div></div><div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1752" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/w59-h59/Illustration2.png" width="59" /></a></div></div></div>https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/06/350-dragon-strike-pt5.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CaptainKirt)5Pembrokeshire, UK51.8757077 -4.939193299999998623.565473863821154 -40.0954433 80.185941536178845 30.2170567tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358.post-7411980444582011109Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:30:00 +00002026-06-02T08:30:00.115+00:00CymrudragonnegotiationWales<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dNkT6Vh2Cn3ySSMHHUXiBfR_PtcvaOEzw65prOIpINbC7SARQCuw18iMVcbjdYM6DvPeSB4J4H1xVi_cNJdt1nk3bDdibh6du1g9pFRglTSrvj_PmTTc499MVOgkG-jtruzL9xtOcRzXO7SrFZVkrOjwgxdL6dEFFQTKKd4y-YZEhyphenhyphenVEvWOSmi1c4Lrw/s2400/349promo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_dNkT6Vh2Cn3ySSMHHUXiBfR_PtcvaOEzw65prOIpINbC7SARQCuw18iMVcbjdYM6DvPeSB4J4H1xVi_cNJdt1nk3bDdibh6du1g9pFRglTSrvj_PmTTc499MVOgkG-jtruzL9xtOcRzXO7SrFZVkrOjwgxdL6dEFFQTKKd4y-YZEhyphenhyphenVEvWOSmi1c4Lrw/s320/349promo.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">When mythology meets the modern world, negotiations are bound to get a bit complicated. The strike talks are underway in the latest strip, but the final demand might be asking for the near-impossible...</span><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU75viFtBYQZVVC6HjxSmZdPsfu8402F-tKTKSINwF5sNV5pj-1bXGshnX0dhzuSGEsDKLM0wjvbocoeSDg1KpXy9id94WoHB1Uy87H4IEN_2LgSS32Zkg3LUnFyRlS_wKHtLBoNuc3tm5ZRUqCyzblG75gXXUfuHl0cmRmWCGC28kjL2t0gjOVbda-mBo/s3000/34901.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU75viFtBYQZVVC6HjxSmZdPsfu8402F-tKTKSINwF5sNV5pj-1bXGshnX0dhzuSGEsDKLM0wjvbocoeSDg1KpXy9id94WoHB1Uy87H4IEN_2LgSS32Zkg3LUnFyRlS_wKHtLBoNuc3tm5ZRUqCyzblG75gXXUfuHl0cmRmWCGC28kjL2t0gjOVbda-mBo/w320-h400/34901.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOXjE1gXoFXgj2U5cJvPxbLH389vqWGMhaAvyibHkn6Rsr7n-GutTkfrMcAN3fivFKO-IOmFep9_Mk9N3ehG5iBN6GKCwtKog-ytQLmL381luxKA9Zc9C4YL8IVdpp2PhG5pszPQ4ERGEide7XheSAtDaKlcb8xrJWHWQ9ZB2LQfZLrwKOSTzyjyUFMXw/s3000/34902.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOXjE1gXoFXgj2U5cJvPxbLH389vqWGMhaAvyibHkn6Rsr7n-GutTkfrMcAN3fivFKO-IOmFep9_Mk9N3ehG5iBN6GKCwtKog-ytQLmL381luxKA9Zc9C4YL8IVdpp2PhG5pszPQ4ERGEide7XheSAtDaKlcb8xrJWHWQ9ZB2LQfZLrwKOSTzyjyUFMXw/w320-h400/34902.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBeK45P2YUPIKey9_jiGe61ux9XkHihN6USujElcbwNlAZ17rwghmUw5sFewHi9qYOmuEAPCt1jzZHPBaXg1vReKINdl3IWAWLoT6HERZ0H2bPdGySNa2B-Co6Ac-o0MV0lmzHIEkIcnJ8oCYdlKfQjp7X2qMqu7lBclZfWTi_ZPJ-3gItB5tXEkxvTQk/s3000/34903.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtBeK45P2YUPIKey9_jiGe61ux9XkHihN6USujElcbwNlAZ17rwghmUw5sFewHi9qYOmuEAPCt1jzZHPBaXg1vReKINdl3IWAWLoT6HERZ0H2bPdGySNa2B-Co6Ac-o0MV0lmzHIEkIcnJ8oCYdlKfQjp7X2qMqu7lBclZfWTi_ZPJ-3gItB5tXEkxvTQk/w320-h400/34903.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbveBW51Nu-vDT82FbJltrRw5gjVVQG2SA_bbb5bUdvn_JgpEWVTHLAkmV0FbqBU2tiTYu0KydKVOY5dins9r6bj7v-sKcjF-FU2ijiu-UTzMZeAKKpGNInFm4-pKJryeIROanbLgY6wxK2KFDaOvmC_7vgLyX09b3EBg5quxXV8h1mwDet5Pk9GA5F2w/s3000/34904.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmbveBW51Nu-vDT82FbJltrRw5gjVVQG2SA_bbb5bUdvn_JgpEWVTHLAkmV0FbqBU2tiTYu0KydKVOY5dins9r6bj7v-sKcjF-FU2ijiu-UTzMZeAKKpGNInFm4-pKJryeIROanbLgY6wxK2KFDaOvmC_7vgLyX09b3EBg5quxXV8h1mwDet5Pk9GA5F2w/w320-h400/34904.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI6QbrvoPie174dvkKrcrsmpGtVlA2PecKg7UrUQdLn4EBVPqNWD6bdJGmnRrsybfmhRBNJQgXhu-pbw6RONdWUg-sO2cTGHln-bRIEz7UZ3fm_RY4rWR5lWYGGMdg9Jafe4faTU-6zC28VqEFIvoRhL1ONYlnvgkiCu9H0PpmEdvlWikRl8CLK6JSSsl/s3000/349comp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTI6QbrvoPie174dvkKrcrsmpGtVlA2PecKg7UrUQdLn4EBVPqNWD6bdJGmnRrsybfmhRBNJQgXhu-pbw6RONdWUg-sO2cTGHln-bRIEz7UZ3fm_RY4rWR5lWYGGMdg9Jafe4faTU-6zC28VqEFIvoRhL1ONYlnvgkiCu9H0PpmEdvlWikRl8CLK6JSSsl/w320-h400/349comp.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">When you travel anywhere these days there's always someone filming a video. It sometimes breaks your connection especially when you know the person creating isn't interested in the subject, just the 'content'.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">Follow my cartoons on</span></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cara.app/captainkirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">cara.app/captainkirt</span></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><a href="http://threads.net/CaptainKirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">threads.net/CaptainKirt</span></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn2DYz_7dV8cbDQzRTsewaK8-VCZoPsgMs7zgWUWKLAP_h1ISVECgjzfhyuohVPHaTl1sJxnOqgixL23XW_3oD0I7PAGWsFx8WvW6FtVzxX0TAd9bsjfPNojAdP-LaLIDz1Ye0LTak0zT5qJVmDrn38ZYuP1xWMn-ncVKkciGJw2-bW-NFkXSq3x6lR5sv/s320/348promo.png" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large;">What happens when the iconic Welsh Dragon decides to down tools and go on strike?<span><a name='more'></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span style="font-size: large;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsRZ1Ie7vpwqZADoLcOk7WSgSJwX_pS86I9yfEuAbGyJqp20PC1mnn-5wbaP5EUy1qSEqZ9j1umJpYEi-SwlCvFlUdsHve4IheOlJds5oV7IfZHuKWXYvRML9AyHRACGKBnOMdTYbXv4_aziw_Ejj0Zm7pFbQW_7286cBkQAtTnXI2_srFc1sYy7CXHBRp/s3000/34801.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8FZdP0ysC7YE_VBox5XwMAcz6XgYdBVivSJNb6_kh6GNqfukQVRWeh-slJcoPFr_9XrRMzaYoqCn6Qs68EfgZ7ayWvnOWNOk9gIn4P9kRZnMFq7F5v0oVhhJQcB9W9eyhksTc6MxXTaT1Vmwk8Hy7MZ1En9TmNi_IbeOdBdTDJOdDBJlrKb1loL1QvhdX/w320-h400/348comp.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">"Few men know where to find him these days..." But when there's a crisis, you could do worse than have our hero by your side. This episode sees the start of an epic negotiation as we track down Dewi to his lair.</div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span>The signs are up, the demands are listed (and frankly, fair play to him on a couple of those), but will he listen to reason?</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><span><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">Follow my cartoons on</span></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cara.app/captainkirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">cara.app/captainkirt</span></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><a href="http://threads.net/CaptainKirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">threads.net/CaptainKirt</span></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://bsky.app/profile/northman.kirt.me.uk"><span>bsky.app/profile/n</span>orthman.kirt.me.uk</a></span></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://facebook.com/kirt-toons">facebook.com/kirt-toons</a></span></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">and <a href="http://tiktok.com/@captainkirt">tiktok.com/@captainkirt</a></span></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><div></div><div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1752" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/w59-h59/Illustration2.png" width="59" /></a></div></div></div></span></span></div>https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/05/348-dragon-strike-pt3.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CaptainKirt)2Ceredigion, UK52.3815988 -3.922481724.071364963821154 -39.0787317 80.691832636178844 31.2337683tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358.post-3841266701128717817Tue, 19 May 2026 08:30:00 +00002026-05-19T08:30:00.120+00:00CymrudragonfriendsWales<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoq7CnXTlzh7yyu6uyJHx7vyYBppqgIZDr6iEYon8qliq_0YLaPIVGWLqUGTi5dxkpyIdx3-KhrxQ1lAo3G8WmiVWVpTOIYPBHuZz6jIHImQ_YeG5y0KEnx6mv4miDaZI4dtQkYqhFEpRRLXmvUoMNzmJvJZjzj-xdGsThwNdm8soQcvwTKGjAkO7-lQPB/s2400/1000027453.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoq7CnXTlzh7yyu6uyJHx7vyYBppqgIZDr6iEYon8qliq_0YLaPIVGWLqUGTi5dxkpyIdx3-KhrxQ1lAo3G8WmiVWVpTOIYPBHuZz6jIHImQ_YeG5y0KEnx6mv4miDaZI4dtQkYqhFEpRRLXmvUoMNzmJvJZjzj-xdGsThwNdm8soQcvwTKGjAkO7-lQPB/s320/1000027453.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Y Ddraig Goch has left the building. If you’re looking for the fire, you’ll have to check the picket line.</span><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUQaiQ7r2q61iPJP77uVg38hGyDz3j5DaOlbuS9UlN7Srfs20IWXABk2rYvYWpdqrXq23SYNQI0lmzhu-5NwwOBygiN41PgHd8l7-8vfsQaW-JNMsElBhsX7K-sbic2dG8nT8WquWRGVKSV5fScqPaDIeAMBuv1aIuDzicZCB0Higquw4em2YRt4QkhRm/s3000/1000027444.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUQaiQ7r2q61iPJP77uVg38hGyDz3j5DaOlbuS9UlN7Srfs20IWXABk2rYvYWpdqrXq23SYNQI0lmzhu-5NwwOBygiN41PgHd8l7-8vfsQaW-JNMsElBhsX7K-sbic2dG8nT8WquWRGVKSV5fScqPaDIeAMBuv1aIuDzicZCB0Higquw4em2YRt4QkhRm/w320-h400/1000027444.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2BlFIrUra0FkE0xTNBY6BcVOedqmCM07Kkxv9YSlQbbURRsbSlNYrrI6ebRXW8wSLyf0wylBVNnc9MQOjmpMd7XVRrzDvtnNNpfxFl-ZoeHQ6jQhpv1q6qN-dz8q-PGNtVn8FdU678zGPQGsQ1Q_13b9f4VXufW8CzX18xjlH3_QOo5sAF5Dc_4t_EKM/s3000/1000027448.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX2BlFIrUra0FkE0xTNBY6BcVOedqmCM07Kkxv9YSlQbbURRsbSlNYrrI6ebRXW8wSLyf0wylBVNnc9MQOjmpMd7XVRrzDvtnNNpfxFl-ZoeHQ6jQhpv1q6qN-dz8q-PGNtVn8FdU678zGPQGsQ1Q_13b9f4VXufW8CzX18xjlH3_QOo5sAF5Dc_4t_EKM/w320-h400/1000027448.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalqUx0IXATF6DLcpSZcuzF-P94eqts1KppFgt2L_MjFzir56ap7BtdwdkTJl3YBKfhZTf4YOlEGiiEa-K1Ecs7N9diPjpXGUpcel4hWceJrKS7nQXwusD1sR2gdYSi4Wx_J5gnnmiHzapS6EgKznApcKCv_LFTlKvmp-BkSsoye22BoycjTKcXwcN-IJC/s3000/1000027449.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgalqUx0IXATF6DLcpSZcuzF-P94eqts1KppFgt2L_MjFzir56ap7BtdwdkTJl3YBKfhZTf4YOlEGiiEa-K1Ecs7N9diPjpXGUpcel4hWceJrKS7nQXwusD1sR2gdYSi4Wx_J5gnnmiHzapS6EgKznApcKCv_LFTlKvmp-BkSsoye22BoycjTKcXwcN-IJC/w320-h400/1000027449.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF8nzxQCMtlUQnYxtbyT_leYw9nTIyaIM36m3x0ei1-Z8Us6uKBRDBhRkN8m42yUTV1O1DL_xNaa0cAdjtEGWP3prTO3zvTx_uWI0rkZu0IPF_SxYLOaYzzw7GVvJhYx2aUuHK1bRWS3Uq6ys8PCmUn9FV9XPP7o1-VsH4bc17K_gSQa6vzHIwvLxETtw/s3000/1000027451.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhF8nzxQCMtlUQnYxtbyT_leYw9nTIyaIM36m3x0ei1-Z8Us6uKBRDBhRkN8m42yUTV1O1DL_xNaa0cAdjtEGWP3prTO3zvTx_uWI0rkZu0IPF_SxYLOaYzzw7GVvJhYx2aUuHK1bRWS3Uq6ys8PCmUn9FV9XPP7o1-VsH4bc17K_gSQa6vzHIwvLxETtw/w320-h400/1000027451.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHZtznrWeojXX1IgTu4XUgIg2LRQImgAuZ7v0txdIsAJJgQSxlHbHwbt1Pv-V1ZO9enoU4W_4n217kWi5KO93O-SLsKjm_TxQG93nNRLyPZhyHt-U_oIAErbDPOuidy0sFMCcS37RBkpKs9dwABgEdIRPwNzbZ5GvhjOt7EMpa4N6D36K9MKkHlGBaqVvn" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHZtznrWeojXX1IgTu4XUgIg2LRQImgAuZ7v0txdIsAJJgQSxlHbHwbt1Pv-V1ZO9enoU4W_4n217kWi5KO93O-SLsKjm_TxQG93nNRLyPZhyHt-U_oIAErbDPOuidy0sFMCcS37RBkpKs9dwABgEdIRPwNzbZ5GvhjOt7EMpa4N6D36K9MKkHlGBaqVvn=w320-h400" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">In this arc, it was important to me not to play the hero; instead, we’re standing shoulder-to-shoulder with Dai to support the cause. Dai embodies the true Welsh spirit and carries a bit of all my brilliant Welsh friends, so it’s an absolute privilege to help him out on this adventure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">Follow my cartoons on</span></div><div><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div><a href="http://cara.app/captainkirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">cara.app/captainkirt</span></a></div><div><a href="http://threads.net/CaptainKirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">threads.net/CaptainKirt</span></a></div><div><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://bsky.app/profile/northman.kirt.me.uk"><span>bsky.app/profile/n</span>orthman.kirt.me.uk</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://facebook.com/kirt-toons">facebook.com/kirt-toons</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">and <a href="http://tiktok.com/@captainkirt">tiktok.com/@captainkirt</a></span></div><div><div></div><div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiyozCIMLCoddHUuYbUVx_qzuhhzFcZo5M0dmnnXDMuJ_49RLlaloUwuOsaPPcZ01Bq6KMqRRnoBgAJ-VOhervnIIlx1-YAgqBZwKAV5Th5uAT5UYcPq8y81Qg26gRcIOIZq41gLTFKf9MYKdrH-1F_U6kEU8ADtvZzuHf5v4JdFBNt7OH47ubtrkp0mQN/s320/346promo.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">Our hero returns to his favourite place, but something is wrong...</span><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_F8eSQGvKd27YM4HlFCIk_QziesUPU-5iwFTkk9isOWmSUDfrUTDCrUaMmWtMLNspTSCY2GpGI-_SJBI3Yl-xg3MWCD7ySK3TlyL0u0lBHnDXvxaqnXj9Qkr71j5XFHo7b7gDuyTWHTZ1mi2-pjYTfR_UAi8nLL0CCZs9jAAC9Anu6CbQdhRCSSWa63sR/s3000/34601.png" style="margin-left: 1em; 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A story that was created before last week's Senedd elections. Inadvertently this strip has become almost topical.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">I'd like to thank everyone for their kind words, your support means everything and I hope the previous story explained where I've been. Creating it was very theraputic and helped me process&nbsp; my darker thoughts...</span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">Follow my cartoons on</span></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cara.app/captainkirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">cara.app/captainkirt</span></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><a href="http://threads.net/CaptainKirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">threads.net/CaptainKirt</span></a></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://bsky.app/profile/northman.kirt.me.uk"><span>bsky.app/profile/n</span>orthman.kirt.me.uk</a></span></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://facebook.com/kirt-toons">facebook.com/kirt-toons</a></span></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">and&nbsp;<a href="http://tiktok.com/@captainkirt">tiktok.com/@captainkirt</a></span></div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: center;"><div></div><div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1752" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/w59-h59/Illustration2.png" width="59" /></a></div></div></div></span></div>https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/05/346-dragon-strike-pt1.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CaptainKirt)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358.post-8716718296103994471Thu, 07 May 2026 11:28:00 +00002026-05-07T11:28:51.110+00:00Birthdaygodsodintechnologyviking<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11zV3gt6wVcZPp1wSGopwmWD0I5fS8PyAHo34pQN5aLhTDGapfKZ7MMtxpQcsnP4uwDJR5EpGjcu23BG-hkWc39RZwkn9OczurOldikGQmQuYZh8D90WZZa5-tmmXOyh1gXw7ioBidXZPJfFqOqN8u0u6vyBprp-IWDU5sAKZ6Sn09FQn8gHPCz73VOq4/s2400/345aPromo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi11zV3gt6wVcZPp1wSGopwmWD0I5fS8PyAHo34pQN5aLhTDGapfKZ7MMtxpQcsnP4uwDJR5EpGjcu23BG-hkWc39RZwkn9OczurOldikGQmQuYZh8D90WZZa5-tmmXOyh1gXw7ioBidXZPJfFqOqN8u0u6vyBprp-IWDU5sAKZ6Sn09FQn8gHPCz73VOq4/s320/345aPromo.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">One minute you’re reflecting on the years passed, and the next, the Hall of the Gods comes calling. It turns out the legends were right—reaching this milestone comes with a very specific kind of summons.</span><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIhAC7kj-ZhLcLwYvEU5vTADnRbvsOSql70r5wh4zOddXtbrKBHIWgyFyP54mwxE9_UDKCm-WV5lJuZ_e8SQBnpvUIhaQBps8iGAXICK37oLbxlQIwTub-2QOdvmE8RNLa7fahXSWG_MhQq-i1KKAUlJjYuE9Jiqr_P26U_Fn-awYgBl0aAzjCFxOUnVD/s3000/345a01.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicIhAC7kj-ZhLcLwYvEU5vTADnRbvsOSql70r5wh4zOddXtbrKBHIWgyFyP54mwxE9_UDKCm-WV5lJuZ_e8SQBnpvUIhaQBps8iGAXICK37oLbxlQIwTub-2QOdvmE8RNLa7fahXSWG_MhQq-i1KKAUlJjYuE9Jiqr_P26U_Fn-awYgBl0aAzjCFxOUnVD/w320-h400/345a01.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-AKt6eTOXvWXQVRarSSXCYT7mIZrPtejwyePyqX0nxaOOSDp4f3jScvxvJRckaH35flJTU6RlaZyHxsumMH45EYPRwP9o6LLvx8-QQX0-Rv8MGBHvPvJ6g93Ebgt0Kffe_6pn0FJdxcHOiyY7nsS8VQfLER7adv4jRDhnDaSGfqx6U7ANSnPXmSZANOA/s3000/345a03.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy-AKt6eTOXvWXQVRarSSXCYT7mIZrPtejwyePyqX0nxaOOSDp4f3jScvxvJRckaH35flJTU6RlaZyHxsumMH45EYPRwP9o6LLvx8-QQX0-Rv8MGBHvPvJ6g93Ebgt0Kffe_6pn0FJdxcHOiyY7nsS8VQfLER7adv4jRDhnDaSGfqx6U7ANSnPXmSZANOA/w320-h400/345a03.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxT96VyZc88c18v16jKtnsVfXVRrFH3xEfJ_244jGUqWseLju7TMO-9ShAO3fAzpXor5EN0JX0bgYKbdFo1tTVJu1PncxrZZSeoSXQJGb8UDt94_feCyHG9rX83VLQ1-JSD4ZSGDvLc5sI0V9V8EsGal7ADHldPyX-_qG7vVqVUC4S-BeyeXreYve6KBv/s3000/345a04.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxT96VyZc88c18v16jKtnsVfXVRrFH3xEfJ_244jGUqWseLju7TMO-9ShAO3fAzpXor5EN0JX0bgYKbdFo1tTVJu1PncxrZZSeoSXQJGb8UDt94_feCyHG9rX83VLQ1-JSD4ZSGDvLc5sI0V9V8EsGal7ADHldPyX-_qG7vVqVUC4S-BeyeXreYve6KBv/w320-h400/345a04.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9mVCHj6q3ZjqBGYucMxoffbhS5-mnE0m4aZYU4vDZThwcqxLoHlj1htkHyGFcQG3mBe_Zq2i50Re0ExEtZewetRk8XjBUbr58g5OprdAtG_TiBfSed_kHzh6jRDxEYeU-tCKlmYnTKvOCanK5_R6mkNU0nfKwjs3Jk0VF6abXluHDpUZoW-ZQsfkN8kE/s3000/345acomp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9mVCHj6q3ZjqBGYucMxoffbhS5-mnE0m4aZYU4vDZThwcqxLoHlj1htkHyGFcQG3mBe_Zq2i50Re0ExEtZewetRk8XjBUbr58g5OprdAtG_TiBfSed_kHzh6jRDxEYeU-tCKlmYnTKvOCanK5_R6mkNU0nfKwjs3Jk0VF6abXluHDpUZoW-ZQsfkN8kE/w320-h400/345acomp.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">Marking 55 years with a double bill! Here is a special comic to celebrate the occasion. To read more about the passage of time and the quest that follows, check out the accompanying blog post <a href="https://blog.kirt.me.uk/2026/05/curtain-up-on-another-year.html">here</a>.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">Follow my cartoons on</span></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="http://instagram.com/northmantoon"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">instagram.com/northmantoon</span></a></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="http://cara.app/captainkirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">cara.app/captainkirt</span></a></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="http://threads.net/CaptainKirt"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">threads.net/CaptainKirt</span></a></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;"><a href="http://bsky.app/profile/northman.kirt.me.uk"><span>bsky.app/profile/n</span>orthman.kirt.me.uk</a></span></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Nanum Pen Script;">and&nbsp;<a href="http://facebook.com/kirt-toons">facebook.com/kirt-toons</a></span></div><div style="font-size: large; text-align: center;"><div></div><div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/s1752/Illustration2.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1752" data-original-width="1752" height="59" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLfPp_1H5l3WUEBZ5sLt-VGO4xoBFR4dG9bZP9RIXqN7YW2UyRyTwpznzf3PK1YnWTjPnLa1WJ29jS3-8aqPEWlIPpm5XDyWqWfihR-lfA6JDFNk_FsHwZ8O_80AV2CDK2LbdB7ao3ewDXIqOb1b0ZeSX0egLw_U5VeFHzz5vhSzudSl_pHctsSaE-sxao/w59-h59/Illustration2.png" width="59" /></a></div></div></div></span></div>https://northman.kirt.me.uk/2026/05/345a-summoned-at-55.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CaptainKirt)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3654645497601313358.post-2684047552308922022Tue, 05 May 2026 08:30:00 +00002026-05-05T08:30:00.111+00:00Darkdepressionlife<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4n0O8wRK04rUG3-3u_-Txu31hnvHgDDX7Xl9vQT5fvkYI7xJE1pgA6VK5ixeaj4rXkAPTxypqVAIAuM3zGu_RzfJ1FYbC3bK_u8-J4C6jSz0LWDL6VqY1GbKrEeerES_ezm0wV_u2Q9EtDQqiriat0u6N8zak79ma-nh_CxScv7W6EbSjEbp7brdh8nY9/s2400/345promo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4n0O8wRK04rUG3-3u_-Txu31hnvHgDDX7Xl9vQT5fvkYI7xJE1pgA6VK5ixeaj4rXkAPTxypqVAIAuM3zGu_RzfJ1FYbC3bK_u8-J4C6jSz0LWDL6VqY1GbKrEeerES_ezm0wV_u2Q9EtDQqiriat0u6N8zak79ma-nh_CxScv7W6EbSjEbp7brdh8nY9/s320/345promo.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The finale of this saga highlights the reality of living with depression. It’s the constant internal noise that tells you things are "terrible" even when you’re trying to enjoy a simple drink with friends. Showing up is a victory in itself.</span><span><a name='more'></a></span><span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOVUYNqtVaNmw3oWEDKIoeqBu7j1h7Fpj8mJMdGKFYGudQAJ3sT1e1ntRFYzGCHNYhke6EUoboXA9vWhfoC-BszPldoyLlIryZ_RswiOeOlOR1T_jSJ_9R4EKLJev8C9qCbDrhrSJHmWV_JggiG9j1AXez57kq6xfbBarNmTgu4aAL_u5dOkiA0kjDKjv/s3000/34501.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoOVUYNqtVaNmw3oWEDKIoeqBu7j1h7Fpj8mJMdGKFYGudQAJ3sT1e1ntRFYzGCHNYhke6EUoboXA9vWhfoC-BszPldoyLlIryZ_RswiOeOlOR1T_jSJ_9R4EKLJev8C9qCbDrhrSJHmWV_JggiG9j1AXez57kq6xfbBarNmTgu4aAL_u5dOkiA0kjDKjv/w320-h400/34501.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcD_8skCJGkV6TORmYf1qaMd4Mur2nA-HZKxcexvM4yNY3VZ11JTEsNRN9p-J9sWx27_g0_OGiX04wmFMZ9JVw2oxP1OyOdGZrPfFUCy6nTTYLwNRikxeWvOo5kvnp0gqkss2boslPDVHuoowc1b5eOGvc4r3cO7p4gQB1gDDo0zvhW3gMdURurtpm8FW/s3000/34502.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwcD_8skCJGkV6TORmYf1qaMd4Mur2nA-HZKxcexvM4yNY3VZ11JTEsNRN9p-J9sWx27_g0_OGiX04wmFMZ9JVw2oxP1OyOdGZrPfFUCy6nTTYLwNRikxeWvOo5kvnp0gqkss2boslPDVHuoowc1b5eOGvc4r3cO7p4gQB1gDDo0zvhW3gMdURurtpm8FW/w320-h400/34502.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizm6bMjBUA6H-AmUx2bUaVc5GYGiRDpReze9-QNHF39uhpLJbHyKyQzmkW1_CTh1ZzHFokpNMZs_dOyNHhiq_MdyPERD6GmnPxYwUyKs6dQVNLy_kbAhaKETGKTsvtis7jWhR-D2qa4P3QUKsTY86MLQ1ZGIdXAr9nliAIZH7GpzUKGeva5aAt10YzUA0l/s3000/34503.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizm6bMjBUA6H-AmUx2bUaVc5GYGiRDpReze9-QNHF39uhpLJbHyKyQzmkW1_CTh1ZzHFokpNMZs_dOyNHhiq_MdyPERD6GmnPxYwUyKs6dQVNLy_kbAhaKETGKTsvtis7jWhR-D2qa4P3QUKsTY86MLQ1ZGIdXAr9nliAIZH7GpzUKGeva5aAt10YzUA0l/w320-h400/34503.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvHsSfuRH3d61IYSij0iJ5lz6VWqCNz1fnm2NLAENXgMmH-7VdBKmS7xKoVhzipNq1QxboSnbWyrbt4Vc6leLXkXSDIwGpY2EZmx5MzSq_aG0R9yP5_CMehg98KaUztIelsJ6wrnpwn5Qp-1MLsoRAJSJ3cF3lrzw4ed43EvCLcGp-vRRBJsX1hgtTTi8/s3000/34504.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKvHsSfuRH3d61IYSij0iJ5lz6VWqCNz1fnm2NLAENXgMmH-7VdBKmS7xKoVhzipNq1QxboSnbWyrbt4Vc6leLXkXSDIwGpY2EZmx5MzSq_aG0R9yP5_CMehg98KaUztIelsJ6wrnpwn5Qp-1MLsoRAJSJ3cF3lrzw4ed43EvCLcGp-vRRBJsX1hgtTTi8/w320-h400/34504.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp9-ffbxDVw3ZkUU4QEvrKzopH3oZBi9Rm84uXEUf5AmuqUPBbYQ0vjSqvvaoXEuXmb-tqxy9YpwNbWFK0Zmt8f6JNBo9HufLcAbimoS0wEoRo8pAhGsVjRf5Q3Dovnkq-oTKplDB2cgpX0wUAnVxPV_jEL9W52wDI3fT0x_tT8ASpo_l7Tc1Cklh6USI/s3000/345comp.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3000" data-original-width="2400" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxp9-ffbxDVw3ZkUU4QEvrKzopH3oZBi9Rm84uXEUf5AmuqUPBbYQ0vjSqvvaoXEuXmb-tqxy9YpwNbWFK0Zmt8f6JNBo9HufLcAbimoS0wEoRo8pAhGsVjRf5Q3Dovnkq-oTKplDB2cgpX0wUAnVxPV_jEL9W52wDI3fT0x_tT8ASpo_l7Tc1Cklh6USI/w320-h400/345comp.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">This one came out of a darker time for me. Sometimes it’s easier to draw something than to say it outright, and putting this together helped me work through a few things I hadn’t really faced properly.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">It’s a simple strip, but it carries a bit more weight for me.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;"><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: medium;"><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://blog.kirt.me.uk/2026/04/the-voice-within-cartoon-story.html"><span style="font-family: Special Elite;">See my companion blog post here</span></a>.</div><div style="font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0ac-06pilTJJyWz5KPByLlbSTdxR9Yo7xTN9o2D7s-ZWiOVqq43CS_0z-ZsNjyL3_0cyh0V9oFgEId6jiasqnzV8T-ST4gfsZnvqYCj_vrXQXRLckF2qNpyShOiI9lDQ11k7Ge5G_AlPvz1f9Kam8tXHFp7Yj5OGnP-ai-C1mFe91oliK8XyTeI75mPV/s2400/344promo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2398" data-original-width="2400" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq0ac-06pilTJJyWz5KPByLlbSTdxR9Yo7xTN9o2D7s-ZWiOVqq43CS_0z-ZsNjyL3_0cyh0V9oFgEId6jiasqnzV8T-ST4gfsZnvqYCj_vrXQXRLckF2qNpyShOiI9lDQ11k7Ge5G_AlPvz1f9Kam8tXHFp7Yj5OGnP-ai-C1mFe91oliK8XyTeI75mPV/s320/344promo.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Special Elite; font-size: large;">The heaviest weight a Viking carries isn’t the axe or the shield—it’s the one sitting right on his shoulders telling him to stay in the dark.<span><a name='more'></a><br /></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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