At the start of 2021 I participated in an Original
Character Tournament called "The War for Rayuba!"
Essentially, it was a competitive comic-making bonanza
ran by Tom Parkinson-Morgan where artists from all over
the world submitted characters and fought each other
with comics of all different styles! My gimmick was
that I animated my comics like some kind of madman.
My character was Aubrey Chamberlain IV! She's
a haughty, quick-to-anger bureaucrat who does
all the logistic work for an army that's trying to
end the world and possibly even the whole universe.
Needless to say, she deals with a lotta crap.
Below you'll find a link to every comic I made
or helped make for the War! I'm incredibly proud
of what I made, but some of it is very referential
to other characters or events in the tournament,
so be warned! (Psst! The least referential comics
here are "Coastal Carnage" and "The Queen
and Her Advisor," so start there!)
Strong Language and Flashing Lights warning for each link
Aubrey's Intro Comic
Wherein a secretary makes her debut.
Coastal Carnage!
Wherein Aubrey goes toe-to-toe with Escher, a
warlord with the powers of a Fleischer cartoon.
Opponent: Dyo
The Pyre Quarterly Newsletter
Wherein Aubrey publishes a newsletter admonishing
her more bloodthirsty compatriots.
The Queen and her Advisor
Wherein Aubrey finds herself cellmates with Queen
Paguroidea, a regicidal, bodiless being in a ceaseless
search for strength.
Oponnent: Harry Bogosian
Princess Celsa (if she real)
Wherein Aubrey, a soldier of Ruin named Leslie, and
a child named Xanthe watch a children's show
together.
Featuring characters from Skwid and Sleepy
A Brief Exchange
Wherein Aubrey tries to buy a necklace from a
jeweller named Zan. A 2-page challenge!
Opponent: Plaid
Descent
A collaborative 70-something page comic made
with three other artists and two other writers!
A long-fought battle for what lies at the heart
of Erendrakk Keep.
Allies and Opponents credited in final page
The Puzzle
Our team lost Erendrakk Keep, and our opponents
left Aubrey with the power of a god as a consequence.
In this comic, she comes to terms with it.
Featuring a character by SwaugerDogger
Retrospect
Wherein Aubrey rematches an Erendrakk assailant, a nun
named Temurin, but quickly loses control of her powers
and her sanity.
Opponent: Fancymancer
To Dust
Wherein Aubrey fights the Lapin Magician known as
the Marquis in a dramatic showdown where the fate
of the world lies in the balance.
Opponent: Danny
Epilogue
Aubrey succeeded and ended the world, pulling
the trigger herself and condeming millions to death.
It's worth it, right?