Beauty is nothing but the beginning of terror, which we still are just able to endure, and we are so awed because it serenely disdains to annihilate us. Every angel is terrifying.

— Rainer Maria Rilke
Chapter 10, Page 9

Chapter 10, Page 9

This is one of those pages where it’s hard to put the speech balloons on it, because I’m always going to obscure some of Michael’s great art.

As I said before, most of this chapter is set-up, and now we’re seeing just who Fumiaki is working with.  (Or on.)  There’s more freakiness to come, I assure you…

 

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Msaka: Ready for some fresh air?
Jacob: Is all that muscle here to enforce my good behavior?
Msaka: Trust, but verify, my friend.
Jacob: Not many islands have an underwater entrance. I'm guessing you all don't get out to sunbathe much.
Msaka: We do try to avoid scaring the locals...

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Discussion (4)¬

  1. Sonja says:

    And here I thought all the time that Dahnai and Msaka were on the same whale… But it seems there is more than one of the transport whales.

  2. Dogma says:

    Where’s Rocksteady?

  3. Zarpaulus says:

    What is this, the island of Dr. Moreau?

  4. Remus Shepherd says:

    There’s a lot of resemblance to Dr. Moreau coming up this chapter — but I think you’ll see some important differences. Moreau was happy being left alone on his island…