No North

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Welcome to No North, a story of adventures, friendship and love!

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No North is a currently ongoing wild-west themed comic created by the talented artist Skailla, Kryat and many others and published by Aventure.

The official webcomics can be accessed [1]through the official No North website, on Skailla's Patreon, as well as it can be bought in digital format through gumroad(alongside with artbooks of different projects)

While the comic is freely avalaible to read through the website and Deviantart, Patreon backers starting from the 5 dollar pledge get to read the comics 10 pages ahead of everyone else as well as they have acces to the new pages first as they get released.

# **Development**

While the original idea of No North started as early as 2011 and a short pre-pilot comic was released in 2013, the storyline truly took off when Up And Ahead was released first on Deviantart then later succesfully crowdfunded in physical format through IndieGogo.

Following the succes of Up And Ahead, a followup sequel comic under the name of Shut Eye was released, this time focusing on Steban's adventures, way before he got to town.

Lost, seeking for directions, he stumbles accorss a cursed town, and despite stirn warnings, he still sticks around.

# **Plot**

**Shut Eye (roughly 5 years before the events of No North**

Steban is running away from Oddwind, with bandages on his ears, looking disheartened. He takes a moment to look back at the town, but little did he know that he was being observed all along.

He goes through the desert, tired and exhausted, when he notices a strange town in the middle of the Lonesome Desert. He enters the saloon, requesting some water, while a shady looking dog observes him from afar. He is warned that the town is cursed by The Devil “herself”, which Steban writes off as mere superstitions, but upon seeing the dogs face melting into mere bones, it quickly becomes evident that he is serious.

He also mentions that a train will pass town and that he should catch it "if he wants to save his soul". Steban and many other dogs chase the train, but he ultimately gets kicked before boarding the train, being left behind all by himself again. Resigned to his fate and feeling watched, he returns to the now emptied saloon, surrounded with missing search posters of all the dogs that he met earlier, telling himself that "sooner or later, he will get what he deserves".

The Devil suddenly reveals herself, telling Steban that "he is the talk of the town". She hints at the fact that she knows how guilty Steban feels and offers him a way out, a place where he will be loved and cared for, and all he needs to do is just stay. Steban, however, despite being torn by his feeling of sadness and guilt, doesnt budge. From the corner of his eye, he notices that a train is passing by and takes the chance to run.

With The Devil shouting at him from a distance, Steban sprints for the speeding train. Although The Devil’s fog nearly envelops the poor canine, Steban is able to make his escape on the vehicle, exhausted and out of breath. Despite this, he looks back at the enraged demon, who ensures that they will “meet again by the crossroads”, as Steban rides away, out of sight.

## External links

* Official website
* Patreon page