What is Wretched Dario?
What is Wretched Dario?
Wretched Dario is an adventure graphic novel series that is currently in production. It could be classified as Sword & Sorcery, or even Dark Fantasy, or both. This project is currently my primary focus.
Perpetrators | Creators
Liam Whinery | Creator, Producer, Writer & Letterer
Robespierre Feitoza | Character Design, Pencils and Inks (Colors for the promo release and chapter one).
Otaguro Rodrigo | Character Design, Colors (From chapter two and onward).
concept & spleen
I thought it would be fun to create this comic book about a group of war buddies who together, discover the wonders and complexity of their world beyond common understanding. They are pushed to explore, and confront the mysterious workings that passively and actively influence existence. Through their adventures, bonds are strengthened and enlightenment is attained.
Concerning the mechanisms of this setting, in rpg gaming terms, I wanted to play with the idea of the seemingly disconnected side quest leading to the epic main quest, and thus concluding the arc(s). Also, I thought it would be fun to tell a kind of heroes’ journey” from the perspective of the princess, but in this case she isn’t necessarily needing to be saved, but is an active, important participant, and her hero is a guardian rather than a lover.
Despite not being a die-hard fan of the type of fantasy that is dominant in popular culture, I do see that the genre is a great place to introduce, and work out ideas that are philosophical and/ or intellectual in nature.
I hope everyone will enjoy this work. So far it has been the most challenging for me, creatively speaking.
Cheers!