the world of Remnant

A creator owned and published comic series by Eric McConnell.

A knight who must hide her identity to be considered worthy of the role, starts to confront the inconsistencies and cruelties of her home kingdom. She doesn’t enjoy it, but truth compels the journey

The story of Remnant

The story of Remnant takes place in the aftermath of a worldwide cataclysm. A richly diverse world was plunged into The Great Darkness. During this time of chaos, a religious order rose to power, offering stability and peace in exchange for absolute loyalty. In time, the world forgot how or why the great darkness occurred.

Life for those within the kingdom of the Citadel became focused on devotion to the Order.

In ancient times, there were some who discovered the use of 'majic'. These individuals were sought after around the world. Some were used to gain wisdom, some for wealth, and others for power. Eventually many majic wielders came together to resist the abuse of their abilities by the rich and powerful. This brought terrible retribution from the rulers of the world, but none more devastating than within the Citadel.

In the Citadel, the Order proclaimed majic wielders to be evil creatures intent on death and destruction. Terror gripped the land as neighbor turned against neighbor, family against family. Into the chaos a charismatic priest rose to prominence by promising to root out the majic users among the people, and to restore the kingdom to its ancient glory.

The world of Remnant is in desperate need of rebirth and renewal. The kingdom outside the Citadel walls, everything is pretty horrible. The people are oppressed, but most of them don't realize it. They sincerely believe that Lord Ganix is a savior offering needed safety and security, so they overlook the cruelty and malice that come along with it.

Aryne's journey will turn her world upside down, shaking her pillars of certainty to their very foundations. The more she learns about who she really is and how things really are, the more danger she will find herself in … but she will not journey alone. She will encounter others along a similar path of awakening and discovery, and together they will become the Remnant of a world long forgotten.

key Characters

aryne

Former knight of the Citadel, charged with tracking down and eliminating any majic users

lemange

Former priest of the Citadel. Rescues an injured Aryne and reveals to her that she is able to wield majic

lord ganix

Ruler of the Citadel who ordered elimination of all majic within the kingdom

princess yenega

Daughter of Lord Ganix. Shown to potentially have majical abilities who sent assassins after Aryne.

queen niakatra

Ruler of the Dark Forest Realm

captain kalara

Captain of the Queensguard and Princess of the Dark Forest Realm

Creating the World of Remnant

I had been toying with the idea of Remnant for some time. Then, about five years ago, I completed a sketch of Aryne holding her sword. Once I saw her looking back at me from the page, I committed to bring her story to life.

Initially I was writing the series issue by issue, but as I approached issue 3 I decided to take a step back and create the broader arc of the story. Remnant is planned as an 8-9 issue story with the intent of making the ending open so that future stories can continue. In writing issue 3, I brought onto the creative team, Claire Napier as an editor, and she immediately made a massive impact to the series.

For the art, I have gone the ‘traditional’ route of layouts, full pencils and inks on paper, and then handing them off for digital colors. Issue 1 was colored by Luca Ramano with Issue 2 and 3 being colored by Fabi Marques. Lettering for all 3 issues so far have been provided by Ringo award nominated Micah Myers.

Remnant Issue Status

Remnant issue 4 print copies are now available! Issue 5 is currently in production. I am working on the pages now and am focused on having the issue penciled and inked this summer. If all goes well, then it should be ready for print late summer or early fall. (Depending on final funding, availability of my colorist, etc…)

The issue 6 script is in progress.

I’m very excited about where Aryne’s story is heading, and I hope you will all enjoy it as much as I do putting it together.

Remnant 4 inked pages

Remnant 4 colored pages