The Phoenix Requiem is a story-based (as opposed to a gag-based) webcomic. It takes place in a fantasy world that seems to be roughly in the Victorian period.
From the About Page:
The Phoenix Requiem is a Victorian-inspired supernatural fantasy story about faith, love, death, and the things we believe in.
On a cold December night, a gentleman stumbles into the town of Esk, gunshot wounds leaving a trail of blood in the snow behind him. Despite making a full recovery at the hands of an inexperienced nurse – and deciding to make a new life for himself in the town – he is unable to escape the supernatural beings, both good and bad, that seem to follow him like shadows.
As they try to discover why, the nurse must question her beliefs and risk her own life in order to protect her family, her friends, and those that she loves.
The comic is up to 500 pages and I’m really enjoying the story so far. The art style appeals to me and does a great job of conveying a Victorian feel to the story. The story itself is convoluted enough to be interesting, but not so much that I feel the author’s lost control of it.
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