#the second circus

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Sorry again that this is a bit late! Life likes to happen sometimes.

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[figofswords]

Exciting new announcement: with SPX over and done, I am making The Second Circus (vol.1) and It Tells Itself (short story collection) available digitally on Gumroad! Both books start at only $5usd, although they allow customers to choose a higher price, which would be very much appreciated!! If you prefer a physical copy, keep your eye out for a shop post in the next few days, as I intend to make all of my books (plus some other new merch) available on my big cartel.

The Second Circus may be purchased here: https://figofswords.gumroad.com/l/secondcircus1

It Tells Itself may be purchased here: https://figofswords.gumroad.com/l/ittellsitself

and as a reminder, my first comic, Khave and the Well, is available for download here: https://figofswords.gumroad.com/l/PnYteB

Happy reading, and reblogs are appreciated!

[entitiesandeggbutts]

i got prints of some of @figofswords’ comics and they’re absolutely Stunning. both the lines and the colors printed really nicely i’m so excited

(side note: anyone in a position to get the pdf copy of khave and the well absolutely should, it’s beautiful)

[justanimaniac]

Small redraw just to practice

[kookydoodleky]

They love to carry their smol girlfriend.

I need I name for this ship

[ask-the-rag-dolly]

hey guys can you watch over these critters for me thanks

[garpen]

12 yrs old Jason having just been dropped off at Wayne Manor: Do you just take in every orphan you meet off the street?

Bruce: No, you're the first kid I picked up off the street. I picked up my last one at the circus.

Jason: Is that a joke? I can’t tell if that’s a joke.

Bruce: My son's name is Richard, but he insists on going by Dick.

Jason: And he’s…from the circus?

[stabberghost]

oh my gah

[serendippertyy]

possessed pomni I have. A crush on u

[pouletpourri]

someone asked for jax, another one for zooble, so im drawing them both

[purplerabbitkisser]

so we all know the npc jax theory but

what if he didnt know

aftermath

(i might make this into a comic if this gets enough attention)

edit its finally here

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Hey look at that! I remembered to post the update! Wonder what's up with Fern...

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[figofswords]

SOON TO BEGIN UPLOADS AS A WEBCOMIC SOMETIME THIS YEAR

“For generations, Katya’s family has owned and operated the Moondrop Carnival, an old-school traveling circus. Katya, like her ancestors, has a secret: the ability to travel between their world and another, a magical fey realm home to the Second Circus. For years the two circuses have existed in harmony, but now Katya’s mother—who does not believe the Second Circus exists—wishes to sell the Carnival and settle down in time for Katya to attend high school.

“The Second Circus is a coming-of-age story about parents and children and the baggage that can unwittingly be conveyed from one generation to the next. It is also a story about magic and wonder and a rebuttal of the idea that growing up has to mean leaving these things behind.”

Pages 1-4 can be found here.

[dovewingkinnie]

forced friendship bonding time

[jeena-says-hi]

THERE HE IS!!!

[justaladyiguess]

Jax 001 Theory AKA An almost definitely wrong TADC theory

I thought it was weird that they gave specific attention to Jax seeing the license plate. Like, there's a whole shot dedicated it. And it doesn't serve much of a purpose. I guess it lets us know that this is Jax's car? But it's in the episode. A full shot dedicated to seeing him notice it. A full shot dedicated to the plate itself.

And there's a shot afterwards of him reacting to it. Not even a particularly comedic shot. It feels more in line with his reaction to Kaufmo's funeral in episode 2.

True, it could be him reacting to the awful adventure he just had, but we just had a scene where his smile turned into a scowl. And, you know, pretty much the rest of the episode. Or it could be him reacting to the absurdity of the license plate, but considering the day to day adventures Caine creates, this seems a bit tame to get any reaction from him.

So that gets me wondering, does the license plate have any significance? The number at the top right could be some sort of reference. But it's the 001 that intrigued me. It's typically a number given to the first of something. Maybe even the first person to come to the circus?

Instantly the idea sounded ridiculous (because it is, this theory is almost definitely wrong). I mean, Jax himself said that Kinger had been here the longest. But take a look back at what he actually said.

"Supposedly been here the longest"

At first glance, this seems to mean that Jax can't be sure who's been here the longest. Which makes sense when you consider Kinger's memory issues and all the circus members who have abstracted. And, let's be real, this is probably what the line means. But if you'll let me be delusional for a second, there's another way to read this line.

What if Jax means that everyone assumes Kinger had been there the longest? But he knows it's not true because he's been there the longest?

For most characters, it wouldn't make sense for them to be purposefully vague with their wording. But this is Jax. It's completely in character for him to keep things from the other circus members for no reason. In the first episode alone he kept his supply of keys and Kaufmo's abstraction a secret. Jax will lie about pretty much everything, and he's pretty good at it too.

Further delusions can also be found in episode one. When Pomni tries take her headset off, Jax says this.

Could it be that Jax knows the circus members all tried to take off their headsets because he was there when they did it? Again, probably not. This is the weakest piece of evidence I have, but I figured I'd include it anyway.

And that would explain a fair bit of his behavior. Jax seems more comfortable in the circus than any of them. He has access to keys. He's only momentarily surprised by Kaufmo abstracting. He's incredibly jaded. He seems bored with the adventures, deliberately causing chaos to get them off track (his hijinks on the syrup truck, sucking up the ghost in the mansion, and trying to dunk Ragatha in the oil). It almost reads like a gamer who's played the game a thousand times and is trying anything to make it interesting.

Again, I'm fully aware that this probably isn't the case. I'd say there's a 0.01% chance that this will be confirmed in any capacity whatsoever. It will almost definitely be disproved. But until then, I thought this would be a fun idea. Maybe it'd be a good fic.

But hey, that's just a theory...

A DIGITAL CIRCUS THEORY!

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