Moz Lunsford

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The World in Deeper Inspection | Chapter Two (Update 2 of ??) (Read the latest update)

Ever since I fleshed out Alfred’s character AND learned about this side of Georgian era England, I’ve been chomping at the bit to draw this scene!! So glad I can finally have it be a part of this webcomic!!

Alfred is part of the underground gay/queer (proto)subculture called the Molly House. Molly houses were meeting places for gay and gender-nonconforming people, basically a gay bar with a side of drag. It’s very “Paris Is Burning”… almost. Georgian Era gays had their own specific culture, performance and norms that I wouldn’t want to claim is equivalent our 20th/21st century queer culture, but it all feels familiar.

I've also been foreshadowing Alfred's partner/now-husband, Johann since TCM. He's supposed to be a goofy Bill Nye type, but I made him too handsome. Oh well. Leaning into it.

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The art direction this Chapter is my sketches with a watercolour wash on top, since the story is mostly being told through flashbacks and second-hand accounts by Alfred's daughter, Benedette. The drawings will progressively become tighter as we head towards the present.

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