Media, Society, Monsters, and Magic
She Came from the Stars is a speculative minicomic fanzine that reimagines the myths and lore surrounding gods and mortals in the Legend of Zelda games.
Hyrule is dystopian, and its goddess Hylia is more than a little scary. In a country ruled by a hierophant queen, what does it mean to be an outsider? Perhaps, before he became a demon, Ganondorf may have once seen himself as a hero…
The digital zine is free to download from Itchio:
https://digitalterrarium.itch.io/cosmic-horror-zelda
This is the third and final section of a speculative comic about gods and mortals in Legend of Zelda lore and mythology. The first part is (here), and the second part is (here). This is a continuation of the ideas I expressed in a short collaboration comic called Hylia’s Chosen Knight.
The goddess Hylia is more than a little scary, and it’s interesting to think of Ganondorf as being the hero of another story. I’m fascinated by the theme of “the failed or corrupted hero,” and I think it would be interesting if Ganondorf went on a quest that paralleled Link’s journey. Maybe young Ganondorf saw Hylia as the villain, but the power he needed to stand against Hyrule ended up overwhelming him. To me, that’s much more compelling than the idea of power only being “good” when it’s wielded by the “chosen” person.
This is the second section of a speculative comic about gods and mortals in Legend of Zelda lore and mythology. It’s a continuation of the ideas I expressed in a short collaboration comic called Hylia’s Chosen Knight. The first part is (here), and the third and final part is (here).
This is the first section of a speculative comic about gods and mortals in Legend of Zelda lore and mythology. It’s a continuation of the ideas I expressed in a short collaboration comic called Hylia’s Chosen Knight. The second part is (here), and the third and final part is (here).
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