Generate a proud fightin’ man of war for your Royal Navy Blorbo Sailor to sail on, as inspired by the Aubreyad/Master and Commander, the Hornblower series or other Age of Sail adventures!
Sail on a trusty sloop or fight on a friggin frigate, because it’s Friday and you’re rarin’ for some prizes!
In anticipation of Free Comic Book Day this weekend, I’ve updated the banner on my Patreon! I’ll be unlocking loads of posts, including the first c.40 pages of the finished colour book, but there are a number of posts already public if you scroll far enough …
ALSO FREE:
The Sea Ice Incident – a harrowing and completely true adventure from later in the Expedition, when the sea ice broke up under a camp and the men and ponies had to scramble to safety across jostling floes and hungry orcas
Prologue - a mostly untrue (but based on fact) introduction to Volume 1, featuring Polar Explorer Survivor’s Guilt and numerous primary documents
Enjoy these in the meantime, but don’t miss the fun on Saturday!
Side rant: this gorgeous painting shows EXACTLY why the ‘flapping of the sails’ is not a beautiful or poetic thing - if your sails are flapping, like the foretopsail of this ship, you’re doing something wrong
“And sing to me about the end of the world, the end of these hammers and needles for you… Arise and be, all that you dreamed, all that you dreamed…” . “Edge of the Earth” from my Spirit of the Sea shoot. Photo by Ean Morgan/@mitresquaremurder
