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Chapter Look Back: Chapter 10

| Peter Ahola

Chapter 10 was designed as a “donut break” as the title of the chapter implies. While the Western arch was designed to give readers a taste of what the adventures what Kalwa’s adventures would be like, this chapter was meant to fill in some much needed explanations, namely on how the phone works. One such question that had been asked very early on was language and how Kalwa is able to communicate with people she’s traveled with. Little did readers know that this question had an answer from the very beginning of writing, and we were just waiting for the right moment to answer it.

Other elements worth noting in this chapter is the locations and layouts. Kalwa’s house is actually based off the townhouse that one of my high school friends stayed in (albeit many differences). I almost feel very limited in this regard as I have not stepped foot in very many town houses or apartments, so every time I think of layout all I can imagine is this one single house, so I try my best to take that concept and then add some original touches to it. The Supermarket meanwhile was based on a Dunkin Donuts in the town I grew up in, though most everyone there did speak english properly.

Chapter 10 also served as the start of Kalwa’s “tense” relationship with her mother. Initially when the story was being written this story line was not in the original plan, however I felt it would ultimately give Kalwa some flaws and a bit of realism to have a bit of tension with her mother. This particular plot line was actually drawn from my own mother who actually had tension with and occasional arguments with her mom. I personally believe in most teenagers, tension seems to be great in the parent of the same gender as my own teenage years had a bit of the same backstory. As time went on this tension actually developed into an entire plot line with the mother in many ways acting as Kalwa’s personal own antagonist, biting down on limiting her activities. This plot line has since played out and has underlined many of the more recent chapters.

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Just a Friendly Reminder…

| Peter Ahola

Stay safe out there, wash your hands and keep your loved ones protected. This is a very uncertain time I would be lying if I myself said I wasn’t scared. But America has faced uncertainty before and we’ve always come out in the end, and above all, don’t let it impede your ability to laugh and enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Stay Strong!!!

StoneWorld Kalwa

| Peter Ahola

This is the first of a five part series which will feature Kalwa as she would appear in the worlds of five anime series. This first one is what Kalwa would look like if she lived in the Stone World from the anime Dr. Stone. She would probably of the warrior class because she loves action. Four more illustrations are to come, so be on the lookout for what anime Kalwa will visit next.

Brand New Blog of Creating Kalwa!

| Peter Ahola

A brand new blog post of creating Kalwa up. The theme today is reviving the original concept from my high school days and bringing to forward to the project it is today. Click the thumbnail down below and read the latest blog right now as we continue to update our ongoing production journal on how Kalwa was created and what direction it has taken.

WIP Dr. Stone styled Kalwa

| Peter Ahola

Just an idea that came to mind after drawing Kohaku from Dr. Stone (see the Green Raptor Website), this is an image of what Kalwa would look like if she lived in the Stoneworld from Dr. Stone. This is actually the first of a five illustration series, which will feature costumes from four other popular anime.

Chapter Look-Back: Chapter 14

| Peter Ahola

It’s time for another chapter look back, and today I’m reflecting back on chapter 14. Chapter 14 marked a major turning point in the story. Up until this point, Kalwa’s adventures had been mostly small and moved in a simple way, Kalwa and occasionally Reko traveling to some distant era and dealing with whatever peril came about them, they would go home and do it all over again.

With Chapter 14, it all changed as this issue brought a whole lot of new to the plate. This was the first time in the entire series that Kalwa’s happy demeanor is ultimately broken and she sheds tears for the first time in the entire story. The ultimate theme of this two part story was “fun and games” illustrated as now Kalwa faces an even greater danger than just her own life… her brother’s.

The bond between Kalwa and Zack was actually based off of the bonds I had seen amongst the siblings of my friends in high school, in which the two siblings tend to share a great deal of common interest and treat each other like best friends. More importantly this type of bond would probably be most valuable to Kalwa given that she didn’t have very many friends herself having just moved in from America. Thus this chapter allowed us to give Kalwa an even greater challenge of not only having get home, but to clean up a mess that SHE HERSELF created.

Zack himself went through a notable change since the first chapter. In the first chapter Zack was shown to be somewhat of a “typical” younger brother, notably being bit snarky to his sister and vise versa (though this is ultimately revealed to be a simple interaction) in the first chapter. This was changed in this chapter to so that Zack is much more cowardly and fragile, this was done to set him on a character arch that will be further carried throughout the story, which we will once again talk about as it progresses.

Possibly my favorite part of writing this chapter aside from the emotional moments featuring Kalwa and Zack are Zack’s interactions with Alexander. When writing these scenes I based them off interactions between “special needs” students and instructors. As an aspie myself, I know first hand how hard it might be to connect with people with special needs and that brute force and toughness doesn’t solve the issue. Every time I was drawing Zack and Alexander’s scenes I nearly cried myself, plus it was also a great way for people from the past to learn about the future and it played a roll in the overall search, see the pages below. As for the antagonists… we will get to them when we discuss chapter 15.

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