Magience

I’ve been reading Magience for a bit now as it’s gone through several incarnations. When the comic first began, it was a fantasy webcomic with a definite MMORPG feel to it and which we eventually learn is just that. If I remember correctly, the cartoonist was unhappy with her artwork and the old story, at which point the comic underwent two reboots in fairly close order. The current incarnation is about Crystal and her friend Andrew who win a virtual reality game (which can actually be played while sleeping) that is so realistic that it’s easy to forget it’s a game. Crystal quickly lets herself get sucked into the game-world (as her home-life is one she prefers avoiding when possible). Amusingly enough, in the game-world Crystal’s character (Rune) is actually a princess, so she actually has to escape from her family before she can start going off on adventures with Andrew’s character Raven… and then has to deal with bounty hunters sent by her parents. It’s an interesting comic, though I must admit I’m hoping the cartoonist will focus on Crystal and Andrew’s life outside of the game as well from time to time.