Kings of Sorts
is a fantasy/sci-fi webcomic by Crabbng, which started in 2019 and publishes a varied number of pages 1 day a week.
KOS is a fantasy/sci fi comic about a mountain dwelling, dwarven tech enthusiast and the people he meets along the way as he is torn from his quiet mountain home.
"After technology was outlawed following an event that destroyed the world’s infrastructure, society has been built back using it’s second most popular science: magic! Hana, now Cadia’s only tech-expert, has lived hidden away in a mountain for most of his life. However, a decree from the King of Cadia is about to throw him into ulterior motives, wicked machinations, and magical atrocities."
It centers on themes of the power of being nice, young adults overcoming trauma, and found families.
Provides examples of:
- Animate Dead: The Bas Beo are all re-animated dead.
- Big, Screwed-Up Family: Chaar's family is shown to have many interpersonal issues. She is known to have at least two siblings.
- Dragon Tamer: Hana raised Baby (the dragon) from an egg.
- Expressive Ears: Elf ears in KOS move around to express emotions.
- Evil Is Not Well-Lit: The dragon forge in the bottom of the castle is completely dark, save for the one light source.
- Magma Man: Bonic has power over lava/the ability to turn rock/the ground to lava.
- Magically-Binding Contract: The Bas Beo are all bound to magical contracts, that they did willingly sign.
- Neon City: The city of Nan Solais.
- Old Friend: Ajieti and Bonic are friends many years before the story started.
- Patricide: The current king, Marek, killed his father before taking the throne.
- Precursors: An ancient technologically advanced society precedes the current society.
- Spell My Name with a "The": The Maighstir and The Priomh are always addressed starting with a 'the'.
- Stronger Than They Look: Shown when Hana opens the doors at the of Episode 2, surprising Bonic.
- Sufficiently Analyzed Magic: Magic in KOS is studied and taught in universities, as a science.
