So I wonder if this is really a case of Earth All Along, with some significance to the plot, or just a little Easter Egg/hidden reference/just a clever way to come up with an original-looking map... :P
It fits what we have already discussed — a mention of The Bible in Meekipedia, and the fact that the book Soli stole is a Real Life title. The latter may also have been a Shout-Out or Easter Egg, but the former raises some questions; what was mentioned was literally the Bible, not some Crystal Dragon equivalent. I can buy it being a fantasy neverland, though. * But all the clues would mean it's really elaborate Easter Egg.
edit: and now as I read Pasori myths on Meekipedia, they can be understood to mention some kind of nuclear winter.
edited 3rd Sep '11 5:51:16 PM by lordGacek
I have started a
page for The Meek on its page! Go and add to it! Because this comic already lends itself to crazy theories. Go wild!
... (starts timer before the "Angora is a Time Lord and her hair is her TARDIS" meme pops up.)
Re: the map. I spotted that a while ago. It seems like it's arranged with the top not being North specifically so people won't recognize it as the west coast! Also, is there a bigger and more detailed version?
I like the After the End theory. If you look at Meekipedia, you can find out that the date by their calendar is currently HY754. I wonder if that means 754 years since the apocalyptic event? I'd be quite willing to believe that...
edited 14th Sep '11 7:42:58 AM by frog753
Flora Segunda | World Made By Hand | Monster Blood Tattoo ^You should read these series.Meekipedia says it's Harvest Year, counted since the first time when Old Mesdan capital had enough grain for a whole winter. Which does fit, if we take the post-apo idea for granted — it may be the end of nuclear winter, or some later event that doesn't contradict it.
The Pasori language also gave me a vague Slavic impression, but I guess now I may be overinterpreting.
From the Meek Facebook page. So yeah, we're finally back on track!
Flora Segunda | World Made By Hand | Monster Blood Tattoo ^You should read these series.It'll be up within the next few hours. She's just doing some final polishing up, it would seem. (If you have Facebook and don't "like" The Meek there already, you should. It's the single best source of updates.)
Flora Segunda | World Made By Hand | Monster Blood Tattoo ^You should read these series.Well, it's basically a very very good guess that's sort of backed up by photographic evidence. It would seem she still goes to the utmost lengths to not really mention her gender.
And they're going to be daily until the end of the chapter. Awesome.
Flora Segunda | World Made By Hand | Monster Blood Tattoo ^You should read these series.Um, last thing I knew, one does not "friend" pages for things that aren't people.
Flora Segunda | World Made By Hand | Monster Blood Tattoo ^You should read these series.Sorry.
Still can't over my excitement about literal daily updates, since this all happened to fall on a weekend...not even Questionable Content does that!
Flora Segunda | World Made By Hand | Monster Blood Tattoo ^You should read these series.Okay, so a radio is super awesome tech worth thousands? I'm forcibly reminded of this world's After the End nature.
"It's Occam's Shuriken! If the answer is elusive, never rule out ninjas!"

The rivers are a bit off. The "Columbia" is too far "west". They don't match well.