jesus christ seeing isolde crying and yelling at him like that hits incredibly hard. extraordinary page, seriously

Well damn, talk about a cliffhanger for sure that is meant to stab at everyone's hearts.

I want to quote Darth Vader here, but maybe I should quote Luke instead?

Noooo!

Luke's "Noooo!" has more dignity than Darth Vader's "Noooo!"

So yes, you should quote Luke instead. x3

"Utsumuki haoru sono hoomi tsutau
Namida hitostu bu"

Awesome as always, do keep up the great work!

i guess Isolde shows she has a heart. A small tiny one but a heart none the less

Third and fourth panels feel off.
I can't quite say why. Positioning? The motion? The blur? the arm?
I wish I could put my finger on it...

It's the lack of visual impact on Amon's face from being slapped. Isolde does the wind-up, the blurry arm lands the hit, but Amon is still chilling like he's taking a nap. Not to mention there's no red-mark anywhere upon touch-down. Amon looks too... 'Natural' and relaxed from just being knocked into next week, his head shows no indication of the slap.

Rukis needs to work on expressions, imo. And I hate to say this because I like her work. But...for a comic, she needs to get better at getting her characters look like their feeling something. Emphasize the eyebrows, or something. She's done that in certain scenes.

A red mark would be unrealistic, the fur would hide it

....I hope he didn't get bought by the dragons.....

He did, his contract was made up already.

yeah but hopefully we'll see amon and luthers relationship bloom considering hes at war against those same dragons so they might meet again. not in the best circumstances but you know

:O Heavy shit

Oof. At least he came clean rather than keeping it to himself.

Might have been the drugs talking, but now there's a chance Isolde will help.

Oh, he most certainly was. He was sold to the Cathazra, it was pretty explicit a few pages back. That's why he was so out of it when meeting with Luther. He's in a depressive state and I think he hit the Divine hard. What comes of it, well... We'll need to wait for volume 3.

I think Isolde's gonna have herself an angry chat with the boss lady later. Say, if slaves revolt and kill their owner...are they free, or are they considered "up for grabs"?

They are, in the common vernacular, "dead".

...hmm...there's always ways around that. Depending on resourcefulness, of course.

The feel's on this page. 😢

The fact that Isolde is crying show's just how much she really care's about Amon.

And that has got me thinking that if situations were to permit it, would Amon & Isolde pursue a serious relationship with each other ??? Oo.

Wow. Just Wow.

So heart-wrenching!

This....wow. This really made me feel for Amon. And I don't think I've ever seen Isolde emotional at all. She really does care for him that much

O u c h

My outlook on Isolde has just changed from this page. She really did care about Amon even though it wasn't romantic. I love this page and I really hope that there is hope for Amon and everyone else in this story.

Wow

grrrrr ending on this page?! DX
So good

Isolde uses wake up slap. It's...…….. effective!

Has volume 3 been posted somewhere that I've missed? I just went through volume 1&2 in a night, which was probably a mistake. I so bad at pacing myself with books/comics :|

No, you're all caught-up as of right now. Sorry : (
There are a ton of novels I've written set in the same world, maybe give some of them a read?
http://www.furplanet.com/shop/search.aspx?page=2&search=rukis&sfield=

No need to apologize at all! ♥ Thank you for responding though, I appreciate it.

Why well that's why all these just Fucking great comics never get a sequel

I would like to ask if we can expect to continue?

short answer, yes

This story comic or novel whatever you call does have a good story and artwork....but is so goddamn slow as balls...like hell why don't you just focus on a damn project at a time honestly this story has barely moved forward since I was in middle school back in 2009 to 2010. And I could care less if take this advice as an insult or not but really why not focus 100% on this story before jumping off to make a billion more witch by your work pace will only half way get done when all life on the galaxy hits the bucket.
But then again I won't be surprised by the time am 55 years old this story will still take forever to finish.

Because it's free.
Each pages takes around 40-50 hours, and we've never managed to turn a profit on the damn thing, even withholding the adult content for a printed release. If it were something I could make a living wage off of, it would be possible to invest more of my time into it, rather than working on Patreon projects and things like Menagerie to pay the bills. But since it's not. . . it's a passion project, and will remain so. Even our Kickstarter ended up in the red due to printing costs.
What you're offering isn't advice, by the way. It's 'work harder, I want this thing faster'. That's just a demand, or a complaint, and it IS insulting, whether you care that it is or not. And I assure you, it is literally impossible for me to focus all of my time on Red Lantern without swiftly becoming homeless. I'd think the fact that I've worked on it for 10 years despite that would be proof that I love the project enough to put my all into it. I cannot put any more time into it than I do already.

Wow, I didn’t realize you never made anything off the comic. It’s one of my favorite works you’ve done. What’s the best way to support further work? Buying the printed copies or patreon?

Either's great : ) Thank you!

Super excited for volume 3. Any idea on when the physical book of vol 3 would be available for purchase?

Amon got brutalized by Coros because he was protecting Isolde, taking her place, right? All so fucked up. :(

I love your work Rukis, Myenia and Ishaway, Y'all are awesome!

Man, a cliffhanger?! NOW??? Well great work ,though will volume three still come out? Maybe not a comic but a novel. I can't wait for this series to continue!! Good job.(Please don't abandon this series.PLEASE!!)

Miss this comic. 💖💖💖.

Soon. Soooooooooon. . . .

Alright. ^^

Hope you're staying safe & healthy with everything that's going on.

OOOOOOOOOOOhhhhh MY GOD. I miss you. I'm filled with joy

It has been two years qwq
Is there a chance you're gonna post it still?

This entire comic and universe (like Legacy, Heretic and so) really drags me down... I mean this is the most depressing stuff I've ever read, these stories made me cry several times.
Thank you for that.

You're welcome? Hopefully there are some parts that are a smidge more inspiring than depressing : P

Don't get me wrong, I love it :)
Inspiration, well yes. But it gives me a whole world where I can run away from this one and I love being there.
Also the art, it's fantastic. From page to page I always amaze how talented you (and I mean all of you, who created this universe) are and I realize I never gonna be this good in writing. But what I want to say, is a big "Thank you for this". I know a lot of stories and comics but this is the one I will never forget.

This is breathtaking.

I am so sorry I can't support this. This is not only an incredibly drawn and arranged but also is an exercise of incredible storytelling. I breathless. I hope stuff turns out for the better and you guys are able to turn a profit off from this because it is honestly amazing.

Is there going to be a continuation of this by the end of this year? or is this going to stay on pause for a while? o_o just wondering! I really love the comic.

I'm working on it : )

Yay!!! thanks for letting me know. :D

I had a feeling this would eventually happen.

When issue 3 will come out?
Love the series thus far btw.

Covid slowed down my ability to spend time on unpaid work, but I've gotten Vol. 3 underway. Will likely be a few years before it's out, but I might start posting pages here soon.

No, i feel so bad for Amon. Im gonna cry if he dies. He better not

I made a FurAffinity account specifically so I could read this comic. It's so amazing!
And what a cliffhanger!!!
Looking forward to the next volume.

Love it, can not wait for vol.3

I do have to say that this is the longest surviving comic that I have ever known has not actually been declared long dead. When you expect its long dead and buried it comes back from the dead. For a while...

I'm surprised that the story was not just published in text form so all the trouble to make it into a comic strip could be avoided.

I've considered doing novels instead for the last three books, but the series isn't 'dead'. There have been constant, ongoing novels for Red Lantern over the last 7 years, including currently. They just aren't comics, and not all of them are posted here.
The graphic novel itself is a massive undertaking, and I don't consider spending 3-4 years on each volume to be unusual. I've followed a lot of projects, graphic novel or otherwise, that go decades between releases. And many of those are produced by studios with hundreds of artists working on them. I don't think there's a right or wrong timeline for a story to come out. People will float in and out of following it, new people will find it, some will lose interest, and all of that is okay by me.
Do I wish I had more time to commit to the graphic novel itself? Absolutely. But I'm one person, and I have to work on projects that pay my bills, and unfortunately this one never has. So, I'm content to take it at whatever pace I have to.

If it does not pay for itself then why not let it just die? Why not just work on projects that are actually worth your time aka pays the bills?

I do work on the things that pay my bills, as well. But I love Red Lantern and I'd like to finish the story, that's why. Still seems to be an appetite for it out there and I have an active community around the novels. And I think it's a story worth telling.

Also, I think things can be worth your time without being financially successful.

I just want to say i'm really glad that you haven't given up on this comic/novel i've been in love with your comics for a very long time, hell when i read cruelty it was my introduction into the fandom without me even know whut it even was.

Love your work :3

Hi Rukis! I've loved this comic so much! Is there a new chapter or has this comic stopped being produced. Would love to see more of it! Love your work!

I remember reading one of these comics like a decade ago. Guess it’s a good thing I picked up reading and writing again just so happened to stumble across you again today. Really like the passion you’ve put into these comics and hope that I can reciprocate the same passion for mine. Dedication like yours is hard to find. It’s been awhile sense I’ve lost myself in a comic. Anyway take care rukis.

Man, I love this comic, and I sure as hell miss it. It's so awesome and the stories are amazing, but it seems the comic has disappeared xD. Are there more pages of Red Lantern on their Patreon? I haven't been able to afford it so I legitimately don't know.

No. I think they're focusing on novels instead. The comic is dead.

Damn. That sucks man. It wouldn't matter much to me but Klaus is so untouched on in terms of backstory and how he and Luther really fell in love. Would've been nice to see more of his personality.