AN ELDRITCH AFTERLIFE
The Afterdeath is a webcomic series about death and the expressions of the soul. The characters depicted are of different time periods, cultures, and circumstances.
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Each one that exists within the Afterdeath suffers from attachment to the realm of the living, therefore they remain "alive" in a transitory state.
Created by Mrs.HumanCar, a Malaysian artist and writer. Her various interests lie in mythology, folklore, the esoteric and the occult, and religions.
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The Afterdeath is an attempt to bind together the various beliefs of the world under a singular, eldritch-horror-filled universe.
BROUGHT TO YOU BY
Timberly Williams
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THE SWAN-HEADED
THE ELK-HEADED
THE BULL-HEADED
VISUAL PROGRESSION
2019-2020
2021
2022 - MODEL SHEET
INSPIRATIONS
MYTHOS & SPIRITS
The Legend of Yama in Tibetan mythos is that a monk was beheaded on the last day of his 50-year-long meditation, where he was told he would acheive Enlightenment. He was killed because he saw two thieves behead a bull in his meditation cave.
Angered by the injustice, the monk's spirit turned into Yama - the Lord of Death. He replaced his own head with the bull's.
SHAPESHIFTER
The Swan-Headed, Joutsen, is inspired by the mythos of Finland and Sweden of swan maidens. There are many stories of young women turning into swans either as a curse or as protection from evil-doers.
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The Swan-Headed dones a dark dress reminiscent of the 1790s, the era she existed in as a living being before descending into the Afterdeath.
