Maliya Pel – Hunter Black

Hunter Black Page 060 – And Now For Something Completely Different

Whoa! Who’s this? WHERE’s this? What’s going on? We are now in brand new territory for this comic. One of […]

Hunter Black Page 061 – A Short-Lived Peace

This page and the previous one owe a great deal to Scott McCloud, although he does not know that. I […]

Hunter Black Page 062 – Verbal Swordplay

Their full names are Lyonitt Ckazannisch and Maliya Pel. Ckazannisch was the name of a D&D character belonging to a […]

Hunter Black Page 063 – Then Don’t MAKE Me Laugh

I cringe at a lot of my dialogue. Sometimes, it has felt very much like Will and his art have […]

Hunter Black Page 064 – She Spoke Too Soon

Every once in a while, I write a page and feel tremendous guilt for what I’m putting Will through. This […]

Hunter Black Page 066 – Now What?

Hunter Black Page 067 – After Swordsmen…Forests

I’m trying to change up the settings with some frequency, but…sometimes you have to stick your artist with forests. Maliya’s […]

Hunter Black Page 068 – Hotel California

“You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” We got some really nice responses to […]

Hunter Black Page 069 – Dude!

Maliya Pel’s design was one of those very few things that Will and I didn’t initially agree on. The funny […]

Hunter Black Page 070 – I Remember The Platinum Sword

I really thought that this was bad-ass when I wrote it. Still do, frankly.

Hunter Black Page 074 – Maliya Pel, Professional Badass

I hope that this in some small way satisfies the urge some of you have been having to see Maliya […]

Hunter Black Page 075 – Better Make This Good

Sigh. Don’t you hate it when you catch something, something that should have been obvious, when it’s all but too […]

Hunter Black Page 076 – Let Me Help You

Maliya Pel is one stone-cold woman. She has not yet bothered to wipe the blood from her cheek and indeed, […]

Hunter Black Page 077 – Hey, a Girl’s Got to Eat

I almost didn’t include that last line of Maliya’s. It’s more tongue-in-cheek than we’ve thus far portrayed her, and she […]

Hunter Black Page 081 – In The Dirt

I hope that this comes off to you the way that it comes off to ME. Reading this makes me […]

Hunter Black Page 082 – Boldo’s Teeth

It’s been too long since we introduced a new locale, and it might be a little while before we introduce […]

Hunter Black Page 088 – Bond…James Bond

Looks like Hunter thinks Maliya Pel might be a bit too straight laced to trust her with his real identity. […]

Hunter Black Page 089 – The Essence of a Swordsman

Oh, Hunter. So irreverent about the ethical stuff. Maybe that’s why you get so sick…the gods are punishing you. Man, […]

Hunter Black Page 090 – The Hearts of Men Are Weak

This page is another one of those things that just happen in the course of scripting. I never planned for […]

Hunter Black Page 091 – Explain Yourself

Man, this is a bit more tense on the page than it was when I wrote it. Things aren’t quite […]