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Tommie Kelly on April 27, 2008
Hi guys,
Just wanted to say a few words about the story.
With regard to the question was his Father in the IRA? I don't know. Could be but at that time there was a number of different Republican movements and groups who all had slightly different agendas. So he was caught up with one of them but not necessarily the IRA. However the IRA was the most popular so it is most likely. Bear in mind that although the IRA was common knowledge, how was a member wasn't ever really known, even to members families. People suspected but it was never asked.
At a stage in Ireland there was a huge craze of people claiming to see statues of holy figures move. It mostly was statues of Our Lady and this both comforted people and scared them. Personally I was young at the time and it scared the hell out of me. But there was about a two year period where everyone wa seeing moving statues in Ireland.
And just to set the record straight, I am not Christian, not a Catholic (I was born one though), I am not anti-British and am certainly not a racist but some of the characters in this story are. Just remember to get annoyed at the characters and not me :)
Enjoy the page!
Oh and go check out my other New comic THE ROAD CREW. It updates on the days that NO IRISH doesn't so you can have you fill of Tommie all week! :P
jgib99 at 12:41PM, May 24, 2008
Very interesting story so far.
trevoramueller at 9:13AM, May 1, 2008
Dramatic!
DAJB at 4:01PM, April 28, 2008
Heh - just be grateful your characters aren't anti-Muslim fundamentalist ... you'd have had a fatwah on you by now!
albone at 11:33AM, April 28, 2008
Very striking page, well done. And wow, what a dream to have! Always love the bit of history that goes along with a page like this, very cool.
pinkertonpark at 11:22AM, April 28, 2008
Great stuff! Nice story telling...wonderful art.
Peipei at 10:37AM, April 28, 2008
Oooo. The plot thickens :3
amanda at 9:31AM, April 28, 2008
...that would be a severely creepy dream, and I'd never be able to look at the statues/paintings again. Eep! But I've had dreams where major prophecies/stunning personal revelations come about right before I wake up - you just sort of feel dazed for a couple days (none of them, to date, have been TRUE, but they FEEL real at the time).
antcomics at 9:12AM, April 28, 2008
**I meant to say all your comics....=)
antcomics at 9:11AM, April 28, 2008
Wow, nice stuff. I need to find some time to peruse your archive!
TheMidge28 at 6:39AM, April 28, 2008
so you got flack about the story? geez louise! thanks for the explanation on his pa. so you had an experience like this? interesting. your personal beliefs are your own and your story is yours and need not be intertwined and readers should already presuppose that. I am really intrigued to this story. the art is wonderful as well.
sethteter at 6:06AM, April 28, 2008
SO GOOD. This comic is amazing! Love the art and the story!!!
cs3ink at 5:34AM, April 28, 2008
I hate when people can't separate character from creator. Whether you were Christian or anti-British never really mattered to me. The story is solid and engaging. And that i all that matered to me. Keep it up.