Agents of the Realm

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Agents of the Realm
File:Agents of the Realm, cover of Volume 1 (section).png
Cover for Agents of the Realm Volume 1
Author(s)Mildred Louis
Websiteagentsoftherealm.com
Current status/scheduleNo longer updating online. Next volume planned for 2024.
Launch dateMarch 2014
Genre(s)Fantasy

Agents of the Realm is a webcomic by Mildred Louis. Started in 2014, it follows the adventures of five women new to university who become magical girls and must protect this world and as well as another dimension. Agents of the Realm was shortlisted for a Cartoonist Studio Prize in the category "Best Web Comic" of 2017. In January 2021, all pages of Agents of the Realm were removed from the comic's website. Volumes 1 and 2 are available for purchase, and it was announced that none of Volume 3 will be published until it is fully completed, which is scheduled for 2024.

Synopsis

The story of Agents of the Realm follows five young women – Norah, Adele, Kendall, Paige and Jordan – who are starting college at the fictional Silvermount University. After each discovering brooches that allow them to summon weapons and outfits, they discover they are magical warriors that are destined to defend two different dimensions, connected by a rift at the university.[1][2][3][4] Once, a powerful gem maintained balance between the two worlds, but in a power struggle, it was shattered and became the amulets the main characters now have, and are linked to similarly powered people in the other dimension. The main characters are mentored by Jade Blackwater, who hides information from them. They must also contend with Jade's twin sister, Ruby, who teaches mythology at the university and who has villainous intentions. Initially Jordan is recruited by Ruby, and is convinced that Jade is evil.[4] These young women are trapped by fate and struggling with duty and personal lives, including university, friendships, and relationships.[5][6][4]

Development

In 2016, Louis successfully held a Kickstarter campaign to publish volume 1 of the comic in print[1][7] She successfully ran a second Kickstarter in 2018 to release volume 2 of the comic as well as a "remastered" version of volume 1.[7][8] The webcomic previously updated twice a week.[9] Ii June 2020 it went on hiatus.[10] Around January 2021, the published issues of Agents of the Realm were removed from the website.[11][12] As of February 2021, the site consists of links to buy the already-completed books, and links to another site, which says that "the webcomic sites are gone and the stories will no longer be released in that sort of format. They will come up again but not until the stories are finished. That means that they will likely not be back up for at least a few years minimum." Instead production will move from page to page updating to strictly completing eBooks – either in full Volumes/completed Books or Chapter by Chapter (i.e. comic ‘issues’). ". It was also announced that Agents of the Realm Volume 3 would be "undergoing editorial rewrites".[13] According to this website, Volume 3 is slated to come out in "Winter/Spring 2024".[14]

Reception

Agents of the Realm was shortlisted for the Cartoonist Studio Prize in the category "Best Web Comic" of 2017.[15] A 2016 ComicsAlliance article said the comic has "a growing legion of fans since it started almost two years ago" and that Agents of the Realm is "a profoundly real story, with women who experience life in all its ups and downs".[1] Articles on the A.V. Club described the webcomic as "balanc[ing] fantastic story elements with rich character development"[16] and as having "the ability to create [a story] starring very different women with more ethical quandaries and powerful contradictions than the average comic tackles in a decade,"[5] the latter article declaring it one of the best comics of 2016.[5] Paste Magazine also declared it one of "40 of the best webcomics" in 2016;[17] a Paste Magazine review praised Louis's "vibrant colors, expressive faces and excellent comedic timing".[2] Describing the art style, a reviewer for CBR said, "Mildred Louis' Agents of the Realm doesn't, at a glance, look like it was inspired by manga. Her style bears more similarity to the Hernandez brothers than to the dewy-eyed teens who populate most shoujo titles. The characters don't look like elegant models, but rather like harried, exhausted college students."[18] A reviewer for Autostraddle added, "Louis can draw exasperated, exhausted and annoyed faces better than just about anyone on the internet."[9]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Morris, Steve (February 9, 2016). "Mildred Louis Recruits Her 'Agents of the Realm'". ComicsAlliance.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Stewart, C.K. (2018-08-02). "Agents of the Realm is Back on Kickstarter & More Magical Than Ever". pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-27. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  3. ↑ Davis, Lauren (April 16, 2015). "Like These TV Shows? Here Are The Webcomics You Should Read". io9. Archived from the original on 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Webcomics Wednesday: Mildred Louis' Agents of the Realm". The Booklist Reader. 2016-01-20. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sava, Oliver; Hennum, Shea; O'Neil, Tegan (December 14, 2016). "The best comics of 2016". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 2017-08-28. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  6. ↑ Knight, Rosie (January 12, 2017). "A year of free comics: Mildred Louis' Agents Of The Realm". The Beat. Archived from the original on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2020-09-29.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :2
  8. ↑ "Agents of the Realm • Volume 2 and Volume 1 Reprint". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :6
  10. ↑ Louis, Mildred. "• 418 •". Agents of the Realm. Retrieved 2020-09-21.
  11. ↑ "Home - Agents of the Realm". 2020-12-30. Archived from the original on 2020-12-30. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  12. ↑ "Agents of the Realm". 2021-02-15. Archived from the original on 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  13. ↑ "2021 Changes – Astrea's Studio". Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  14. ↑ "The Constellation – Astrea's Studio". Retrieved 2021-03-29.
  15. ↑ Brogan, Jacob (March 2, 2018). "The Cartoonist Studio Prize shortlist for 2018". Slate.
  16. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named :0
  17. ↑ "Required Reading: 40 of the Best Webcomics". p. 3. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02.
  18. ↑ Cruz, Larry (2014-08-18). "'Agents of the Realm': She is the one named Sailor Norah". CBR. Retrieved 2020-09-21.

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