Second Quest

Second Quest is a graphic novel about a girl who does not accept the world she lives in. It's a meditation on videogame culture and its most beloved legends. It's a story of the islands we inhabit and why we refuse to leave. It asks what it really means to have courage.

"A frightening, Zelda-inspired fable" ~ Evan Narcisse, Kotaku

"Both a brilliant graphic novel and one of the smartest pieces of media criticism I've read in a long time." ~ Julie Muncy, VICE

"If you're a gamer, get this book. If you're a comics person, get this book. If you're into the darker side of religion and folklore, get this book. If you're into feminism, gender politics, and the deconstruction of gendered tropes, then by all means, get this book." ~ Kathryn Hemmann, Contemporary Japanese Literature

As the story opens, Azalea is leading her friend Cale to a forbidden place underground. She has recently been having "visions" when she touches certain objects there, and she wants to see if he can see them too. What they find together, though, threatens their entire island home. A home hanging in the sky for generations, a last refuge from the world of chaos below. Find out more and read the first 20 pages at secondquestcomic.com.

David Hellman is best known as the visual artist of the acclaimed indie videogame Braid and co-creator of the "cult classic" web comic A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible. He's been publishing comics for a decade, but Second Quest is his first long-form work. You can see more of his work at davidhellman.net.

Tevis Thompson is an independent writer and critic. He's best known for incisive, iconoclastic essays such as "Saving Zelda" and "On Videogame Reviews". You can read more of his work at tevisthompson.com.