Before VeeFriends Issue 04, You Need to Read These Willful Wizard Newspaper Comics

Why These Comics Matter Before Issue 04

Issue 04 works better when you see how much story is already moving through the VeeFriends newspaper comic lane. Willful Wizard does not enter the issue out of nowhere. The ice cave, the list, the spell, Decisive Duck, Knowing Gnome, Curious Crane, Frowning Forest, the Harpik search, the Gnome Farm, and the failed fairy wings all become useful context.

1. The Icy Ice Cave

2. The Mystery Deepens

3. Willful Wizard Playing Dead

4. Willful Wizard Becomes a VeeFriend

5. Willful Wizard Gets a List

6. A Spell Is Cast on Willful Wizard

7. Willful Wizard Meets Decisive Duck

8. Knowing Gnome and Curious Crane Have a Conversation

9. Knowing Gnome Confronts Willful Wizard

10. Curious Crane's Curiosity Takes Over

11. Knowing Gnome Reminds Willful Wizard Who He Is

12. Willful Wizard Wanders Through Frowning Forest

13. Willful Wizard Listens to a Story

14. Willful Wizard Looks for the Harpik

15. Willful Wizard Goes to the Gnome Farm

16. Willful Wizard Finds the Failed Fairy Wings

After The Issue

If what resonated here was the way identity, intent, and character traits move the story, that same line of thinking did not stop with this reading guide.

Inspired by how VeeFriends treats character traits as forces that shape reality, I created Alien Traits: a 1-of-1 NFT series interpreting each of the 251 core traits. No repeats. Each visual piece also includes a written definition of the trait it represents in OpenSea's "About" section.

It is not VeeFriends art. It is a parallel conversation with the ideas underneath it.

Explore the full Alien Traits collection here: https://opensea.io/collection/alien-traits

Up Next

After these newspaper comics, continue with VeeFriends Issue 04 Explained: Belief, Assumptions, and the Harpik They Were Wrong About.