The Meek

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The Meek
Author(s)Der-shing Helmer
Website www.meekcomic.com
Launch dateDecember 27, 2008 (2008-12-27) [1]

The Meek is a fantasy webcomic written and illustrated by Der-shing Helmer since 2008. Taking place in a fantasy world, The Meek focuses on protagonist Angora, a young girl with a magical ability to control plants, as she is trying to reach a place she refers to as "the center". [2] However, The Meek follows multiple narratives with several different characters from across the world. Each chapter separately follows one of these narratives.

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Development

Der-shing Helmer is a trained biologist and educator, [3] writing The Meek in her spare time. [4] In a 2009 interview, Helmer stated she draws inspiration from biology when designing the world of The Meek. [5] Helmer created the first draft of her webcomic entirely with a mechanical pencil and marker, but quickly switched to Photoshop CS2 for the final version. She uses a Wacom Intuos tablet to create the comic, and her creation process has become more streamlined since she built a template for her pages. [6]

Plot

The Meek follows multiple narratives with several different characters from across the world. Each chapter separately follows one of these narratives. The main characters are:

The plot of The Meek concerns a war that is brewing between several of the world's nations, notably the Carissi and the Pasori people. [4]

Reception

Caitlin Rosberg of The A.V. Club recommended The Meek as one of the best comics of 2016. [8]

In 2017, The Meek won an Ignatz Award in the "Outstanding Online Comic" category. [9]

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References

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  2. El Santo (2009-05-11). "The Webcomic Overlook #99: The Meek". Comix Talk. Archived from the original on 2010-02-04.
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  4. 1 2 Helmer, Der-shing. "FAQ". The meek.
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  6. Ahačič, Matic (2009-11-17). "Interview: Der-shing Helmer, The Meek". Reflektor.si.
  7. Davis, Lauren (2011-11-12). "In The Meek, only a naked green-haired girl can save the world". io9 .
  8. Shea Hennum; Oliver Sava; Caitlin Rosberg; Tegan O'Neil (2016-12-14). "The best comics of 2016". The A.V. Club .
  9. MacDonald, Heidi (2017-09-16). "The 2017 Ignatz Awards: MONSTERS and Ferris win two". ComicsBeat .