“How Mirka Got Her Sword,” page 45

I have to thank my friend Bean, who knitted and knitted while I snapped about a hundred photos of her hands.

“How Mirka Got Her Sword,” Page 44

My friend Rachel Swirsky assisted enormously with the writing on this page.

“How Mirka Got Her Sword,” Page 43

Another page in which I like how the drawing came out — especially panel 2, and the close-up of the yarn in the final panel.

Next week: Things get weird.

“How Mirka Got Her Sword,” Page 42

Panel four of this page is one of my favorite panels in the entire comic. I’m not totally sure why.

Also, speed lines? Have got to be the easiest background in the world to draw.