Witness the remains of the major arcana! In the end, all the war has left are remnents. Each one of the major arcana are represented on this page. If you're having trouble seeing the symbols, try looking at this larger version! Can you match each element to a major arcana card?

In other news, the Mysteries of the Arcana chapter 5 Kickstarter is still going! We're currently at $3,389 out of $4,100 with a week left to go. The sharp eyed among you might notice that, at last update, we were at $3,608 out of $4,100. Yes, we're a little worse off now than we were on Monday. What happened? Basically, people are allowed to increase, decrease, or even cancel their backing of a Kickstarter up until it ends. One of our backers had to lower his contribution which knocked us from 92% funded to 82% funded.

However! We still have a week left and we're less than $800 away. I believe, with the help of the people who love and believe in Mysteries of the Arcana, we can make it! In fact, my belief is so strong I'm adding an extra reward! Everyone who contributes to our Kickstarter campaign, no matter the level, will receive a desktop/mobile device wallpaper pack in addition to their other rewards.

So, thank you, MotA fans! We can't do this without you and your support means the world to Keith and I.

TC (Guest) (2014-01-30)

I wish that I could afford to help, and I also wish I knew who I could send info to so they could help get that last bit in there.

Gunsolo (Guest) (2014-01-30)

That's a lot of loot drops.

I wonder how the fight between the last two went. Did they somehow manage to imprison each other in the same world, or did the winner throw himself off of the top of the Tower (cue another Hanged Man reference?) and imprison himself when he landed?

TC, just post a link to the kickstarter anywhere and everywhere you can think of. Every $1 helps.

J Gray (2014-01-30)

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Musical_life (Guest) (2014-01-30)

J, I for one will not change my current pledge amount even though I too have had things come up here lately; Once I stand behind someone or something, that's it and it takes a lot for that kind of trust to be broken. In addition, if the KS fails, I will find a way to donate.

Adamas (Guest) (2014-01-30)

"With a wicked pack of cards.
"Here" said she, "is your card. The drowned Phoenician Sailor,
Those are pearls that was his eyes . Look!
Here is Belladonna, the Lady of the Rocks, the Lady of Situations.
Here is the man with three staves, and here the Wheel,
And here is the one-eyed merchant, and this card,
which is blank, is something he carries upon his back
which I am forbidden to see.
I do not find the Hanged man.
Fear death by water."

The Wasteland-T.S.Elliot

Seemed fitting.

Adamas (Guest) (2014-01-30)

Oh BTW, Grats on getting 100% funding!

J Gray (2014-01-31)

Thank you! We're just shy of reaching our first stretch goal. Also, good call on the Elliot. He's among my favorite poets.

Adamas (Guest) (2014-02-01)

Well I came upon that Wasteland by a somewhat unconventional means. That stanza was used in a Horror story called "Swan Song" as the passcode to destroy the world. Between that and the obvious Tarot connections. It just seemed fitting.

I want to apologize, everyone. Keith was out of town for the weekend and weather snuck up on him, forcing a small extension to his visit. The long and the short of it is it isn't safe for him to return him just yet and, since he isn't home, he can't do the last little touch up details on the next page. We expect to have the next page of Mysteries of the Arcana posted either late Monday (2/3) or sometime on Tuesday (2/4).

Again, we apologize for the delay and promise the page is going to be coming soon.

While you're reading, let me take this opportunity to announce that thanks to the generosity of many, many people our Kickstarter for chapter 5 has not only reached the main goal but hit our first two stretch goals!

That means chapter 5 will happen! 67 pages long, chapter 5 is action packed and fast-paced but I promise there'll be a kiss somewhere in the mix.

In addition, we'll be creating two new stories set in the Mysteries of the Arcana multiverse! The first will take place between chapters 1 and 2. We'll get a glimpse of what happens when Theresa returns home. This story will be illustrated by Tiffany Munroe of Stargazer's Gate. The story will be available in the digital trade edition of chapter 1 as a bonus.

The second story will actually be taking place before chapter 1! It will tell the story of how Mandrake came to live at the Inn and should be adorable. I'm hoping to announce who the artist for the story is very soon. The story will be available in the digital trade edition of chapter 2 as a bonus.

We've still got four more days until the Kickstarter ends! I admit hitting our next stretch goal is a bit of a, well, stretch (we're at $4555 and to next goal is $5,700) but anything is possible! More importantly, every extra dollar we get is an extra dollar to help make Mysteries of the Arcana a better comic.

Thank you!