Roar of Winchester
The Legend
Showcase I · Vol 01 · Issue ∞
The Annotated Edition · 15 Plates · 5 Acts

Every number,
explained.

A field guide to the deconstructed showcase. Each plate that bears a numeral on the main page (yes, even the little ones in the corners) earns its own entry here. Cast first, then the world, then the posters our characters made, then the storyboards that birthed the comic, then the emotes that live in your browser.

Index · 22 plates Pipeline · Painterly Model Reading Time · 4 min
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01
Plates 01 – 04 · The Principal Cast

Four faces, two Arthurs, one shared sky.

04 entries
01
Arthur young, painterly portrait
Arthur · Young
Pre-stardom Arthur. Still hungry, still hopeful, still convinced the rules apply. The version of him the older one keeps trying to outrun.
Before the Roar
02
Dariah, painterly portrait
Dariah
The novel's gravitational center. A pop-icon with a private interior, a face the cameras can't quite finish reading. Smokes, smirks, refuses to apologize.
The Voice on the Roof
03
Alessia, painterly portrait
Alessia
The architect of the next act. Cooler than the room she's in, smarter than the room realizes. The one who keeps the storm in a glass.
The Producer
04
Arthur older, elite era
Arthur · Elite Era
Arthur after the velocity wins. Sharper jaw, deeper shadow, harder to surprise. Same man, different gravity.
After the Roar
02
Plates 05 – 12 · The Living World

Eight rooms you can walk into.

08 entries
05
Alessia's Balcony
Alessia's Balcony
A balcony with twenty different skies. Twin-mode page: looping 360 footage plus a 20-scene day/night cycler. Drop the companion in for company.
/demos/alessias-balcony/
06
Globe Theater
Globe Theater
A spherical performance hall, mid-rotation. Stage geometry that wraps the audience and refuses to give them an aisle seat.
/demos/globe-theater/
07
XNN Media Room
XNN Media Room
The network's control booth. Twelve feeds, four anchors, one off-air monitor that's always loaded with something off-script.
/demos/xnn/
08
Apartment Diorama
Apartment Diorama
Dariah's place. Aquarium on the coffee table, neon hum from outside, projector ready. The diorama you can keep adding to.
/demos/dariahs-apartment/
09
Elite Hovercraft
Elite Hovercraft
The vehicle that costs more than most cities. Glides above traffic the rest of us are still stuck in.
/demos/hovercraft/
10
Xerah Rooftop
Xerah Rooftop
The skyline at the right altitude. Where the deals get made and the conversations happen that don't end up in the official record.
/demos/xerah-rooftop/
11
Indie Genesis Gallery
Indie Genesis Gallery
A small room full of large ambitions. The kind of show that gets reviewed by someone who'll be famous in six years.
/demos/indie-genesis/
12
TTT Podcast
TTT Podcast
Three mics, two host chairs, one guest seat that swallows people whole. The room where reputations get inflated and occasionally popped.
/demos/ttt-podcast/
03
Unnumbered · Holographic Poster Wall

The posters our characters actually made.

08 plates
Floating Islands
Floating Islands
The opening night spectacle. Geometry, gravity, and the suspension of one of them.
In-Universe Print
Angelic Wrath
Angelic Wrath
The breakthrough hit. The poster every dorm room had.
In-Universe Print
Nightclub
Nightclub
After-hours, the smaller venue. Where the next thing usually starts.
In-Universe Print
Rock Concert
Rock Concert
Volume as architecture. A poster that hums even when it's stapled to a wall.
In-Universe Print
Gladiator
Gladiator
Spectacle from the cheap seats. The franchise nobody admits to watching.
In-Universe Print
Space Opera
Space Opera
Three hours, four acts, one explosion that nobody shuts up about.
In-Universe Print
Arena Ball
Arena Ball
The sport with the rule everyone disputes. The poster that paid for someone's rent.
In-Universe Print
Piano Bar
Piano Bar
Two drinks deep, the version of the night that gets remembered fondly.
In-Universe Print
04
Plates 13 – 15 · Storyboard Frames

How the comic made itself.

03 panels
13
The Day Winchester Roared, panel 01
The Day Winchester Roared
First panel of the first issue. The shot that decided the whole rest of the book's geometry.
DWR · Panel 01
14
Dariah's Night, storyboards
Dariah's Night
Twelve panels that became the rooftop chapter. The version where she doesn't speak. The version that didn't get printed.
DN · Storyboards
15
Greatness, Unplanned, storyboards
Greatness, Unplanned
The closing arc, rendered before the middle existed. Sometimes the ending is the first thing you know.
GU · Storyboards
05
The Sticker Pile · Emotes & Tutorials

The pieces that moved out of the book.

07 stickers
Cigar emote
Cigar
For the comments that deserve a long exhale.
Emote · 1 of 30
Wink emote
Wink · Peace
For when you're right and they're going to find out later.
Emote · 2 of 30
Heart emote
Heart Hands
Earnest. Permitted. Use freely.
Emote · 3 of 30
Shocked emote
Shocked
When the group chat earns it.
Emote · 4 of 30
Dariah Companion
Dariah Companion
The Chrome extension. A tiny Dariah who lives in your toolbar and occasionally interrupts.
/tutorials/companion/
Holo Projector
Holo Projector
Drop a looping video into any scene like a physical object. Alpha mask, no chroma key, looks like furniture.
/tutorials/holo/
30 Free Emotes
30 Free Emotes
The whole sticker pile, downloadable. Make your group chat slightly worse on purpose.
/tutorials/emotes/