Aaaaaaand scene. That’s it for this chapter, everyone! I wanted to leave it on a quasi-cliffhanger, or as my boyfriend would call it, an “Oh shit, it’s Mystique” moment. Which is a reference to the first time I saw X-Men in the theater. When Mystique first appears on screen, revealing herself as Senator Kelly’s aid in the helicopter, this dude in the back of the theater was TOTALLY SHOCKED and said out loud, “Oh SHIT, it’s Mystique!” Priceless.
For this chapter, I wanted to deal almost entirely with Anthony’s descent into the Underworld. At first I thought about making it just about he and Hermes’ journey together, but then I decided to split it up into sections – each one dealing with one of the stages of grief. As Anthony eventually accepts his death, his wounds return, and it finally becomes real what happened to him. And even though the build-up is kind of scary and sad, the reality is – kind of no big deal. Hades was the general underworld of the population – it’s where everyone went, good or bad, which I always loved about Greek Mythology. Rather than going down to hell or up to heaven, you got ferried to one place, and sorted out later. I know I barely touch on Hades and Persephone in this chapter, but I’m saving them for later. I didn’t want them to steal focus from the guy we’ve journeyed with this whole time – not yet anyway.
Oh – and they’re big on purpose. 
Thanks everyone for reading, and please feel free to share your thoughts on this page, or any part of this chapter!
***UPDATE: Gods & Undergrads returns on Dec. 12, 2012!! EEEEEEE!***
Tags: comic update, gods and undergrads, greek mythology, hades, mystique, persephone
Me
January 21, 2012 at 1:40 pmThis is one of my favorite online comics. Only complaint would be wanting more updates! Keep it up!
lipstickisses
January 22, 2012 at 10:17 pmAw, thank you so much! That means a lot to me. I will definitely keep you posted on when the next chapter begins, and (hopefully) will be keeping to a much tighter schedule then!
Alice Wisdom
January 27, 2012 at 1:23 amThis chapter ended on a really exciting note. I can’t wait to see what comes next
lipstickisses
January 27, 2012 at 10:51 amThanks! Me either! … Just kidding, I totally have everything planned …
Alice Wisdom
January 27, 2012 at 8:36 pmOk so I promise I’m not a stalker, but I just realized you’re going to be in Austin in March! YAY!
lipstickisses
January 28, 2012 at 12:02 pmYeah! Are you coming to Staple? If so, I’d love to meet you in person!
Alice Wisdom
January 30, 2012 at 11:30 pmI probably will! We (Texas Rollergirls) have our first home bout of the season the night of the 3rd, but Sunday probably for sure!
Stanica
August 30, 2012 at 4:16 pmPosted on Eisner awarding wiinnng comic-shop, Zeus Comics is in Dallas which may or may not be on your route.Though I think you’ve hit upon a fantastic idea something we maybe should talk about off-site.If I don’t talk to you before hand, have a safe trip!
connor
April 11, 2012 at 6:42 pmI’m so late to this post, but I wanted to congratulate you on finishing up this bit of the story! I used to read this comic religiously, but then kind of fell out of the practice a bit– I was glad to see it again, like an old friend.
On another (totally random) note… is Hades Matt Bomer?! AWESOME.
lipstickisses
April 12, 2012 at 5:50 amAw, thanks! I used to UPDATE this comic religiously, then fell out of practice.
So, no worries here.
That’s too funny about Hades- I had no idea who Matt Bomer was, but after googling him, he TOTALLY looks like Hades!! I kind of had a few fellas in mind – Viggo Mortensen was one (for the chin). But that’s great. I’ll go ahead and claim Matt Bomer was the inspiration from now on.
Randy
May 8, 2012 at 1:01 amThis once upon a time was, and still is, my favorite comic. Story still has enough intrigue to check back every so often to read it. Keep up the amazing work! It’s really something special!
lipstickisses
May 8, 2012 at 7:03 pmAw, thank you so much, Randy! I know it’s hard to be a fan when I update it so sporadically
I LOVE writing this comic, so I appreciate it so much when people like reading it! I’ll get back to it soon, I promise!