Blindsprings

Blindsprings is a fantasy webcomic by Kadi Fedoruk. Started in October 2013, it follows a magical Princess named Tamaura after she is forced to return from a spirit realm, finding that 300 years have passed. The comic ran for almost six years but has been on hiatus since August 2019, and is due to return in April 2023.

Blindsprings
Cover of the print collection
Publication information
PublisherSelf-published online; print version published by Hiveworks
ScheduleLast updated August 2019
FormatOngoing webcomic series
GenreFantasy
Publication dateOctober 2013
Creative team
Created byKadi Fedoruk

Premise

At the start of Blindsprings, Princess Tamaura of Aberwelle is believed to have been killed by revolutionaries along with the rest of her magical royal family, but is actually alive and living in a "Blindspring", an area hidden from humans where the spirits live. Tamaura made a deal with the spirits; in return for 300 years of service, they will protect her and her sister. There are no other humans with Tamaura until a boy named Harris appears and after meeting her, decides to "save" her from the Blindspring. He returns shortly later, though now an adult, and uses magic to keep the spirits at bay and force Tamaura out of the Blindspring. Tamaura finds that while time has passed slowly for her, almost 300 years have passed in Aberwelle, which is now an industrialised nation.[1][2][3]

The story follows Tamaura as the main character, as well as her new friends Street and Ingrid, Harris, Ingrid's family, the militant Gravers, and a number of allied secret societies. The story features warring factions, morally grey villains, and a society with complicated prejudices. As described by one reviewer, "The comic explores conflicts where both parties can be wrong.  Killing the royal family was wrong, but the monarchy probably wasn’t great; the spirits are needed for balance, but they are amoral and exact cruel contracts with the people."[1]

Reception

Kadi Fedoruk was nominated for a Joe Shuster Award for Webcomics Creator in 2014.[4] Writing for io9, Lauren Davis called Blindsprings one of the best new webcomics of 2014.[5]

Publication

Blindsprings began to be published in October 2013. A book of the comic was published in 2017.[6][7] A French edition was published by Hachette.[8] The comic has been on hiatus since August 2019, but is expected to return April 25th, 2023.[9]

References
  1. Vicknair, Maggie (2017-03-02). "Webcomics in Review: Blindsprings – Expanding Worldview". The Beat. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  2. Cruz, Larry (2014-08-04). "In 'Blindsprings,' a princess has become unstuck in time". CBR. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  3. Davis, Lauren (March 13, 2014). "One of this year's loveliest new webcomics has a touch of Ghibli magic". io9. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  4. "2014 Nominees and Winners". The Joe Shuster Awards. 2016-01-12. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  5. "The Best New Webcomics Of 2014". io9. 22 December 2014. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  6. "Blindsprings Book 1". Hivemill. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
  7. Fedoruk, Kadi (2017). Blindsprings. 1. [Place of publication not identified]. ISBN 978-0-9893370-7-6. OCLC 1032774123.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  8. "Robinson, une nouvelle collection de bandes dessinées en partenariat avec Hiveworks". hachette.fr (in French). Hachette Livre. 25 May 2018.
  9. "Blindsprings - Blindsprings Page Four Hundred and Two". www.blindsprings.com. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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