Issue 1
Prologue of the Divine Storytellers
The three Divine Storytellers are discussing the necessary aspects of a protagonist…but who will it be?
Issue 2
The Mysterious Stranger: Part 1
In a sleepy medieval town, an angel’s playful visitation causes both infatuation and dread for three once carefree boys. His philosophies impart an unnatural kind of insight on his new friends, life altering for them, and just a diversion for himself.
This chapter is adapted from and quotes The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain.
Issue 3
The Mysterious Stranger: Part 2
In a sleepy medieval town, an angel’s playful visitation causes both infatuation and dread for three once carefree boys. His philosophies impart an unnatural kind of insight on his new friends, life altering for them, and just a diversion for himself.
This chapter is adapted from and quotes The Mysterious Stranger by Mark Twain.
Issue 6
Faust: Part 1, The Jaded Poison of Knowledge
This chapter introduces the protagonist of the story, who is disappointed by a glorified life of study, which seems to have only produced emptiness and taken from him his humanity.
Some quotes are directly from the Kaufmann English translation of Goethe’s Faust.
Issue 7
Faust: Part 2, A Wager For Your Happiness
Now, the story introduces the protagonist’s companion on his journey, a demon who takes the challenge of impressing him with something, anything that a corrupted human’s life can offer.
Some quotes are directly from the Kaufmann English translation of Goethe’s Faust.
Issue 8
Faust: Part 3, Flowers of Youth
Faust falls in love with a young lady, so now Mephistopheles has another task to work on.
Some quotes are directly from the Kaufmann English translation of Goethe’s Faust.
Issue 9
Faust: Part 4, Mending Your Heart
Margaret seems to be too perfect of a girl for Faust to think he deserves, but Mephistopheles encourages him toward more fatal pursuits…
Some quotes are directly from the Kaufmann English translation of Goethe’s Faust.
Issue 10
Faust: Part 5, Luxuria
Faust is tempted by Mephistopheles to move too quickly in his pursuit of Margaret’s love, and it seems there’s a long forgotten reason for his desperation.
Some quotes are directly from the Kaufmann English translation of Goethe’s Faust.
Issue 11
Faust: Part 6, Memento Mori
Margaret’s life turns to turmoil while Mephistopheles drags Faust to a hellish party to forget his mistakes.
Some quotes are directly from the Kaufmann English translation of Goethe’s Faust.
Issue 12
Faust: Part 7, Eternal Emptiness
So many things end, but in the world’s eternal nature, all endings form a beginning of something else.
Some quotes are directly from the Kaufmann English translation of Goethe’s Faust.