Arming Swords to ...Wakizashis?? - Your feedback is appreciated

Z is for Zwiehander X is for Xiphos Y is for yatagan

Switching to a basket hilt will be good for B especially when longsword and hand-and-a-half sword are already essentially the same thing (not a complaint, but it's a good reason to diversify your broadsword) Totally understand not redoing the sword frog's sword frog Don't really have opinions on the other points especially that haven't already been said a lot

X for Xiphos

While Golems are from Jewish mythology, just mentioning them fighting someone is hardly antisemitic. It's a being made from inanimate matter that follows the commands of its master, and that obviously could include fighting. Not to mention that it's taken on quite the different meaning over the years - there are golems in Minecraft and DnD and a hundred other things, there's nothing antisemitic about those depictions either.

Agreeing with others that Golem isn't offensive. I hear that and I just think 'creature made of stone capable of moving' - not of the religious sense of it. But I suppose one could still keep the idea and call it a 'granite giant' or something.

In agreement with the other golem comments, though I can see why some loud people online would go to that extreme, particularly with recent world events. While golem does have Jewish roots, it has been used repeatedly and subsumed within multiple fantasy worlds and works and lost much of its original cultural associations to most people… just like many other beings and creatures from many other cultures. (And to be very pedantic, the original Jewish golem is made of clay, so would not be ground down to “gravel”, emphasizing that this is a more generalized fantasy golem which is usually made of whatever material is gathered together) If you were still looking for alternatives to avoid the loud angry voices, perhaps ghost or ghoul would be good g-monsters? Grinding ghosts into goo, aka ectoplasm? Griefing ghouls into giving up, since geese are a-holes? Not saying you have to change anything, but I understand looking for alternative options to avoid the trouble of loud angry voices.

Why is golem anti Semitic? The tie to Judaism is the golem of Prague which was a protector

I think the quartermaster should be equipping heroes cause that's what quartermasters do and it almost starts with q. Edit: quartermaster, not quarterback

Kendo Kiwi

Honestly I've liked the whole series start to end, but I can understand about wanting to clean up any issues. Sadly don't think I have any specific feedback, I enjoyed it though!

I am seeing some wiki articles indeed linking to a 16th century rapier and a northeastern city of France which was notable for sword making but yeah that would take some better sources as Raymond said. (Some mentioned final fantasy and I’m not sure if there could be a “VR” kind of alliteration angle that could be taken with that). I also know “Carolingian swords” have also just been called “Viking swords” but that does sound kind of generic but it’s hard to get that elusive V. They were swords predating the seax apparently. “Vikingesverd” was a Scandinavian spelling. I also saw Ulfberht alternatively spelled as Vlfberht, so that could be another thing if Verdun doesn’t work out. Overall I’m excited about this being a book, I don’t think Golem is antisemitic at all, it’s culture and folklore and in many games and things. I guess I get the kung fu > karate kiwi. Tho the kangaroo looked cool the kiwi kakapo would be cool! Idk I honestly loved everything so far, the alliteration and swords are great. I’m curious about XYZ, I can only wonder if you went with Zweihander or Zanbato. Probs the former.

"Y" could be yataghan, and "Z" could be a Zhanmadao, which according to Wikipedia is the Chinese Horse Chopper type sabre

Been loving the series. So happy you used jian with the older guard. I used to do full contact jianshu.

I do agree karate isn't right (it literally means an emptyhanded martial art), but ngl, I don't love "kung-fu kiwi" for a katana either, because different Asian cultures getting lumped together is not a great look. What about Kenjutsu/Kenjutsuka Kiwi (lit. sword martial art/artist)?

HELL YEAH A BOOK

Quat seems to be attested as a style of Vietnamese sword on several sites, but I can't find a 'verdun' except one mention on Wikipedia (not a primary source, as your teachers said) as an alternate word for an estoc. Not sure about another v- sword.

In my opinion Golem should be fine, it is the accepted term for that creature. If it is in the monster manuals of dozens of TTRPGs then I say you can use it in your comic.

i fail to see how using the term golem would make someone antisemitic, but maybe i'm just ignorant

My god! The alliteration… it’s beautiful…