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A queer fantasy adventure starring a crew of disaster mercenaries just trying to get by. Created by @zoewithasword.bsky.social and @valentinemsmith.bsky.social! New updates on Thursdays at our site www.blademaidens.com
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

A debt is repaid as fortune favors the crew of the Harpy's Talon for the first time in weeks.

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November 13, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Tense negotiations are underway beneath the waves, and Perch is doing everything they can to sabotage them.

As always, new pages go up on www.blademaidens.com on Thursdays and are posted here the following Monday!
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November 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Tense negotiation begins under the waves, and Perch is NOT helping.

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A few panels from Page 24 of Dead in the Water
November 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Rowan may have saved herself, Mel and Perch, but the trio realize they are hardly safe beneath the waves.

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Blade Maidens, Dead in the Water, page 23. Rowan, Mel, and Perch come to, given a magical bubble of air beneath the water thanks to Rowan's magical ability. Perch teases, hoping to have an easy way out due to drowning, but the moment is quickly passed when Mel realizes they are swiftly surrounded by merfolk in waiting. A large merperson steps forward, clad in armor and helmet, which they removed to show a stingray-esque face and warrior body - clearly a mer-person with power and sway. All parties left in the moment to prepare for the impending conversation.
November 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Rowan may have saved herself, Mel and Perch, but the trio realize they are hardly safe beneath the waves.

Read it, and the full series, at our website www.blademaidens.com!
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October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Rowan must call upon her magic once more, or die beneath the waves.

As always, new pages go up on our website www.blademaidens.com on Thursdays and are posted here the following Monday!
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October 27, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Beneath the waves, with air quickly running short, Rowan is forced to face her magic or die.

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October 23, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

There's always time for a kiss before life threatening peril.

As always, pages go up on our website www.blademaidens.com on Thursdays and are posted here the following Monday!
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October 20, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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New to the series? Come check it out! All released story pages are available to read at blademaidens.com , with a print version coming in the future from Dark Horse comics!
A cover of Blade Maidens, featuring all five main cast members. Top left is a sunglasses clad captain holding a rapier, then mel the werewolf bard weilding her guitar, rowan casting gold-yellow magik from her hands, eldy, fists raised and ready to fight, and finally ser with their sword placed firmly in front. All are surrounded by magenta and inky black swirls. Credits card reads: Blade Maidens. Written by Zoe Tunnell + Valentine M. Smith. Script by Zoe Tunnell. Art by Valentine M. Smith.
October 16, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Rowan and Ser always have a moment for romance before the chaos begins.

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Rowan and Ser kissing while Rowan says "Darling, they'd need more than an army to take me from you."
October 16, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Captain Galt wants blood, but the Blades have a plan to save everyone's lives.

Even Perch's. Begrudgingly.

As always, new pages go up on our site www.blademaidens.com on Thursdays and are posted here tbe following Monday!
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October 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

With Perch discovered and the truth of the trap they're in found, Rowan proposes a new way forward.
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October 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Perch tells the truth, which pisses EVERYONE off.

As always, new pages go up at our site www.blademaidens.com on Thursdays and are posted here the following Monday!
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October 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

The truth comes out, and Perch is to blame.

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October 2, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

A stowaway on board the Harpy's Talon might prove to be the answer to The Blades' plight. If they can get a straight answer out of them.

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Page 18 of Blade Maidens issue 5, Dead In The Water. The page begins looking down into a cracked open barrel which houses a hiding mer person. Ser grabs them and hauls them out, declaring them a spy and asking for an explanation. The mer person, named Perch, declares they are a princess on the run, but due to mel's ability to smell a lie, mel makes them "try again". That in addition to a panel focus of all of the gold, goods, and treasure also spilled out of the barrel, Perch gives up the charade and admits to the lie, gives their name. and prepares to get further into it, amused, with the crew.
September 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

A stowaway on board the Harpy's Talon might prove to be the answer to The Blades' plight. If they can get a straight answer out of them.

Read it, and the entire series, at our website www.blademaidens.com!
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September 25, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Magic Mom and Sword Dad are fighting and everyone's uncomfortable.

As always, new pages go up at www.blademaidens.com on Thursdays and are posted here the following Monday!
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September 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

As tensions boil over and arguments turn to shouting matches, Eldy makes an important discovery

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September 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Time is running out for The Blades and the crew of the Harpy's Talon, and things turn desperate.

As always, new pages go up on our site www.blademaidens.com on Thursdays and are posted here the following Monday!
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September 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Dwindling food and water stores, a growing pile of the dead, and the ever-present cordon of merfolk blades for Ser into a difficult decision.

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September 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

As the days go by and The Harpy's Talon remains trapped in the doldrums, time begins to run out for The Blades.

As always, new pages go up on Thursdays at our site and are posted here the following Monday!
Page 15 of Blade Maidens: Dead in the Water
September 8, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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In the latest update of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

The Harpy's Talon is trapped in the doldrums, with no relief in sight. How long will they be able to last?

You can read it, and our entire series, at www.blademaidens.com!
A selection of panels from page 15 of Dead in the Water
September 4, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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In page 14 of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

Rowan's magic spirals out of her grasp and threatens not only herself, but everyone and everything around her.

New pages are posted on the site on thursday, and here the following monday!

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Rowan begins to conjure her magic, once confidence turns into apprehension when she feels something off. Feels her magic take a turn of morganna's meddling yet again. It spirals out of control, tearing the sails of the ship to shreds, a lavender mist with the slightest hint of morganna's sharp toothy maw and crown first show in issue 3 overlaid. Ser catches rowan who cuts off her magic, stumbling back from the raw uncontrollable power. Rowan falls into them, buries her face. Frustrated and sad with herself, she communicates how the magic, her magic, fighting her, felt. Ser tries their best to reasure her, holding her tight and calming her down. The final panel features the captain looking up at the shredded sails, pissed, with a sarcastic comment to the group. "worth every coin, aye?" she says.
September 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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In page 13 of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

While the immediate threat has passed, a far more sinister one lies ahead as The Blades find themselves...well, you read the title.

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Page 13 of issue 5 of Blade Maidens, titled Dead In The Water. The page begins with Ser and the Captain of the Harpy's Talon gazing up at unmoving sails. The captain prompts Ser to look through her viewfinder scope to see a storm, perfectly cut out in a line around their ship - suggesting merfolk magic is keeping them still in the water. Without wind, without relief. Without movement. The captain suggests perhaps Rowan could use her magic to create wind and fix the situation, but Rowan is reluctant given her lack of trust in her magic of late. Mel does her best to support her verbally, and Rowan decided to try using her magic. We are left on the last panel stinger of Rowan's magic just starting to come through, with a, "I'll see what I can do."
August 31, 2025 at 4:28 PM
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In page 12 of BLADE MAIDENS: DEAD IN THE WATER...

With the attempt on their lives thwarted, The Blades are left wondering what exactly they've gotten themselves into with this job.

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Page 12 of Issue 5 of Blade Maidens, titled Dead In The Water. The page opens on a scene in the Captain's quarters, trunks open, closets open, personal belongings exposed. Rowan and Mel search and question the captain, and come up empty on a reason as to why the fish folk crew would attack. The three discuss ocean kingdoms, general political climate of the fish folk territories, and ultimately come up empty still. Mel has a small, subtle, side mission for herself in taking a piece of paper from the Captain's desk, and hides it behind her back. The page is left on a stinger of the captain saying they've got more pressing concerns, to be revealed on the page turn.
August 30, 2025 at 3:10 PM