"Despite being decanted in a laboratory from century-old DNA samples collected by intrepid gentleman time-explorers, as all true Chartannians are, I can look modern when I want to."
— Maureen
Iothera
is a Science Fantasy webcomic by RMG. It is a descendant of The Midlands and Heliothaumic, with several of the same characters. Like The Midlands, it often shows characters' words and thoughts simultaneously. (Be wary when reading, as some pages are NSFW.)
Unfortunately, no updates to the comic have been posted since 2017. The author's Tumblr blog is still active, however.
Iothera provides examples of:
- Costume Porn: From traditional Chartannian clothing to modern Kyokanese, clothes are drawn in great detail.
- Covert Pervert: Maureen holds a perfectly civil conversation while thinking about sex with Cassandra. Cassandra is impressed.
- Fantasy Counterpart Culture: Kyokan resembles Japan; Chartannia resembles the British Empirenote ; Beiguo and Nanguo resemble China.
- Magitek: Iotheran technology incorporates a lot of magic.
- Nipple and Dimed: Averted. In-universe, Redwater club fashion apparently includes exposed breasts, as shown in a flashback to the night Cassandra and Maureen first met, so they apparently don't believe in this trope. (Judging from Maureen's remarks, Chartannians are more reserved.)
- Precursors: the Seb attained spaceflight, then apparently vanished.Cassandra: We still don't really know who the Seb were — or how they built the Red Towers — or why they were on the moons — or even what all the stuff they left behind does.
- The Remake: Iothera is a remake of Heliothaumic, which is a remake of The Midlands.
- Rummage Sale Reject: Takako does not “dress to please others”.Cassandra: I know not wearing the entire ROYGVIB spectrum at once is anathem to you, but...
- Science Fantasy: Astronauts, lunar colonies, and faster-than-light travel are mentioned in the same breath as elves and magic.
Cassandra: It's easy to get distracted with these things.
