The Bohemian Trials: Volume 2 Progress
About Chess & Gwen
Our names are Chesslyn Wright and Gwenyth Ernst,
formally known as Chess & Gwen. We are two sisters
who grew up with a deep love and appreciation for
manga and anime, and all the while, we each found
our passions in writing and illustration.
In January of 2017, Gwen had created a sketch of
six original characters, and that sparked our journey
toward becoming graphic novelists. Those same
characters now make up the vigilante team
followed in our manga, The Bohemian Trials.
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The World of Behemoths
Disregard everything you know about superhumans, as this is not a story
that tells of overpowered characters, surface-level conflicts, and never-ending universes. Instead, step into a world that is a brutally honest reflection of our own. In the run-down home city of our leading cast, the streets bustle with people who have grown apathetic to rampant crime and have long adapted to the views of concrete plastered with propaganda and spray paint. Among them is Lya Reese, keeping her eyes to the ground because she, along with 15 percent of the global population, is a behemoth—the infamous term for superhumans.
Behemoths are actively suppressed by the rest of society due to their supposed genetic advantage, but this does not waver Lya’s strict, self-established moral code. Guised in slapdash vigilante garb, she and her five friends counterintuitively strive to protect the very people who seek to oppress them. However, amidst yet another night of stopping crime, something shifts everything that Lya has ever known to be true, and thus the story of The Bohemian Trials begins.
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