It'll be a little while before we have letters to print here, so in the meantime we thought you'd enjoy seeing some of the stages that Jink (and friends) went through as she evolved. She started life as Veiya, Daughter of Stone, a character that Wendy had written an adventure or two for in the mid-1970s. But Kahvi's ill-fated daughter Vaya took the desert warrior's name, and Jink is now heir to her appearance.
Why "Jink"? Well, as you have seen (or will see if you're the type to read letters pages first), the lady moves real fast. She can do that (among other things, but we'll give no surprises away here). While casting about for an interesting one-syllable name, I came up with Jink. To this day I can't tell if I made it up or recalled it from somewhere, but it sounded right. A little later, I discovered (or rediscovered) the word "jink" in a dictionary of slang, and the meaning turned out to be perfect for our sexy shapeshifter. It's a term taken from aerial battle - when planes would get into a dogfight they'd try all sorts of quick, jerky maneuvers to avoid being shot down. The practice became known as "jinking." It sounds like what it is. Jink...jinks.
The World of Two Moons - called Abode by its human inhabitants - has undergone many changes in the centuries between Cutter's battle with the Grohmul Djun and now. It's a changed place - and yet much remains of those olden days. Just how much, we leave for you to uncover as the mystery of Jink unravels. Enjoy, and be sure to write! - RP
[ NOTE: The remainder of this letters column consists of various
concept sketches of Jink. These images are not included in this archive. --MK ]