A Wish for Wings is a web comic by Jenn Dolari about a young woman who believes she is an angel.

Warning: Spoilers follow

The Main Cast:

  • Andrea Williamson, a young woman who believes she is an angel, and lives her life as close to one as possible;
  • The Shadows, Shadow like demons who seem to feed off fear and hatred. The Shadow Lord is named Morningstar. Another high ranking Shadow is named Abaddon;
  • The Angels, Beings of Light whose primary purpose seems to be fighting The Shadows and guiding the dead to their afterlives. Hanna, Michael and Ridhaa are True Angels. Two of the Human Angels are named Diana and Eric;
  • Faith, Hope and Charity Aransas (aka The Graces), Triplet sisters who share one soul between all three. They are unable to seperate very far, and when together literally become one mind in three bodies;
  • Lord Iblael Sonalerafielo, A Human who believes he's been reincarnated from an Elf. He and his "General" head the Celestial Exchange Agency, a support group for Otherkin types;
  • Dale Gillespie, A mage who works in Green Magic;

Supporting Characters:

  • Lise Williamson, Andrea's mother who has been disowned by her family for having Andrea out of wedlock. However, the house was left to her in her father's will;
  • Hanna, A True Angel who gives Andrea the gift of a halo;
  • Diana, A Human Angel being trained by Hanna when they meet Andrea;
  • Douglas, A self-styled Dark Elf General, senior member of the "Celestial Exchange Agency";
  • Rob and Bernice Williamson, Brother and Sister-in-law to Lise, who have been trying to take the house back from Lise;
  • Art, Owner of Art's Burgers and Shakes;
  • Dean Hunt, Boyfriend to Charity Aransas;

A Wish for Wings has been published on KeenSpace since November 2001 with new episodes every Sunday. The story has a definite ending and specific plot points, but is written "on the fly." As of this writing, A Wish for Wings is in Book I, Act III, Episode One.

Episode Summaries:

BOOK I: A Wish for Wings

ACT I: A Child's Wish

  • 'The Dancing Shadows' - A Shadow comes to taunt Andrea then is confronted by two angels.
  • 'The Final Nightmare' - Andrea becomes trapped in a nightmare where she must choose between being an Angel or a Shadow.

ACT II: Apotheosis
  • 'The Celestial Exchange Agency' - Andrea, at the prompting of the Graces, goes to the Celestial Exchange Agency and finds the group to be something other than advertised.
  • '24 Hours' - The worst day of Andrea's life cements her future.

ACT III: Angel Made Real
  • 'Chroma Divine' - Andrea finds a mage, finds the colors of magic, and finds love.

External Link

A Wish for Wings (keenspace.com)