The Tusks of Wusterim at first read presented a simple comic describing the rise and fall of an alien empire. Once the reader examines the comic he will see the depth contained within the few panels. The author uses element throughout the comic to show that empires thrive when those that built its foundation take power. The comic begins with an empire building tusks as a symbol of their power. A man of high authority within the empire commissions the tusks and stands as the foreground of the panels to begin. As the story progresses a slave creature begins to take the foreground. The reader soon discovers that the slave people who revolt against the empire constructed the tusks. As the slave people come more into focus in the panels they also
