it’s been too long since I made my last comic.
People have written a lot of touchy-feely pieces on this subject but I thought I’d get right to the heart of the matter
[The artist, putting a simple cake next to a much fancier one: “Aw man, that guy’s cake is way better than mine.” The Audience, gleefully holding up a knife and fork “HOLY SHIT! TWO CAKES!”]
additions from the og artist (credit)
Finding a beloved fic on AO3 you remember reading ten years ago from a fan site that no longer exists
That’s right Pooh! You say no to that akuma!!
That time Tarzan got akumatized
Here’s further awesome proof that cosplay is for everyone! Brazilian cosplayer Solange, aka Tia sol (“Aunty Sun”) has won the heart of the internet with her wonderfully accurate homemade costumes and convention appearances around her home city of Manaus, Brazil.
“A friend said that I wouldn’t have the guts,” Solange told BuzzFeed News. “I chose a character and had the costume made without saying another word.”
“I don’t miss a single event in my city. I’d really like to visit other ones, but have you seen the price of the fares?”
“I never thought that I would be well received among the young people, I’ve made a lot of friends during all of this.” Cosplay conventions have become a sort of a haven for Solange: “I can launch myself into the world of make-believe, where anything goes.” Her next event is coming up in December. “I’m finishing up the painting on my new cosplay, Granny Juju from Jorel’s Brother.”
Follow Tia Sol on Facebook to keep up with her latest cosplay creations.
[via Bored Panda]
Incredible!
We need more old women characters in media
We need more good fat characters in media who have bodies that aren’t fodder for laughs.
Queens!
This is amazing!
Well done!
She’s cosplaying half my childhood and I’m here for it! So amazing!
There we go
i solemnly swear to reblog this post every time it shows up on my dash
Ey yo true fax
For all you folks feeling alone and picked on in your fandom of choice because of the things you want to create - there are over 102 thousand reblogs of this message and it’s all in support of you. Write or draw whatever you want in order to express yourself because you know damn well that’s all you’re trying to do.
This!!
this is a message to future me who’s scrolling through my own blog:
don’t let anyone make you feel bad about what you like in fiction. don’t let anyone shame you for your preferences. don’t let anyone mock and belittle you for your portrayals or your projections. no “lack of content X” or “overrated content Y” is your fault.
this is your sandbox. you don’t have to prove anything to anyone. you don’t owe anyone anything. you only owe it to yourself to have fun.
...and they shared a bed
I was today years old when I learned that when you type "otp: true" in AO3 search results it filters out fics with additional ships, leaving only the fics where your otp is the main ship
Gamechanger
Here’s a cheatsheet of all the available hidden search functions. “-creators:[whatever]” is another exclusion that can be particularly useful.
I made it
don’t 👏 let 👏 the 👏 fandom 👏 ruin 👏 the 👏 thing 👏 for 👏 you
How it feels to read a really good fic and find the author has dozens more like it
Can you indulge me please, given the recent pandemic why is it that artist or fanfic writers are slowing down their works? I ask because personally I believe this makes it a better opportunity to work faster, as something to distract from the gloomy reality occurring.
I’ll indulge you, but I’m afraid you won’t like my answer very much.
The reason authors and artists aren’t working their asses off MORE is because this is a pandemic, not a vacation.
It’s not ‘extra free time’ for everyone.
For many it’s ‘my grandfather just died of COVID’ time.
For many, it’s ‘I got laid off and am desperately trying to look for a way not to get evicted’ time.
For many, it’s ‘I’m isolated from my friends, family and other sources of inspiration, I’m at home alone trying to deal with the world at large collapsing’ time.
It’s time to go out and protest for their rights. It’s time to fall into a depression because they can’t pay for medicine, because they’re worried about a loved one with an immunodeficiency, because they have to decide whether to pay full tuition for taking classes online, which isn’t as easy to learn from and feels like a rip-off.
I feel like this needs to be reiterated - fanfiction and fanart USUALLY doesn’t pay. It’s a hobby. Most fanfic authors aren’t armcandy to a wealthy millionaire, and they can’t just ignore other important life necessities in order to keep updating their 50k coffeeshop AU. It’s not a viable career, and it will not keep you afloat. And while yes, many use it as an escape, many also can’t write when they aren’t safe, secure and know where their next paycheck is coming from.
So I’m not very surprised many creators are taking time away. They have lives, loved ones, other responsibilities, and at least one of those three is very likely a clusterfuck right now. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Be kind. Always assume everyone is doing their best. You never know what someone else might be going through.
This. I do have more free time than I want, but it’s because I don’t have enough hours at work. I’m in the worst mental health state I’ve been in in years. For many creatives, the increase in stress really kills creativity. I’ve barely been able to get any projects done, even started, in months.
hear me out what if the umbrella scene never happened:
also rip ignore that my art style changes every .5 seconds
a few scenes played out differently
continuation of what if the umbrella scene never happened with marginally better art lmao
Everyone needs to go check out @emzurl’s ML Office AU immediately!!!!! IT’S SO AMAZING, the voice acting is fantastic and the animation is absolutely superb! (*chef’s kiss*) 😭👌
Em’s synopsis:
This is a pre-reveal, undercover AU where Felix is Gabriel’s son and Chat Noir. In their university years, both Marinette and Felix are still working to take down Hawk Moth. They both find separate evidence linking Gabriel’s fashion company to Hawk Moth’s operation and decide to secretly go undercover in his company. Marinette lands a Production Assistant job while Felix asks his father for a position. Suspicious of Felix’s newfound interest in his company, Gabriel decides to hire a documentary crew to as a way to keep his son in check. This is the story as told through the documentary crew’s lens.