Welcome to Steven Universe Homebound!
If you’re someone who peruses the Steven Universe subreddit, as well as several Facebook and Discord groups, you may have seen this sketch of mine:
I expected maybe one or two likes here and there, but I received a huge outpour of love for the idea of Steven owning & operating a dispensary. More than that, people wanted to know more about this headcanon of mine, and many suggested making a series out of it.
As someone who struggles with PTSD, the series had a big hand in my own recovery journey. When SU:F ended, it finally convinced me to go to therapy. But Steven’s story dropped off after that, and I’ve always had ideas of how he would cope with PTSD in his adulthood. And thus, Homebound was born!
Homebound is a limited series about Steven visiting Beach City (and some other locations, wink wink) since he initially left at 16. Coming back home after so long, while nostalgic, means coming face-to-face again with his traumatic childhood. Being in this environment is a lot different than trying to cope in his new home, so Steven has to adapt and overcome, or risk spiraling out of control again.
The goal of this series is one of the original franchise: to destigmatize mental illness, explore it in-depth, and help others learn to move on after trauma. While I do read my fair share of AUs that differ a lot from the original series, my goal is to make this feel as close to a continuation of it as I can. I will be following the established canon as well. That being said, this comic is in no way endorsed nor created by Cartoon Network and the Crewniverse.
Homebound will have no exact start and end date in mind. It will also not have any set schedule for when the new episodes premiere - I am one person who works full time and am currently undergoing chemotherapy for an autoimmune disease, so the time I can put into working on this comic each week will vary. I am currently getting started on the first installation and it should be out by the end of the month.
I can’t wait to introduce you!
Read here, or on instagram @suhomebound. More places to view the comic may be added in the future.
The preview image, for the sake of saving my energy for the first installation, is a redraw of the final scene in SU:F. Credit for the original art goes to Rebecca Sugar/CN. The design for adult Steven is inspired by Reddit user loopawn’s character sheets, and I have their explicit permission to use said design in this series. In addition, this series will contain mentions, use of, and illustrations revolving around medical marijuana. As such, this series is intended for mature audiences only (21+).
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