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A semi-interactive comic. [This is a comic about Giacomo and Team Star.If you want to know something, send Giacomo an ask about it! All asks are kept, it might take a few days or even months to get to some.This blog is set after the events of Pokemon Violet and before the DLC. Giacomo is 25. This comic's target audience is adults, however, will not contain explicit content or gore. All audiences can read it, but the contents of this comic are more likely to appeal to adults. There will be the occasional swear.] I DO NOT give permission for my content, art, writing, photography, animation, music or anything else to be used for the training of AI models, not by individuals or by tumblr itself.

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🍍 SPECIAL PAGES 🍍

[ 🍍 Read From Start 🍍 | ⭐ Cast Page ⭐ | 🖤 Gift Art Archive 🖤 | 🍎 Art 🍎 | 🌟 Ref Sheets 🌟 | ✨ Tournament Archive ✨ ]

🍎 READ DGIACOMO ELSEWHERE 🍎

If Tumblr isn't comfortable for reading a whole comic for you, there are plenty of options you have as alternatives! Please feel free to read however suits you best; Read on Comic Fury (Website view, classic webcomic format) Read on Comic Fury (Endless scroll view, probably the easiest way!) Read on dexmckinnery.com (My standalone website!)

⭐WHAT TO EXPECT FROM DGIACOMO THE COMIC⭐

DGiacomo is a Pokémon Scarlet and Violet fancomic/ask blog hybrid! It is primarily about the humans and their interpersonal relationships, though Pokémon are occassionally present. It addresses the lives of Giacomo, Mela and the other members of Team Star after the bullying they went through years prior.

There are mild mature themes occasionally (but never any smut). There will also be the occasional swear.

DGiacomo as a comic is body positive, though some characters may have different, conflicting opinions. Every character has their own view on things, it's an important aspect of the comic!

DGiacomo is partially audience participation, so feel free to interact with the characters if you want to! Send in asks to the blog here, comment on a post, or leave a comment on ComicFury to take part. =)

There ARE romance subplots between adult characters. In DGiacomo, Giacomo, Mela and the other Team Star bosses are adults. Giacomo and Mela are 25 and 24 respectively!

This comic builds upon canon as a general rule! If there is a detail, I've gotten it from building upon cues and hints left in the game itself... this is but one interpretation, but I try to respect canon if possible. =)

And you don't need to know anything about Pokémon, Scarlet and Violet or even have played the games (or any of the Pokémon series) to enjoy this comic! Please feel free to give it a try, even if you've never played!

If you see replies from @dexmckinnery on tumblr, that's the artist/writer (me!)

It is 100% ok to follow this blog, following is encouraged! It lets me know you're there and supports me making more of the comic. Same goes for likes, comments and reblogs, please do! These interactions make me happy and are very, very welcome!

🌟 HOW TO SUPPORT DGIACOMO 🌟

First of all, thank-you all for the support you give in just reading the comic to begin with =)

If you'd like to "give back" to DGiacomo, the best way to do it is by leaving your likes on the comic posts, maybe give the ones you like a reblog! Follow the blog so I can see you're interested... and show your friends!

It can never be understated how much of a feel-good boost it is just to see people enjoying what you do... you can keep this comic going and me healthy and able to work on it just by showing me you're there and interested!

[I realised that... 1.5 years later, DGiacomo still doesn't have a pinned post at it's source (this blog!)... and I've realised also that tumblr pushes dashboard view so hard, I'm not even sure that all readers realise there's an entire theme on this blog with links to a chronological view, cast page and gift art page.

So I'm going to put together a pinned post with useful links, other ways to read this comic, how to support the comic and give me energy to keep going and what to expect in DGiacomo for people who maybe haven't read yet. =)

Watch this space! This is what this post is going to turn into! (If there's anything else you guys think would be helpful/useful to add to this pinned post, please let me know!)

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Just to let you all know!

[For those of you who aren't aware but still wish to read this comic, DGiacomo doesn't update here on Tumblr any more. If you'd like to continue reading the comic, which is still ongoing, you can do so on; My Website! https://dexmckinnery.com/dgiacomo/ (closest to Tumblr format)

Or on Comic Fury! https://dgiacomo.the-comic.org/ (panel by panel view) https://comicfury.com/read/dgiacomo/comics/2823294 (endless scroll)

This also means that the yearly character popularity tournament will be held over on my website via StrawPoll only this year! This does mean the results won't be muddied by people who don't read the comic seeing the polls in the tags and voting blindly. =) The tournament will be held throughout July this year!

You can get chapter update reminders via my Bluesky or on ComicScout.

You can still send in asks/questions if you wish either by sending them to this account on Tumblr (but I might not see it), commenting on ComicFury or my website, commenting on the Bluesky chapter update posts or sending an ask in to my StrawPage.

See you all over there and thanks to all of you for your continued support!]

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[In case you missed it!]

[dgiacomo]

Just to let you all know!

[For those of you who aren't aware but still wish to read this comic, DGiacomo doesn't update here on Tumblr any more. If you'd like to continue reading the comic, which is still ongoing, you can do so on; My Website! https://dexmckinnery.com/dgiacomo/ (closest to Tumblr format)

Or on Comic Fury! https://dgiacomo.the-comic.org/ (panel by panel view) https://comicfury.com/read/dgiacomo/comics/2823294 (endless scroll)

This also means that the yearly character popularity tournament will be held over on my website via StrawPoll only this year! This does mean the results won't be muddied by people who don't read the comic seeing the polls in the tags and voting blindly. =) The tournament will be held throughout July this year!

You can get chapter update reminders via my Bluesky or on ComicScout.

You can still send in asks/questions if you wish either by sending them to this account on Tumblr (but I might not see it), commenting on ComicFury or my website, commenting on the Bluesky chapter update posts or sending an ask in to my StrawPage.

See you all over there and thanks to all of you for your continued support!]

[dgiacomo]

[Just wanted to answer this anon!

Thank-you, anon! =) I'm really glad you're enjoying the comic, that means a lot to me! It's a labour of love for sure, it always makes my day to hear when people are enjoying it! =D

I have harvested the part of your ask aimed at the characters so I can use it in the comic when the time arises! That's why it's censored out!

Also, please be sure to check over on ComicFury or my Website for further chapters as I don't update here on Tumblr any more for various reasons! I also post update notices when a new chapter drops over on my Bluesky!

Thank-you again! It always means the world to know when people are reading your work! <3]

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DGiacomo is 3 years old!

[And Giacomo is entering "teacher era"! So to celebrate, here's a pic of him dressed as a teacher.

A huge thank-you to everybody who is still here and reading DGiacomo! Your comments, likes, shares and support are what keep me going. Thank-you!! Here's to DGiacomo 2026!]

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@dgiacomo Thanks for let me draw your oc for my llustration

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[Thank-you again for this, La Ponto!! X) I love it!! As I said, this setting is perfect for Rico! =D]

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MERRY CHRISTMAS 2025

[Merry Christmas all! =) Hope you're having a good one this year!

Here's the news I promised! DGiacomo will be returning on January 1st this coming year (2026). =) Hopefully I'll be able to keep it running smoothly from here on! I managed to bust most of my to do list during this hiatus, leaving basically only DGiacomo, plush I need to make and the Bokumono collab I run! =D The next chapter will drop on the 1st at the usual time, then the anniversary pic will drop on the 9th. =) Then the comic should post as usual! I intend on taking a planned hiatus in July 2026 this time, at which point, the yearly character tournament will take place!

Thanks for hanging in there with me, hopefully this will be a considerably less stressful journey on my end from here on! XD

See you in the new year!]

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I know it probably wouldn't have changed the ultimate winner but it bothers me that in round 1 Ortega beat Dante but Dante moved to the next round and in round 2 Penny beat Mela but Mela moved to the next round.

[I mentioned in the master post that it was being held on both Tumblr and strawpoll (for people who read on my site and Comic Fury) this year, so the results were combined from both. =)

You can see the stats and find the links to the strawpolls on the DGiacomo section of my site, here;

DGiacomo Extras - Comics by Dex McKinnery

Reference Sheets Click these drop downs to see existing reference sheets for each character including […]

It's in the green "November 2025" drop down under the "Popularity Polls" section! =)

Hope that explains things!]

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DGiacomo BATTLE TO THE DEATH 3 Results!

[We have a winner!

GIACOMO

(Again again!)

Congratulations to Giacomo for being the undefeated champion of this tournament for the third year in a row! I'm really tickled you guys like him so much, so thank-you for voting! X)

2nd place goes to MELA, who did even better this year than she did last, to the point where it was looking like a tie for a bit!

3rd places go to Rico and Eri.

Thanks everyone for taking part in this year's tournament, even though it was later than planned this year! Hope it was enjoyable again this year, I appreciate you all continuing to follow this comic, even though it's currently on hiatus. =) There'll be news on that by Christmas if things go as planned!

If DGiacomo is still running next year (I think it will be, there's plenty of story to go!) then we'll hold a 4th one. Let me know if you guys have a preference for which month to hold it in. =) Thanks, as always, for reading this comic and showing your support! It means the world to me!]

[dgiacomo]

DGiacomo BATTLE TO THE DEATH 3 Round 4 (FINAL) - Mela VS Giacomo

Mela

Giacomo

Voting ended onNov 29, 2025