I Hope So

I Hope So is a webcomic that follows the story of three lionesses who fight against the dangers of nature, and learn the value of found family. It is inspired by the independent animated series, My Pride, but is in no way affiliated with it. It is but a different take on the same concept. The story also lends themes from animal classics such as Watership Down by Richard Adams and The Animals of Farthing Wood by Colin Dann.

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WELCOME TO THE BLOG, HOW TO USE AND DISCORD SERVER

Hello, guys. Welcome to the official Tumblr for the webcomic, I Hope So. We hope you enjoy the comic and poking around the various sections, which are:

CHAPTERS - the individual chapters of the comic that are hosted on here. CHARACTERS - takes you to the official Toyhouse where all of the character profiles are stored. LORE AND GLOSSARY - info on the universe of the comic. COMIC MAP - map of the general area and information on locations. ABOUT US - info about us and our socials outside of the comic. FAQ - Frequently asked questions. PLEASE READ BEFORE SENDING IN ANY QUESTIONS. EXTRAS - Bonus content, including our free-to-use lion base and character generators. OFFSITE LINKS: where else you can find the comic. ASK A QUESTION - send us questions about the comic. THE FOLLOWING ASKS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED/PUBLISHED:

- ANY QUESTIONS ON THE FAQ. - ANY ASKS THAT ARE ASKING WHEN FULL CHAPTERS ARE RELEASING/WHEN WE UPDATE IN GENERAL. We do not update by chapters, we update page-by-page every Friday. There is early access to pages on our Patreon. Please stop asking. - CROSSOVER QUESTIONS (i.e. how our characters would fit into franchises outside of the comic), as these take a while to answer or are difficult to answer or just concern things we’re not super familiar with. lol - ANY ROLEPLAYING/ANON INTERACTIONS WITH CHARACTERS (i.e. “plays with adamant’s hair” etc.) - ART REQUESTS OR SUGGESTIONS. Sorry, but we do not have time to honour these. We do art of whatever we feel like. PLEASE TRY AND KEEP OFF-TOPIC ASKS TO A MINIMUM. Any unrelated questions can be asked via the Discord server below. 

DISCORD SERVER INVITE LINK: https://discord.gg/kVpBHPFSkT

Our Discord is a growing, welcoming community where you can interact with us and other readers of the comic. You can share art, ask questions - whether they be related to the comic or not - or just talk about just anything you like in the designated channels. Hope to see you there!

Thank you for visiting and for reading the comic, your support means a lot to us.

-- Cat and RJ

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I wasn't the biggest fan of the comic at first. I found out about it thanks to the dubs on YouTube. But I couldn't miss out on a good storytelling! Fade has always been my favorite xd, he's a balanced, silly character and written as good as anyone else in this series!

Hello, thanks for giving the comic a chance and certainly happy to hear you enjoy our little dork. I have a feeling he’s going to be one of my favourites to write with him being separate from his family now. c: - RJ

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Why do I get the feeling, considering that Careful will be gone with her cubs and it’ll soon be Jasper and Vicious (before Alight takes over to rule the Golden Grove, that Vicious’s arc is going to end on a tragic note?

I don’t think she’ll join the Traveller, but I have a gut feeling that she’s going to wind up all alone. No daughters, no sisters, no mate. Just all by herself.

Interesting theory! - RJ

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I don’t know why but the latest panel really speaks to me :3c. The flow of the dialogue and the poses of both lions. I think it shows great storytelling, it almost feels like I’m the characters… like I too need to go find safety of my cubs

I’m not really good at wording things but I hope this gets my message across :>

LOL I think I get you. But thank you so much! I'm pleased how it turned out. - Cat

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Happy Pride Month! 🦁🏳️‍🌈🌈

I think this was asked a while ago but, what more-or-less are the ages of the characters? Are there any human equivalent life stages you'd assign the characters? For example: Storm, Hope, and Adamant are young adults/teens/etc. (Otherwise it's fine if you don't want to make them too anthro I was just curious if there is a frame of reference)

Happy pride! We never assigned human ages to them because cats age weird. - Cat

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Hey, I just wanted to ask what's the history is between Jasper and the white lion leader(sorry, I forgot hid name I think it's Edge or something). Did they grow up in the same pride or something? Or is it something more. Judging by the meeting when Jasper is with the leader, it seems like Edge hates him. And it's said in the comics that Alight was supposed to be Jasper's land. So why help him claim it? Was it solely so Edge can betrothed his son Fade to his heirs. And why if he hates him?

Again, if I mentioned it already, I like how you created the main villains of the story. Edge and his mate give on the Bad Romance song quite well. And like how they bully and trash talk Jasper. Especially after what he put his own daughters through. And despite their crimes, Edge and his mate call out his bad parenting skills. Which is the worst thing to hear from the two ruthless conquers. The white lion family reminds me a lot of the lions in the live action Mufasa. Especially the main villain.

Disney got the idea from us haha but thanks!

Also good questions! - Cat

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At the current point in the story, are Hope and Storm already mates? If so, when did they become a couple?

They're currently courting, so there hasn't been any official statement from the two of them within the comic itself. - Cat

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Do you think Clever is a better mother figure than Vicious and Powerstrike?

I think a pile of garbage would make a better mother figure than either Vicious or Powerstrike. - Cat

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I know the last person already said it, but I also wanted to say Happy Pride Month and I hope you both are doing well :) the comic is amazing so far and I can’t wait to see the rest of the chapter! 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Thank you so much, anon. Right back at you. We're looking forward to the rest of the chapter too. Especially with Alight and their enby wrongs (rights). lol - RJ

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Happy Pride Month 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈

Thank you! 'Tis the season. <33

We hope you all have a happy and safe Pride Month yourselves! c: - RJ

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I have a theory: Careful will travel with her cubs for a while until she reaches the Thundering Mountains. There, she, Hope, and Adamant will reunite! She might arrive before or after them, but then they'll be able to talk and even meet Jasper's parents. (Even if Hope and the cubs disinherit Jasper as a father, I really hope they can have a good relationship with their grandparents :) )

Jasper's parents are deceased, I'm afraid. As for everything else: interesting theory. c: - RJ

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Is Careful just traveling with her cubs and taking whatever path she follows, or does she have a location in mind like joining another pride for safety?

The priority is just getting as far away as possible from the Grove at the moment. - RJ

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Do you have a theme or message you want the readers to get from ihs?

Mainly that you're worth something, even if wider society tries to place the value of your worth on how much you contribute, how you present yourself and how well you function in day-to-day life. Also, capitalism sucks. lol - RJ

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I always loved the “Evil Parents Want Good Kids” trope and the “Evil Good Parents” trope. I’m using it in my own writing, but I didn’t find a really good example until I read your comic.

It’s so fascinating when people are so apathetic and actively malicious towards others, but can be so self-aware and sensitive towards their own kids.

But their kids are still their kids, and why wouldn’t Jr want the great life Daddy set up for them? It doesn’t make sense!

Edge gave Fade to Alight to train, and Alight (however reluctant) instilled a set of strong moral principles in their young Squire. The problem is when those principles are clashing with Edge’s goals.

Edge really shot himself in the paw there.

Was Edge aware that this would happen? Or was he giving Fade another education aside from Alight’s training?

Very interesting question! I think it's as simple as Alight was not going to be a glorified babysitter to an entitled brat and Fade learned this about them from the get-go. Thus, the two got on mostly well and Fade learned some independence by spending an inordinate amount of time with somebody outside of his family. Alight's teachings clashing with Edge's principles wasn't intentional in that regard. Edge just didn't really know his son like he thought he did and didn't expect Fade to do some critical thinking, especially with his temperament and the age that he is at. He simply assumed Alight would keep Fade busy while also teaching him how to look out for himself.

But that shouldn't really mean thinking for one's self, should it? Nah, surely not. lol It's why Fade enjoyed being taught by Alight and the notion of taking their place. It gave him an identity outside of being his dad 2.0. - RJ

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I know you two are the artists behind the comics, but does that mean one of you does the art, and the other, the script with the dialogue and all? Or do you both work on the art of the pages? (and if so, what are the differences between you two's artstyles?) I'm just really curious about it!

We split the background work and character coloring. RJ does the bulk of the writing and I try to condense it to fit into a comic. I do all the character art, and formatting. - Cat

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Is Alight smirking in the last panel? I feel like they wouldn't let Vicious leave so easily if she does end up leaving to join Careful because then there's no one to rule, but I don't think they'd really enjoy having to manage Vicious either

Their plans aren't contingent on Vicious staying or leaving. But yes they are smirking. - Cat

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Is Vicious more likely to believe while she was asleep the cubs had wandered off on their own or Careful had came back and brought them with her?

I think she’s likely to be thinking the cubs are gone and she doesn’t know the exact circumstances as to why. lol

Careful just taking them without waking her wouldn’t make sense to her nor would it call for a particularly panicked reaction. She is their mom, after all. - RJ