Homestuck - 2009-2016. 2016-2026.
As of today, it Homestuck has been over for a decade. It’s weird to think about, isn’t it?
One day, you’re closing your laptop after watching Act 7. And, now, you’re re-opening it once again to see this message.
I actually wasn’t there to see Homestuck end or begin, for that matter. I only got into it around the early 2020s for that matter! But even then, I think it is a story that’ll never leave me.
I had always envied what others were so lucky to experience. And I still do. Such a large fanbase, such a vast quantity of fan projects, merch, albums, among other things. I was unfortunately born too late to be there. And, when I got into the fandom, I presumed that that was it.
By that time, Good Smile had bought out FFBF and had consequently shuttered the site, leaving its small amount of deadstock to shatter through the cosmos’s of Paradox Space. And with that, one of the last few pillars of Homestuck were gone. It wasn’t about the merch itself (for the most part), really, but more so what it represented. The fact that MSPA WAS so big that they could produce and sell whatever seemed like an unbelievable farce.
Homestuck.com was broken. And Whatpumpkin.com lead to this message…
“In early 2020, Hussie officially left What Pumpkin to work on new projects unrelated to Homestuck. In the time since, they completed a new project called Psycholonials. The final chapter of this visual novel was just posted today, and is available on Steam and mobile platforms. While Hussie still retains ownership of the Homestuck IP, they decided last year to fully discontinue their creative involvement in any future Homestuck projects, and instead plans to continue independently developing more projects like Psycholonials.”
At the time of reading, it was early 2023. No new projects had shown themselves. The general consensus was that Homestuck was dead. The only thing that was really going on at the time was the Requiem Cafe and some teasers for Hiveswap Act 3, although the first only proved fruitful for those who could attend and the second wouldn’t come out for another three years. It did feel like the first signs of… something happening, but it was so doom and gloom at the time that no one really expected much.
But of course, as soon as Beyond Canon reared its head in late 2023, things began to chug along. You know the rest.
• 6 MSPAs. (7 if you want to count Psycholonials, which I don’t but is apparently being added to the MSPA site…?)
• An official half-con meetup in NYC
• And more stuff on the way.
The fandom has grown quite a bit. I think it’s a little nicer too.
Initially, walking into Homestuck felt like entering a ghost town. Remnants of what used to be still remain, scattered across sheltered stores, and little outposts of people were residing in dilapidated buildings. But now, I feel like it’s a bit different.
The buildings have been fixed up, some stores — though starting out small — are reopening, the promise for growth doesn’t seem like such an insane thing to expect.
Maybe it won’t be the rich city it used to be. But it’s still my town. And I don’t think i’ll ever choose to move out.
pixelskylines
andulkaphoto
jacobvanloon
kianamaiart
kaledo-art
theartofmadeline
vaporwave
gummygunk
