Comic Hoarder And Robot Enthusiast

[spiribia]

why does sequential art require you to make multiple images? does anybody understand this?

[atmosphere-af]

[bisexualbunk-deactivated2026050]

you guys remember comics? that shit was good or bad, depending 💯

[rapidhighway]

[shadow-banned-the-hedgehog]

Trade war with america?

DON'T forget your duty SOLDIER

[newsfromstolenland]

if you hang on til the end, this sums up capitalism nicely

[pansexualkiba]

YOU'VE JUST BEEN ISEKAI'D!

You know how it is. You were hit by a truck or fell from a great height, and now you're trapped in a fantasy land! Quick, spin this wheel to find out what you've reincarnated as!

How will you fare in this magical world?

I would rather have died

It's... I mean okay I guess.

Hm. Not ideal, but I can roll with it.

Literally fine.

Oh hold up I can COOK with this one

I will do the best I can

I WAS BORN TO PLAY THIS PART.

Voting ended onFeb 6, 2025

Remember to show this to all your friends :)

[datafags]

what do you mean I'm a tuna salad sandwich.

[xeansicemane]

Tags from @mypunkpansexualtwin

may I suggest for brevity "resekai"

[apollohour]

spin the wheel for a genre!

You are now the main character of this genre, how are you managing?

THIS IS LITERALLY MY DREAM COME TRUE AAAAAAAAAA

I was made for this role, I am the optimal main character and I am flawless

I'll try my best, make some stumbles but I'll get to a satisfying finish

I am a lucky bastard and will somehow succeed in a genre-defying way

I'm trying my hardest but what the fuck

This is not the genre for me man, I was made for greatness but what is this

I will grit my way through it, desperately trying to subvert every trope

I end up just, killing a bunch of people, I don't think I'm the mc anymore

I immediately give up and just let the dirt consume me

INSTANTLY DEAD, WHAT THE FUCK OP

My interpretation of this prompt is too complex for this small-minded poll

Results/I simply do not

Voting ended onFeb 5, 2025

[rivriderart]

I was asked by a friend yesterday if I could offer basic tips about comic paneling. As it turns out, I have a lot to say on the matter! I tried breaking down the art of paneling using the principles of art and design, and I hope it helps you out!

[cat-writes-sometimes]

After spending a month editing: I'm DONE. FREE. The shackles hath been broken. My story is the best it's gonna get, I have no more energy to continue.

Me in the shower 5 min later: But what IF I changed that one sentence in chapter 9...

[gammelgaedda]

First part of Murkgrave is now up on my patreon! [READ IT HERE]

[boobieteriat]

African SFF you should be reading right now

Some of the best science fiction and fantasy coming out of the continent.

Looking for some of the best science fiction and fantasy coming out of Africa right now? Here's a list of recommendations from Wole Talabi, Lauren Beukes and T.L. Huchu, from their 2024 Glasgow Worldcon panel "Through an African Lens".

The list

Rosewater - Tade Thompson

Lagoon - Nnedi Okorafor

Mermaid Fillet - Mia Arderne

Dazzling - Chikodili Emelumadu

The First Murder On Mars - Sam Wilson

The Theory of Flight - Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu

Triangulum - Masande Ntshanga

The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years - Shubnum Khan

Ghostroots - 'Pemi Aguda

Womb City - Tlotlo Tsamaase

The Year's Best African Speculative Fiction - Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki and Chinaza Eziaghighala (ed)

Zoo City - Lauren Beukes

The Library of the Dead - T. L. Huchu

Drinking from Graveyard Wells - Yvette Lisa Ndlovu

Digging Stars - Novuyo Rosa Tshuma

Glory - Noviolet Bulawayo

Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon - Wole Talabi

Intruders - Mohale Mashigo

AfroSF - Ivor Hartmann (ed)

It Doesn't Have To Be This Way - Alistair Mackay

Azotus the Kingdom - Shadreck Chikoti

Dazzling - Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ

Online, they also suggest The African Books Collective, the Sauutiverse, and AfricanSFS.

[colorisbyshe]

I do think with news of the ceasefire, everyone should read up on what the ceasefire actually means and what the different phases of the ceasefire are. here's a good source for what we know as of now:

What do we know about a Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal in Gaza?

Ceasefire reportedly agreed, including a prisoner exchange and aid surge, after more than 460 days of conflict.

Some of my initial takeaways are:

this ceasefire is temporary (as of right now, six weeks long). negotiations will continue but israel is not offering guarantees about continued non-violence. BDS remains important. be vigilant, keep pressure up

rafah crossing will open one week after the initial phase starts

israel will release 2000 prisoners

more aid will get to northern gaza, look out for ways you can help

if the second phase is initiated, israel will do a complete withdrawal from gaza. which means the initial phase will not include that. again i say: BE VIGILANT

if the third phase is reached, reconstruction will begin "under international supervision"

nothing is over, even if this is a relief. do not tape out, do not tune out.

pls still read the full article

[dankmemeuniversity]

[icantspellthings]

Committing to the bit so hard you actually start thinking all the technology on the set is real

[isindismay]

I am thinking about fan fiction writers, but anyone who writes any kind of fiction can answer. (As far as I’m aware, non-fiction is usually written in the past tense - but if I’m wrong do let me know!)

What tense do you write in?

Past

Present

Past or present (elaborate?)

Future?!

I’m bald/vanilla extract

Voting ended onJan 10, 2025

If you like, explain why in the tags!

When I was young I gathered that all serious works of fiction were written in the past tense (past tense third person to be precise) so that is what i did when I started writing. However my mind was blown by the power and immediacy of Margaret Atwood writing in the present tense so I started to experiment with it myself, and now i strongly favour it. I get the impression that past is still the most commonly used, but I’m prepared to be surprised!

Please share!

[gallusrostromegalus]

Babygirl I can use so many tenses, some of them using temporal phenomena that only used to exist yet, in the same goddamn sentence.

[sneef-to-a-snorf-fight]

whenever people talk about working in an office i never even consider what their office does. they work at Business doing Business Things. have Meetings and Drink Coffee. you are a cartoon character to me

[madame-mongoose]

Most horrifying tweet I've seen all day

[dorothylarouge]