If the CCU (Cars Cinematic Universe) canonically has all political figures as they are irl (see the Car Pope and Car Queen Elizabeth) do you think that there is a Car JD Vance?
And on another note if the CCU is in line with current world politics what do you think the Cars cast thinks of Donald Trump? How did the world of Cars handle the death of the Pope and the Queen? Is there a Cars Trisha Paytas giving birth to reincarnated Car Pope and Car Lizzie? Was there a CCU White House riot? Pixar, please drop a full CCU political timeline I beg of you.
What would you do, to reclaim someone you loved and lost?
Timelost: A Narec and Achilles-17 D2 Story
This year, I participated in the D2 Valentines 2023 Art Event with my buddy @tenrouken. Together, we tell a small story of love and loss: What if one of our characters died? What would they do to bring the other back? How far would they go? Well, it turns out Narec is willing to pull an Osiris and bend the very nature of time to bring his love, Achilles-17, back from the dead. One can only imagine the consequences, but also, in the moment, there is only the feeling of reclamation.
Since this was a collaborative effort, here is what Ten and I both worked on:
Myself: I worked on the character models, coloring, the two ‘past’ panels, the story, and the comic layout and flow. Achilles-17 is my OC
Ten: Worked on the story, the lettering, the background lines and colors, the special effects, the sundial handheld object. Narec is her Krill sunsinger OC.
For @d2artevents! Thank you for letting us collaborate to bring this story to life!
Do you like speculative evolution and/or designing creatures? Are you fascinated by ancient communities on the internet, and/or does the idea of permanently contributing something to one appeal to you? Because if so, dear Tumblr, do I have a recommendation for you.
Sagan 4 is a really old forum community worldbuilding project--dating back to 2006, having been made in the hype of Spore as basically a way of playing it manually before the game actually came out. Miraculously, the project actually kept going after that--even after Spore came out, it continued on and even gained new members, producing over 5000 unique species made by over 100 contributors over its several hundred million year in-universe history and still going to this day over 16 years later.
And ANYONE can join and submit their own species.
As a collaborative project, Sagan 4 has a myriad of species ranging from realistic to frightening to whimsical and made by creators of all skill levels, all of which can be found on the Sagan 4 Wiki. Though it can be a little intimidating for newcomers (and even just readers), I’ve found as someone who only joined 3 years ago that it’s something you learn more about as you go along--I’m still discovering new things even after contributing well over 100 species, and not even veteran members know everything about what the project contains.
Even if you are not an artist, Sagan 4 might still interest you if you enjoy reading worldbuilding or, perhaps even more so, if you have an interest in old forum communities and lost media--because boy does Sagan 4 have some community history and even a little bit of ancient drama, much of which is lost or fragmented.
ASAS THE TITLE SUGGESTS, I GO BY PASCAL. I'M A SPYBOT ARTIST THAT SPECIALIZES IN GRAFFITI AND GENERALLY ANYTHING THATTHAT USES SPRAY PAINT. PLEASE DON'T POINT OUT MY STUTTER.
I DON'T HAVE A SET HOME, I JUST KINDA GO WHEREVER. ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT.
SPYBOTS @emotionally-anxious-spybots - BEST FRIENDSFRIENDS!! EXCEPT SISYPHUS. FUCK YOU SISYPHUS.
SAMMY @mentally-feral-sniperbot - BEST STUDENT I COULD ASKASK FOR, EVEN IF HE STRUGGLES TO PAY ATTENTION SOMETIMES.
ESMÉ @mentally-joyful-demobot - LESBOT.
BOXSPY @emotionally-boxedin-spy - DEAR GOD HELP ME.
everything past 'keep reading' is ooc!
Pascal is a spybot around the mental age of 16 with a troubled past he has yet to disclose to anyone. He feels a deep sense of anxiety when stepping into a workshop, unless its the one Sylvester lives in.
Pascal goes by he/him by default, but doesn't mind being called anything else. If you were to ask him what his gender is, he'd reply with "EVERYTHING AT THE SAME TIME."
A collaboration with @gold-talisman who provided the typeset and color/design guidance for this one. The blue marbling came out paler than I wanted but the gold ink I mixed with the yellow/orange dye worked well and there is a solid dusting of “✨sparkle✨” on there (that, as usual, was poorly captured by photos)
I fish all my leather from the Fabric Outlet scrap bin and this blue stuff is by far the thinnest piece I’ve worked with. It is SO much better than what I normally use, I’m worried I’ve been bit by the Craft Supplies Faerie and will be compelled to hunt down the source and buy more. Would need to invest in a better setup for tying up tho... as once again the mark of the yarn haunts me.
The timing on this was “amusing” -- had just lent out my large ABE press the day before the typeset came in, which meant I’d only my mini press to work with and there were a couple close calls with the margins in order to make it fit. Nothing clipped but narrower then I’d like. Still learning, still learning....