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Review Corner - Fallen Royalty AU by Starlightshore

Fallen Royalty!

What We Want

A HIGHLY recommended comic that I finally got around to reading. Funny story of actually got convinced to read it after checking in on a previous ask blog run by the author, planning to add it to the collection, and finding out they wrote this comic as well (the other ask blog I've decided against adding here, at least for the time being, considering the author seems no longer so proud of it). And then I stayed up until 2 in the morning reading this!

Fallen Royalty is an askblog-turned-comic (and in the works to be turned even more comic) that initially follows immediately after Pacifist Undertale, where everyone lives - and I do mean everyone. What I really like about it so far is how long has been devoted to everyone - Asgore, Toriel, Asriel, and Chara - coming to terms with the new situation they're in, how to feel about it, how it's going to affect their lives now, as well as learning about what Chara and Asriel have been up to since they've been dead (a surprise they've been up to anything). Just because everyone is a live doesn't mean things are easy or fixed or even necessarily 'good' at the moment, but hopefully with time they will be.

The colors are so nice, and I love the art style. It's very distinctive; if I'm not mistaken, the author has also drawn some animations for Undertale anniversary's, and those are always so wonderful to watch!

If I have one complaint, it's that the pacing can feel a little strange, or that some interactions are oddly convoluted, or a few things are retread that I'm not sure needed to be. I imagine a lot of that is because of the fact it was once an ask blog, so what can you do.

9/10 Extremely good, would recommend <3

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Review Corner - Dogs of Future Past by Lynxgriffin

Dogs of Future Past - Masterpost

If you’re here for DOFP, here’s a masterpost! Click on any part to read, there are links to previous and next parts in each post, too! Comp

Another classic and must-read. This takes place post-Undertale, with everyone living on the surface, with Frisk finding out about Gaster and hatching a plan with Flowey to try and find him and get him back. And they do that by using one of the souls inside of Endogeny - Greatest Dog. I don't want to give away too much, but this is an incredible story, it has everything! Gaster, the past, answering questions, DOGS, Chara, Flowey!

There are a few 'pages' that, instead of being fully illustrated, are a single picture with text, but they don't detract from the experience at all, and honestly if that's what the artists needed to do to get through it, that's fin by me. I love how all of the characters are written, every single one feels like they do in the game to me, and there's some really creative world building things that make the comic feel all the better.

10/10, Read Dogs of Future Past! And everything that Lynxgriffin has written!

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Review Corner - Second Son of Gaster by Sansybones

The Second Son of Gaster

A fancomic by Sansybones Part One: You’re Blue Now  Part Two: Cool Dude Part Three: The Skeleton Brothers Translations:  Korean (thanks @riv

The 'sequel' to Darker Yet Darker, this comic series instead focuses on Papyrus and is actually three different parts that are 79 pages total. I love Darker Yet Darker, but tbh I love Second Son of Gaster even more. You get to see how Papyrus struggles with feeling inadequate compared to Sans, struggling to please Gaster and get to know and then please Sans.

People often portray Papyrus as super confident, which in the game he is, but what I really like is that this shows that that was something Papyrus had to build up and work on. It also shows the brothers improving each other, helping each other. Specifically there's this one scene outside of Grillby's in the third part that just LADSKGA;SBDH THIS IS WHAT THE SKELEBROS SHOULD ALWAYS BE ABOUT HOW THEY IMPROVE EACH OTHER.

Like with Darker Yet Darker, I also need to praise the art. I love the crosshatch style that it's done with, the minimal colors, and I didn't mention this before but the expressions and framing is also really really good <3

10/10, Read This Comic!

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Review Corner - Darker yet Darker by Sansybones

"Darker Yet Darker"

(this is the cover page, I’m trying to work with Tumblr support to get it to be first, thanks for your patience ~S) an Undertale fancomic ab

This is one of those comics that I consider quintessential, a classic, a master piece, a must read. When I asked for comic recs, I was surprised that nobody suggested it! So I'm recommending it! Ready Darker Yet Darker!

This comic is on the shorter side - 37 pages (which also is still a lot of work) - but is really good! This comic focuses on Sans, how he comes to be, and his relationship with Gaster. It's an abusive-dad Gaster, and the complicated relationship between Sans and Gaster. I do think it would've been a little better if it was dragged out a little more - but that's what Second Son of Gaster is for! I also love the art style of the comic. Color-wise it's pretty simple, black and white with accent colors of blue and orange at times, but I love the way Sans is drawn and there's this really nice crosshatching that's done.

9/10, like I said I definitely recommend this one, give it a read!

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Review Corner - Ghost Switch by Clevercatchphrase

Fan Art, Fan Fiction and More

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Ghost Switch features, just as the name implies, a switch between ghosts. Specifically, instead of Chara haunting Frisk, Frisk is haunted by Asriel and Chara takes over the role of flowey. I can remember seeing pages from this in the tag before, and I'm glad I finally read it! The story is very interesting, as while it follows so far more-or-less the plot of Undertale, the changes that the ghost switch brings - especially 'flowey's role in the story - are already becoming apparent in regards to what the characters do, what their goals are, and what they know.

By far though one of the things I like most about Ghost Switch is the characterization of Asriel, Chara, and Frisk. All of them are different than what I've seen before, but all feel authentically like kids, and like kids would act in the situations each find themselves in.

Overall, I'm really enjoying it so far, and I'm very excited to see where it goes!

8/10, definitely give it a chance!

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Review Corner: The Horror Zine's Book of Ghost Stories from HellBound Books

Review Corner: The Horror Zine's Book of Ghost Stories from HellBound Books reviewed by SJ Budd (@sjbuddj) Available NOW on Aphotic Realm! #horror #amreading #ghosts #collection #fiction #goodreads #bookreview #reviewcorner #strangeandsinister

The Horror Zine’s Book of Ghost Stories From HellBound Books Review by S.J. Budd “This collection of ghost stories is fresh, varied, and entertaining. Perfect company for long a winter’s night.” – Owen King, co-author with Stephen King of the New York Times #1 Bestseller Sleeping Beauties Twenty-six brand-new tales of ghosts, spirits, and the afterlife to chill even the most hardened reader to…

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Review Corner: Juniper by Ross Jeffery

Review Corner: Juniper by Ross Jeffery reviewed by SJ Budd (@sjbuddj) available NOW on Aphotic Realm! #ReviewCorner #BookReview #Novella #goodreads #amreading #postapocalyptic

Juniper by Ross Jeffery Review by S.J. Budd

(Originally Published in Issue #9 Interstellar)

  Juniper is the first book in Ross Jeffery’s novella trilogy: a post-apocalyptic horror about an insane American town seemingly at the edge of reality. As Juniper suffers from scorching drought and medieval famine, the townsfolk are forced to rely on the ‘new cattle’ for food: monstrous interbred cats…

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Review Corner: Green Fingers by Dan Coxon

Review Corner: Green Fingers by Dan Coxon reviewed by SJ Budd (@sjbuddj) available NOW on Aphotic Realm! #ReviewCorner #BookReview #Goodreads #amreading

Green Fingers by Dan Coxon Review by S.J. Budd

“A series of micro-collections featuring a selection of peculiar tales from the best in horror and speculative fiction. From Black Shuck Books and Dan Coxon comes Green Fingers, the nineteenth in the Black Shuck SHADOWS series.”

This short story collection immediately intrigued me by the cover! I love it! Also the name of the publishers- Black Shuck…

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