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Reviews / Re: The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: Jun 07, 2021, 03:33 PM »
Title: Lackadaisy
Comic Type: Webcomic (https://lackadaisy.com)
Author: Tracy J. Butler
Illustrator: Tracy J. Butler
Target Audience: Teens and up
Status: Ongoing; updates sporadically




Cats in Prohibition-era St. Louis!

I've been following this story since the late 2000's, and the art's only gotten better in that time.  It's a real testament to the comic's quality when Tracy spends weeks on a single update for her story to get the visuals this jaw-droppingly stellar.



She also invests much of that time researching the Prohibition era to maintain historical accuracy (ex. the commonplace presence of paper napkins).  While that level of detail isn't necessary to tell the story, that amount of care given is commendable.

The writing's plenty sharp, too.  Even the supplemental stuff that she does to answer fan questions.


Just--just go read Lackadaisy if you already haven't been.  It's the cat's pajamas for sure!

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Reviews / Re: The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: Jun 05, 2021, 09:45 AM »
Title: Snapdragon
Comic Type: Graphic Novel
Author: Kat Leyh
Illustrator: Kat Leyh
Target Audience: All ages
Status: Available through First Second



When Snap asks the local "witch" Jacks to help care for a litter of opossum joeys, she ends up learning more about the reclusive old woman and the mysterious ties she may have to Snap's family.



This has a lot of things that I enjoy--kickass old women, opossums, pitbull dogs, and some of that good gay shit.  If you know about Supercakes, it's the same author as that.  Please read this book if you can.  It left me feeling ridiculously happy.

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Reviews / Re: The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: Jun 05, 2021, 04:20 AM »
Btw, can we also share comic recommendations?
You absolutely can!  The idea behind this was to start talking about comics we've read and would recommend to others.

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Reviews / Re: The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: Jun 03, 2021, 05:48 PM »
Title: About Betty's Boob
Comic Type: Bande Dessinée
Author: Véronique Cazot
Illustrator: Julie Rocheleau
Target Audience: Adults
Status: Complete; available in English through Archaia



A mostly wordless story of Betty's life after receiving a single mastectomy.  She's lost not only her breast from cancer, she's been dumped by her boyfriend and fired from her job.  What she didn't know was that this was a single greatest thing to happen to her, and her life was about to take a turn for the incredible.



You like burlesque?  You like a variety of bodies in your women folk?  You like your subtle Betty Boop nods?  This is a good book for you.

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Reviews / Re: The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: Jun 03, 2021, 05:30 PM »
Title: Giant Days
Comic Type: Comic series
Author: John Allison
Illustrator: Lissa Treiman, Max Sarin
Target Audience: Teens and up
Status: Complete; available through BOOM! Box



This is a coming-of-age story starring three girls bound for uni, and it's fucking hilarious--some of the wildest school-related scenarios I've ever seen.  And the expressions once Max Sarin started drawing for the series are my favorite things.  I want to draw faces like Max Sarin can draw faces.


If you like college stories where stupid shit happens and you sometimes get misty eyed over the growing pains of becoming an adult, read Giant Days.

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Reviews / Re: The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: Jun 03, 2021, 05:20 PM »
Title: Scud the Disposable Assassin
Comic Type: Comic series
Author: Rob Schrab, Dan Harmon
Illustrator: Rob Schrab
Target Audience: Teens and up
Status: Complete; available through Image Comics



Scud reads like a Saturday morning cartoon if that cartoon was aimed specifically for GenX and elder Millennials. It's a time capsule of an older work by Dan Harmon and Rob Schrab, and with that in mind, plenty of content that was okay at the time is in this comic. You're gonna need to be okay with the occasional emasculating insults and there being only, like, one body type for women.

You know the one.

That being said, I had a lot of fun reading this collection. I understood a good portion of the references (the one that kills me is the name of Scud's assassin-spy girlfriend. That song is gonna be stuck in my head for a while), and the story reads like one wild ride. Strap in if you wanna try this one out!

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Reviews / Re: The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: Jun 03, 2021, 05:09 PM »
Title: Pluto
Comic Type: Manga
Author: Naoki Urusawa and Takashi Nagasaki
Illustrator: Naoki Urusawa
Target Audience: 16+
Status: Complete; available through Viz media


Hey, y'all know about Astro Boy, right?



Next to Sailor Moon and Son Goku, he's one of the most recognizable characters in anime.  One of the most popular of his stories is "The Greatest Robot on Earth," and it has been reimagined in Pluto.  The laconic version is this: the seven most powerful robots are being eliminated by an unknown force, and it's up to our superboy Astro to stop it.  The change in Pluto is the shift of focus, with everything being conveyed through the perspective of the victims of these attacks and a Europol officer investigating the mystery.

I would recommend this to anyone who's a fan of science fiction and the existential prodding that comes with robots fighting for their autonomy.  I especially recommend this series to readers hesitant to dip into Astro Boy because, I get it.  It was a series made in the late 50s and the style's not everyone's cup of tea.  I get that.  But, the heart of those stories is present in this adaptation, and if anything else, that's the main thing I want people to take away from reading Pluto--it shares Tezuka's thesis.  It just has some killer visuals to go along with it.

Similar Reads: I'm taking a gamble because I only know of The Legend of Dororo and Hyakkimaru and haven't read it, but it's another reimagining of a Tezuka property.

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Reviews / Re: The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: Jun 02, 2021, 05:29 PM »
Title: Superman Smashes the Klan
Comic Type: Comic book arc
Author: Gene Luen Yang
Illustrator: Guruhiru
Target Audience: Tweens and up
Status: Complete; available through DC Comics



I've read a good chunk of Gene Luen Yang's work, and the writing job for this story was actually touched upon in his memoir-biography graphic novel Dragon Hoops.  It was a gamble to leave a steady teaching job to go fully into making comics, but I think with a work like this, he made a good choice.

I don't usually read mainstream comic canons like Marvel and DC because I'm intimidated by the sheer scope of backlog and the entangled storylines.  I also haven't been that interested in superhero stories after the MCU burnout.  But, I didn't need to know anything about Superman's previous lore to enjoy this book.  It takes place in an earlier part of Clark's career as Superman back when he was still passing for human, but it also tells the story of the Lee family moving to Metropolis and the rocky situation imposed upon them as they try to settle down.



In short, a stand-in for the Klan tries to intimidate them into leaving the city because they're Chinese.  Allies come out of the woodwork to stand by their side, including Clark Kent, who must revisit some buried memories to overcome some of his personal demons.  It's good lit, y'all.

Similar Reads: If you like the social issue angle, American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang.  If you like the superhero angle and the art, check out the first four Avatar comic arcs, also written by Gene Yuen Lang and illustrated by Guruhiru.

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Reviews / Re: The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: Jun 02, 2021, 05:17 PM »
Title: Criminy
Comic Type: Graphic Novel
Author: Ryan Ferrier and Roger Langridge
Illustrator: Roger Langridge
Target Audience: All Ages
Status: Complete; available through Dark Horse Comics



Criminy follows a family of five who leave their home after a band of marauders attacks. What follows is an adventure that leans upon a style reminiscent of Carl Barks and Floyd Gottfredson mixed with allegory relevant to the latter decade of the 2010s.  At its' core, this is a refugee story. Each island they visit gives insight into the immigration experience, either through the Criminy family itself or the characters they observe. That's not to say this comic's a bummer, it's all presented in a light-hearted coat of paint.

And I loved it.
 
Similar Reads: Carl Barks and Floyd Gottfredson's comic library

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Reviews / Re: The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: Jun 02, 2021, 05:08 PM »
Yes! I am all about sharing more comics and finding new content to read. What a great idea :D
Heck yeah!

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Reviews / Re: The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: May 22, 2021, 07:50 PM »
Title: Poppy O'Possum
Comic Type: Webcomic (https://www.poppy-opossum.com/)
Author: I.S. Everett aka "Morbi"
Target Audience: Preteens and up
Status: Cancelled



I have to start with this one purely because it stars an opossum.  It's actually the thing that convinced me that opossums were badass, and they quickly became my favorite animal.

The gist of it is that the world is inhabited by sentient animals, they all have magic, but opossums have a brand of anti-magic due to some divine shenanigans.  But that's not the center of the story.  What this is really about someone trying to live a quiet life and the world just not letting her.  Technicolor-yawn described it to me as like if someone had the fighting capacity of Monkey D. Luffy but was also a mom.



Sadly, this was one of those projects where you know the creator had a big idea they wanted to execute and then just ran out of steam.  The good news is that the entire archive is available for you to read.  The even better news is that Morbi is starting up a more serialized gag comic on Twitter starting this June (https://twitter.com/MerrilAndBrowne).

Similar Reads: Tamburlane by Caytlin Vilbrandt, Digger by Ursula Vernon

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Reviews / The Bibliopossum's Library
« on: May 22, 2021, 07:30 PM »
Howdy howdy, Void!  It's your local critter, Pita.  If I'm not making comics, I'm sure as heck reading them.  So, I figure I can take advantage of the forum space and list comics I've read in the past with a short blurb.  Volumes in a series will just get the one post, and if I can think of some similar reads, I'll include them in my blurbs.  Hopefully you'll find something new and interesting, and feel free to start a conversation with me!

Titles Recommended by Pita (and you!)
About Betty's Boob
Check, Please!
Criminy
Flamer
Giant Days
Lackadaisy
The Magic Fish
The Ogre Gods
Pluto
Poppy
The Prince and the Dressmaker
Scud the Disposable Assassin
Snapdragon
Superman Smashes the Klan

Other discussed titles
My Boyfriend is a Bear

Here's to more reading!

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GO FOR BROKE! / Re: Flytee tries to get good
« on: Jan 09, 2021, 02:30 PM »
Heck yeah, those are some sexy sketches!

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Art Jams / Re: Mistletoe/Mistlefoe Jam
« on: Dec 26, 2020, 06:54 PM »
So many sweet smooches!

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Art Jams / Re: The Love-Child Jam
« on: Dec 22, 2020, 02:36 PM »
I'm just taking a peek while anticipating the Lovechild Tournament that's planned to come next year, and oh boy there's some Fresh Ideas in here

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Hello!

So yeah, we ship things here on Void and often enough we can't GET ENOUGH.

So I made this so you wonderful affection starved comic artists can create yearning and/or BestBros5ever all over the place!

https://perchance.org/entervoidsrandom

DM me if you find any Void Characters whom you would like included or if you got some funny ideas on how to improve it!

-Orion

Jo, what have you done. XD

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Art Jams / Re: Secret Santa 2019
« on: Nov 20, 2019, 06:45 PM »
Sign me up, chief!  Any of my kids are fine, no problems.

And heck, put me in as a Helper in case things get sticky.

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Art Jams / Re: VOID SHIPPING JAM [18+]
« on: Jun 13, 2019, 11:55 AM »
The thought of Koop being even a little into guys got my attention.

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Art Jams / Re: 2019 Invitational Fanart Jam!
« on: May 29, 2019, 12:47 PM »
Local bird things with strange feet get pedicures!

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Art Jams / Re: 2019 Invitational Fanart Jam!
« on: May 29, 2019, 06:47 AM »
Dingo?  More like D I N G U S

I'll see myself out.

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News & Events / Re: !SHORT & SWEET!
« on: Mar 22, 2019, 09:48 AM »

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VOID Characters and Comics / Re: Official VOID Shitpost Thread!
« on: Feb 15, 2019, 06:21 PM »
He's become too powerful, we have to contain him.

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News & Events / Re: Tag Team Magical Girl Death Tourney
« on: Jan 10, 2019, 01:44 PM »
Currently not sure if I'm on a team, but hmu if interested.

I decided not to do the tournament.  I got enough on my plate as is.  Y'all have fun!

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Art Jams / Re: VOID SHIPPING JAM [18+]
« on: Dec 25, 2018, 04:47 PM »
The One Ship I Have with Zoey
((Mainly because I haven't considered other options that would mesh well with Zoey's specific sensitivities--she ace, yo.))


This all started from my personal playthrough of Miitopia where everyone was a Void character.  Zoey was my player character and the Warrior class, Grey was the Scientist.  I left them in the same inn room for a while and then suddenly, level 20 friendship.  When your characters get to a certain level, they start doing additional things for each other like sharing healing items and sometimes taking a critical blow to protect their partner.
It was so anime, it got to my hardened post-weeb heart.

Then the holiday collab last year happened and things got so much more darling

and since I inked zee's delicious sketches, I now have a better handle on how to draw Grey, which means more art when I fancy.




I don't expect this to become a Canon Thing, but the idea is super cute to me.

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