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Oh, I don't have a preference either way. What I don't like is that you seem to not know what the thing you like is. And that always bugs me.
I mean I often include extreme alterations to the mind and body for my characters, I just treat it like what it is: Rape and Murder.
If you alter a person's mind and/or appearance unwillingly that's Identity Rape. If it alters their mind to the point where they're unrecognizable, with no internal awareness then you've totally destroyed their identity as a person, which is Murder. Or, you know, accidental death if it's some sort of environmental cause with no will.
So keep on writing rape and murder and mutilation into your stories, I know I will.
Just, you know, remember that's what it is. Just because it doesn't meet a technical definition, doesn't mean, say, the characters will see it that way.
I mean I often include extreme alterations to the mind and body for my characters, I just treat it like what it is: Rape and Murder.
If you alter a person's mind and/or appearance unwillingly that's Identity Rape. If it alters their mind to the point where they're unrecognizable, with no internal awareness then you've totally destroyed their identity as a person, which is Murder. Or, you know, accidental death if it's some sort of environmental cause with no will.
So keep on writing rape and murder and mutilation into your stories, I know I will.
Just, you know, remember that's what it is. Just because it doesn't meet a technical definition, doesn't mean, say, the characters will see it that way.
Well it was bound to happen sooner or later. She has shone tremendous strength so far but after what she went thru she was bound to suffer a mental break down eventually. But at least it's in a her room and it didn't happen during that Yinglet meeting or during something important. I wonder if Lopin will help or make things worse.
You would think after the first breakdown (right after he changed) he would have a little more.. control over his emotions. But poor Kass.. has never felt such strong emotions from such a small body.. it was bound to happen again, with a fierceness that sorrow incarnate would pity. I can't wait to see more of the comics in the future. Thank you Val.
Something tells me this is just the tip of a much larger emotional breakdown. It was only a matter of time until it happened, and the fact it's having a more emotional response instead of manifesting as crippling depression I think is a testament to Kass's resolve mentally. If nothing else hopefully she'll be able to more easily manage these thoughts given that fact. To that end I assume the more panicked thoughts before her cries of no are more from her rational mind than from Yinglet fear responses. Still, I must compliment your writing prowess and congratulate you on another job well done on this characters! I can't help but to love these characters, lol and imagine a little concerned Lopin rushing in to see what the screaming is about. Or more likely hiding out of instinct!
It's funny that, despite seeing himself as much less than before, he's actually way more important now.
Kass represents a huge advancement in human understanding of Yinglets, both in terms of culture and biology.
Additionally, he's acting now as a diplomat between both races.
His impact on the world is huge now, compared to before. It's a funny dramatic irony.
Kass represents a huge advancement in human understanding of Yinglets, both in terms of culture and biology.
Additionally, he's acting now as a diplomat between both races.
His impact on the world is huge now, compared to before. It's a funny dramatic irony.
This page (and probably the next) really touches me on a very personal level because I know very well what this feels like. I've been through a number of various major losses throughout my life, and I went through this very thing a number of times. When you just realize and can't believe it's real, and it feels like there's nothing left, especially when you're already feeling like you're on the edge and constantly stressed out, and you can't take it anymore. I know this feeling all too well, and reacted pretty much the same way Kass is (but add some "why"s in there, too). It doesn't help when you only have yourself to try to keep your head, so at least Kass has that going for her. Hits me as hard as that page with the yinglet that broke his tooth and was dying, but was rescued.
I just finished reading every page of this from the very start, and as others have said already, I love the story for this. The characters, the cute and funny and unique species, their personalities, the comedy, expressions, emotions, everything! I haven't read a story, comic, or anything substantial in well over a decade as I'm not much of a reader, but I saw this a year ago and stuck it on a bookmark to check out later. I finally saw this page, which made me realize I wanted to check it out and read it, admittedly, at first, mostly to see what role these yinglets had in this tale, but found myself so enthralled that I've read through all the other related content and all the comments just to see any extra info you might have given away down here. I've even taken notes just to keep in mind what I feel everyone sounds like in my mind's eye while I read each of their dialogue (yinglets and Yannit are fun to "voice").
I have to say, I'm very glad I checked it out and I really love the yinglet species. They have my exact spectrum of favorite personality types. From silly little jerks to well mannered Vizlet (whom I've really taken a liking to, along with Kass and Lopin). I love and really identify with their personalities and their hardships being at the bottom end of the social ecology, as well as Vizlet's plight trying to take care of her species, make them better. Not only that, but about a decade ago, I made some character for myself that has a lot of the same physical traits as these guys and could easily pass as a yinglet with a few birdy changes. He even has a personality that would fit right in. That, and oddly enough, I look pretty damn similar to human Kassen in the early pages, same short messy brown hairstyle, blue eyes, similar facial structure, and we've pretty much the same attitude about life. It's almost like I was destined to find this comic, oooOOOoooo*spooky ooo voice*~ahem...
But seriously, I hope it's a very long time before this ends, and have a lot of other stuff I'd love to comment about. I'm gonna be re-reading this just to add my thoughts, and maybe a third time just to read it without being interrupted by commenting. There was also a couple small mistakes, like Vizlet's arm cloth not having color on panel 2 of page #25, and a page close to it where she says "the" instead of "zhe"... but that's about all.
Keep being awesome and I can't wait to see where this goes. Thank you for writing and illustrating this tale!
Oh, and by the way... you've also inspired me to try to get back into drawing again for the first time in 6 or 7 years. If there's a way or place I can get the pages and short intermission panels in the original resolution before they were shrunk to fit F.A.'s limits, like those few pre-shrunk panels you've uploaded, that would be awesome. I did read that you said previously that you wanted to do this sometime, and I (and probably others) would love to be able to have those and the other intermission pages, not just to have them to read anytime, but also to see all the details of your work and study a bit of the intricacies of the yinglets' poses and designs.
Sorry about the long read, one has a lot to say after reading over 90 pages of inspiring work.
I just finished reading every page of this from the very start, and as others have said already, I love the story for this. The characters, the cute and funny and unique species, their personalities, the comedy, expressions, emotions, everything! I haven't read a story, comic, or anything substantial in well over a decade as I'm not much of a reader, but I saw this a year ago and stuck it on a bookmark to check out later. I finally saw this page, which made me realize I wanted to check it out and read it, admittedly, at first, mostly to see what role these yinglets had in this tale, but found myself so enthralled that I've read through all the other related content and all the comments just to see any extra info you might have given away down here. I've even taken notes just to keep in mind what I feel everyone sounds like in my mind's eye while I read each of their dialogue (yinglets and Yannit are fun to "voice").
I have to say, I'm very glad I checked it out and I really love the yinglet species. They have my exact spectrum of favorite personality types. From silly little jerks to well mannered Vizlet (whom I've really taken a liking to, along with Kass and Lopin). I love and really identify with their personalities and their hardships being at the bottom end of the social ecology, as well as Vizlet's plight trying to take care of her species, make them better. Not only that, but about a decade ago, I made some character for myself that has a lot of the same physical traits as these guys and could easily pass as a yinglet with a few birdy changes. He even has a personality that would fit right in. That, and oddly enough, I look pretty damn similar to human Kassen in the early pages, same short messy brown hairstyle, blue eyes, similar facial structure, and we've pretty much the same attitude about life. It's almost like I was destined to find this comic, oooOOOoooo*spooky ooo voice*~ahem...
But seriously, I hope it's a very long time before this ends, and have a lot of other stuff I'd love to comment about. I'm gonna be re-reading this just to add my thoughts, and maybe a third time just to read it without being interrupted by commenting. There was also a couple small mistakes, like Vizlet's arm cloth not having color on panel 2 of page #25, and a page close to it where she says "the" instead of "zhe"... but that's about all.
Keep being awesome and I can't wait to see where this goes. Thank you for writing and illustrating this tale!
Oh, and by the way... you've also inspired me to try to get back into drawing again for the first time in 6 or 7 years. If there's a way or place I can get the pages and short intermission panels in the original resolution before they were shrunk to fit F.A.'s limits, like those few pre-shrunk panels you've uploaded, that would be awesome. I did read that you said previously that you wanted to do this sometime, and I (and probably others) would love to be able to have those and the other intermission pages, not just to have them to read anytime, but also to see all the details of your work and study a bit of the intricacies of the yinglets' poses and designs.
Sorry about the long read, one has a lot to say after reading over 90 pages of inspiring work.
Well thanks a lot for the lengthy and heartfelt post! It's always really motivating to hear when someone's really enjoying this story in ways like that. I do try to make it entertaining above all else, but touch on a bunch of other things as well. Interesting to hear about the concept similarities, as well.
And no worries, this story's got a whole lotta pages left before the end! Thanks for reading.
And no worries, this story's got a whole lotta pages left before the end! Thanks for reading.
Thanks for the reply! Yeah, sorry about the long post, I know you're busy.
I did start drawing again thanks to the inspiration I got from your work. I doodled on Monday at work and touched it up later that night, then started doodling a funny little comic thing. I'll definitely show you when I can, but I might make a more official account than this one I just use for browsing stuff, or might send you links in a PM.
By the way, I realized what it was that made my work look very yinglet-y back then, it's that I used to draw my dragons with a very similar head and snout shape with cheek "spikes" and body type with the same kind of long ears. My inspiration way back then was a couple pieces of dragon art from Dancing Dragons magazine, and then I later applied those dragon-y features to the first concepts I was doing for the other fuzzy character and that made him look kinda like a yinglet in my early practice doodles.
Again, I really love your work, it gave me tons of good laughs, and I liked hearing how you taught yourself to draw much the same way I did. Like I said before, can't wait to see what's next!
I did start drawing again thanks to the inspiration I got from your work. I doodled on Monday at work and touched it up later that night, then started doodling a funny little comic thing. I'll definitely show you when I can, but I might make a more official account than this one I just use for browsing stuff, or might send you links in a PM.
By the way, I realized what it was that made my work look very yinglet-y back then, it's that I used to draw my dragons with a very similar head and snout shape with cheek "spikes" and body type with the same kind of long ears. My inspiration way back then was a couple pieces of dragon art from Dancing Dragons magazine, and then I later applied those dragon-y features to the first concepts I was doing for the other fuzzy character and that made him look kinda like a yinglet in my early practice doodles.
Again, I really love your work, it gave me tons of good laughs, and I liked hearing how you taught yourself to draw much the same way I did. Like I said before, can't wait to see what's next!
whelp... I've caught up on this awesome comic... started when I found Lifts-her-tail in someone elses faves, read that, then saw a page or two of this and thought "huh thats weird... wonder what its about?" spend the last two days reading... this is what I hate about online comics... its either done and you read it so fast you get angry because the ending was good, or you get angry because you read it so fast your now waiting on the next page to come out... either way, if I havent already (its 11:30 pm... sleepy is tired), I'm going to watch you, because I want to see where this goes, and I want to learn more, I love the comic so far <3 and your art is so interesting to look at :D
And thank you for drawing such amazing comics for us to enjoy :D you probably don't get that enough, but really, to do this must take a large amount of time to not only think up the plot, but to then script, block, and draw it, then color AND shade it!... I'm grateful for people like you... I hope you have a fantastic morning/evening/night/whatever time it is, and I hope tomorrow is just as, if not more, lovely as today <3
Yes, Kassen; it is night so the author/writer/drawer can showcase his impressive lighting skills. šš»
Firstly, what is up with those first two panels? I've seen it once; I've seen it twice. What does it mean? I could easily chalk it up as Kass waking up, but the fact that he acknowledges that he doesn't understand either makes me wonder the same unless that is how yinglets wake up. A white flashing light acts as some sort of mental alarm clock. Either way, the transformation is most likely responsible for sure.
Secondly, that is some deep, thought provoking thinking right there, Kass. Its something I don't even want to think about because I know what it feels like to hate yourself and who you are. It's those strong senses of insecurities that really fuck with your mind, and you start to hate anyone who thinks they can sympathize with you. I think I've mentioned this before, but I can easily see Kassen getting angry at Elim for trying to comfort him. The combination of the lack of empathy Elim can show and the jealousy of not being the human in the room, I believe, can bring about that sort of response from Kass. And for me personally, the phrases like "it's going to be okay" and "don't worry" are platitudes that get overused so much that it makes the person who is trying to help you sound like he/she doesn't even care. In the end, I feel like a jackass for having such a condescending view towards the friends and family who only care about me. In Kassen's case, he's already lost so much; he doesn't want to lose his friends.
Yannit, thanks for reminding me that this is a comedy; I was getting depressed there.
Firstly, what is up with those first two panels? I've seen it once; I've seen it twice. What does it mean? I could easily chalk it up as Kass waking up, but the fact that he acknowledges that he doesn't understand either makes me wonder the same unless that is how yinglets wake up. A white flashing light acts as some sort of mental alarm clock. Either way, the transformation is most likely responsible for sure.
Secondly, that is some deep, thought provoking thinking right there, Kass. Its something I don't even want to think about because I know what it feels like to hate yourself and who you are. It's those strong senses of insecurities that really fuck with your mind, and you start to hate anyone who thinks they can sympathize with you. I think I've mentioned this before, but I can easily see Kassen getting angry at Elim for trying to comfort him. The combination of the lack of empathy Elim can show and the jealousy of not being the human in the room, I believe, can bring about that sort of response from Kass. And for me personally, the phrases like "it's going to be okay" and "don't worry" are platitudes that get overused so much that it makes the person who is trying to help you sound like he/she doesn't even care. In the end, I feel like a jackass for having such a condescending view towards the friends and family who only care about me. In Kassen's case, he's already lost so much; he doesn't want to lose his friends.
Yannit, thanks for reminding me that this is a comedy; I was getting depressed there.
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