We got more books !!
And a couple art/literary zines ::3c
Things have been going very well
It hasn't even been a month since we've started collecting, and the book count is already at 44
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Hyperspecific book poll- Nugu Edition
If there's more than one, pick the one you liked the most!
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I have a problem.
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Recommendations for all of you who suddenly enjoy stories about Pirates messing with gender roles ☠
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AAAND WE'RE DONE! 💖
thank you all so much for participating!! i'm sorry i couldn't do all of your suggestions (obviously), but i hope you still can find your faves here :)
(and if you really really want me to draw your faves you can commission me *twirls hair*)
it was super fun!
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Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lt.
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Comic Book Saturday
I was just thinking the other day, as I watched a TV show where there was some delightful anachronistic medicine going on. Charcoal for poison in medieval times, CPR in Ancient Greece, it’s always fun to watch and read that sort of thing. So, this comic book, was right there in the middle of my wheelhouse.
Delilah Dirk wants to rob the Sultan who is corrupt, and, give what she scores to the poor. She is in a Constantinople prison when the story starts, but, soon enough she escapes, and she meets, Erdemoglu Selim, a Turkish Lt. who is definitely not the adventurer Delilah is. And, they’re off and running all over 19th Century Europe and it’s alternatively hilarious and awesome. There’s even an evil pirate, and, my favorite thing, a flying ship!
It’s such a fun graphic novel, and the art in it was amazing too. It flowed right along with the story and was like some good John Williams background movie music. The art was always there, but, I didn’t notice it because I was instead just pulled into the story so fully.
You may like this book If you Liked: Soulless by Rem, Penultimate Quest by Lars Brown, or Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo by Ben Costa
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff
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Where did you get the name ideas for the dinosaur ocs last names?
Scar, Archie, Shana, Judy, and Irwin don't have surnames, but all of the others had theirs taken from their species name. lol
Iggy is the one weird one in that regard where her actual surname is also her species name (Iguanodon).
Peter Dactyl - pterodactyl
Rémy Rhynchus - rhamphorhynchus
Tina Rex - Tyrannosaurus Rex
Delilah Dromeus - deltadromeus
Andrew Sarchus - andrewsarchus (I literally just split his species name in half lol)
Elliot Therium - elasmotherium
Kaitlynn Kronos - kronosaurus
Yuki Saura - futabasaurus (slightly altered)
Olly Ouranos - ouranosaurus
Dirk Saber - sabertooth tiger
I know Andrew, Elliot, and Dirk are mammals, but I lump them in with the dinosaurs anyway because they're all old fossils, too. LMAO
(But scientifically speaking, those three aren't dinosaurs, just ancient mammals.)
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Character Name Ideas that Start With the Letter D
-> feel free to comment suggestions, I'll do my best to add them to the list.
Male:
Devereux
Damien
Dorian
Draco
Daniel
Desmond
Declan
Dante
David
Dylan
Dawson
Daxton "Dax"
Duke
Dilan
Dangelo
Dak
Darrow
Devin
Derek
Donovan
Dallas
Douglas
Darragh
Darwin
Decker
Dexter
Dean
Dalton
Damek
Dillon
Dominic
Dan
Deacon
Denver
Dash
Dalan
Dazzan
Dechen
Dimitri
Dirk
Dutchen
Dae
Female:
Daphne
Della
Denise
Della
Dina
Dulcina
Delaney
Daleyza
Danica
Diana
Daisy
Dahlia
Dorothea
Dorothy
Darby
Doris
Debra
Donna
Diane
Dawn
Dora
Delilah
Daïna
Domitille
Davina
Dolly
Divya
Gender-Neutral:
Dakota
Daegan
Danny
Dale
Drew
Darcy
Dallas
Dantzler
Demi
Dee
Dulce
Danan
Dotty
Delphi
Devi
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what's the merit between getting a book published and posting as a webcomic? could you finish a webcomic and then pitch that finished work
Again, it really depends on what you want for that book in particular - and sometimes the circumstances of that book.
I wouldn't make Seance Tea Party or My Aunt is a Monster into a webcomic - they are for kids (it's hard to get and moderate a kids audience online), and wouldn't be appropriately serviced by the restricted distribution options online to reach those readers in person. So they have to be actual books.
I often judge a book's suitability for the traditional market by the targeted audience and if the market fits the story (rather than the other way around). For me, if I can get a book to be supported by the big engine of publishing resources, I will try. With publishing, you'd be able to access the services of people who are already hired to deal with marketing, distributing, accounting, designing and producing your book, handling shipping, international rights, getting into libraries and bookstores and schools... these are things you can't do if you're publishing webcomics on your own... or things you'd rather avoid doing.
I make webcomics for stories I am really passionate about, but cannot (or refuse to) bring to the traditional market : like The World in Deeper Inspection, The Carpet Merchant of Konstantiniyya and Alexander Comic, all risky, unusual, adult work. These are books that need to prove themselves to the market, but even if they don't, I don't care. Because I just want to see them exist, and I have other personal, non-capitalist reasons to pursue those stories.
I like webcomics since it's so accessible and the expanded creative freedom (no market, no physical limitations) benefits the stories I choose to make as webcomics. And I can make the work on my own pace. The only problems would be that if you were to crowdfund/self-publish your webcomic you'd have a hard time getting it into bookstores and libraries - not many of them are forward-thinking in that regard. And there's having to market/promote it. And money lol.
Yes you can finish a webcomic and pitch that work.
i.e The Glass Scientist, Smile, Nimona, Delilah Dirk are all webcomics that got picked up by traditional publishers
Plus the humour, relatable comics you see online.
Sometimes the publisher may ask you to take down the original webcomic or truncate it (this is normal, especially for the mainstream, older publishers). Sometimes they may allow you to keep the whole thing online. YMMV, depending on which side you lean towards. I want my webcomics to be entirely preserved online even after they go to print - so I may have to negotiate harder or reject the offer.
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grips u by the shoulders. u like dirk gently .?
delilah.... i loveee dirk gently :]
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Love when Disney dumps all their book to film deals in favor of live action remake #346
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Aro culture is the graphic novel series: Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenent series by Tony Cliff because there is no romance, just historical fiction platonic adventuring buddies in a flying boat stealing stuff, finding ancient ruins, and drinking tea.
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lim may i ask who your favorites are in contemporary art
oooh, interesting question.
Okay, so things that are on the walls of my house tend towards comics or picture book art.
James Jean - We have one of the prints from Fables on our living room wall
Kinuko Y Craft - we have a print of one of her posters from the Ring Cycle operas in our dining room
Also four travel posters from the Delilah Dirk comics by Tony Cliff
And I would love some art by Sara Kipin who did the cover art and illustrations for Language of Thorns.
In terms of art I like to go see in a museum . . .
Ekua Holmes does phenomenal things with paper and mixed media. And, I'd seen her stuff in books before, but it was nothing compared to seeing it in person - the images in books cannot capture the texture and sense of dimension in her works.
Anila Quayyum Agha does gorgeous things with light and shadow.
Jordon Nasser does very cool things with textiles (these are embroidery but on a massive scale).
I also love quilting exhibits - people can do astonishing things with fabric, and I like how they're using them to reinvent their stories.
And, it's a little cheesy, but I do love Jack Vettriano
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