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Comic of the Month
Jitter:
One of the ideas we had when planning the future of the Forum was Comic of the Month. The idea is that anyone can get a slot to present a webcomic they think others here may enjoy. The comic and a description is posted at the beginning of the month, and when others read it, discussion goes here first.
If the comic gets or already has a lot of following, discussions dedicated to it can of course be opened separately too.
I suggest we start in August. Who wants to go first? This opening post will show the agreed “presenters” and works for the upcoming months.
Reserve your month now!
2023
January - Linebyline - Daughter of the Lilies by Meg Syverud, colors by Yoko Weaver - https://www.daughterofthelilies.com/dotl/part-1-a-girl-with-no-face
February - Linebyline - Immaterial by Sarah Ellerton - https://www.seraph-inn.com/immaterial.html (avalable to read on this site and on Webtoon)
March - Jitter - Bad Space by Scott Base - https://www.badspacecomics.com/
April - Linebyline - Harpy Gee by Brianne Drouhard - https://www.harpygee.com/
May - thegreyarea - Rising Sand by Ty Dunitz and Jenn Lee - https://risingsand.glass/comic/rising-sand/
June - Keep Looking - Sleepless Domain by Mary "Cube Watermelon" Cagle - https://www.sleeplessdomain.com/
July - Linebyline - MAiZ by David "CrikeyDave" Smith - Note! Controversial author, see presentation post on page 26 of this thread
August - Jitter - War in the Shade - https://warintheshade.wordpress.com/
September - dmeck7755 - How to be a Werewolf - https://www.howtobeawerewolf.com/comic/coming-february-3rd
October - Keep Looking - Castoff by Star Prichard - https://castoff-comic.com/comic/1
November - Jitter - Chirault by Varethane - https://chirault.sevensmith.net/?comic_id=0
2021 - 2022 below!
August 2021 - SkyWhalePod - several works by Anath Hirsh and Yuko Ota - https://ssssforum.com/index.php?topic=1237.15
September 2021 - Sc0ut Jitter - Alice Grove by Jeph Jacques - https://www.alicegrove.com/
October 2021 - Keep Looking - White Noise by Adrien Lee - http://www.white-noise-comic.com/comic/1-0
November 2021 - Róisín - Girl Genius by Phil and Kaja Foglio - https://www.girlgeniusonline.com/index.php
December 2021 - Thorny - Digger by Ursula Vernon - https://diggercomic.com/blog/2007/02/01/wombat1-gnorf/
January 2022 - Catbirds - Warm Blood by many artists (written by Josh Tierney) - https://warmbloodcomic.com/
February 2022 - Thorny - Freefall - http://freefall.purrsia.com/
March 2022 - RanVor - Blonde Sunrise by Mana - http://www.blondesunrise.com/
April 2022 - JoB - The Sword Interval by Ben Fleuter - https://m.webtoons.com/en/supernatural/sword-interval/list?title_no=486 (note, it’s on Webtoons, use JoB’s link for page on p 11 of thread if this doesn’t work)
May 2022 - Vulpes - Widdershins by Kate Ashwin - https://www.widdershinscomic.com/wdshn/sleight-of-hand-cover
June 2022 - Linebyline - Phantomarine by Claire Niebergall - https://www.phantomarine.com/comic/01-the-horizon-line
July 2022 - Keep Looking - Shaderunners by Alex & Lin - https://www.shaderunners.com/comic/chapter-1-cover
August 2022 - Linebyline - Suihira City of Water by Riana Dorsey - http://www.suihira.com/comic/1
September 2022 - Gwenno - Mystery Babylon (aka Kick Girl) by Val Hochberg - http://www.kick-girl.com/?comic=chapter-1
October 2022 -Linebyline - Freelancer by Martin Kirby - https://freelancerscomic.tumblr.com/
November 2022 - Keep Looking - Tiger, Tiger by Petra Nordlund - https://www.tigertigercomic.com/tiger-tiger/001 note! Tiger tiger has some nudity including full frontal, as of Feb 2023 sex is hinted at but not shown
December 2022 - dmeck7755 - Gifts of wandering ice by Olga Makarova - https://giftscomic.com/index.php?comic_id=0
Here’s how we do it:
The work to be presented as Comic of the Month
- has to be accessible online for free
- has to be understandable to a reader proficient in English (works with no language or very little reliance on language are ok in addition to works mainly in English)
* if you have a very good candidate that is not in English, we can discuss whether it would nevertheless be ok, however let’s get started with easily accessible ones
- has violence similar to SSSS canon or less, i.e. no outright gore
- has other content (sex, substance use etc) generally in the pg-13 / teen audiences bracket - note content warnings!
- a work that has been dropped before ending may be ok if you think it’s worth nevertheless, but in this case make sure to let everyone know it is or appears to be discontinued.
- it can be a work that has been recommended on this Forum and/or the Disqus comments previously
Note that links to works with Mature or 18+ content may be removed by Forum staff with no warning.
The entry should include, at minimum:
- name and link, obviously
- genre
- short description of what it is about
- how long / short it is, is it currently ongoing and how often it updates.
- why I read it / like it / would like to recommend it
Content warnings
Make sure to include any content warnings needed, and rating if such is available, or your own estimate for a rating if if you don’t think it would be G, OR a statement that no content warnings are needed
- content warnings can be put into spoilers, if you feel it’s beneficial for the story to allow people go in without knowing them. However, even when this is the case, content warnings must be included when needed. When spoilered, people can decide for themselves whether to check them or not.
- if you are unsure whether warnings are needed, please reach to me or another member of the forum staff for advice
- content warnings may be added, or the entry removed for lack thereof, if necessary
Content warnings are intended to help the reader understand what they are about to see, and be able to choose when, or whether, they wish to see such content. Warnings are needed for content that is likely to be disturbing or distressing to some people. Typically content warnings include (source: https://trigger-warning-guide.tumblr.com/triggers)
Rape and Sexual Assault
Abuse (physical, mental, emotional, verbal, sexual)
Child abuse/pedophilia
Animal cruelty or animal death
Self-injurious behavior (self-harm, eating disorders, etc.)
Suicide
Excessive or gratuitous violence
Needles
Pornography (including child pornography)
Incest (including any and all elements of romantic or sexual relationships between family, tonal in theme, thought, or activity)
Kidnapping (forceful deprivation of/disregard for personal autonomy)
Death or dying
Pregnancy/Childbirth
Miscarriages/Abortion
Blood
Mental illness
Issues marked in red are right out here. Several others are only appropriate in very specific situations and with no direct depiction. Conversely, blood and violence don’t require warnings here, up to level similar to SSSS canon.
In addition, let’s make sure to mention if the work includes religious or political themes, or anything that is drastically different than the reader is likely to expect. In other words, don’t trick people into reading it! We don’t want to throw another bunny comic on anyone. (The bunny comic would be eligible, but only with proper description).
Recommended also
In addition to the rules above, the following would be reat but are not required:
- if the comic is currently ongoing and has some sort of comments section, post the link to that nd encourage people to comment there. It is very important for the artists to get feedback and hear from people who are following their work!
- if you can post some samples of the art, it would make a great addition to the entry
RanVor:
There are a few comics I would love to recommend, but I haven't actually read any of them in over a year, so maybe I'll save that for when I actually get back to them. Besides, I want to see what others have to say first.
Jitter:
Ran, would you like to book a spot a few months from now? Also to ensure you will get back to it :)
Vulpes:
I'd be interested, but not for August - grabbing a little vacation before diving back into in-person teaching, and a quasi-administrative role. Which means that September is definitely out! Maybe October or November, if someone else doesn't talk about the same webcomic(s) first! :))
RanVor:
--- Quote from: Jitter on July 15, 2021, 07:41:26 AM ---Ran, would you like to book a spot a few months from now? Also to ensure you will get back to it :)
--- End quote ---
Uhh, maybe? Not sure about it, but it would be a good way to stop me from chickening out... I'll think about it.
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