#LOTS OF RESOURCES ENJOY

[reimenaashelyee]

The Creator's Guide to Comics Devices is OPEN!!! comicsdevices.com

An online library of visual-narrative devices that are used in the medium of comics and other sequential art.

Happy Halloween! I'm really excited to be finally launching* what is maybe one of my most ambitious, largest work yet. This online library is the next phase of a research project that began in May 2020, when I first mused on how comics as a field doesn't have a resource that catalogues devices used in the medium. Like, theatre has devices, so does literature, and film! So why shouldn't comics? I always had an interest in comics studies and analysis. I love reading, making and thinking comics. However most of my knowledge was intuitive - I learned comics from osmosis and experience. This is true for many of my peers. Speaking about comics as a creator is hard, because we don't have a robust system of language. When we had to speak, many of us tend to reach for the language developed for film by film practitioners. If there is language specific to comics, it's either scattered in multiple blogs or hidden away in academic journals. The Comics Devices library is meant to aggregate everything and everybody into a single hub! After exploring some multiple resources, alongside some original, independent research, here is the first edition! * The Comics Devices project is still a work-in-progress! It's not final, nor will it ever be. This is why I am seeking contributors to help build this library. Translations, comics examples, etc. There is a lot of work to do! If you are interested, reply to this post or submit an expression of interest on this page.  Have fun everyone!! (Now time for me to melt x_x)

[mr-payjay]

my favourite amputee & prosthetic resources

disclaimer: i am not an amputee or limb different person in any way. this is just a short post on resources from amputees and limb different people that i find very interesting and educational. if you find issue with this post or the links here, please tell me!

i mostly use these resources for designing osc gijinkas and for imagining those gijinkas in various situations as with any other character (e.g. since arm prosthetics are quite difficult to use, i like to learn about how exactly a character born without arms might prefer to use their feet for most activities). you can use these resources just to learn for the sake of learning. you can use them for making ocs. you can use them for gijinkas. whatever you like, i just hope this can be helpful :)

number 1

the channel is almost entirely in French but the visuals work just fine (and many videos on here have english captions, and iirc some are spoken in english too). this is super useful if you wanna learn more about people with a total lack of arms, especially because she doesn't have any arms from the very Top of her shoulders. she doesn't use prosthetics (can't, she doesn't have enough residual limb) and was born this way which gives a really interesting insight into how people without arms live daily life.

number 2

this video is what i mainly base my nickel gijinka's prosthetic on! intriguing look into how body-powered prosthetics work as fully mechanical devices. no electric components.

number 3

of course i have to add this post. it's a Classic which goes into a problem i see a Lot in all sorts of media and fandoms. it's also in video format on youtube if you prefer. great read/watch!

number 4

this is a tumblr blog about disabled characters and how to represent them properly! you can find lots of information on all sorts of disabilities so it is generally just a very Useful blog. However, since none of the mods are amputees, ive added a post they have made with links to many reblogs of posts From amputees & limb different people that they have found & reblogged!

[bimbo-on-board]

WEATHER SAFETY MASTERPOST

a lot of my sources are the National Weather Service but i tried to include other sources as well! if anyone has any other helpful resources feel free to add! GENERAL WEATHER INFORMATION: National Weather Service Homepage [includes a map of the US with all the weather warnings currently being issued] World Weather Information [info for anywhere on earth, lead by the World Meteorological Organization] Weather Safety info for Intellectually Disabled Weather Safety info for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Red Cross on Inclusive Preparedness Resources

FLOODING: TURN AROUND DON'T DROWN NWS Tips and Resources on Flooding World Vision Flooding FAQs and Facts

TORNADOES/SEVERE STORMS: NWS FAQ page on tornadoes ICC Tornado Safety and Recovery NWS Tornado Safety Thunderstorm Safety Severe Weather Safety Tips You May Not Know HURRICANES/TYPHOONS NWS Page on Hurricane Safety Red Cross on Hurricane Preparedness Ready.gov on Hurricanes UNICEF's Typhoon Safety

WILDFIRES: NWS Wildfire Safety USDA Wildfire Safety Red Cross Wildfire Safety

EXTREME HEAT: CDC on Extreme Heat NWS on Extreme Heat Cali. Dep. of Public Health on Extreme Heat SEVERE COLD/BLIZZARD: NWS on Extreme Cold NWS on Blizzard/Snowstorms Ready.gov on Winter Weather

[patron-saint-of-lesbeans]

Girl I never really interacted with at college messaging me out of the blue: “omg thank you so much for sharing these resources they’ve been so immensely helpful in my life and are so so amazing where do you even find out about these things lol?”

Me, flattered, startled, and realizing I need to explain a) I’m part of a group of queer Catholics who love sharing these resources and more importantly b) I am a queer Catholic to this girl I thought low key hated me: uhhhh

[girderednerve]

did you know a new york public library card includes remote access to my other other favorite database OXFORD BIBLIOGRAPHIES?? because i just found out today & i'm very excited about it

[squishosaur]

hey man. i'm just saying. why would we put inexperienced teenagers with over-inflated egos and obvious emotional issues into combat classes and make them claw their way to the top of their dorms and expect things to just run smoothly. who actually thought this

[paradoxgavel]

struggling to get myself to draw because of autistic burnout is so frustrating. like, what do you mean my cashier job is taking such a toll on me mentally that i can't get myself to draw. i feel like the two shouldn't be related but my nervous system apparently disagrees

[ghostgirl-22]

Me blushing after seeing y’all’s lovely comments, likes and reblogs on that challengersblr blog ask😳

[shelfperson]

vivziepop wants to be rebecca sugar so bad she looks stupid.

[cocoonsys]

If I see one more person say “You call OCD a disorder, I call it a blessing.” I’m gonna absolutely lose my shit. AHHH!!! OCD does not mean you enjoy cleaning. I feel like this should be common information by now.

We have OCD and even in mental health settings when we bring up the fact that we have it, there will still be a person that says something like “I have OCD too! I love cleaning.” If your OCD did revolve around cleaning, it could be several different things like, 1. Obsessing over intrusive thoughts leading to “If I don’t clean this item right now, _ is going to happen.” or something like 2. Obsessing over intrusive thoughts of contamination, leading to repetitive cleaning.

There is a huge difference between enjoying cleaning and having OCD in which you have compulsions revolving around cleaning. We actually really enjoy cleaning in general, and we have a separate type of OCD that doesn’t even include cleaning as a compulsion. We personally experience intrusive thoughts about our morals, leading to repetitive hand movements as our compulsion to try and “get the thoughts away” Our main points are: You can have OCD and generally be a happy person. Doesn’t mean OCD is a “fun” disorder to have or that you enjoy it. + Enjoying cleaning ≠ having OCD. Having OCD with compulsions around cleaning ≠ the aftermath of a clean room where you feel complete afterwards.

The entire point of the disorder is that it FEEDS off of your compulsions. It’s a constant loop of intrusive thoughts -> obsessing over the thoughts -> compulsions. And it circles back around repetitively. The disorder doesn’t let you feel complete when you are following the pattern of its cycle. OCD can be an absolute hell for a person who has it. Doesn’t mean that people can’t work on it through therapy, but it does mean that it isn’t “fun” to have. OCD is not a blessing, it is a disorder a LOT of people suffer with daily.

[thedrotter]

I have a gift for y'all today !!! 😊 Ever wanted to find a line in Re:Kinder in a single place for the sake of reference?? How about multiple chunks of lines. how about all the little variations that arise in the text with it's many endings, item descriptions, text that comes from interacting with the enviroment, and character info from the menu without having to boot up the game and go through it at long minutes!!???

well i sure did😊 Since I do a lot of fanart and think up my own silly theories and thoughts that need me to reference the game lines a lot, i have made a transcript for it for convenience's sake. A weirdly thorough transcript handwritten and proofread by me including all character lines available in-game. And I'm sharing it with you all today for anyone that wants it !!! :3 To use as a reference for creative fanworks or a quick search for a line in-game, whatever you wish to use it for!!

It uses the english translation of the game by vgperson. So naturally all credit for the game lines available in here is to her and Parun who made the game.

I did my best to organize it in a way easy to digest. Do note that I'm still human, and there's still the chance for mistake in it no matter how much I've proofread it, since I'm not even an english native speaker ^^. But I hope it serves you well nonetheless if you wish to use it.

That's my gift for today!!! Not the usual art, but still a project I'm proud of. Enjoy!!! 😊

[starbuck]

with respect to myself, this whole “i need to wait till i’m out of school to date,” “i need to wait till i’m more historically, politically, and culturally educated to date” is all bullshit. it’s the top surgery. that’s the holdup. they chop these tits off and i’m ready to go.

[akari-hope]

i started playing hades a little bit ago despite not liking roguelikes. and it was a worthwhile decision i am enjoying myself. but i am sort of like...when IS the end.

[encyclopediamorbidica]

honestly as much as i love red dead i will probably never get over how unwelcome i felt around more than an incredibly small handful of mutuals. like. the difficulty i had in feeling like i was able to fit in and contribute to conversations has hamstrung my own feelings about the game because like. well for one thing y'all are cliquey as shit but on the other hand the meaningful conversations i tried to have about the way black people are depicted in canon and in fandom were largely either ignored or tokenized as a way to prove themselves enlightened compared to other white red dead fans. i know that fandom spaces aren't exactly the most accepting of fans of colour and that i was kinda walking into an opportunity to see the door slammed in my face by being so vocal about the ways racism is perpetuated in the White Man Cowboy Game and its fandom but. whoof

[tealfruit]

it's really a shame I have to sell 40+ of my life hours every week for poverty wages instead of spending all my time and energy on dozens of creative and technical pursuits with unlimited resources

[faggling]

I love taking care of people omggg 😍😍😍