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((This from admin. Just so you know why I’ve stopped creating content for this blog. 

Thanks for the good times, everyone, and take good care of yourselves <3))

No longer making Moomin art

Hey everyone,

After thinking for a long time, I’ve decided that I will no longer be making Moomin art. Let me explain why.

Some time ago, a friend of mine who was also a Moomin fan, was sued by the Moomin company. There were a multitude of reasons. Here are the ones that I know of:

1) Creating a hub for a service that allows people to download/consume Moomin-related media. Yes, this sounds incredibly infringing of Moomin’s IP and I am not trying to deny that. But the thing is, Moomin-related media has very poor syndication. It’s near impossible to get your hands on either physical media or watch anything on tv or a streaming service. There are tons of Moomin-related visual media that never got to see the light of day beyond what area they were orginally showcased in and my friend simply wanted to offer Moomin fans a chance to enrich themselves with everything the franchise had to offer, without making a single penny; it was a labour of love with nothing but good intentions. Namely, spreading the knowledge of the existence of more Moomin stuff, past what’s been deemed mainstream like the 90’s series and the new Moominvalley series.

2) Having a Moomin-related Twitter handle. Originally, my friend had the name of a Moomin character as part of their Twitter username. Since he also used Twitter to gain attention for his commissions, the Moomin company took this as him using their IP to gain clout, fame and by extension money. No good.

3) Having art of Moomins as commission examples. On that same Twitter, my friend offered examples of his commissions, aka stuff he drew without being paid for it, to serve as an example of his style. Unfortunately, one of those examples featured Moomin-related characters and the company once again took that as IP theft for monetary gain.

As a result, my friend has now been sued for 50.000 dollars by the Moomin company. He’s a lone artist with not a lot of financial prowess to speak of. So now, both him and his family are left in financial ruin and don’t have a lot to stand on until their debt to the company is paid and all legal costs are covered.

If you want to get technical, the Moomin company had every right to press legal charges to protect their IP. That’s as solid as can be. HOWEVER, as a company that produces a franchise with a fan-following, such treatment of fans, when it comes to light, is horrible PR. After learning about this, Moomins has never been the same for me. I used to love the franchise because of its lessons about carefree life, not caring for material possessions and lighthearted anarchy. To have this franchise in the hands of people who apparently care for the exact opposite is jarring to say the least and it saddens me to see Tove Jansson’s legacy treated this way.

For these reasons, I have decided to step down from Moomins and it breaks my heart. I’ve enjoyed this franchise and its fans immensely, but I just cannot continue supporting it when said fans are being subjected to such a harsh treatment.

Do what you want with this information. If you still want to enjoy Moomins, then that’s totally fine and I won’t judge. Just know that I won’t be coming back to it anytime soon, if ever.

Have a wonderful day, everyone.

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Having a sale on all my bat-related merch until November 1st! 

Be sure to check out the shop, because there’s more available than what’s depicted in the image ;)

>>MY SHOP!<<

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can you do a too-ticky in a nice butch no. 12?

The only thing better than a self-insert? A wife-insert.

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✨The loveliest place is beside you ✨ • •✨Who’s your favorite lady in Moominvalley? ✨

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I joined Art Fight finally >w< Let’s see how this goes!

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((Admin is signalboosting her Etsy! ;w;))

Stuff available on my Etsy

Here are some pictures of stuff I have for sale on my Etsy. Pardon the somewhat shoddy pictures on some items. Glossy things are tough to photograph :T

All this and more available at my Etsy >>Go here!<<

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The project known as "moominhunt" has been taken down for legal reasons.

It will not be reuploaded by us. Ever.

- KILLUZ

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Some Too Ticky and Mymble’s daughter :3c (and Ninny) 

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There are such a lot of things that have no place in the summer; everything that’s a little shy and a little rum. Some kinds of odd night animals and folk that don’t fit in with others. Creatures that nobody really believes in.

They keep out of the way all year. And when everything’s quiet and the nights are long, and some people are asleep, that’s when they appear.

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Considering how many times Snufkin has skipped out on winter I doubt he would take to it very well…

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tove jansson’s fucked up humor was ahead of her time

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took break from comic with this.

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Too Ticky

Thank you for your request @leafo-supreme, this character is really nice, and I hope when Moomin Valley is dubbed in spanish they don´t change her voice for a male one.

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I have been ACHING to draw these two love birds for DAYS 😭

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the @allnicethingszine was discontinued but I’m just happy to finally be able to share my moomin piece! ✨

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Winter is coming