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My submission for Make A Terrible Comic Day 2025 is more than just a terrible comic, it's a terrible SERIES!!

TARNATION is an absurdist Neo-Western set in the cyberpunk future of 2006! If you think you know where this is going, you're lying!

Stay tuned...

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Update to the website!

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Considering that the only thing I know about these character is “say that again” and “but here’s the thing”, I’m really starting to like drawing them

Individuals + bonus doodles ⬇️

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Talkmodachi is a tool created by dylanpdx on Github that allows you to use the US Tomodachi Life text-to-speech in order to say whatever you would like! This tool is built directly off of the game itself and is therefore completely 100% accurate. The developer is currently still working on the projects documentation, including for singing, so if you are interested then be on the lookout for any updates!

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Welcome to Episode 2 of the Fantastic Four's interesting relationship with Tie-In Food Products. Last time we talked about Denny's bacon-filled Thing Burger, but today we're talking about a not as offensive offering: The Little Ceasar's Fantastic 4 in 1.

As you can see from the picture, The Fantastic 4 in 1 is a pizza split into sections that, hypothetically, represent each member of the team:

- Plain Cheese

- Pepperoni

- Pepperoni and Jalopeno

- Italian Sausage and Bacon

It's pretty clear which sections are meant to represent which member: The plain cheese's lack of toppings calls to mind Sue Storm's invisibility, The spicy jalapeño peppers are a clear reference to Johnny's ability to flame on, and the meat lover's rocky texture and hardy protein are a clear allusion to Benjamin's physicality. By process of elimination, Reed is the pepperoni.

Those of you who know my previous rant about the Thing Burger will know that using pork foods to represent Ben Grimm demonstrates a complete disregard for his jewish identity, however the beauty of this pizza is that the topping-less side of the pie is an acceptable alternative for the blue-eyed idol o' millions.

Nonetheless, I feel it is my responsibility as an autistic Fantastic Four fan to fix this pizza to be more accurate to the characters and provide better variety to the meal.

Let's start with Reed. Reed's stretching powers lend themselves very well to pizza. All you have to do is use a nice gooey cheese with a high tolerance for stretching to get those satisfying tendrils of cheese. Perhaps his section of the pie is a plain double cheese, I imagine texture is a concern for his autistic ass, hence why I neglected any toppings which might prove to be too much, but adding pepperoni wouldn't be a huge deal if you wanted to add it.

Now because Reed's section is plain, Sue needs a new gimmick. One thing I don't like about the Fantastic 4 in 1 is that it doesn't have anything for veggie lovers, which is something I intend to fix with Sue. She might have something like spinach, tomato, feta cheese, maybe even olives. I get the impression that Sue needs to convince herself that what she's eating still has some nutritional value, which is why she's more or less eating salad, an airy and light food, on a pizza.

Johnny is where the meat lover toppings live. Spicy italian sausage, pepperoni, smoked bacon, maybe even tangy buffallo sauce. He's here for a good time and treats his food like a lively party. The use of spice, tang, and the vibrant liquid orange of the buffallo sauce are meant to showcase his fiery abilities.

Ben is tricky, though pizza doesn't necessarily require cheese, it is a defining and unifying ingredient throughout this particular pizza pie, so it's something I want to keep. Thankfully, a recent issue of Fantastic Four confirms that Ben doesn't have much of an issue combining dairy and meat, so adding a beef topping to give his slice protein and a rocky texture is on the table. I've actually seen some pizzas use pastrami slices which would be a fun nod to his roots. I've also seen Salmon used on some kosher pizzas but I think that's taking things a little too far into esoteric territory. Ben is an uncomplicated guy, he wouldn't want to eat Avant-Garde pizza. Keep it simple and hardy (and with a ton of garlic) and he'll be happy.

Despite my pizza fanfiction, I do think the Fantastic 4 in 1 works much better as a representation of the team than Denny's individual meals. Pizza is a food designed to be shared, so splitting the pie into four sections that unify to create a full pizza just feels... correct for this group. They get to be individuals while still serving the whole.

Pizza Pizza.

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I can't make my terrible comic on make a terrible comic day due to personal events, but don't get it twisted:

A TERRIBLE COMIC IS ON THE WAY

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Persepolis is a really good comic, you should read it.

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Life Update: Thanks to everyone for checking up on me. I'm safe and sound but still not quite ready to resume work just yet. Once again, Poppet Sisters will return in July!

Been feeling burnt out and stressed lately, so I haven't been able to draw. I'm sorry if you follow me for my art. I promise I'll feel better soon.

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The swift industrialization of the world has ushered in a sentiment of pro-science that, while warranted and necessary, has inadvertently created an aversion to the magical thinking and superstition that was needed to create pantheons and gods. To fill the void, our new gods took on forms that could better fit the capitalist mold: Sigils turned into logos, icons turned into mascots, heroes turned into comic book characters.

I was watching OSP's video on color coded teams with a theme and she says at the start that comic book superheroes can't be comparable to gods because gods are more than just their stories, they are also the values that shape their society.

She's right in regards to what a god needs to be, but aren't we already living in a world where superheroes ARE shaping our values? Batman's no kill rule, Spider-Man's great responsibilty, Superman's truth and justice; these are all values that were instilled upon me as a child that have gone on to shape the person I am today, and I know I'm not the only one.

Even when you break it down to an individual hero like Superman, there are denominations of Superman fans. There's people like me who clamour for the Champion of the Oppressed from the Siegel and Shuster days, and others who prefer the aloof objectivist in the Snyder movies, and many who like the saccharine optimism of the Donner movies.

The danger of superheroes as mythology is that they are gatekept by corporate entities, and as such become their mouthpieces. Much like how the myths of old were often used to uphold monarchy, the superheroes of today are often used to uphold capitalism. The only difference is that the bards of old never had to worry about copyright infringement and IP law.

I don't think it's a bad thing that Pop Culture has become Mythology, but what we all need to be conscious of is who controls that mythology: The People... or the Monarchs?

Anyone else find that the lines between fandom, religion, mythology, and pop culture have been blurring gradually since the 1900s?

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Anyone else find that the lines between fandom, religion, mythology, and pop culture have been blurring gradually since the 1900s?

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i wish i could see my own source code. why is my brain not free and open source software

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*visibly unwell* this is the year of the linux desktop

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They should add pronouns to Linux

we already have those????

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Imagine putting Linux on a PS5

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Gimme some weird west songs, movies, etc. I'm working on something and need some inspo

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i like w,hen ......... theres a Big scaresy fantasies beast ok .... and then the big beast has a litter of babies,,,., and the babeis are veryvery small . ok

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Why it Matters that the Vampire in Sinners is Irish

Part of investigating my own Irish identity inevitably forces me to reckon with Ireland's colonized soul. When I attempted to find literature about pre-catholic Irish folklore for a comic I'm working on, the best resources were decades out of print books and texts in dead languages.

Meanwhile, head into any Barnes and Noble and you'll find a plethora of Irish myth representing the revised Catholic interpretation of those myths. With few exceptions, the cultural identity of pre-colonial Ireland has long been erased.

When people say Irish people were, at one point, not considered white, the takeaway shouldn't be "well of course they're white, look at their skin" it should be that whiteness is the social construct supremacists use to "other" those they don't consider themselves. Ireland had to be violently colonized with war, famine, and christianity for them to eventually be considered white.

What this means in the present is that I, half-Irish living in North America, am disconnected from my ancestry in a way that I may never be able to reconnect to, because the Ireland that I miss in my soul has been replaced with a colonized history, a colonized culture, and a colonized soul.

Sinners (2025) is probably gonna be the movie of the year for several reasons, and one of them is how Remmick, the irish vampire, acts as the perfect antagonist to the film's themes.

In what is perhaps the film moment of 2025, Sammy plays I Lied To You with such passion and spirit that the past and future are connected. The threads of blues, of identity, of culture travel back to ancient ritual ceremonies and forward to rock and roll, EDM, and rap. It's not just black american culture represented either, we see peoples representing east asians and west africans alike. In one beauitiful moment, everything is connected.

It's this connection that Remmick wants desperately for himself.

In a later scene, Remmick does his own version of this moment using the song Rocky Road to Dublin, but it's... not the same. Despite his multicultural attendance, the song is entirely a celebration of Irish culture and ONLY Irish culture (and post-colonial at that!) He has no ability to reach into the past or future because he himself has been so violently disconnected from his own heritage. Remmick is no longer irish, he is now white.

The vampirism in the movie is whiteness. It's the loss of cultural identity in favour of the mass. It's the appropriation of others to replace what is missing. It's to collect but not connect.

That's why he want's Sammy's ability: he's trying to fill the void caused by his assimilation into whiteness, but he can only think to do it by enacting the same violence enacted on his people. By taking.

In other words, Ireland is what's going to happen to Black America if Remmick wins.