#Almost Real

[jayrockin]

This year’s issue of Almost Real: A Speculative Biology Zine is mythology themed, so I wanted the cover critter to be a weird take on an extremely recognizable legendary beast.

The marsupial griffin is my shot at that, a large flying carnivore with a rear-facing pouch like a thylacine. Its unusual front incisors are continuously growing like rodent teeth, but exposed like a beak— nursing young have a gap in between them, but as they wean into sub-adults the gap closes and the teeth grow to a sharp hook for tearing into meat and carrion. Their thumbed hind feet somewhat resemble a primate’s, but with a set of sharp talons for capturing and gripping prey.

Our cover for this volume was illustrated by @ibenkrutt, who really knocked this design out of the park. If you’d like to support our contributing artists and acquire the zine, you can check out the campaign over here!

https://zoop.gg/c/almostrealvol5

[amphibianaday]

day 1318

[diana-fortyseven]

General Audiences, Fluff, Found Family, Trick or Treating

It's their first Halloween together as a family, and Victoria is hoping for something sweeter than candy.

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[yourstrulyhhan]

I think when you like someone, you like the part of yourself that you see in them.

~hhan

[korybing]

New Skin Deep page! We’re entering a new area! Of hell!

The new volume of Almost Real is up for fundraising! And I’m in it!

The theme is MYTHOLOGY and I’ve got two full-page spreads all about SPHINXES!

If you like the sphinxes in Skin Deep you’ll love these sphinxes! You should check it out!

[tumorhead]

Got the After Man reprint recently and the latest Almost Real came in today.

Seeing these 2 specbio projects side-by-side is giving me FEELINGS 🥺💚

[irisjaycomics]

New IRIS JAY NEWSLETTER and Archive Edition!

WHEEEE! Put your hands up! A new IRIS JAY NEWSLETTER just got sent out! Sign up for future updates: http://irisjay.net/newsletter AND my ALMOST REAL speculative biology zine entry, "SCARFWORMS", is featured in this month's Archive Edition! http://patreon.com/irisjay 

[biologicalspeculation]

Tonight's vibes: geeking the hell out to my very under-the-weather partner about my new arrivals from @almostrealzine !

SO exciting, I've been looking forward to this for many months <3

[asleepymonster]

Hey did anyone else support volume 4 of "Almost Real," that speculative biology zine and haven't gotten their package or any replies? I've been messaging both the Kickstarter and email to deaf ears and I'm really getting fucking frustrated.

If so, were you able to get a hold of anyone? How? I paid a lot extra to get all the goodies and the other two I didn't have so it's like... Um what is happening?!?

[ato-dato]

Go on, burst every one of his bubbles why don’t you

[jayrockin]

Store update! At long last, the fifth volume of Almost Real: A Speculative Biology Zine (plus some related goodies) is available online!

https://jayeaton.store/🦄🌞✨

[talentos]

Los Gigantes del Diecast, la fascinación por los autos miniatura; Un negocio billonario

[almostrealzine]

🦄✨Almost Real: A Speculative Biology Zine Vol. 5 (BIOTECHNOLOGY) is now LIVE on Zoop.gg! ✨🦄

Legends new and old come to life in Almost Real’s fifth mythological volume, powered by our contributors’ speculative imaginations.

> CONTRIBUTOR LIST <

Click the links to pledge today before our campaign ends on June 16th!

[dudedidujust]

Au where Damian comes to Gotham with the goal of infiltrating and eventually overthrowing Batman instead of inheriting the mantle. Not much changes from canon except for the fact that he views everything that batman owns as his. That's his future cave and his future batmobile. This also includes his robins. After all everyone knows Batman wouldn't really be Batman without them.

Cue a very bewildered Tim being lectured on his eating habits by a righteous Damian who won't let one of his people take shortcuts with their health.

[p0pipos]

where are the real lesbians? this place is a sausage fest 😭

[smallishplanete]

their dynamic has captivated me