#moonlight valley comic

[missionkitty]

[Image ID: a digital drawing colored in a gray blue tone of a muscular, heavy-built man sitting forward with his arms resting on his legs. he has short, dark, messy hair and he is wearing a black, sleeveless top and a gray jacket, which is coming off his shoulders, and gray pants. his head is tilted to the left and he has a kind of sneering grin that reveals his pointed teeth as he looks at the viewer. his eyes have yellow irises with slitted pupils and black sclera. his hands are covered in dark fur and have black claws where fingernails would be. /End ID]

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Fanart for @moonlightvalleycomic! Happy birthday!

[lycans-art-kingdom]

made fanart for the lovely @missionkitty of her characters Julian and Robin from @moonlightvalleycomic!

please give them a read they're so wholesome

[queer-media-tourney]

Here are all 64 round 1 polls:

Rent vs Orphan Black

Heartstopper vs Orange is the New Black

Carol (2015) vs Bugsnax

The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern vs Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Fienburg

Red, White and Royal Blue vs This is how you lose the time war by Amar el-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Our Flag means Death vs Always human by Ari North

The last of us two vs On a Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

Heartbreak High vs Shameless

Undertale vs The Handmaiden

Young Royals vs Revolutionary Girl Utena

Sens8 vs Carry on by Rainbow Rowell

Bee and puppycat vs The Rocky Horror Picture Show

Yuri on Ice vs Ranma ½

Q-force vs Feel Good

Torchwood vs The interview with a Vampire (2022)

Homestuck vs Good Omens

Some like it hot vs Killing Eve

Scott Pilgrim Takes Off vs Bound (1996)

It's a sin vs Magnus Chase by Rick Riordan

Doctor Who vs Portrait of a young lady on fire

Steven Universe vs Saltburn

Xena Warrior Princess vs Cyberpunk 2077

Welcome to Nightvale vs Schitt's creek

Night in the woods vs A league Of their own

Lisa Frankenstein vs The boys in the band (1970)

Black Sails vs Owl House

Hannibal vs The Traitor Baru Cormorant

Bottoms vs The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir

The picture of Dorian Grey vs Adventure time

The Sandman (comic) vs Supernatural

Maurice (1987) vs Hazbin Hotel

Nimona vs Love Simon

Epithet Erased vs What we do in the shadows

Buffy the Vampire Slayer vs The Other Two

One Day at a time (2017) vs Falsettos

She-ra and the princesses of power vs Dykes to Watch Out for

Celluloid Closet vs Harley Quinn

But I'm a cheerleader vs Vida

Angels In America vs Glee

Hooky by Míriam Bonastre Tur vs They both die in the end by Adam Silvera

Will and Grace vs Paris is Burning

Sanders Sides vs The Magnus Archives

The L word vs Goncharov

Queer as Folk vs Paper Girls

Boys don't cry vs Dracula

All of us strangers vs Yellow jackets

The Song of Achilles vs D.E.B.S

Brokeback Mountain vs Dead end: paranormal park

Carmilla vs Pride (2014)

The Bifrost Incident vs Pink Flamingos

Call me by your name vs Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Grishaverse vs Roswell New Mexico

Riverdale vs We Know the Devil

Stardew Valley vs Pose

Disco Elysium vs Different For girls

Banana fish vs my own private Idaho

Celeste vs Tales of the City, by Armistead Maupin

Everything Everywhere all at once vs Outer Wilds

To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar vs Victor/Victoria

Moonlight vs Stranger things

The birdcage vs Midnight Cowboy

The Watermelon Woman vs The Ritz

The haunting of Bly Manor vs Epic of Gilgamesh

Fun Home by Alison Bechdel vs How to survive a plague

[variouspolltournaments]

EDIT: SUBMISSIONS CLOSED

The first Poll Tournament I will be running on this blog is the Sun and Moon Duo Tournament!

I did decide to go ahead and submit the ones I could think of, so currently already in the running are:

Cerberos/Kero and Yue: Cardcaptor Sakura

Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon: Cardcaptor Sakura

Espeon and Umbreon: Pokemon

Solrock and Lunatone: Pokemon

Solgaleo and Lunala: Pokemon

Celestia and Luna: My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic

Itsuki Myoudouin/Cure Sunshine and Yuri Tsukikage/Cure Moonlight

When this poll tournament will properly be starting remains yet to be seen.

In the meantime submit a Sun and Moon Duo, along with where they come from and (if you want) propaganda. You can do this through ask or submit a post.

Submissions in bold have propaganda, submissions not in bold do not have propaganda. Whether they do or do not have some already, you are still free to submit some.

@tournament-announcer

Submissions (besides the ones above):

Paige Mahoney and Arcturus Mesarthim/Warden: The Bone Season

Mr Shine and Mr Bright: Kirby

Sun Dragon Inti and Moon Dragon Quilla: Yi-Gi-Oh

Sundrop and Moondrop: Five Nights at Freddy’s

Apollo and Artemis: Greek Mythology

Helios and Selene: Greek Mythology

Amaterasu and Tsukuyomi: Japanese Mythology

Sol and Mani: Norse Mythology

Skoll and Hati: Norse Mythology

Sun and Moon: The Amazing Digital Circus

Sun Wukong and the Six-Eared Macaque: Lego Monkie Kid

Hinata Shoyou and Tsukishima Kei: Haikyuu

Apollo and Midnighter: DC Comics

Cleopatra Selene and Alexander Helios: Real Life Twins of Mark Antony and Cleopatra

Henry Strauss and Addie LaRue: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Eirika and Ephraim: Fire Emblem

Alcryst and Diamant: Fire Emblem

Dianamon and Apollomon: Digimon

Maya Amano and Tatsuya Suou: Persona/Shin Megami Tensei

Sasuke Uchiha and Naruto Uzumaki: Naruto

Itempas and Nahadoth: Inheritance Trilogy

Sam and Sebastian: Stardew Valley

Mind and Heart: Chonny Jash

Spirit Bomb and Oozaru: Dragon Ball

Monkey D. Luffy and Hiyori Kozuki: One Piece

Cassandra and Rapunzel: Tangled the Series

Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon: Pokemon

Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki: Bleach

Ichigo Kurosaki and Uryu Ishida: Bleach

Sol and Galicaea: Dimension 20: Fantasy High

Axel and Saix: Kingdom Hearts

Lottie and Laura Lee: Yellowjackets

Kala and Wolfgang: Sense8

Buffy Summers and Spike: Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Calliope Burns and Juliette Fairmont: First Kill

Will Solace and Nico di Angelo: Percy Jackson Series

Jamie and Dani: The Haunting of Bly Manor

Alec and Magnus: The Mortal Instruments/Shadowhunters

Mariposa and Catania: Barbie Mariposa and the Fairy Princess

Janai and Amaya: The Dragon Prince

Ruby and Sapphire: Steven Universe

Bow and Glimmer: She-ra and the Princesses of Power

Karolina Dean and Nico Minoru: Marvel's Runaways

Rapunzel and Eugene: Tangled

Sun Bak and Kwon-Ho Mun: Sense8

Elena Amamiya/Cure Soleil and Madoka Kaguya/Cure Selene: Pretty Cure

Yusuf “Joe” al-Kaysani and Nicolò “Nicky” di Genova: The Old Guard

Sonic the Hedgehog and Knuckles the Echidna: Sonic the Hedgehog

Apple White and Raven Queen: Ever After High

The Sun and the Moon: Real Life

Ballister Boldheart and Ambrosius Goldenloin: Nimona

Seo Hwi and Nam Seon-ho: My Country: The New Age

[landofadonises]

Álpheheimr - Analysis Overview of the Land of the Elves - Dissertation

Within the current lands of Adonis, the means of practicing religion and historical belief systems continue to vary based on personality and prior culture, but all of them anchor onto a similar concept, the most similar concept to our understanding being the Old Norse mythological system of Yggdrasil and its connected lands. There's an undercurrent of understanding amongst the people of Adonis that implies that the development of NG-AD0372 was almost meant to be, and that its creation was garnered from the very giants it now creates existing prior, just spreading the gift to more men and helping them become who they were meant to be from the beginning. This feeds into where it all began, and from unearthed documentation, epic poems, and tomes dating back thousands upon thousands of years, it seems that it might just be grounded in some form of reality.

These epics and tomes are filled with remarkably vivid imagery even prior to the exceptional restorative technology the nation of Adonis has at its disposal, and upon applying such things, these stories may as well be as common as a Marvel comic or holy scripture. The fantastical nature of these images and what they imply left people bewildered and breathless at first, but are now such a source of imaginative excitement, hoping that, somehow, these men will come to exist again as Alpha Dom infiltrates the fabric of humanity within Adonis, an ultimate return to form.

Yggdrasil's lands have come to represent somewhat-individualized belief systems in Adonis, even representing archetypes and personalities of individuals, much like the Zodiac. The first to address, with the largest following, from the devout to the casual, would be the land of Álpheheimr--the land of the elves.

One important distinction between the comparable Old Norse mythology structure and that of Adonis's is that there is no "Midgard"--the humans of this realm had their own individualities and characteristics but permeated nearly every sect of Yggdrasil, excluding the more exclusive sects such as Vanaheim and the near-uninhabitable zones like Niflheim and Jötunheimr. The sense of scale of these men is egregious--Jötunheimr has some of the least currently-discovered documentation but is noted to be the "Land of the Giants", while some elves within Álpheheimr seem to tower above others, seemingly ranging from 8, to 10, maybe even 15 feet tall or larger. How does this quantify a land of giants? What will scholars find?

Despite the vast amounts still to discover, due to Álpheheimr's essence representing a passive, kind path of life, "love thy neighbour"-adjacent, much has been discovered and unearthed about the tumult within this realm. There exist the normal álfr, of similar complexion to humans, which are the traditional visual of elves training, defending their towns, and living fruitful lives in general sanctity.

But intriguingly enough, it's as if the sun and moon that preside over these lands are like a lens, switching factions to a dormant state as another rises and takes over, as if three timelines exist simultaneously on the same thread--one of the aforementioned álfr, and that of the dökkálfar and the ljósálfar--dark elves and light elves. Between these lens switches between daylight, moonlight, and twilight, the foliage and greenery of the forests shifted and morphed into the respective faction's dominance, nightblooms and mullberries draping across the hills as the dökkálfar rose from underground, lilies of the valley and orchids blossoming from the dead bushes as the ljósálfar materialized from the skies, and once again returning to the daylilies and berry bushes ripe for picking as the álfr awoke. Conflict inevitably arose during these periods of change, and this is what justifies these immense elven statures and musculature. It was quickly discovered that it exists out of necessity, and consequentially, out of worship by those that it protects.

The dökkálfar were borderline demonic, ravaging the landscape as they sought out sustenance and dominance for the time they could reign, seeking comforts they could no longer achieve. Fallen from other echelons of álfr, the dökkálfar were stripped of the capability to experience certain sensations they yearned for--contentment, peace, love. The closest that could be achieved would be the humans that aligned themselves with their faction worshiping their forms and being there for them as trainees and confidants. The dökkálfar valued them greatly, as the sensation of tending to a lesser being was the closest they could get to feeling the pleasantness of caring for another being, and this dynamic allowed them to shift from beings of destruction to beings of self-preservation, only doing what they had to to continue feeling alive.

The ljósálfar were a somewhat mysterious and mischievous faction, and responsible for planting the majority of the lifeblood that fed into the land. Bountiful ambrosia seeping into the dirt, feeding their worshipers, spilling from the skies and coating their bodies during their time on the ground, was a sought-after source by the dökkálfar, who would drain the land and kill it if they could due to how it made them feel--specifically, the ability to fully feel again. This led to resentment from the ljósálfar as they sought to renew and invigorate the land with life. The mischief mentioned before lies in the way they interact with their worshipers, as while the dökkálfar will tend to their humans in a parental, guardian manner, the ljósálfar, in multiple instances, see them as devout playthings, toying with their emotions and desires and the inherent pull the ambrosia has on their psyche. The wondrous illusion of grandeur would always fade as vicious combat ensued once the dökkálfar were able to attain some of the golden liquids and fruits. It's a tragic sight to bear witness to as you see their consumption allow a smile to cross their lips, leaning in for a kiss with their humans, as the cycle continues to chase that feeling once again, to the point of bloodshed.

More analyses will be presented on how these factions came to be--whether the ljósálfar exist due to ascension of standard álfr, more explanation on the descent to madness of álfr to dökkálfar, and just how their societies interact within themselves and with others. There's a vast amount of imagery and depiction present for Álpheheimr.

[fancyfade]

Actually Justice League Odyssey is all about Vic and Kory's relationship

ID in ALT text and also under cut

[image: comics from Justice League Odyssey. first we see azrael (jean paul valley) cyborg (victor stone) and starfire (koriandr) in a space ship. vic is standing next to kory and azrael is a bit away from them and says "I am ready, cyborg." vic says "you better be. my mother box is still connected to the ship, but, starfire, I need you to give me an extra power boost." kory presses her head against vic's as energy starts building around her. vic says "I can handle it, kory. do it." Kory says "Forgive me, old friend…" and then says something in tamaranean. then we see vic plugged into a machine (the ship) and kory is blasting him with energy that radiates out through is body and a bunch of wires. he yells.

next panel shows a different scene. kory's normally green eyes have black sclera and vic is carrying her. kory says "Victor… you shouldn't be here with me… my powers… I could hurt you." Vic says "I don't care, kory." next panel shows vic and kory inside a building, with kory resting on a bed in front of a large circular window and moonlight is filterin in on her. vic is sitting on the floor next to her bed. he says "I'm not a doctor… but my dad was. and inside my system is every bit of medical knowledge within the multiverse… I've scanned you and don't see annything." Kory says "What are you doing here? You should be -- ?" Vic says "I can't really do anything until Jess finds those parts… it's okay. and, really, I'd have a hard time focusing on this ship knowing you're in pain."

final panel shows victor stone plugged into some motherbox thing (not a normal one, one someone made in the comic special) and yellow energy surrounding him as it is trying ot take control. azrael (jean paul) is pulling him away. a programmer (blue colu dude) is up on a ledge above the two of them saying "the machine is ours!" Azrael says "think about why you came here…" and vic says "… kory…." as his eyes widen. end image]

[toreii]

Glorious Masquerade Spoilers #24

Noble Bell College - Bell Tower Upstairs

Malleus, Azul, and Idia climb through the secret passage, and finally reach the top floor of the bell tower. They have finally arrived. Azul comments that the Bell of Salvation stands before them, shinning brilliantly by the moonlight. Idia says they’ll clear the game by ringing the bell, and erasing the Crimson Flower. It’s been such a troublesome emergency quest. However, before they can do that, Malleus says he has to say hello to the organizer of this banquet.

Rollo steps out to greet them, saying that they finally made it to the top. The more villains like them, the more stubborn they are. It’s deplorable. Malleus tells Rollo Flamme he came out after all. Idia mockingly asks if anyone heard that? The number one villain has something to say. Malleus mentions to Rollo that is a nice night. He asks if they crashed his party. Malleus certainly thought it was a mistake to have dropped them underground.

Rollo replies that they are uninvited guests, but it does not matter. He will treat them respectfully, even if they are rude guests. Suddenly, the top of the bell tower is consumed by the Crimson Flower. Idia comments that the nasty plant has finally reached the top floor. Malleus says it has been following their magic. Rollo comments that watching everyone flee from the Crimson Flower has been truly comical. Why fear this beautiful flower? Is magic really that important?

Azul tells Rollo not to ask such obvious questions. It’s a waste of time. Magic is the power each of them has cultivated, therefore it is an asset. Does he believe people would be happy to be robbed of it? Rollo questions magic being an asset. That belief is a mistake. MAGIC IS EVIL! IT’S A DANGEROUS FORCE THAT SEDUCES PEOPLE!

Composing himself, Rollo continues by saying that magic is an ugly thing mages are fascinated by, dependent on, and indulging in the pleasures of evil power. He calls the trio monsters. But, he is not. Rollo says he isn’t afraid of losing his magic. Malleus tells him that he knows. Not just himself, but the other mages of the world will have their magic lost forever. It’s what Rollo wants.

However, Malleus tells Rollo that no matter his reason, he will not let him do as he pleases. For those who have fallen, for those waiting at school, and for Briar Valley, and personally, Malleus adds that he has a very strong grudge against him. They will eradicate the Crimson Flower, and fix everything. With the power of the Bell of Salvation! Rollo says that even if he is a housewarden of Night Raven College, a mage who has exhausted all of his magical power and is tired is nothing to be afraid of. He tells them to come. Rollo will make a beautiful bed of Crimson Flowers with the trio as the offering.

You get to battle Rollo now! This initial battle is pretty easy. Of course, I had a bad load out, so it took like three rounds to beat him. But, I’m here to enjoy the look of defeat on Rollo’s face.

Im sorry, but…it’s so cute~😭💗

Anyways, after the battle, Rollo laughs saying the NRC trio is all bark and no bite. The Night Raven College that everyone envies, and Malleus Draconia, whom everyone fears, are nothing! Malleus mutters that the only power is Rollo’s bragging. Azul concurs. As expected of the student council president of Noble Bell College. Azul adds that he had already exhausted his magic by the time they made it to the top of the tower, but he didn’t expect to struggle as much just now.

Idia says the biggest problem is that they’re giving everything they got. Rollo isn’t bothered being surrounded by the Crimson Flower. He just keeps shooting bang after bang of magical power. Azul mentions that Rollo had to have felt the pain of having his magic drained afterwards, and comments that he has a terrifying sheer will. Malleus says that if he hits an unexpected blow, it will open a means to survive.

Rollo chuckles. He tells them it’s unslightly of them, who fear the Crimson Flower, to run around. Now they see. He declares that this is the end of those who rely on evil power such as magic. Their resent is not enough. Satisfaction leads to arrogance. Then, there will be no eternal rest. It’s ugly…oh, so ugly…

Idia deeply sighs. He tells Rollo that he’s been listening to him for a while now going on about how “magic is evil” and “magicians are villains” while dissing them. So, why is he taking their anger out on them? Rollo is like “What?” Idia tells Rollo that he really resents himself, right? He was weak and useless, and couldn’t help the “brother” who suffered in front of him. This seems to strike a nerve with Rollo who is suddenly surprised.

To be continued…

Of course, Idia would be the one to confront Rollo with the “brother” issue. He’s walked that same path himself. Aaaaaahhhhh…😭😭😭

[flowerbloom-arts]

“Murder, My Darling!”

She was read murder mysteries by her mother since childhood, he owns 400 volumes of detective novels and reads them in his spare time (which is most of the time).

When the peaceful hamlet of Moominvalley is suddenly struck with a mysterious disappearance, it's up to the police to solve the case. The Mymble's Daughter seems all too giddy at the prospect of living out such a story and her boyfriend (well, "boyfriend"), the Inspector, couldn't help but be infected by such a lack of seriousness. In the process, they fall into roleplaying tropes and using their knowledge of them to solve the case.

Will these two ever be able to solve the case, or will this case be just a goose chase?

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A fic idea that's up for grabs for anyone feeling inspired!

Cover art is a reference to the Valley of Fear (because, heh, valleys and detectives) and the title is a reference to the book the Inspector reads in Moomin and the Martians!

Mymblemamma does in fact read a story of one named Inspector Twiggs in Moominpappa's Memoirs:

"Aren't you going to read to us?" the children cried.

"Well, yes, why not," said the Mymble. "Where did we stop last time?"

The children chorused, " 'This - is - One - eyed - Bob's - sanguinary - work' - remarked - Inspector - Twiggs - pulling - a - three - inch - nail - from - the - ear - of- the - corpse - 'it - must - have - happened' —

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"Mother! Won't you read to us!" said the Mymble children from their beds.

"Yes," said the Mymble. "Where did we stop?"

"Inspector - Twiggs - silently - crept - to - the - door, '' the children chorused.

"All right," said their mother. "Inspector Twiggs silently crept to the door. Was that a pistol-barrel that gleamed for a second in the moonlight outside? Coldly determined, he advanced on the feet of Avenging Justice, stopped dead, took a step . . ."

And Mymble Jr references a certain mystery trope with the Fillyjonk in Moominvalley in November:

‘You don’t mean to say so! It’s news to me!’ Fillyjonk exclaimed. ‘That’s certainly something worth knowing! It’s just exactly what one should do when one is shut in together, washed ashore, wind-blown, rain-drenched – one has a party and in the middle of the party the lights go out and when they go on again there is One Less in the House.’

Mymble looked at Fillyjonk with new interest. ‘Sometimes you’re very surprising,’ she said. ‘That wasn’t bad at all. And then one after another vanishes and in the end only the cat is left, washing itself on their graves!’

The Inspector is seen reading books numerous times within the comics, the 400 volumes is specifically a reference to these panels in The Inspector's Nephew:

And like, man, Mymspector is a cute ship to think about but they straight-washed Inspector and made Mymble Jr all bland in the 90s where the ship originated. Imagine if they kept both of them being the dorkiest 30-somethings, they would've been so fun to watch.

[loominggaia]

On the description of one of the FTR comics on Deviantart, you mention a story called Blue Valley Underground, but it's now gone. What happened to that story?

BVU was kind of a proto-Freelance Good Guys. It was horribly written because I was very new to writing at the time...but you're not missing anything, because any concepts that were worthwhile in that story were just recycled into the current Looming Gaia series. That particular story was about life in Evangeline Kingdom, and most of the ideas from it later ended up in "Monster by Moonlight", "Unbreakable", and "Lost and Found".

Same with the old Freelance Good Guys short stories. I think there were like...5 or 10 of them? They were also recycled and basically re-written from the ground up. Anything that wasn't reused was either too stupid or just didn't fit in with the current lore. Trust me, you're not missing anything good there.

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[missionkitty]

[Image ID: three traditional drawings in black and white of the original poster's original characters, robin, a human, and julian, a werewolf. the first is of robin resting against julian's chest, who is significantly bigger and taller than she is and covered in fur. they both look content. the second is of robin braiding julian's long hair as he holds a pen to his mouth and is looking at a notebook. the third is of robin in a chibi style where she is looking up at someone much taller while she holds grocery bags, and she is covered in the shadow they cast. her eyes are big and sparkly, with little sparkles on either side of her head. /End ID]

been loving my sketchbook and fleshing out an idea where all the magical and supernatural incidents julian is exposed to in moonlight valley has consequences...it eventually affects his half form and makes him quite a bit taller and hairier--looking more like his full form

julian initially struggles with the change, but he gets used to it...and robin's admiration of her big mans certainly doesn't hurt

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Felix From @moonlightvalleycomic ! Please read it if you aren’t already, it’s so cute!!

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holy shit Lycan posting twice in one day out of queue?

It's called being autistic. Anyways

the girlfriends, Laura from Hooded Claws and Robin from @moonlightvalleycomic

Robin belongs to @missionkitty

[cheeseandstrawberrytartlover]

Nine Mutuals I’d Like to Know Better

Tagged by @shivering-isles-cryptid !

3 Ships

You are making me choose??? Horrible! Uhm... inside the TES fandom, Sheskill. Outside of the TES fandom? Trephacard (Castlevania) and Harlivy (DC Comics)

First Ship

Pretty sure it was Milo and Kida from Atlantis. I could be totally wrong, though! Maybe it was even Tarzan x Jane

Last Song

Hmmm Moonlight Magic by Ashnikko? Probably? Or the Monument Valley 2 soundtrack while I was drawiiing.

Currently Reading

First Dune book! I read exactly 2 sentences pffft

Last Film

Sister Death (2023) or Veronica (2017) those are the ones I remember.

Currently Craving

Any childhood food tbh I crave comfort rn

Tagging moots I'd like to know better but are not obligated to continue the chain: @godoftoast , @disa-point , @truth-01001001-liar, @enthusedfool, @babyblueetbaemonster, @cyberneticsanguinaire, @large-kwama-egg, @siorafede, @theguartist