#the troll bridge

[pratchettquotes]

It was said to be a wonder of the world, except that very few people around here ever wondered much about anything and were barely aware of the world.

Terry Pratchett, Monstrous Regiment

[pangur-and-grim]

I wrote a short story about a college dropout who develops a homosexual interest in a bridge troll who then gets crushed after a Tesla drives over its bridge too many times (triggering a collapse), and the woman organizing the anthology said “thank you very much for submitting this but it does not fit our theme of tragic queer horror”

[colleendoran]

TROLL BRIDGE

Neil Gaiman's TROLL BRIDGE was one of my all time favorite projects.

When I first took a crack at it back in the 1990's, I adapted it as a 9 page short in pen and ink.

It was terrible.

I don't think I understood the story properly. It takes a certain level of life experience and maturity to really get what the writer is trying to convey.

When Neil was kind enough to let me have another go at it, I redid it as a graphic novel at Dark Horse Comics in pencil with digital color, and delved into the story with the benefit of nearly two decades of consideration and contemplation.

While it wasn't as successful as either Snow, Glass, Apples or Chivalry, I consider it among my personal bests.

It is very melancholy, and not for kids. But the imagery evokes the lingering echo of childhood.

Ask for it at your local comic shop or bookstore.

While the original trade is still in print, the art shows at its best in the Neil Gaiman Library Volume II.

[randimason]

“What makes their collaboration so interesting is how Colleen does so many different things depending on the tone and direction of the story,” said curator Kim Munson. “There are so many visual references and touchpoints, and so much range to her style.”

New retrospective of @colleendoran’s work with @neil-gaiman appears in Forbes (!) in time for the opening of the Colleen Doran Illustrates Neil Gaiman exhibition at NYC’s Society of Illustrators.

[faniacmag]

TROLL BRIDGE | The Moving Picture - YouTube

Subtitulado vía YouTube.

TROLL BRIDGE is a love-letter to Terry Pratchett and Discworld. It exists because an awful lot of people thought it ought to. The film is adapted from the short story 'Troll Bridge.

[macrowitchphotography]

If I see a bridge, I gotta get under it for a picture! Thems the rules!!

[margoat-07]

Broppy and Bristle (I think that’s the ship name) kids :D they are in lesbians with each other <3

[grickle14]

Tight squeeze.

[err0r505]

hoodie has the posture of a teenager who just got yelled at by his mom to get out of his room and socialize

[bonefall]

Better Bones AU Masterpost

Last Update: 8/23/23, Version 1.0

"What is the Better Bones AU?"

I'm so glad you asked, convenient question-speaker!

Better Bones (BB) is a full-series rewrite project that seeks to have a more conclusive stance on anti-authoritarianism, revamp the bonds and beliefs of individual characters to make more interesting drama and politics, and overhaul the progression of morality and history throughout the timeline to make the society of the Clans into a living, changing culture.

To do that, we've got 5 goals;

Fix the tangled family tree and give it clearer rules, expanding on kinship between cats while not neglecting friendships

Make the environment accurate to northwestern England, including education on how different biomes are managed and lists of local flora and fauna, to understand how environment has impacted Clan culture.

Build out technology by giving the Clans tool use and food preparation, additional traditions and customs, their own language, and medicinal treatment guides from sniffles up to HRT.

Change the themes of canon by addressing its problematic elements, giving the cats consistent politics and making the narrative conclusively anti-authoritarian.

Be cool as fuck, with wilder deaths, more clanborn villains, bloodier battles, and even MORE complicated innerClan drama

BB is told in notes and outlines, with the "end point" being a full skeleton for the entire series complete with chapter-by-chapter notes, which anyone would be able to write out fully, just as if they were a ghostwriter being handed a draft.

This project is open-source. I encourage you to take any inspiration from this AU that you'd like, or use the Clan culture expansions for your own projects. They don't HAVE to be warriors-related, we have a few folks who like to apply parts of this project to Rainworld! Go bananas.

I only ask that you don't steal any drawn art (as seen in the fanart, character summaries, and culture expansions) to pass it off as your own. Please respect the contributions of these artists.

"Boy howdy! Where do I start?"

WOWZERS another perfectly timed question I'm proud of you

HISTORY LESSON. This is a "brief" summary of the ENTIRE history of BB, breaking down each block of history into Periods, divided into Eras. It sprawls from the founding to the most recently completed arc. NOTE: BB does not cover arcs until they are complete. ASC has not been completed at the time of this post.

Character Summaries Every character gets a redesign and a summary, covering who they are, their role in the story, and their connections to everyone around them. NOTE: You are encouraged to put your own spin on the designs if you'd like! I do not design with genetic accuracy or MAP-friendliness in mind, so you have my blessing to alter them or request a modification for an animation.

Clan Culture Expansions Crafts, Herb Guides, the flora and fauna they encounter on a regular basis, and the Clanmew conlanguage is all in here.

Family Tree Overhauls This is almost done i swear

Fragment Bin This is where I'm going to eventually be putting everything still "WIP" material. I call these "fragments" because the full story isn't planned yet, but I talk about the little 'pieces' that I want to shuffle around. If you're new around here, basically I just sorta babble about a wishlist and then work through it with ask/reply suggestions.

FAQ I'll need this too at some point im sure

[waitingforthet]

sphinx and bridge troll seek a third

[limon-rat]

Remembering that one time I thought too hard about the fact that John came back and couldn't find anyone.

Might post the aftermath of that

[colleendoran]

A spooky haunted house in this page from Neil Gaiman's TROLL BRIDGE. On sale now. Pencil with digital color. Adaptation by me with letters by Todd Klein. From Dark Horse Comics. This page was selected for inclusion in the Spectrum Annual.

[starlight-prism]

drawing silly scenarios instead of writing a plot where those scenarios can happen

[danskjavlarna]

Source details and larger version.

From goats to merely goat-legged, here's my favorite vintage goat imagery.

[unlawfulgames]

Our book is now available for public purchase y’all! Check it out if you like goats, troll unions, troika, haunted living cairns, swarms of tiny Boschian ne’er-do-wells another other such lovely shenanigans! Not to mention cobblestone magic, weirdly pastoral liminality, fighting capitalists, Look’n Fer Meaning, and eternal travel down an endless road.