#THE LAST SESSION

[aroaessidhe]

Aro books by authors of colour!

ARO WEEK 2023

DEATHLESS DIVIDE / historical zombie fantasy / aroace MC (dual pov, she’s a side character in book 1)

THE LAST SESSION / contemporary/dnd-fantasy graphic novel / one of the MCs is aro

SAL & GABI BREAK THE UNIVERSE / contemporary sci-fi / aro probably-ace MC, mentioned briefly but he talks all the time how annoying it is when people assume he & gabi are dating

NOT YOUR BACKUP (sidekick squad #3) / YA superhero sci-fi / aroace-spec questioning MC

SO MANY BEGINNINGS / historical little women retelling / while it’s not super explicit, Jo is probably aroacespec, her ‘relationship’ reads as a QPR

KAIKEYI /  adult historical fantasy/retelling / aroace MC  

THE BRUISING OF QILWA / adult fantasy novella / MC is aroace

ELATSOE / contemporary fantasy/paranormal / aro-coded ace MC

COME DRINK WITH ME (TALES OF THE THREAD) / adult historical fantasy / short story series centred around platonic relationships from an aro perspective

see also:  It Sounds Like This, Summer Bird Blue, If It Makes You Happy, Take Me To Your Nerdy Leader

*as a note, some of these only briefly explore aromanticism, and/or explore the ace part of the aroace character more. If you want more details on how much things are explored, see my database!  

[littledozerdraws]

I recently read the last session and loved your art for it! Your style is so cute and I love your colors!

thank you so much! I'm so glad you loved the book! I had so much fun working on it, especially the in-game scenes!

[aspeccharactersoftheday]

Shen from The Last Session is aromantic asexual!

[godzilla-reads]

Just finished reading this fun comic about a group of friends playing a TTRPG called “Dice & Deathtraps”, reconnecting as adults and meeting new people along the way. They’ve got a D&D-style game, fantasy aspects, queer and POC characters which was great!

Very entertaining.

[acesincomics]

Ace Characters in Comics: Shen

Shen, a main character of the comic book series The Last Session, is aromantic and asexual.

The Last Session (2021-2022) is a DnD adventure comic about friends learning to cope with all the changes that come from growing up, created by Jasmine Walls @mythjae-blog, Dozerdraws @littledozerdraws, Micah Myers, and published by Mad Cave Studios @madcavestudios.

The Last Session was nominated for YALSA's 2023 Great Graphic Novels for Teens and was named one of NYPL's 2022 Best Books for Teens.

ROLL FOR INITIATIVE Jay, Lana, Drew, Walter, and Shen began playing Dice & Deathtraps in high school. Now dealing with college and all the twists and turns of their lives, their weekly game has been a wonderful constant. But, as college graduation looms and it feels like their lives are all moving down very different paths, Lana’s thrilled to finally finally complete the party’s unfinished original campaign. But when Jay’s partner Cassandra joins the game, Lana refuses to let her inexperience ruin the best part of her week! But in the end, that may be Lana and the party’s undoing…

Read The Last Session: Mad Cave Studios | Amazon | Drivethru | Global Comix | Bookshop | IndieBound [Available from Libby and Hoopla]

Created by

Jasmine Walls: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Ko-fi

Dozerdraws: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Tumblr | Patreon | Ko-fi

Micah Myers: Website | Twitter | Instagram | Shop

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[qbdatabase]

Jay, Lana, Drew, Walter, and Shen began playing Dice & Deathtraps in high school. Now dealing with college and all the twists and turns of their lives, their weekly game has been a wonderful constant. But, as college graduation looms and it feels like their lives are all moving down very different paths, Lana’s thrilled to finally finally complete the party’s unfinished original campaign.

So when Jay’s partner Cassandra joins the game, Lana refuses to let her inexperience ruin the best part of her week! But in the end, that may be Lana and the party’s undoing …

[robinreadscomics]

the last session #1-5 (2021-22)

while the "volume 1" on the graphic novel collection does give me some hope that this series is going to continue, but i haven't been able to find any news of plans to do so. regardless, i can heartily recommend this graphic novel if you like a) tabletop roleplaying games (especially d&d, as "dice & deathtraps" is not only a legally distinct stand-in for the world's most popular ttrpg, it even shares its acronym!), b) queer/trans representation, and c) good stories well told!

(also, if you're like me, orcs & half-orcs, as the de facto party leader is a half-orc ranger. it doesn't affect the story much, but it does provide some exceptionally lovely eyecandy if you're a weirdo like me who goes wild for green skin & tusks.)

the narrative gives us both an in-game & out-of-game perspective, with the latter being fairly more prominent page count wise, but there's still plenty of in-game stuff, and the two play off of each other nicely to help tell the story. in general the first few pages of each issue show the backstory of the game (a detail that i love is that the game got started at what was originally supposed to be a gsa meeting) and one or two focus characters per issue, while the majority of the issue takes place in the present day.

as alluded to earlier this comic has some absolutely fantastic representation both in terms of none of the characters being white and in each of them being some stripe of queer or trans! the dm is nonbinary, one player is ace who is explicitly in a queerplat relationship with one of the other players, another player is a trans guy. just, y'know, heck yeah!

i don't necessarily want to describe the entire plot, but there is a pretty big interpersonal conflict that arises in the titular last few sessions (so yeah the title isn't quite accurate, but "the last session" is a bit more catchy/title-y than "the last few sessions," so i get it). and importantly (to me, anyway), while there is clearly one side of the conflict that is more at fault than the other, the comic empathizes with everyone involved, which is just always going to be my favorite kind of conflict.

i super loved this comic, and again even though there is no indication of it at present, i'm nevertheless super hopeful that the "volume 1" on the cover is an omen of future volumes to come!

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[readtilyoudie]

THE LAST SESSION

[raviollies]

There's no being as gentle as the demon.

[sherlockggrian]

rip mumbo k jumbo. you did not, in fact, kill a lot

[miningroseakira]

no more dying immediately after jimmy i guess o7

[pineapple-frenzy]

Book 2 au: sparring sessions and short hair katara

They like to have sparring sessions in order to keep their bending skills sharp. They allow themselves to go all out and not hold back at all cause they know if anyone got hurt, Katara could just heal them

But anyways, wouldn't it be kinda funny if Zuko accidentally burned Katara's hair tho? Aofkqldkkajfjd

The "I think we can save the hairloops" line is from @linnoya-writes thank you for that!! :>>

[caemidraws]

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[jazzdailyblog]

Lee Morgan: The Trumpet Prodigy Who Redefined Jazz

Introduction: With his distinctive tone, virtuosic playing, and engaging tunes, trumpeter Lee Morgan made an enduring impression on the jazz world. Morgan’s life and music continue to inspire and resonate with jazz fans across the world, from his early success as a young prodigy to his tragic and untimely death. This blog post explores Lee Morgan’s remarkable career, including his ascent to…

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[frankensteinposm0]

« But you are everything to me. »

I might turn this into a comic but I have to think about it. Anyways the sillies 🫶🏻