#anyway this is about hgcz.

[theminecraftbee]

one of the worst things about being a writer is when you have to sit on your hands about a REALLY COOL SPOILER. and you just want everyone to know about the really cool spoiler you want them to know so so so badly but the best way for them to learn it would be to experience it and you also want them to do THAT so you’re just sitting on your hands vibrating and making a low whine while your dog looks at you with concern. and then your friends go “what’s wrong”. and you go PLEASE I NEED TO TELL YOU. and they go “oh okay so tell me”. and you go NO,

[mumblesplash]

the hotguy comics contributor sona inserts still kill me because almost all of them are like ‘we added the team's writer as background extra #482’ and then i’m out here ‘hello kaze my beloved page illustrator slash era cover artist you are now my oc you have a criminal record and a head injury and you’re lowkey kind of an asshole but you come around at the start of act 3 in a heartwarming moment that hints at the slowly rekindling trust between our heroes and the city they’ve sworn to protect’

[crystaleevee4]

mmmm. hgcz thoughts. i'm more insane about these guys than i am about the actual main characters

Post-Catalyst Soup Group (especially impy, least especially gem) kinda like. Oh. what was all that hurt for. and they want to try and make up for it.

so... they maybe pull a Forgery. with much controversy about it but eventually stuff gets better (actually debating abt this- maybe pearl specifically just. goes back to bein a civilian).

impulse specifically going to therapy at the encouragement of his friends. he has problems and he was like. very likely passively suicidal. he Needs Help and he will be getting it (with much reluctance)

who knows about the other guys... maybe, maybe not? gem isn't that's all i know

impulse and skizz become roommates and gem and pearl become roommates and their houses are right next to each other. and then they connect them with much debate and arguments with the HOA and also city government

both houses get dogs. guess which ones they are (it's prim and kbmrjmd and tilly)

????the Citadel gets de-deathtrap'd and turned into a giant amusement park thingy

idfk man. reblog. what do YOU think happens to everyone post-catalyst. i want to know

[crystaleevee4]

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA THE CHAPTER THAT SOLIDIFIED MY LOVE FOR SMOKE SIGNAL

It was an honor to write for the @hotguycomiczine! Thank you to @violet-fire-cat for editing!

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[definitelynotshouting]

Hi I still haven't had time to read hgcz yet but I can't wait for when I do! Thank you for all your work on it!

Anyway I was writing my fic earlier and wanted a character to make a one off joke about absorbing their twin in the womb, like a one sentence thing... and now I'm researching vanishing twin syndrome and chimerism loool, the fanfic writer tangent curse really do be tangenting tonight

Hgcz will be waiting for you whenever you've got the time to read it!!! :DD thank you so much for the support anon!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

Oh gods 😭😭 yeah i go down that rabbit hole every single time. Last night i tried to write a little recursive snippet for a friend's fic and instead ended up researching general EMT protocol for assessing patient wellness. I did not write more than a paragraph of the fic snippet i was too absorbed in learning about SAMPLE 💥💥💥💥💥 the writers tangent curse comes for us all 😔😔

[automaticdata]

HGCZ live reactiony stuff pt 1

I have never done a live reaction thing before so I am probably going to do this very wrong, but here goes nothing.

This post covers the first two stories in the zine, will react to more later. <3

Even before I get to the actual content, omg that warnings page. It is a thing of beauty. Trigger warnings for a lot of things people don't often warn for, with a link to see which stories contain what, and graphics and explanations of each one. 10/10 would be warned again.

The nitpicky part of me went "that's not how mutations work" for the intro to Hermitopia, and was quickly silenced by the part that was going "ooooh but it's cool sounding so who cares." It means we get a world that's in upheaval from these changes instead of one that's adapted to them already, and storylines where people used to be "normal" and changed into something cooler different.

"TCG" as Threat Control Group, lol.

"The First Battle The Most Epic and Heartwrenching and Harrowing Battle of the Turn of the Century": immediately Joel and Lizzie have an awesome dynamic. I haven't read a lot of stories with them, but this Joel as the guy who's kind of being pulled along for the ride while Lizzie is super into the whole hero/villain/story thing is pretty cool.

"Give me all your catsh" I love how HotGuy is like. Reworking the story, and how Lizzie is here for it. Also Lizzie wanting all the cats >>>>> Lizzie wanting all the cash.

HotGuy and Lizzie Gal treating the whole thing like a D&D encounter, love it.

"I can also talk to cats!" (Joel holding up a sign that says "The cats don't talk back") This humor is amazing I love it.

Lizzie scrawling "You're no fun at all" after HotGuy zips her lips. XD

J: "Silencing women? That's kind of problematic of you, Average Guy --" HG: "YOU KNOW WHAT JOEL ISN'T HERE ACTUALLY IT'S JUST LIZZE" lol.

(Gah the nook app displays the pages wonderfully when it decides to load them without a huge freaking pause wtf are you doing I have this downloaded there should not be lag)

... I have a feeling that Lizzie Will Remember That.

Scar getting completely sidetracked because he needs a good catchphrase lol.

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The stat thing is so cute. "Spice tolerance: 0. Love of Jellie: off the chart."

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Meet Cute:

oh hey I recognize this artstyle XD

Okay so I haven't actually ever given a reaction to DDVAU so a lot of the reactions I'm having to the art here apply to both this story and DDVAU but it still works okay D= Anyway - I love the art style, it is my jam. I especially love the design of Cute Guy's face, and I'm glad they kept that from DDVAU and carried it over here. The shadows from the wings/magic/whatever it is creating a mask-like thing around the eyes is a really cool effect. Also amused that HotGuy's boob window has stayed. It's just so him. XD

HotGuy I know those wings and uh yeah pretty sure not a villain (though Cut Guy could definitely pull off being one). Of course Scar HotGuy shoots first and asks questions later, lol.

Cute Guy being 110% done is <3

That shot of Cute Guy pointing the arrow at him is like. Very close to the pose I drew once for Grian taunting/flirting with Scar, and even though I know Cute Guy doesn't intend it I'm just. I can unsee it as flirting.

Cute Guy wearing pink converse sneakers is something I did not know I needed in my life. XD

"What just happened?" Scar HotGuy, if I know anything about HotGuy & Cute Guy AUs, you just fell in love at first sight. XD (Don't actually know if that's the case but lol I'm going with it)

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Pausing for now, will read/react to more later.

[crystaleevee4]

snippy from the soup group + skizz post-hgcz thingy. i... am not sure about some of the topics theming here, given i've never experienced them myself, but i do think it fits the characters, so i'm having those topics anyways. hey, if you notice something that seems a little insensitive in these snippets or when i publish it on ao3, feel free- as a matter of fact please do- shoot me a notice!