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DO YOU KNOW THIS CHARACTER?

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The Guy She Was Interested in Wasn't a Guy at All, Vol. 1 by Sumiko Arai

5 badly tuned guitars out of 5!

Highly recommended for anyone who wants a solidly fluffy WLW story with two very sweet metal/rock music loving protagonists!! The art is gorgeous throughout, as you might guess from this amazing cover.

Synopsis:

Fashionable and upbeat high schooler Aya falls head over heels for an employee at a local CD shop. He’s got an air of mystery about him, always dressed well, and has impeccable taste in music. Little does she know—this supposedly male employee is actually her female classmate Mitsuki! Mitsuki generally keeps to herself, but since her seat is right next to Aya’s, she can't help but be extremely aware of the other’s crush. Revealing the truth is out of the question—but perhaps getting closer to Aya wouldn’t be so bad…

Review under the cut~

What I Liked

Oh my gosh, the art is amazing. I feel like I've been so spoiled for beautiful (and consistently beautiful...) comics/webtoons. There is not a single illustration/panel that I don't like. I hope the artist's hand is okay lol!!

I've always had a weakness for masc-dressing ladies and the plotlines that follow them around, and Mitsuki is no exception. She is so freaking cool and I don't blame Aya for crushing as hard as she is during the book.

I love that Mitsuki is also so smooth when she's confident?? Like she (whether intentionally or not) is really putting the moves on Aya

Generally I don't like plotlines that lean heavily on music (whether the characters are musicians or just appreciating music together), but Arai blended the musical themes in fairly well. It was a little strange to see Aerosmith and Metallica songs mentioned by people who aren't my suburban American parents, but that's kind of the point lol

Both Aya and Mitsuki had really great character arcs even just within this first volume! I will be continuing this series :]

started 24 December 2024 / finished 24 December 2024

[shitpost-quote]

“You don’t think about saving the world. You think about saving one person. Because sometimes, that’s enough.”

-Superman, Superman: Grounded #1

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The Charcuterie Board, as designed by your votes! Thank you to everyone who participated; this was a fun challenge!

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my art for pearl/scour in @hotguycomiczine 🌙 i love her did you know

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And this right here is precisely why Young Justice is still so beloved to people even decades later and why people were justifiably upset when the Young Justice show kept on screwing everything up from the start.

Young Justice (1998) #55

[mysterycitrus]

ranking dick graysons beef in categories like ‘i hate u cause u remind me of myself and that makes me uncomfortable’ (helena b), ‘i hate u cause ur a pain in the ass’ (jtodd), ‘i hate u but unfortunately ur very important to the people i care about’ (talia, jade) and ‘i hate u please die ❤️’ (jpv)

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For the past two months with a lot of breaks here and there I worked on this Rhys comic as a passion project. I feel I could change sth about the speech bubbles but I'm too tired atp OIFSHIOASFOI But - I'm proud of the arts and want to show off wheuuheeu >:) Hope you will like it!

[eedaeth]

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They're not allowed scissors.

I've been chipping away at this for a few days but things were looking dire and the lines were not lining and sometimes my hands refuse to do THEIR ONLY JOB so here we are behind schedule. I know i know,🤩ShoCKER🤩

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I can excuse Dazai not trying to nullify Shibusawa's fog because Fyodor was there, and they really could have just incapacitated Dazai and gone right back to their nefarious plan

but the facts are that Shibusawa was unknowingly keeping himself alive as a singularity and Dazai can nullify singularities, so there was a much less convoluted way to stop him.

[doyouknowthischaracter]

DO YOU KNOW THIS CHARACTER?

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Parallax by Fightbeast

4 mysterious glowing boxes out of 5!

Recommended for comics enthusiasts who love a nice, dynamic art style (All 5 chapters and the extras can be read here for free :D)

Synopsis:

Lomax isn't exactly happy with the direction his life is going in. Feeling trapped in the seemingly dull town of Silverdalen, and powerless due to his shyness and lack of self-esteem, this 17 year old pretty much only does what he's told, hoping tomorrow will be just a bit different. When he is approached by his science teacher who offers him a mysterious box, claiming it's just what he needs, Lomax hesitantly accepts the gift. The box brings great change, but for better or worse, who's to say? PARALLAX is a story about personal growth, friendship and how to avoid getting killed in epic supernatural battle. Adjusting to his new life in Silverdalen, Lomax must learn how to handle newfound mysterious power, and to face his challenges. Apparently getting magic powers from the science teacher still doesn't get you a passing grade in science class.

Review under the cut

This was a reread! I remember really liking this comic when I read it in high school but couldn't remember the ending, so I revisited this on a whim at the beginning of December. Turns out the comic ended pretty soon after a hiatus that I remember being super bummed by. This results in a somewhat rushed (if still technically complete) ending. I think that, by the standards of webcomics, this is one of the more cohesive story-driven webcomics I've read.

The artstyle is far and wide my favorite thing about the comic (and my blurry cover image definitely doesn't do it justice), from the gorgeous palette of every chapter (and even every individual panel), the sharp linework, the dynamic composition of each page. This level of polish is something I'd be surprised to find in even a lot of published comics today. I'm also a fan of the landscape-style illustrations, which feel fresh even in 2025 (or perhaps even more so in 2025, when scrolling webcomics are so popular).

The story and world are also compelling, though with the rather sudden ending, both left me wanting a bit more to bite into. It doesn't look like the artist/author is still active in the webcomic space, but I'm very glad that they left the webcomic up! If there was a way to get a print copy (or even a PDF copy) of the comic and support the artist, I'd do it in a heartbeat. Aside from this most recent reread, I remember visiting and revisiting the comic site to look for Parallax updates every day after school. It still holds up the same draw to me, though I understand someone without nostalgia-goggles may look at the comic more critically.

started 4 December 2024 / finished 4 December 2024

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[dummyminded]

"You forgot the part where MY PARTNER saved everyone at the cost of his own life." MOBIUS GIVE A GAL LIKE ME A WARNING BEFORE YOU SAY SOMETHING LIKE THIS 😭