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Art Fight Attack #13

Dr. Matias is a much beloved OC who belongs to @exxorcius but has also captured my heart.

This is my last Artfight entry!

The morning light catches in a fancy bokeh behind him, refracting in his glasses... But overworked Matias is completely out of it. Bonus exposed belly for people who couldn't resist tugging on his shirt to cover it, and those who'd come in for a poke.

B&W, lineart, no effect and without glasses...

[exxorcius]

@recom-week Day 1-“Fix it”🩸

Pandora’s jungle is beautiful yet full of dangers. The planet’s immune system has been triggered again due to a human intrusion and one of the missions suffered greatly as an outcome. Dr.Matias despite being skilled even in his new recombinant body, surely thanking to have it even with his specific defect - can’t help but think of the impossibility to keep a living body in the gruesome scene stretched out before his eyes.

(A single medkit and travel supplies surely won’t help)

(I haven’t shared info about the piece subject on tumblr yet so allow me to introduce Dr. Matias Vorhees)

[nfcomics]

POISON IVY no.4 • cover art • Matias Bergara [Sept 2022]

Workplace harassment complaints, health code violations, and inhuman work hours. All just a few of the things that your everyday human resources representative has to deal with. Lucky for you, Poison Ivy isn't your average HR rep. She's much more flexible and her punishments are far worse, too! So be on your best behavior because Dr. Isley is watching.

(W) G. Willow Wilson (A) Marcio Takara (CA) Matias Bergara

[immabethehero]

A Jolly Holiday (WDTAJN - Song)

Finally have them all done! Here’s my last entry for @wdtajn! The song? Jolly Holiday from Mary Poppins!

(So a bit of context: I made a boyfriend for Bruno. His name is Matias, he’s an inventor who showed up in the Encanto after the events of the movie. His inventions are unpredictable, to say the least. They don’t always work and often end with an explosion. Think Dr. Doofenshmirtz, but if his parents were actually supportive and loving. He was kicked out of his hometown when his parents died, and has been hopping from town to town since. Until he ended up in the Encanto.)

PS. he also owns a grey cat named Alegria ^u^

*******

Bruno spends an extra hour in the bathroom this morning, washing his hair and shaving as much as he can. Thirty minutes are spent on teeth alone. He throws on his prettiest ruana (with extra embroidery by Mirabel) over a new green and white striped shirt and purple pants. A corsage tucked over his heart, he dashes downstairs.

His cheerful presence is not lost on the family, who watch him intently.

“Wonder what’s got him all cleaned up,” Camilo says.

“Matias is coming over,” Isabela answers as she walks out. Camilo blanches.

“Not with a new machine, right?” he whispers to his sister. Dolores simply stares at him.

“Not with a new machine, right?” Camilo squeaks.

Dolores rolls her eyes and strains her head to listen. “It’s definitely not his typical machine… it does sound awfully loud. Sort of like… instruments crashing together.” Camilo weakly whimpers.

“Don’t worry, Papá and I have been teaching him to play,” Mirabel says as she passes.

“Play?!”

Mirabel ignores her primo and runs out. “I’m going for a walk, see ya!”

Bruno picks up a small parcel wrapped up in a custom wrapping paper with little drawn gears shaped like hearts on them. He approaches his sobrinos and twirls. 

“How do I look?”

“Better than usual,” Camilo admits. “I can’t even smell your breath from here.”

“You look muy guapo,” Dolores says. “What’s the occasion?”

“It’s our anniversary today!” Bruno squeals. “A whole year! I can’t wait to show Matias my gift-”

Bang! Crash! Bang! Crash! True to what Dolores said, whatever invention Matias has brought this time, it’s going to be a very musical, albeit noisy one.

“That’s definitely not what I had in mind when he said he would surprise me today,” Bruno says. “Camilo, what do you see out there?”

Camilo peers out the window. Matias has put on a lovely suit, no doubt tailored by Agustín. His black dreadlocks have been tied up into a bun. However, his silver vest and new purple shirt hide underneath a shield of musical instruments. A horn hangs across his chest, a trumpet is strapped to his chest, an accordion is fastened to his belt, and on his back is a large bass drum, with crash cymbals on top of it. When he moves, a mallet bangs on the drum and the cymbals crash together. Mirabel stands beside him, trying to suppress her amused smile.

Camilo turns back to Bruno. “Do you remember that movie we watched together? The one with the magical nanny?”

Bruno nods. “Yeah?”

“That’s your surprise-”

Bruno dashes out before Camilo can finish his sentence.

“Good morning, hermoso! Happy anniversary!” Matias yells over his instruments banging together.

“Hey Matias! I heard you were coming,” Bruno says. “Literally. What are you wearing? What is all this?”

The inventor twirls around. “Do you like it? I thought I’d take a page out of the moving picture you showed us the other day.” He picks up the accordion and begins to play.

“You didn’t strike me as an accordion player,” Bruno admits as he listens to Matias. He’s actually holding the instrument correctly! And not butchering any notes! It’s a miracle!

“That’s because I’m not. Mirabel had to teach me,” Matias admits. 

“I did offer to play with him, but he wanted to do the whole act,” Mirabel adds.

“I’m dating an actual soap opera star. I need to have some credibility to my name,” Matias says. He takes a deep breath and begins to sing.

Ain't it a glorious day?

Right as a morning in May

I feel like I could fly

“Isn’t this from Mary Poppins?” Bruno asks.

“Shut up and please let me do this.”

Have you ever seen the grass

So green, or a bluer sky?

Oh it's a jolly holiday with Bruno

Bruno makes your heart so light!

“You have too much faith in me, mi vida,” Bruno says with a laugh.

When the day is gray and you feel low

The sky suddenly darkens before the sun breaks through once more.

Bruno makes the sun shine bright!

Bruno spies Pepa peeking out from behind a tree. How many Madrigals did Matias plan this with?!

Oh, happiness is blooming all around him,

The daffodils are smiling at the dove

Right on cue, daffodil petals shower Bruno. He catches Isabela high–fiving his sister.

When Bruno holds your hand

You feel so grand

Your heart starts beating like a big brass band!

Matias jumps to the beat, the instruments a rhythmic discord. Mirabel winces, but Bruno laughs.

It's a jolly holiday with Bruno

No wonder that it's Bruno that we love!

Matias grabs Bruno’s hand and pulls him through the town. Isabela showers flowers in their direction and Antonio stands by a fence with animals lined up. Matias joins them.

“We practiced on this all week! Take it away guys!”

“Baaaaa!” an older ram sings. Interesting.

“Baa! Baa!” a trio of lambs respond.

A horse whinnies the next part, followed by a cow mooing. Are the animals supposed to sing along? Bruno raises an eyebrow.

“You know this part sounded better in my head,” Matias admits. Bruno snorts. “Antonio said they sounded like a choir.”

“They do!” Antonio exclaims.

Donkeys bray the next line, and a large pig finishes the verse with two loud snorts. Mirabel and Antonio sing the translation, hoping to save the last verse of the song.

When Bruno holds your hand

You feel so grand

Your heart starts beating like a big brass band!

It's a jolly holiday with Bruno

No wonder that it's Bruno that we love!

Bruno applauds the “musician” and the animals (who honestly did their best). “Asombroso! Wonderful playing!”

Matias attempts to bow, the accordion pushing into his stomach. “Note to self: it’s hard to bend over when you have instruments strapped to you.”

“Need help getting all that off?” Bruno asks, gently knocking on the drum.

“Yes, actually, the local band needs all of these back before their next gig.”

Bruno freezes. “Seriously? How did you even get them to give you these instruments?”

“Your sobrina is a very persistent young lady,” Matias answers, nodding to Mirabel. She winks.

“He’s my best pupil! I’ve never seen anyone learn the accordion so quickly before,” Mirabel says. “Other than me, of course.”

“Your whole family is quite musical, so I thought it would be smart if I joined in,” Matias explains.

Bruno’s eyes widen. “Oh! I’m actually not that musical myself, you didn’t have to go through all that trouble.”

“Really? I always took you for a pianist, especially with those hands of yours.”

Bruno’s cheeks burn hotter than the sun. He shoves Matias playfully. “Come on, let’s get these instruments off you. That way I can show you the gift I got you…”

*

If Camilo hears the discordant cymbal crashing as he walks through town, he does not acknowledge it. He doesn’t hear the drum occasionally going thump. And he certainly doesn’t hear the rhythmic squeezing of a dying accordion squashed between two people. No. He won’t acknowledge the sound of the One (well, Two) Man Band!

*

Matias holds up his new notebook, running his hands over the pretty cover. Illustrated rats play with kittens, no doubt inspired by Alegria, Matias’ grey cat. “This is a wonderful gift! I definitely needed a new sketchbook! You have no idea how many new ideas I’ve got.”

“The last one looked like it was bursting at the seams. And look-” Bruno flips through the pages. Little sketches of cats appear, along with encouraging messages in Bruno’s handwriting. Matias freezes.

“My writing looks more like chicken scratches, so I hope you can actually read them,” Bruno rambles. “I did try looking for inspirational quotes from the future… but I don’t think you’d get any references, so I just stuck to basic stuff. Cheesy, right?” He stops when he sees Matias wiping away tears. Bruno winces.

“It’s bad, isn’t it? You can always rip those out or draw over them or-”

“My first notebook was a lot like this. Full of little motivational quotes written by my parents.” That catches Bruno off guard. In all their time together, Matias had never really mentioned his own family. Hell, he even arrived in Encanto alone!

“I think it’s still in my green toolbox. I always keep the most important stuff in that toolbox,” Matias says.

Bruno moves closer to Matias, motioning him to talk. From what he knows from the small tidbits Matias has told him, the inventor hopped from town to town, never settling in one place. He doesn’t think Matias has ever lived in a town for a whole year.

“After my first few ‘village incidents’, I started to keep all my precious things, stuff I didn’t want to lose, in that toolbox. Just in case I ever needed to get out of town quickly. I didn’t need to worry about a heavy suitcase.”

Bruno fidgets with his ruana, struggling to think up any comforting words. He finally decides to just put his hand on Matias’.

Matias turns to Bruno, smile slowly returning. He grasps Bruno’s hands. “But this time, I… I think I want to stay. I’ve never felt so welcome here! Everyone is so welcoming and encouraging. I’ve never felt more at home! So, if you’ll allow it, I want to live in Encanto permanently.”

No sooner has Matias finished his sentence does Bruno shower him with kisses. Matias chuckles. “Is that a yes?”

“Of course! You’ll always have a home here!”

[lizziebylife]

Another super fun art fight piece! I've loved @exxorcius ' Avatar medic ever since I saw him pop up on insta! A joy to finally draw Dr. Matias! Loved every second of it!!

[nightmaremp]

Jessica

About her

She is a part time singer at her brothers’ bar. while she is not singing at the bar, she works at a small jewelry store.

She has two twin older brothers named Rick and Randy.

Jessica have a pet lyoki aka werewolf cat named Smoke

She loves to sing and wants to become a famous singer but she wants to keep her dad’s promise of singing at their family bar.

Jessica is a bookworm like me. Her type of books are gothic literature, monster horror, and romance.

Her mother’s name is Melody and she is a retired bar singer. She is a sweet, loving woman and mother to Jessica and her brothers. Melody only wants the best for her kids.

Her father’s name is Matias, he owns a bar that has been in his family for years. The bar is called “Tunes of Drinks” . Matias wants Jessica to keep singing at the family bar to keep the line of women in the family singing in their bar alive. He is pushy and uses guilt to make Jessica keep singing at their bar. Her father is scared to let his little bird go and enjoy the world, he just wants her to be safe and happy.

Rick is cocky and a smartass but he is nice. He wants Jessica to go out and do her dreams, forgetting about the bar. He has a boyfriend named David who is a muppet monster.

Randy is harsh and keeps a tight line on his sister and brother. He wants Jessica to keep the family line running and not follow her dreams. He has a wife named Angel who is sweet as a cake and tries to get her husband to understand his little sister’s dream.

Jessica wants to go out to the world and become her dream but can’t due to Randy and Matias’ pushing her to be what they want for her. She becomes self confident when singing because if she messes up one note, Randy would snap at her.

She is sweet and kind hearted. She wants the best for everyone but never wishes herself the best. She doesn't believe in herself to become a famous singer anymore due to her family’s pushing her.

Meeting Dr Teeth

Jessica met Teeth when the band stopped by in her town to play some songs and to rest from their tour.

Teeth had come to the family bar with the band to party after the concert, they luckily came in before Jessica started to sing a song.

After she got off stage, she decided to welcome the new visitors in their small town. Jessica walks up to Teeth and starts to talk with the doc. They talk about music which Teeth was surprised by how many songs she knew from working at the family bar.

When Teeth asked her why don’t she become a singer outside the small town and bar. Jessica went quiet before telling Teeth that she can’t break her dad’s heart by singing at their bar. The good doctor then asks her if this is what she wants, to which Jessica said no.

Jessica and Teeth would spend the next few days hanging out and getting to know each other. Teeth would play his keyboard for Jessica as she sings. He would say how good she was which makes Jessica feel good about herself.

Jessica would catch feelings for the man but worried about her family finding out.

When the last day came for the band to leave the small town to continue their tour, Dr Teeth asked Jessica if would like to come with them. She was quiet for a bit before she answered with a yes. She wants to make her dreams come true and prove to her family that she doesn't need to sing at a bar to be a singer.

Jessica comes in their van and joins them on their tour. She would watch from backstage, cheering them on. She didn’t want to sing on stage yet since the number of people is more than the number in her family bar.

Months later, she would tell Teeth she had fallen head over heels for him and ask if they could date which Teeth said why not. Her and Teeth’s relationship is healthy and happy, a lot better than Jessica’s past relationships with guys her dad forced her to date.

She would find out about Teeth being a dentist in the past and how his parents wanted him to be a dentist. Jessica would find how similar her parents and Teeth’s parents are.

Jessica would comfort Teeth during his phases and just be there for her lover.

Jessica is good friends with Penny, Teeth’s ex lover because she finds random things about Teeth and her past relationship with him. They both like spicy food but Jessica likes her to be in the middle of the spice range or lower.

I’m working on their story of how they got together.

Her design:

[imninahchan]

nina aproveitando o print do simon namoradinho, como vc acha que cada um deles seria com uma namorada ciumenta/qdo ela estivesse com ciúmes? o matías old q já sabemos q viveria o ápice do dia dele ali infernizando ela pra depois dar carinho pois eh um cara de pau

old old o matias kkkkkk

sla acho que no geral homem fica com o ego inflado quando a parceira tem ciúmes, mas acho que o enzo, esteban, os dois agustin iam logo tentar se ‘explicar’ mesmo sem ter feito nada só pra não fazer a situação virar uma dr sabe? Os outros eu não sei... perdi o jeito de fazer hc

[fantomcomics]

What's Out This Week? 10/25

Just a few days left til our Halloween Party! You coming??

Blitmap #1 (of 6) - Jack Timmer & Matias Basla

A THRILLING NEW SCI-FI SERIES SET IN A BREATHTAKING SOLARPUNK METROPOLIS! SET IN THE DIGITAL WORLD OF BLITMAP!

EACH BLIND BAGGED ISSUE COMES WITH A UNIQUE COVER VARIANT BASED ON THREE DIFFERENT DESIGNS!

Under the shadow of an ancient cataclysm, Blitnauts and Logos factions battle for power, while The Static's elusive realm entraps and corrupts all who submit to its mystifying call.

Captain Marvel #1 - Alyssa Wong, Jan Bazaldua & Stephen Segovia

HIGHEST, FURTHEST, FASTEST!

The Captain gets a permanent glow-up designed by superstar artist Jen Bartel! And that's not all that's changed. Brand-new look - brand-new creative team - and a brand-new status quo. Carol Danvers is one of the powerhouses of the Marvel Universe, a woman capable of harnessing the energy of the sun. So if you're coming for Earth? She's the first one you take off the board. Someone's figured just how to do just that. Introducing a new supporting cast and villains both beloved and dangerously fresh, Alyssa Wong and Jan Bazaldua's exhilarating series kicks off here!

Dark Spaces: Dungeon #1 - Scott Snyder & Hayden Sherman

Scott Snyder and Hayden Sherman reunite for the next installment in the critically acclaimed DarkSpaces anthology series. A family moves from the rustle and bustle of the Big Apple to upstate New York. However, their father's dream of a quiet rural life are shattered when he discovers a dungeon underneath their land filled with torture devices, weapons, and a threatening message on the wall that reads, "TELL NO ONE."Paranoia sets in rapidly as the father realizes anyone in his new hometown could be the dungeon master. Whom can he trust? And how will he keep this secret from his family while keeping them safe?

Universal Monsters: Dracula #1 (of 4) - James Tynion IV & Martin Simmonds

THE BIGGEST NAMES IN COMICS RESURRECT THE MOST ICONIC MONSTERS!

THE DEPARTMENT OF TRUTH creators JAMES TYNION IV (W0RLDTR33, Something is Killing the Children) and MARTIN SIMMONDS reteam to tell a new tale of the monster who started it all!

When Dr. John Seward admits a strange new patient into his asylum, the madman tells stories of a demon who has taken residence next door. But as Dr. Seward attempts to apply logic to the impossible...his surrogate daughter Lucy begins to fall under the spell of the twisted Count Dracula!

Drive Like Hell #1 - Rich Douek & Alex Cormack

Bobby Ray had it made. One last big job, then it was splitsville, set for life with his girl by his side! Then everything went wrong, and poor Dahlia took a bullet to the brain as they made their escape. Thing is, dear Dahlia didn't stay dead. Now Bobby's found himself plunged into a battle of otherworldly proportions, and if he wants to get out of dodge with his skin intact, he's gonna have to Drive Like Hell!

Edenwood #1 (of 5) - Tony S. Daniel

An eons-long series of multiverse wars between demons and witches has found Earth as its latest and final battleground. The battle pits NECRONEMA, the ever-expanding demonic land that supplanted the Midwest twenty years ago, against EDENWOOD, the witchcraft-controlled land that acts as a barrier against the war zone and the rest of the U.S.RION, a young DEMON HUNTER, is thrust into the role of hero and leader after defeating a magical demon called a GATHER, a transient demon with the power to cross any barrier or dimension.

Summoned by the WITCH WAR COUNCIL, Rion must assemble an elite team of DEMON HUNTERS tasked with annihilating a list of targets within the demon-controlled lands. The men and women he selects happen to be the most famous and revered demon hunters of all time, dating back to the 1700s.

Gone #1 - Jock

NEW SERIES DEBUT from DSTRLY by JOCK - writing and drawing a creator-owned project for the FIRST TIME!

On an impoverished and distant planet, where menial workers scratch out a living resupplying starships, the best place to be is GONE...and that's exactly where 13-year-old ABI wants to be.

Along with her street-tough friends, Abi stows away on a colossal luxury space-liner for a chance at a better life. Unbeknownst to her, some of her "friends'' are not who they seem. Abi suddenly finds herself branded a saboteur as she desperately struggles to evade the ship's deadly crew and to stay alive!

Beautifully written and drawn by JOCK - Eisner Award winning artist of SNOW ANGELS & BATMAN: ONE DARK KNIGHT - GONE is in an action-packed sci-fi adventure where a young heroine confronts betrayal, discovers her true allies, and fights against all odds discovering that nothing is farther away than...home.  

Alan Scott: Green Lantern #1 (of 6) - Tim Sheridan & Cian Tormey

A POWERFUL TALE OF ALAN SCOTT'S EARLY DAYS AS GREEN LANTERN! Alan Scott's early days as the Green Lantern are seen in a new light! The Green Lantern is the most powerful member of the JSA, beloved by all of America, but his personal life is a well-kept secret. This is a story about love, about fear, and most of all about courage to stand up to that fear. Alan Scott's past is the key to his future when the Red Lantern appears, ready to strike down the mighty Green Lantern!

Giant Robot Hellboy #1 (of 4) - Mike Mignola & Duncan Fegredo

Hellboy is kidnapped and hooked up to a massive mecha-Hellboy for a mission on a mysterious, faraway island, but the island might just put up a fight of its own. Inspired by Mignola's viral-hit pencil drawings from Mike Mignola: The Quarantine Sketchbook, GiantRobotHellboy gets his own story in this 3-part miniseries from Mignola and longtime Hellboy artist Duncan Fegredo!

Marvel Zombies: Black, White & Blood #1 - Garth Ennis, Rachael Stott, & Gabriele Dell Otto

The undead plague starts here...and you know it won't stop until everyone's in its clutches! This first of four action-packed, utterly original, gloriously gory anthology issues features Daredevil, Spider-Man, Moon Knight and many, many more Marvel heroes and villains beset by ever-growing zombie hordes! In a brutal, bloodstained world, can hope survive? Or will creeping, gnawing, shambling horror win out at last...?

The Prism #1 - Matteo De Longis (A/CA) Matteo De Longis

Noise pollution is crushing life on earth. The largest mega-corporation on the planet finances a crazy project called The P.R.I.S.M. (Purifying Recording Interplanetary Space Mission) to combat the phenomenon: sending a musical supergroup into space to record an album that will produce sounds able to push back the threat known as S.O.T.W. (Smoke on the Water) and save the planet. Where rock'n'roll excess and the survival of all life on Earth collide, there is...THE PRISM!  

Slow Burn #1 (of 5) - Ollie Masters, Pierluigi Minotti & Paul Azaceta

Fleeing a botched robbery in New York City, a junkie, her dying partner, and a dementia-ridden old man pull into a coal mining ghost town in central Pennsylvania.

Obscured by the caustic mists spewed forth by the coal-seam fire from the 1960s-still burning-Trier is the perfect place to lay low, score a fix, and take a hostage... or is it?

Hallows' Eve: The Big Night #1 - Erica Schultz, Michael Dowling & Ben Harvey

It's October 31st at E.S.U. so you know what that means: A Halloween party won't go as planned and a bunch of powerless kids will be in a lot of trouble! Hallows' Eve was once powerless and was once a victim. Now she's anything but. Her magical masks give her the ability to help - but Eve isn't a hero, is she?

Amazons Attack #1 - Josie Campbell & Vasco Georgiev

AMAZON WARRIORS FIGHT FOR A WORLD THAT'S MADE THEM OUTLAWS! After the shocking events in Wonder Woman, the Amazons are now fighting for a world that no longer wants them! Led by their fearless Queen Nubia, a ragtag group of Amazons featuring Wonder Girl and Faruka II frantically searches for answers as their existence and way of life are threatened. Will the tribes survive their new reputation? Find out in this roller coaster of a debut issue!

The First Night With The Duke GN Vol 1 - Hwang DoTol Teava & Msg

One morning, a girl wakes up and discovers she'd been transported into a romance novel as Lady Ripley, a count's daughter, and a minor character. She decides to kick back and enjoy a life of luxury in the novel's background to the fullest! But then she goes to a party and makes a huge mistake. The last thing she remembers is when she started drinking... And when she came to her senses, she was in bed with the stone-hearted main character, Duke Zeronis d'Inglid!

Full Metal Alchemist 20th Anniversary Book HC - Hiromu Arakawa

This memorial hardcover collection celebrates the legacy of one of the most beloved manga series of all time. Contains a complete collection of all the short manga from the series' run, from game tie-ins to never-before-seen tales in rare Japanese guides, plus a bonus new prose story. Also includes extensive commemorative messages from novel, film, video game, and anime staff, including the full voice cast of the Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood anime. And of course, don't miss the thoughtful and goofy commentary on the reach and impact of Fullmetal Alchemist from artist Hiromu Arakawa!

Harrower TP - Justin Jordan & Brahm Revel

There's nothing to fear in the quaint town of Barlowe, New York-except, that is, for the Harrower.

The children think this boogeyman is just an urban legend, but this purveyor of puritanical vengeance is very real, and there's no escape. The Harrower seems unkillable, and spans generations, always returning...

Jessica Brink is a teenage girl, who, along with her equally skeptical friends, is in for much more than she could ever imagine on the night of a Halloween party. What gruesome secrets will she uncover as she flees the encroaching, bloody mayhem of  The Harrower, the unstoppable force that stalks her and her friends?

Jessica will learn that sometimes... THERE'S TERROR IN TRADITION.

Haruki Murakami Manga Stories HC - Haruki Murakami, Jc Deveney & PMGL

Haruki Murakami's novels, essays and short stories have sold millions of copies worldwide and been translated into dozens of languages. Now for the first time, many of Murakami's best-loved short stories are available in graphic novel form in English. Haruki Murakami Stories 1 is the first of three volumes, which will present a total of 9 short stories from Murakami's bestselling collections. With their trademark mix of realism and fantasy, centering around Murakami's characteristic themes of loss, remorse and confusion, the four stories in this volume are: "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo," "Where I'm Likely to Find It," "Birthday Girl," and "The Seventh Man."

Hockey Girl Loves Drama Boy GN - Faith Erin Hicks

It should have been a night of triumph for Alix's hockey team. But when her mean-girl team captain Lindsay goes after Alix with her cruelest dig yet, Alix loses what remains of her self-control and punches Lindsay out. Before she knows it, their coach is dragging Alix off Lindsay, and her invitation to the Canada National Women's U18 Team's summer camp is on the line. Alix is shaken. She needs to learn how to control this anger, and she is sure Ezra, the popular and poised theater kid from her grade is the answer. So she asks for his help. But as they hang out and start get closer, Alix learns that there is more to Ezra than the cool front he puts on. And that maybe this friendship could become something more?

Honey Trap Shared House GN Vol 1 - Masamune Kuji & Koichi Kozuki

As a child, Hayato promised to marry his first love, Seraphy. Fifteen years later, he has become one of the world's greatest spies, all while never falling for the temptations of enemy agents. A mission to expose rival operatives turns chaotic when Hayato reunites with Seraphy, and each realizes the other is a spy. Now the pair must live together, torn between love and duty. The question is...who will break first?

Look On The Bright Side GN - Karen Schneemann & Lily Williams

The best friends from the groundbreaking Go With the Flow are back in a brand new graphic novel to face the challenges of secret crushes, big feelings, and growing up together. Your girls are back, closer than ever. But with feelings running high and hearts on the line, will their friendship get them through another year at Hazelton High?While Brit struggles with feelings for a seemingly rude boy who might have a soft side, Christine can't deny any longer that she likes Abby... as more than just a friend. The only question is, does Abby have feelings for Christine, too? Misunderstandings, betrayal, and jealousy are bound to get in the way. But hey! Look on the bright side: They're in this together. Always.

Noir Burlesque HC - Enrico Marini

A heist gone wrong forces Slick to do a job for his employer, Rex, to repay the debt he owes. But Slick is in love with Caprice, Rex's ex-call girl wife-turned-burlesque legend and Rex also has the only way for Slick to avenge his murdered father

Sugary Girls: The Art Of Eku Uekura HC - Eku Uekura

Eku Uekura has been working as a freelance illustrator since August 2020, following a stint working at a game company developing and operating new content. Uekura is a leading artist in Japanese manga and anime culture, and is active in a range of projects from creating key visuals for events, character design, illustration collaborations with companies, and more. This collection features illustrations of girls wearing colorful, adorable clothes with bright pops of color and various scrumptious-looking sweet motifs. Eku Uekura's careful attention to detail shows in the clothing designs, fanciful color schemes and depictions of cute girls that fill this collection.

Super Boba Cafe GN - Nidhi Chanani

In the fog laden hills of San Francisco sits a sleepy independent boba café. Run by Jing Li and guarded by her kitty Bao, it comfortably fades into the background. But inside the boba café, there's a secret. Jing is the keeper of the monster of San Francisco. Each day she prepares one giant boba for nine hours to feed it. When Jing's granddaughter, Aria, comes to stay with her for the summer she makes it her mission to turn the café around. Aria is quickly aided by Bao, who gives birth to eight perfect kittens. Aria spreads the news of the boba cat café on social media and overnight it is overrun with excited customers. Each day Nainai Li (Grandma Li) finds reasons to close the café but the demand only increases. When she opens, the hill monster is left hungry and small earthquakes begin to plague the city. When Aria secretly follows her Nainai to the hill monster cave she isn't sure what awaits. Will Aria be able to reason with the monster or become its new favorite meal? Or will she disturb its underground existence and cause the Big One?

The Death Ray GN - Daniel Clowes

Teen outcast Andy is an orphaned nobody with only one friend, the obnoxious-but loyal-Louie. They roam school halls and city streets, invisible to everyone but bullies and tormentors, until the glorious day when Andy takes his first puff on a cigarette. The Death-Ray employs the staples of the superhero genre-origin, costume, ray gun, sidekick, fight scene-and reconfigures them in a story that is anything but morally simplistic.

Two Graves Vol 1 TP - Genevieve Valentine, Ming Doyle & Annie Wu

Emilia and the man with the veil of smoke have set out for the ocean in a stolen truck. There's a bloody handprint on his neck. She's beginning to worry it's hers. Death stole Emilia-the first time in his very long life that he hasn't carried over the soul he was assigned to carry over. It would be romantic, except that they're being hunted. Death and the Maiden go on a road trip. Nobody gets out alive.

Undead: Finding Love In The Zombie Apocalypse GN Vol 1 - Fumi Tsuyuhisa

Which will you find in this devastated world - love or despair? Nineteen-year-old Hikaru Asahina lost everything the day the world ended. Everything, that is, except his childhood friend Ai Kosaka, who has always taken care of him. Now the two of them, along with other survivors, struggle to stay alive in a post-apocalyptic world filled with man-eating zombies.  And when Ai confesses to feeling something more for Hikaru, it changes everything. After all, the more precious someone is to you, the harder it is to lose them. In a world like theirs, is something like love even possible?

Whatcha snagging this week, Fantom Fam?

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You Should Diversify Your Horror Rec List (Rec List Enclosed)

by Rae Maybee.

If you’re a Western reader, hopelessly in love with horror as hard as I am, you might have found you’ve gotten bored of the common tropes involving demons, poltergeists, vampires, and zombies. While it might be part of the fun for genre elements to provide reliable elements to a book that you’ll know you’ll enjoy, a predictable ending might conversely not be as hard-hitting and well… scary. 

Psychologist D. Zillmann proposes that enjoyment is the result of suspense and specifically, the anticipation of a resolution.* For this sense of suspense to be at its most acute, a reader must not know exactly how the plot is going to resolve—for better or for worse—because the resolution itself is technically less important than one’s anticipation of it. Dr. Neil Martin, summarizing multiple studies of horror film viewers, also proposes that enjoyment is associated with destruction, excitement, and unpredictability.** In other words, fans enjoy horror because they find it new, interesting, and stimulating; entertainment comes from the exposure to new ideas. (Usually,  horror does this well by shocking and appalling.)

Dr. Matias Clasen’s 2012 biocultural approach to horror, furthermore, examines monsters specifically as an adoptive storytelling form designed to help readers encounter and deal with innate fears.*** Most interestingly, he argues that there is a depth to horror that taps into our upbringing and the instincts we’ve evolved to survive—that is, environmental factors brought on by our culture and other surroundings.

While it is true that many cultures share fears and conceptualize similar ideas revolving around those fears, it is also true that there is a wealth of unfamiliar concepts waiting to be explored outside the boundaries of intra-national fiction. Using Dr. Clasen’s model, one could surmise that writers of different cultures will have grown up with varying fears, based on their unique geographies and socio-political climates. A writer from one continent might write a monster inspired by an animal that another continent doesn’t encounter, to give one broad example. And horror consumers will attest that religious and mythological elements play a big part in many subsets of the genre (those tend to be known for inspiring fear.)

To give an example from my own experience, when a reader who has consumed nothing but American horror is exposed to say, a demon possession in a book they’re reading, they may be able to predict its strengths and weaknesses (ergo, an exorcism). However, that same reader picking up a book from, say, Bolivia, might find themselves introduced to a threatening Pishtaco and especially worried about the powers it might yield. 

Of course, if you’re reading this and you’re already well-acquainted with the monsters of the Andes region of South America, fear not. I’m excited about a few other recommendations for books that will pique your curiosity.

Violet Kupersmith’s Build Your House Around My Body is a good example of a novel that winds around itself and consistently keeps the reader guessing. The story revolves around a young Vietnamese-American woman who has traveled to Saigon to teach English—and, hopefully, reconnect with her heritage. She gets far more than she bargained for, though, as her story intersects with almost fifty years of Vietnamese history coming back to (quite literally) haunt.

Stephen Graham Jones’s The Only Good Indians is a novel about four Blackfeet Native American men struggling with tradition, identity, and the wrath of a spirit hard-bent on vengeance. Readers are kept on their feet by the intense imagery and shifting points-of-view which never let the tension slack for a moment.

The Queen of the Cicadas, by V. Castro, follows a woman who’s returned to Texas for her best friend’s wedding. Once there, she comes face to face with a local legend, la Reina de las Chicarras, who was born from the unsolved murder of a Mexican farmhand. Part detective story, part tale of revenge, this book introduces readers to a number of goddesses and ghosts—and all the worse, the very harsh realities faced by migrant workers.

Whether it’s with the books above or beyond, I highly recommend seeking out and supporting authors from cultures and nations different to your own. Fear is such a universal emotion, and not only will more international interest boost chances of further translated works (we always need more), their perspectives simply demand to be heard. After all, it’s a big, diverse, and terrifying world out there. You already love it; why not wander further into the darkness?

Rae Maybee is a graduate student from Emerson College’s Publishing and Professional Writing program, and she’s published the following pieces online: “Momentary Imbalance” in The Bluffton University Literary Journal and “Challenging the Best to be Better” in Moreover.

*D. Zillmann (1996). “The psychology of suspense in dramatic exposition” in Suspense: Conceptualizations, theoretical analyses, and empirical explorations eds. P. Vorderer, H. J. Wulff, and M. Friedrichsen (New York: Routledge, 1996).

**Neil Martin, “(Why) Do You Like Scary Movies? A Review of the Empirical Research on Psychological Responses to Horror Films” Frontiers in Psychology 10 (2019). 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02298 

***Mathias Clasen, “Monsters Evolve: A Biocultural Approach to Horror Stories” Review of General Psycology 16, no. 2 (2012): 222-229. https://www.ucentral.edu.co/sites/default/files/inline-files/monsters-evolve-cineclub-julio-2020.pdf 

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For fun, here's my updated OC list

Marco Perida and Isla Perida (Nee. Vasquez Born. Sulandre) ~ Gastón's parenst

Diego Alvarez and Carla Alvarez (Nee. Lopez) ~ Simon's parents

Rico Alvarez, Julio Alvarez, Maria Alvarez and Racheal "Rika" Alvarez  ~ Simon's younger siblings

Maya Carcia (Nee. Alvarez), Antonio Carcia, Valeria Carcia and Garen Carcia ~ Simon's older sister, brother-in-law, niece and nephew

Sofia Balsano (Nee. Perelli) ~ Matteo's stepmother

Lucia Balsano (Nee. Astrella) ~ Matteo's diseased mother

Alice Vargas (Nee. Lopez) and Agustin Vargas ~ Simon's aunt and uncle, Leon's parents

Maria Aquirre ~ Buenos Aires based jeweler who is a close friend of Gastón's mother

Sarah Arya ~ Chilean designer who Jazmin discovered from Fundom

Ariana Williams and Marlee Wynne ~ Nina's Oxford roommates

Oliver Carson and Jacob "Cob" Thomas ~ Gastón's Oxford roommates

James Wilson and Isabel Davidson ~ Gastón's friend from his engineering class and his girlfriend

Lisa White and Jess Smitson ~ Classmates from Nina’s literature course

Jakinda Vasquez (Nee. Romero) ~ Gastón’s maternal grandmother

Joakim Vasquez ~ Gastón’s mother’s late adoptive/stepfather

Mía Ruiz (Nee. Vasquez) and Luis Ruiz, and Elise Otero (Nee. Vasquez) and Calvin Otero ~ Gastón’s aunts and their husbands

Jonathan Ruiz and Windy Ruiz (Nee. Zelora) ~ Gastón’s oldest cousin and his wife

April Ruiz, Angelina Ruiz, Cris Ruiz, Liliana Otero, William Otero, Camellia “Mel” Otero, Iris Otero, and Matias Otero ~ Gastón’s other cousins

Tomas Perida and Coral Perida (Nee. Vidal) ~ Gastón’s uncle and his wife

Viviana Astrella (Nee. Bianchi) ~ Matteo’s maternal grandmother

Edoardo Astrella and Rosalinda Astrella (Nee. Varela) ~ Matteo’s uncle and his wife, Flor’s parents

Evelyn Sulandre, Isaac Sulandre and Maxima “Max” Sulandre ~ Gastón’s cousins from his biological maternal grandfather’s side

Jorge Sulandre ~ Gastón’s late biological maternal grandfather

Toni Sulandre and Jay Sulandre ~ Gastón’s uncles from his biological maternal grandfather’s side

Dr. Daniel Alzamenti and Dr. Serena Alzamenti (Nee. Evania) ~ Delfi’s parents, Neuro and Trauma surgeons at Swiss Medical 

Aaron Alzamenti ~ Delfi’s younger brother

Clarion Carbajal (Nee. Clevro) and Samuel Carbajal ~ Jazmin’s parents

Alejo Medina and Dr. Marisa Medina (Nee. Kezne) ~ Jim’s parents 

Ashlyn “Lyni” Medina ~ Jim’s older sister

Pío Sanches and Dr. Julissa Sanches (Nee. Julyer) ~ Yam’s parents

Rodrigo Ramirez ~ The Headmaster of Blake South College

Elias Winton ~ Gastón’s former boss at Renishaw

Some of these character have not appeared in a fic of mine yet, so send me guesses on how they will factor in something or what you would like to see them in

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ERC-funded postdoc position in Drosophila lipid metabolism University Hospital Heidelberg Exciting opportunity in Heidelberg, Germany to study metabolism in Drosophila See the full job description on jobRxiv: https://jobrxiv.org/job/university-hospital-heidelberg-27778-erc-funded-postdoc-position-in-drosophila-lipid-metabolism/?feed_id=76681 #drosophila #lipids #metabolism #organ_crosstalk #ScienceJobs #hiring #research

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My Hero Academia Untold: The Shields of Spring

by ZXEmperor

It has been years since the Ragnarok crisis has come to an end. The crisis that made Izuku Midoriya, the Fafnir Knight a household name throughout the world. Yet, there are plenty of questions that remain about those days. This is the untold story about the American heroes who intervened in Japan when all seemed lost. This is the story of Mithril. Part of the Untold Universe.

Words: 5117, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Series: Part 3 of The Untold Universe Series

Fandoms: 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia (Anime & Manga), Full Metal Panic, Fullmetal Alchemist - All Media Types, Dr. STONE (Anime), 彼方のアストラ | Kanata no Astra | Astra Lost in Space (Manga), Ace Combat (Video Games), Senjou no Valkyria | Valkyria Chronicles

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death

Categories: F/M, Gen

Characters: OC-Alexander Springfield, Melissa Shield, David Shield, Roy Mustang, Teletha "Tessa" Testarossa, Ishigami Senkuu, Kouda Kouji, Yagi Toshinori | All Might, Midoriya Izuku, Uraraka Ochako, Gauron (Full Metal Panic!), Dr. Schroeder (Ace Combat), Matias Torres (Ace Combat)

Relationships: Melissa Shield/Original Male Character(s), Yunhua Lu/Original Male Character(s), David Shield & Original Male Character(s), Roy Mustang & Original Character(s), Riza Hawkeye/Roy Mustang, Gracia Hughes/Maes Hughes, Quitterie Raffaeli/Zack Walker, Class 1-A (My Hero Academia) & Original Male Character(s), Class 1-B (My Hero Academia) & Original Male Character(s), Midoriya Izuku/Uraraka Ochako, Shinsou Hitoshi/Yanagi Reiko

Additional Tags: Military, Alternate Universe, Government Conspiracy, I-Island (My Hero Academia), Story is told in the form of a historical drama, Eventual Romance

source: https://archiveofourown.org/works/56435650

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Ceramics Artists research.......

I asked Elaine for her help with finding some artists for ceramics that I ould reference and here are some of the ones that I liked the most.

All of them include animals in their work which is wy I really liked them. They are all incredibly talented however, out of all of them definitely my favorite is Matias LIImatainen. This little sculpture of the rabbit is so beautiful to me and I love how smooth it is especially with how much detail it has. It's really wonderful to look at.

Dr Natasha Mayo

 Natasha Mayo is a practitioner and researcher in the discipline of ceramics, freelance writer and lecturer at the National Centre for Ceramics Studies in Wales, Cardiff School of Art (UWIC) since 2004.

Her work really inspired me especially because of the way she collaborates with her children to create art. I personally throughout this project have enjoy creating these childish marks and it really matches with Natasha Mayo's work. It's in her most recent practice she explores how mark making can evidence pre reflexive thought, and how children’s drawings can be employed both as symbol and direct recordings of our first encounters with the world.

Her reasoning for doing this is very deep which is not similar to Mr but I really enjoy her works and think they have such a cute charm about them.

(There's cats here too!! It's a sign)

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New Jessica Snow Lore: Her and Dr. Teeth's relationship

Jessica met Teeth when the good doctor was trying to get a place to play for a few weeks with the band. She suggested her father’s bar which she was right since the band got the job for the weeks they were staying there. 

During the time the band was there, Dr. Teeth was flirting with Jessica who sadly didn’t pick up the flirting. Teeth finally asks her out on a date which she agrees to. 

On the date, Jessica Snow was very nervous since this was her first date. She never dated due to her job at her father’s bar and also being home school. Dr. Teeth noticed her being nervous which he took it slow on her. You know, to help her to get used to dating. 

They start going on more dates after the first one. One day, Matias found out and he wasn’t happy. He banned Jessica from seeing Teeth ever again and he fired the band for the last week of their stay. 

Jessica was upset by this and tried to fight back but Matias wasn’t going to take that. He threw her out of the house and her things. Matias bans Jessica from the family and doesn't want her to ever come back. Luckily, it was on the night that the band was leaving. 

Jessica saw the band getting into the van and she quickly ran over. She hugged Teeth and just let her emotions out. The good doctor calms her down and comforts her. He asks Jessica to join him and his band on the road. She agrees and that how Teeth and Jessica became a couple. 

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Conselho de Medicina faz entrega de comendas na semana do médico

  Dentro da Semana do Médico, o Conselho Regional de Medicina do Rio Grande do Norte – CREMERN realizou a solenidade de entrega das Comendas “Professor Onofre Lopes da Silva” e “Amigo da Medicina”. O evento foi realizado na noite dessa quinta-feira (19), na sede do Conselho em Natal, em homenagem aos médicos Dr. Maciel de Oliveira Matias, Dra. Maria de Fátima de Azevedo e o Dr. Salatiel da Silva,…