#fancomic announcement

[pentriahex]

Regarding More Shapes + Raves + the blog's future

So you might be wondering why I mostly moved on to making Kirby fan art and other interests, from making the S3RL Trilogy. This sudden loss of interest in making MSPR wasn't explained very well by me, but given the current state of things right now, I should say it.

Right now, the old iteration of More Shapes + Raves has been considered "canceled". This is mainly because of the comic's development being hit by major scope creep coming from suggestions made by my friends and myself. With a scope so huge, the comic's ideas became disorganized and very arbitrary, unnecessarily causing too much growth and less motivation to make the comic.

A plan I have been considering for a long while is to reboot MSPR. The core concepts (such as Raver Dimension, Neko Nation, Rave Six, etc.) will be retained, however I'd need to change up some things to prevent a potential case of scope creep coming for the reboot, such as the addition of unnecessary ideas and songs. Given the return of activity on the Interdimensional Library Discord, MSPR's reboot might be one more chance to spring the comic back in action.

Some things to keep in mind for the MSPR reboot:

All panels will be remade in a 1920x1080 resolution to match the highest screen resolution rendered in Just Shapes & Beats. They will also all be made in Inkscape, in comparison to past S3RL Trilogy panels, which mainly made use of MediBang Paint.

The musical aspect of MSPR may be potentially toned down. I haven't been in the mood lately to make musical songs for stuff like lore, backstories, etc. Instead, MSPR will continue the traditional storytelling and dialogue that the previous stories (Hexagon's Adventure and Fiveside Force) have.

The playable flashback acts will be completely removed. Think that's way too much from the original scope. These will be relegated back into regular cutscenes.

The intro act may be completely changed. I think there has to be a more coherent reason why Fresh rediscovered the Ravortexia in the first place, not just by finding some random book on the ground.

Some songs will be retained, but there might be some new ones too. Additional fights that were introduced in my Mixtape concepts (like Endless Summer) may be re-incorporated into MSPR.

The Rave Six, as of now, is based on guest characters that represent the vocalists of various S3RL music, and other celebrities and friends in real life. To lessen the connection to the real deals, some names of the characters will be changed. I've done a few ideas with HexaCryonic about this.

Most importantly, the skeletal structure of the lore and backstories used in MSPR will be kept, but they will be refined over time for a more coherent storytelling. This includes the backstory of Raver Dimension, Fresh, etc. while also coherently tying it in with aspects of JSAB Story Mode including the Lost Chapter.

Teasers will be handled better, as I might include things like more song hints, WIP art teasers (in the Interdimensional Library server), and more.

Regarding where the MSPR reboot will be posted, they'll be posted to any Just Shapes & Beats servers that I'm in, but these will be the most active places where you can find the S3RL Trilogy and MSPR:

This blog (obviously). @pentriahex

Interdimensional Library (JSAB Comic Server, where S3RL Trilogy also gained popularity there)

Berzerk Studio Official Discord

r/kirby Discord

These are just some of the basic plans I had in mind for a potential MSPR reboot, and there might be more in the making as the reboot plans are still developing. However, this is not all what I have in mind:

Raverian Encore: MSPR & S3RL Trilogy Extra Mixtapes & More

If you have been following my works in the Berzerk Studio official Discord server, you might have noticed I've been developing some "extra levels" that still have ties to the MSPR theming. Most of the time, these are levels that have very arbitrary song picks.

If you don't know what extra levels are, these are levels in Just Shapes & Beats that do not have any ties to the main story, and must be unlocked by other means (eg. collecting Beatpoints, performing certain actions, etc.) There are already obvious examples such as Tokyo Skies, Paper Dolls, and even tracks like Deadlocked and the Strike the Earth (Shovel Knight) remix by Danimal Cannon, but I'm sure you'd already know that by now.

The songs revealed for Raverian Encore were:

Caleb Hyles & Ironmouse - Omae Wa Mou (Silva Hound Remix)

Crispy & KungFuFurby - Electrospire (from SMW Central Production 2)

Shirobon - Counter Format

S3RL ft. Lexi - Heart Thief (Promoted from EleCyon Mixtape)

I'll be eventually posting these later on the S3RL Trilogy blog, but this is not important right now. I want to discuss more about how I'll be handling extra content going forward:

Scrapped levels and arbitrary level concepts will most likely end up in these so-called "extra mixtapes". Notably, there will be three mixtapes, each containing new levels that are tied to the theming of the three stories in the S3RL Trilogy.

There are three colors of mixtape: purple, green, and yellow, corresponding to Hexagon's Adventure, FIveside Force, and MSPR.

The purple mixtape is called "Extragon-N-On", and is obtained after completing the OctoChaos boss battle in Hexagon's Adventure.

The green mixtape is called the "Side Five", obtained after liberating Planet No. 5 in Fiveside Force.

The yellow mixtape is "Raverian Encore". I planned this to be given by the Rave Master after Triangle begins his quest to reassemble the Rave Six in Act 1 of MSPR, and I'll keep that too for the reboot.

The old iteration of More Shapes + Raves will be archived as a separate thing when I make the S3RL Trilogy downloadable in the future.

Some scrapped levels and even mixtape levels may be subject to being added in the MSPR reboot, but this is purely based on my decisions.

Concept art and the MSPR plan documents may be shared in a separate download if I do decide on doing that.

The future of the blog

Right now, More Shapes + Raves is still being re-developed as a reboot, so I can't say I'd be posting much of the comic here. However, since this blog is designed for the S3RL Trilogy in general, I'd want to clarify some things:

I originally planned on reblogging most of my old comic posts from Hexagon's Adventure and Fiveside Force on my main, which also used to be the S3RL Trilogy blog before rebranding as my main Tumblr account in general (which also has a main focus on Kirby fan art). However, I decided that I'll be just making new posts on this blog for Hexagon's Adventure and Fiveside Force, as I do plan on rewriting most of the comic captions and dialogue.

The state of the comics will be kept as is, with some exceptions. I really should note once again that Fiveside Force admittedly took way too much from Decagon's JSAB comics (which are sadly cancelled as of now), and as a result I'd need to remake some of the panels.

In regards to the above, the worst offenders I've seen were that one PentaBoss scene in the Perfect Rave battle and the meet-up of Lord Apeirogon with Marga in the introduction of Act 4, and I'm not sure if the entirety of Act 1 and the Monsta boss battle in Act 2 counts. In this regard, such quality does not match up with my current standards, as I've now strived to push for more original content nowadays, and as a consequence I'll just be remaking some panels in Inkscape.

There will be now unique tags for the blog's posts, which I will explain in the following section.

If ever the S3RL Trilogy has concluded, there are plans for the blog to switch over to just being a comic blog for my Just Shapes & Beats universe in general. I also plan to repost some of my old Tumblr ask art for posterity purposes, and also revive an old JSAB Flower OC I've adopted from the Bountiful Blossoms JSAB adoptable blog (thank you once again).

Anyways, next part is least important but is something I'd want to talk about in the event I do plan on posting comics to the blog:

Blog Tags

I'd want to promote the use of blog tags to make it easier for people who want to navigate my comics. The planned tags would be:

#hexagon's adventure - This is for posting comics related to Just Shapes & Beats: Hexagon's Adventure.

#fiveside force - This is for posting comics related to Pentagon & The Fiveside Force.

#more shapes plus raves - This is for posting comics related to More Shapes + Raves

#the s3rl trilogy / #s3rl trilogy / #s3rltrilogy - These are the main tags of the blog in general.

You may also use these tags in fan art, just be sure to tag this blog or send me an ask for posterity purposes. I'd like to see what you've made.

Anyways, that's pretty much it then. I hope you are still patient enough to look forward to the eventual revival of MSPR and to the blog in general. Thank you for the patience and the long read, and I hope to see you again soon.

If you also want other non-JSAB content, you are free to check out @cyonofgaia, which is more dedicated to all my passion projects in general.

[kaisukii1]

BITE – [BTD Fancomic] [3/3]

[BITE PT2.5]

[seafoam-icecream-art]

how blurr avoids being cubed (prologue compilation)

I meant to do this on Sunday, but then I didn’t. Still, better late than never, right?

I figured it’d be nice to have the prologue in one place instead of clicking ‘next’ a bunch of times. Chapters are going to be about 5 pages.

My idea is to upload chapters page by page, then compile and post the whole chapter on the next 15 day period. That way, I get a one month breather space between chapters.

Because making this comic is fun, but it’s also a lot of work. Each page on average takes 6+ hours to make, and that’s despite me relying heavily on reference images and screenshots from the show.

Chapter 1 is going to be titled: the war is over.

Next:

[jhdanes]

ANNOUNCEMENT! III SUN, 2 JUN III 2024

[normalayadraw]

hey heyyyy

long time no see people!

i just wanted to tell u guys that I updated eps 2 of my OM! fancomic in webtoon. Because I was unsatisfied with the result last time (ﾉ*ФωФ)ﾉ

Anyway, here it is! It's longer and has more dialogues now duh

also I did a funky rendering at the opening hwhwehwehewh

[fluffs-n-stuffs]

Eusine rides on the gentle beat of butterfly wings. He does not foresee the storm.

>>> Next <<< Previous (Destiny Bond; a Pokémon fancomic --- pt.1, pt.2, pt.3, pt.4, pt.5, pt.6, pt.7, pt.8, pt.9, pt.10, pt.11, ???)

[niikocomic]

So I'm making some changes on how I'm personally gonna be interacting with The Legend of Niiko. Due to changes in my personal life I can't work on Niiko as much as I'd like, but I still wish to share his world, the story, and the characters with you all. . Webcomic pages will be updated when I feel like it, rather than an actual schedule. The comic slowed in production in 2022 and was only updated twice in 2023. There were a number of factors that went into that happening but the main truth really is that I just lost my passion for it, it began to feel like work rather than a passion project so I was focusing on things that were making me happy which meant Niiko got put to the side. I don't want to say I'm quitting making the comic altogether so pages will just be up when I feel like it. . However I want to be able to share the story even with an unfinished story. So expect more worldbuilding posts, character building and lore. . I also want to go into posts about the future of the story. Which means I'll also be making posts that essentially spoil the story. What I'm not able to give to everyone on the webtoon you'll be getting here. Such as art based on future character beats and scenes etc. I hope that clears some things up, but feel free to DM if you have any further questions.

[sparklecare-good-au]

btw we're coming back june 3rd

[electrozeistyking]

Fun fact: when the prologue for Bringer of Darkness is finished, it's being dubbed by @blud3vi1! Blu is a close friend of mine and was interested in dubbing the comic when I showed it to him! :3

The voice for Exnic is "Mr. Nub Productions" on YouTube, a different friend of ours who is a VERY talented individual. We spent a couple hours yesterday talking and pinning it down, and this is what we got!

This clip was recorded after our little discussion so I could test how the filter would sound on it — and as you can tell, Exnic's accent is staying! (I asked Blu if I could handle editing Exnic/Nub's audio when it actually gets dubbed. From what I remember, he agreed. :3)

(though, tbh, everyone working on this dub is talented and knows what they're doing, blu especially. i'm happy he's letting me help out in some ways, and that this dub for BoD is in good hands :D)

Whenever I read dialogue for Exnic in my @bringerofdarkness-fancomic out loud, this is the voice I apparently use for him. I was also futzing about with filters/effects, so hope you can tolerate it and the accent i was pulling for him <:3

(I also have one clip where I read all his lines in the comic and it'd probably give you a better idea of his range, but it naturally contains spoilers so I can't share it for now <':D)

[toffee32]

I started draftin a new long form fnv fancomic... I'm so excited to draw Caesar's profile a dozen times.

First panel, just to share my enthusiasm and give a small sneak peek! Just Edward Sallow and Bill Calhoun during their last conversation before he goes back to Los Angeles to announce Edward's decision to stay behind.

The story will deal with the foundation of the Legion, introduce an OC to give a base to the existence of my priestesses, and have a lot of Edward/Josh tension and drama!!

I am unsure how many pages it'll be, but I'll draw four pages at a time as I did with my first fancomic. We'll see how it goes!

[little-acts-of-gratitude]

Hello, Tumblr! I am incredibly excited to announce the start of my biggest project so far: Little Acts of Gratitude! It's a post-WW AU fancomic that follows a Ganondorf redemption-ish story set on the Great Sea, in which Link decides to defy fate right before the final duel and bring his sworn enemy back to the surface. But why? The comic explores the Triforce Trio and the world around them, in an attempt to solve the ancient mysteries and tie the loose ends. Suffice it to say, I have big, big plans for this story >:^з.

If you have access to desktop Tumblr, I recommend reading the comic that way, as you’ll be able to see a fancy blog theme with a comfy pagination and a banner for each chapter! But if not, there'll also be a dedicated pagination system for mobile users, like this:

(Page 0) next > last ▷

And now, FAQ/Disclaimer/whatever:

There’s no upload schedule planned as of now. I’ll try my best to aim for monthly updates and have at least a little backlog whenever possible, but more often than not I’ll probably upload the pages as soon as I am done with them. Also I’ll make sure to announce any major hiatuses if for some reason updates will take more time than planned. Just please don’t send any asks/DMs regarding this matter.

As a non-native English speaker, I’d greatly appreciate it if you guys pointed out any grammar mistakes I might make! This goes double for the instances of me using ASL for Link, as I don’t have any kind of experience with sign languages.

You may see the artifacts on the pages - this is the result of me Glazing them, just to see how that pans out. I'll... probably think of an option to show you guys the clean hi-res pages eventually.

For now, the comic will stay a Tumblr exclusive — but I am thinking of potentially crossposting it on other webcomic-hosting platforms! Once I amass a decent amount of pages and decide where exactly to upload them, I will provide links. As for the social media presence, I... don't really have anything other than Tumblr (except, well, iykyk), so no promises there.

And for, uh, legal purposes: the Legend of Zelda series belongs to Nintendo; I am not affiliated with them and do not claim ownership on anything other than the artwork itself. Not that they're currently going for fancomics, thankfully.

And... Thanks for taking time to read this! My lack of work ethics is my lifelong nemesis, but I hope that, despite everything, this comic will see the light of day, that I won’t stop working on it until I’m done, and that you will have a great time reading my silly little AU for a silly little vidyagame ✨!

[lisa-russell]

Off the Hook means something to me.

I was first introduced to Splatoon via a single piece of fanart. It was Octo Expansion, I grew intrigued and looked further on. And was introduced to the world of Splatoon.

I slowly read through all the lovingly written fan stories I came across on the Inkernet. Read the fancomics and lil blurbs people had on their belowved OC and Versions of the N.S.S.

Than I heard the music.

What wonderous and uinque sound the world of Splatoon has. Spawning epic remixes and Original Spatbands/Idol groups, based from these songs and tunes. Splatify and Youtube, led me to finding more than over 400 of these melodies.

I was than was gifted a switch, and a copy of Splatoon 2. I played it and finally understood why so many infish fell in love with this world, why it was such a hit over in japan...i could only watch others play, now I had the key to this world in my hands.

I loved the lore and sometimes silly, sometimes serious and sometimes sad aspects of each games main herostory/DLC. Those where a perfect way of getting to know the world and its Idols, and what profound power music has on its inhabitants.

Or how the Precursors (Humans) still left their mark on the world, in far more startling revelations as we found out from Splatoon 3, from a beloved immortal pyschic cat, to the tragic bonesyards of millions of lost lives and the Precursor Technology left behind by said humans.

I found myself smiling at the antics and downright funny moments of the games.

Than Octo Expansion came out and changed everything.

Giving release, freedom and light to many tragedies. The dark theme and horrifying discoveries found in the metro was a spin far from the colourful streets of Inkoplis or Octarian Territory.

OfftheHook became a bigger role in the game, I legit tried not to cry when the credits rolled...

Well you all know what came after that a few months later. The finalfest came and that victory decided the fate of Splatoons future to a greater degree than Splatoon 1 in certain aspects.

I waited, enjoyed the Splatoon Community until Splatoon 3 was announced and everying lost there clamming heads lol. I saved up from my Birthdays and bought S3.

It had its ups and downs but i cant lie, I am having a lot fun. I was freaking excited when Side Order came out. Bringing with it some much needed answers and closers to Octo Expansion and whatnot. The fact Offthehook was back was just inkcredible. I have a hate/love relationship with Salmonrun/Bigrun.

And now where just being bombarded with new content out of nowhere! And i thought we inkfish went crazy when splatoon 3 came out. Its shucking everywhere now lmao!

Between the recent Nintendo Summer2024 Magizine INTERVIEW, SummerNights Fest...and the sudden Starchfest(lol) the 8.1.0 update and than... a surpise drop Japan did at 12-am, 1 am in the morning. Next day, its spread EVERYWHERE.

Cue the international freakout wave. 😂🤣😂I'll admit i was surfing that wave too. 😅

When I saw the video, a squealed and was also a little sad knowing the end is coming soonish. I saw offthehook and was like thats my team,100%.

I am TEAM PRESENT!

[nehezt]

Hi, everybody! Delighted to announce that for the past few months I've been working on a Kung Fu Panda comic titled "Traces of Spring"! It's 20 chapters long and it will revolve around character exploration for Tai Lung as well as his relationships with Po and Tigress. There is no villain and I would describe it as closer to slice of life, because those are the kinds of stories I'm most drawn to! Sometimes "plot" can simply be characters talking about their feelings. It's what I always say.

I'll make an effort to update it every two weeks starting May 15th (No promises though... Unfortunately, my health can be somewhat fragile and these chapters take a while to make... :/)

Now, since most comic hosting websites don't really allow for fancomics I'll be forced to publish it on ao3... _(:°з」∠)_ If anybody has suggestions for comic hosting websites that do allow fancomics, feel free to send it to me! I'll probably post it on ao3 either way, but I would like more options.

More information (tags, proper summary, character relationships) under the cut (*￣▽￣)b

MAY 15TH UPDATE: YOU CAN NOW READ IT HERE!

If any of this premise sounds appealing to you, I hope you'll give Traces of Spring a shot! :) See you May 15th!

[seafoam-icecream-art]

how blurr avoids being cubed (announcement)

It was only going to be a 3 page mini comic, but thanks to the positive feedback from @i-am-the-beckx and @talingineer, I’ve decided to continue the story.

HBABC will be updated twice a month, starting April 30, 2023.

Feel free to ask any questions - I’ll answer if it doesn’t spoil the story too much.

[azurajae]

I'm happy to announce that Ch1 of my Hi-Fi Rush fancomic 'Firmware Update' will be posted on Jan 10th on AO3!

🔖Synopsis: When Chai is threatened with losing everything, he's put at odds with his friends. Instead of accepting his horrid fate, he decides to take his own path… or is it?

Big thanks to @rinto190 for being the beta and proofing of this story ! This story was originally an unfinished fic that I felt unsatified in written form. Thanks to them I got motivated to make this! The story couldn't be what it is without their help, so thanks a lot ♥️

I don't know how frequently I'll be posting, but I will be posting this story by chapter. I'm aiming for at least an update once a month if I can. Chapter legnth will vary depending on what I feel is best for the story. Chapter 1 is currently the shortest and can be seen as an 'intro' to this story.

I hope you all will enjoy this story, I've been working on it for months!

[normalayadraw]

OM! Fancomic update!

Yeaah this took longer than what I wanted...

anyway, Here is the 2nd eps of my fancomic "Find Your Place Here"!

aight I'ma be gone again for a few months perhaps. My pentab broke so I've been borrowing my friend's pentab instead QvQ