#gage ludemann

[chocoleii]

hello gage nation

[artcrows]

what did they mean by this

[ghostcrows]

my gage mood board

[horsejackbowman]

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If there’s one thing i love, it’s breaking bad and all associated media. if there’s one other thing i love, it’s webcomic What Happens Next by @maximumgraves

[satanfemme]

[ID in alt]

quick what happens next panel redraw cause I miss my boy gage

[absolutelybatty]

Gage Ludemann from What Happens Next stimboard

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[1traithater]

i dont read this comic but maybe i will

[d1sc01nf3rn0]

I might be reading too much into it BUT I was looking at the cast page, and I noticed that Gage and Haylie have some physical similarities, and they're also next to each other in the cast page, and now I can't stop thinking about it.

[severin-photocopy]

i've been reading what happens next and i find it absurd how many people actually think that Milo is in the wrong with saying that he isn't at fault for the killings... like wtf he's not in the wrong he's a victim of this too y'all are weird

[eatwifing]

I did a video reading the third chapter of Maximum Graves' webcomic What Happens Next out loud and giving the characters silly voices.

[glitterytoycakes]

A Person, A Poem, Promises Remembered

9/15/2023

Today I woke up on the couch. All lights were off. I had breakfast even though there wasn't much in the fridge

(and they never buy

any new food)

I walked past the coffee table. The dollie is still draped over with clutter on top (a mess as usual). And I went out alone, for a walk in the woods.

The hill is quiet. Peaceful.

Been going there a lot lately.

Heard something

Footsteps made by someone who doesn't exist.

(he's always watching he won't leave me ALONE even at church

feels like I'm being watched by countless eyes always judging never satisfied)

It feels like there's a piece missing that's hard to place.

Dad hasn't called since last spring. Mom hasn't called at all.

Money is running out. I feel sick. My roommate doesn't say anything even though they know I can't work.

Unblocked her but she might still be mad.

(i miss having friends. everyday i miss you so much. the memories won't stop. it's so screwed up that you're gone and there's

nothing

i

can do about it)

Might go to another service this weekend.

. .

Today I woke up on the couch. All lights were off. I had breakfast even though there wasn't much in the fridge. It was good. My breakfast is is is is

[thalassomania]

what is “what happens next” about if you don’t mind me asking? :)

i've been sitting on this ask for a while now because WHERE! DO I! BEGIN!!!!

ok. so. what happens next is a currently ongoing webcomic by max graves, beginning late in 2021. it is a story told in multiple chapters about multiple characters, but one could argue that its protagonist is milo holliday. milo is a trans man, pastel blogger, toy customizer... and accomplice to a murder.

one of the first panels of the comic is a screenshot of the dni page on milo's tumblr, which got me IMMEDIATELY interested in the comic because it's such a unique way of storytelling:

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and we get a lot more pages like this that are screenshots of websites, social media profiles, and the like. the comic is a mixture of in-person interactions, online communication, and occasional flashbacks, all of which are important pieces of the story.

so when they were teenagers, milo's best friend griffin petty killed two people, and milo helped mutilate one of the bodies. while griffin was sent to prison, milo spent years in a psychiatric institution that stunted his emotional growth and forever altered his view of the world. a drawing he makes while institutionalized provides a window into milo's perceptions of the event:

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the whole comic is an uncomfortably accurate reflection of mid-2010s tumblr culture, right down to the sanrio traumacore and crytyping. milo's suffering is multifaceted: in reference to the people harassing him online, he says "it doesn't feel like they hate me for what i did... it feels like they hate me for the way i am," referring to his being an autistic trans man. and given that many of his detractors seem to come from sites like kiwifarms (notorious for its transphobia and ableism), he isn't entirely wrong! but at the same time, his relentless depictions of himself as the victim erase his contributions to haylie's death and the ways he's made himself and others' problems worse.

not every part of the comic is about milo, though! i'm only scratching the surface of it here: all of those pages and links are for the first part, titled "dog names." in the second part, "someone else," we're introduced to gage ludemann, a gore blogger and true crime fan who has entered a long-distance relationship with griffin, and once again, screenshots are used to masterful effect:

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but screenshots and characters' drawings are one thing, and max's art is another. starting in the third part, "no matter what," panels are shown in full color, and his color choices are great. what i really love, though, is the amount of detail max puts into character design and facial expressions. i could show you so many different panels that i think show off max's art, but i'll try to narrow it down to one:

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soooo yeah!! i have SO MANY THOUGHTS about this webcomic and i keep trying to get close friends to read it, haha. i've read a lot of webcomics and i can say with certainty that there is NOTHING out there quite like what happens next. it's a story about true crime fanaticism, psychological trauma, social media presences, existing as a transgender person, and so much more. the comic is currently on its fifth part, "you'll all be sorry," which seems to be about the characters vikki escamilla and xandra blumberg. if you decide to check it out please feel free to tell me all about it! i'm not connected to the comic at all, but i really love it and i think everything about it is just fascinating.

and max graves, if you're somehow reading this... hiiiiii i'm a huge fan!!! love your work!!! i hope i've represented it at least somewhat accurately here!

@kukai

[requiesticat]

I drew fanart for WHN and it's just milo and gage reacting to weird asks the creator got

[absolutelybatty]

I can't believe we're both goth, trans, and interlocked with the aftermath of Haylie Gorski's murder! Anyway, y'all should read What Happens Next by @maximumgraves if you like crime stories.

[glitterytoycakes]

“Something Different”

Playlist

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“No surprises”

Ask me anything

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Animated version: https://youtu.be/ZOxoVUt13I8