#lost legends

[soranatus]

Mabel & Ford: Favorite moments

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[procyoren]

More multiverse Mabels

[idontknowthismyname]

lmaoo I love lost legends sm

[menaathena]

I finally read the Lost Legends gf comics and I have to talk about this panel because

What do you MEAN Soos instantly recognizes the sound of Stan sobbing. WHAT DO YOU MEAN. Stan always tries to put on a front; we know he isn't knowingly crying openly in front of Soos. How many times has he been not just crying, but SOBBING, alone, that Soos has still managed to accidentally overhear it that often. I'M GOING TO CHEW THROUGH A TREE. I'M GOING TO BE ILL

[hkthatgffan]

Hey, Kiki-Kit. Your customers are waiting!

Well, this is a painful post to make given the respect and admiration I had for her, but a long overdue one because I'm not alone in this mess and I refuse to let another fan fall for it when I could've said something!

Back in February, I bought a commission from Kiki-Kit. You may know that artist as she was one of the best in the Gravity Falls fandom back in the day and the illustrator of Don't Dimension It in Lost Legends.

She'd been running emergency commissions at the start of the year and I got one from her for $40 USD.

I have the invoice and everything saved and also messages with Kiki of us talking about the comm and me paying her. I owe nothing on my end money wise! I paid in full.

She said later she'd have them finished by around the end of March but come late April, still no response. So, I messaged her about it. Nothing odd I thought. I get things can happen and if Kiki is busy, at most she'd reply telling me it'll be a while longer and all's good.

But I got nothing. I messaged her, emailed her on the commissions email she had and tweeted at her. NOTHING! Turns out there were other people, including some friends of mine who had not heard back either. Then in June, Kiki made an update post explaining the situation.

Naturally I felt bad and wished her the best. She said iirc, she'd have the remaining comms done by the end of the Summer but here we are at the end of October and still nothing. I messaged her too again and no response.

You know, it's one thing if there's a reason for no response for a few days but then another when it's been months and still nothing. Oh and btw, I very much remember Kiki on Twitter liking tweets (back when Twitter let you see liked tweets) while I was there messaging her for an update. Real sus if you ask me.

But okay, I shouldn't rush it. Everyone has reasons to take time and maybe Kiki is just very busy and can't get back. She went through a very rough and difficult experience and I can understand and respect that. I'm more than happy to wait. But how long is too long without an update? Maybe a bit longer I guess. Art takes time.

Well, IDK about you all, but I don't remember any other Gravity Falls fan artist taking oh, idk...FIVE YEARS TO FINISH A COMMISION AND STILL NOT RESPOND!!

FoxieSkullzArtz on Twitter made me aware she has been waiting since 2019 for Kiki to respond to a commission they paid her for.

2019!!

I'm not an artist, so forgive me if I'm wrong. But I don't think it should take any artist 5 years to make a commission and even if, at least communicate with the person who paid you about it so they're not left guessing.

Oh, and it gets worse. I got another person who let me know they've been waiting since 2020 for a comm and Kiki handled it far worse!

Oh yeah, she blocked them for asking about it!

And okay, even if we give Kiki-Kit the benefit of the doubt and assume she has reasons to not communicate with people and maybe even assume people messaging her are being mean about it, then why not refund them? Nice or bad, you were paid by them to do something but also have the power to deny it and refund their money. And yet, Kiki did not even do that. And even if we be super kind and assume everyone is lying, I'm still here.

I paid Kiki-Kit $40USD for a comm I thought I would get in late March and it's now late October and still nothing. And even if you don't wanna believe me cause you can't believe an artist like Kiki-Kit would do this and assume I'm after clout (which would be odd, given why would I take pleasure in calling out an artist I respected)...well, there's gonna be someone else who says this too. And people have been saying this for years and she still is getting away with it!

It's disappointing honestly. Kiki-Kit is a name so many in this fandom know and love. And I love her art too. She's a fan artist who got to be on Lost Legends. We all celebrated that in 2018 and still remember it. And I know how hard it may be to hear this, but it has to be said.

I do not like having to do this, but I have a platform that can get this message across further than others could and having been someone who lost money to her too, I know first hand what all these people have been through.

And before you say "Kiki was going through a rough time in her life. Why are you blaming her? Be patient and she'll get your stupid art done," read over everything again. I'm not saying Kiki-Kit needs to be making art 24/7 and fulfilling these comms. I'm not saying she isn't allowed to be offline and not finish things on time for reasons out of her control. What I'm saying is that she hasn't communicated properly with anyone here who paid her and has continued to accept more and more commissions from people despite not finishing ones she has backlogs of.

When an artist opens commissions, why do you think they have slots or only accept a few? Because they know they can get that many done in a certain time or know anymore will take longer. And even if it took longer, at least they give updates. I bought a commission for the interview with Alex Hirsch and got it both on time and with proper communication from the artist.

And even if you disagree with all this, be honest with yourself...is making someone wait since 2019 or 2020 for a comm and not responding to them really something still worth defending?

I'm not here to cancel anyone. I don't want Kiki-Kit's reputation to be that of an scammer who stole money from people. But she's painted herself that way to far too many people who have been warning about this for ages but no one either saw or listened to them.

I tried to be nice and messaged Kiki-Kit over and over for an update and she never responded. I had friends who she took money from who similarly have not heard anything back! If you know Kiki directly, tell her to reach out to these people and all the ones she has taken money from and not gotten back to and either refund them or commit to finishing their commissions. Please don't be rude or hostile either though, given despite it all, she is still a person like your or me who deserves a chance to make things right.

I wanna believe Kiki-Kit has just made some negligent mistakes and isn't the best with time management or communication. I mean, I'm not the best either. But I'm not asking people for money for something and then not getting back to them with it. I'm sorry to everyone who is learning about this who saw Kiki in a positive light and I'm sorry also to everyone like me who lost money to her.

I hope if nothing else, Kiki will respond and make whole everyone she has taken money from. If she really cares about this fandom that put her on a pedestal high enough that Alex Hirsch himself picked her to work on his book, she can respond to us and fulfill what we paid her to do.

I'm not asking for my commission to be done tomorrow...I just want an update. That's all. We all do! No more stalling, @kiki-kit. Please respond to us now!

Sincerely,

Every person who has paid you for a commission and has yet to hear back from you and every Gravity Falls fan who your work inspired and are now having to learn this about you!

[mycartoonmonster]

The closest well ever get to Monster Falls in canon

[ifbrd]

A few decades later…

[sanchezsimp]

They're kids, still

[legobiwan]

This panel aged incredibly well.

[creativesplat]

Sometimes I think about how Ford bested Stan at everything in the show and think about the episode Little Dipper. 

Stan knows he’s the dummer sweatier version of Ford, who rides on his brother’s coattails and cheats and lies - he is told this all his life. That hurts, of course it does.

The real blows are on Stan’s home turf though.

Stan used to draw comics, he does taxidermy, he's the artistic 'free spirit', but Ford does it better. Ford’s illustrations in the journals are lifelike and beautiful with an artistic flare that Stan doesn’t think he can compare to. 

But hey, at least he’s better at hitting things. It’s not an amazing talent and he probably shouldn’t brag about it, but at least there's that. He used to be a boxer, he had to use street smarts and violence during his life on the road. That’s something Ford doesn’t have. 

But then Ford comes out of the portal. He attacks Stan and wins. He’s better at punching. 

Stan is better at people - more charismatic - but when he runs for mayor, Mabel and Dipper ask Ford to help them mind control him because he is obviously going to loose. Even when it’s about people, about charisma, Ford helps Mabel and Dipper outdo him. 

Pacifica says Ford is more attractive than Stan in the Lost Legends - you can bet that wasn’t an unknown opinion. 

Stan isn’t smart but Ford is a genius. 

Stan has artistic talents but Ford’s are better. 

Stan used to be better than Ford at boxing. Ford can now easily overpower him. 

Even in suffering and lifestyle (and trust me twins compare that sort of thing) Ford has beaten him. 

Stan’s homeless for 10 years, Ford is dimensionless for 30. 

Stan’s made powerful enemies (aka Rico), Ford made the most powerful enemy in the entire universe (Bill).

Stan spends 30 years of his life on the reconstruction of a portal to save Ford, Ford spends 30 years of his life on the construction of a super weapon to save the multiverse. 

Stan (the cheat) is wanted in multiple countries, Ford (the hero) is one of the most wanted men in the entire multiverse. 

No wonder Stan thinks he’s the worse twin. In universe the show just keeps telling him that he’s the lesser twin of a brilliant dangerous long suffering hero. He can't win.

[thewolffairytaler]

The Wolf Fairytaler: I wish we could have gotten more about the little Stan twins, or at least a spin of series with these two, because I really do like their dynamic and as characters. I know we got them in the lost legends comic, but I want to see them more. Also, Stanley having a possum was just one of the most perfect things in this comic.

[xxbimboboyxx]

My babies<3

[procyoren]

Have you ever drawn any of the Mabels of the Multiverse (including Mortabel) from ‘Gravity Falls: Lost Legends’ ??

I don’t think I have actually, but here’s one of my favourites! Or at least my interpretation of her :)

[kawoid]

toxic old man yaoi YAOI

[nocophobia]

So remember that one panel in lost legends?

[hkthatgffan]

Hello there! You probably know my account from YouTube! But I have a huge question!

Do you know what comic this is called?

Oh yes, I'm afraid I do.

That comic is called "Repercussion, Repetition, Resolution." I remember posting about it back in 2017 on GF Amino when I was still new in the fandom. I wasn't on Tumblr yet so that was my only social at the time. It was a pretty col story.

But that's where it ends as that comic was made by a rather disgraceful ex member of the Gravity Falls fandom...Pitopishi!

If that name sounds familiar, then it is. Pitopishi was once a huge member of the GF fandom art scene on here and even more so, was one of the two fan artists who worked on Lost Legends back in 2018, with the other being @kiki-kit.

Pitopishi did the work for Face It in LL alongside the Manga section in Comix Up. That was all mentioned in Alex Hirsch's credit thread for all the various LL artists in 2018.

However, back in 2021, it came to light that Pitopishi was a TERF. They made a bunch of transphobic remarks and supported JK Rowling. Eventually they wiped their Tumblr page and YT channel, leaving transphobic content up. Their Twitter is private and uh...I think it alone should tell you everything wrong!

BIG YIKES!

I've spoken with other fans about it who have been around here longer than I have and there is still a lot of shock on this and many fans who still do not know about this. Pitopishi was a huge artist in the fandom before my time and someone who's work I was a fan of in my early days too. I was so excited about them joining the graphic novel back in 2018. A lot of us were.

Sadly, they turned out to be a horrible and hateful person. Quite a repulsive fall for a once great and respected artist. Their art is still floating around there, but they themselves have vanished and probably for the better.

But yeah, that comic was made by them and quite frankly, it sucks given for how good their work was, they weren't.

Anyways, TRANS RIGHTS!