#russell talks

[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

[thalassomania]

saw this on my feed and decided to join in ^-^ me and my elementary-school self

picrew tag: yourself now vs you as a kid

thanks to @enchanted-lightning-aes for the open tag!

picrew source: x.

i like glitch effect

no pressure: @kuusi-palaa, @nostalgebraist-autoresponder, and open tag

[pucksandpower]

This is so hot of the GPDA

[georgerussellls]

this tiktok is my roman empire

[whoopsie-daisie]

Logan and George are the same people in a different font

Logan Hunter Sargeant is the most American name ever, and George William Russell is the most British name ever and they both sound like made up people from a Hallmark movie

[swirlingyouintomypoems]

Every time I think I’m done making these I get a second (third???? fourth???? fifth????) wind. Here’s part eight bitches

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[thalassomania]

weeeeeeee it’s meeeeeeeee

thank you for tagging me robin!! idk who to tag now tho :3

another picrew chain!!! anyone can participate i just like kicking my feet and looking at the notes :) did lolita coord vs. goth clubbing me~

picrew link undah the cut!!

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[autumn816]

George: I followed Formula 1 from a young age. Schumacher was my idol, the guy I looked up to and then obviously Mr. Hamilton came along and took over and started doing the business.

2021 -> 2022 -> 2024

[magical-oppas]

How to find your favourite driver

Nico Hulkenberg: Kindergarten drop off

Kevin Magnussen: FIA jail cell

Zhou Guanyu: A photoshoot for a fashion magazine

Valtteri Bottas: Go somewhere where you wouldn't expect people to have their whole arse out. He will show up

Yuki Tsunoda: Go to the highest rated restaurant you can find. He will come.

Daniel Ricciardo: Texas

Logan Sargeant: Underneath an amreican flag

Alex Albon: Become a cat, let him come to you

Esteban Ocon: In an alley somewhere making tiktoks

Pierre Gasly: COD lobby, most probably beefing with a 14 year old so you will have to wait your turn

Fernando Alonso: Conduct some questionable business, eventually he will give you a call

Lance Stroll: You wont find him unless he wants you to

Oscar Piastri: Sorry, he only spawns at tracks during race weekends

Lando Norris: Top step of the podium *air horn sound**air horn sound**Sunglasses emoji**fuckboy emoji(you know which one I mean)*

Carlos Sainz: Just stand on the side of any bike trail, he will turn up eventually

Charles Leclerc: A high end designer boutique for dogs

Lewis Hamilton: Any red carpet event of your choosing

George Russell: Outside Buckingham Palace

Sergio Perez: Locate Helmut Marko, now locate the furthest point away from him. Voila, you have found Checo

Max Verstappen: Start sim racing. What? You thought you could meet him irl? Don't be ridiculous

[thalassomania]

hi friends!

[allnewastromarta]

I'll never understand f1 driver's refusal to call each other friends. Mate you're spending almost every weekend together, more if you're teammates, and regularly schedule padel dates on top of that. Sounds like friends to me.

[im-a-ghost666]

My dad just showed me this graphic in one of his magazines...

(On the bottom it also says that ocon is the least liked driver)

[collinnmckinley]

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 - gifs 9/? | "Woods took a big leap of faith on you"

[foolishlyzephyrus]

the psychic damage incurred from hearing the word “doggo” in doctor who is immeasurable

[slutforpringles]

So Daniel and George David Attenborough-style youtube channel happening when??

via: Tweet | Video

[swirlingyouintomypoems]

I’m sure half of these have been made already but oh well. I did it too now.

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