Tales from the Fediverse I

So over in the Fediverse, there’s a guy called David, a Webcomic who put out an all call a few months ago for artists for a new Fediverse zine. I pitched my little drawings to him and he said he’d publish them!¹

And so, on Friday, that zine dropped. Read it here. It has my work at the very end, but there’s much better stories in there. Here’s a survey:

“The Blob” by qwazix

a cutely disturbing (disturbingly cute?) little story about a blob who gets fed up with social media and … fixes the problem, in a way. I really like the art style, and qwazix is able to tell a compelling story with no dialogue.

“Sara Nelso, Exorcist” by Yncke

A great beginning to a story in a galactic civilization featuring an exorcist as she plans to banish an alien demon. I need to find the rest of this story, because what we have in Tales of the Fediverse is a great set-up and beautifully drawn in ballpoint pen.

“Of Lusku, And How She Became a Mariner” by James Baillie

A short but deep story of a girl growing up. Lusku lives on a living island (a great idea) with her family, and one day travellers come who tell three epic stories of their travels. Lusku decides she wants to become a mariner and live those stories, but is reminded by one of the crew that real life is lived in truth, and a story is both more than and less than truth. I really liked the world-building and would love to see more stories based in it.

favorite line: “Dawn cracked like an egg, golden across the world and water.”

“Stair Loop” by Duck Dodgers

A six-panel Escherian loop of two figures going up and down stairs. I like the style of the figures and their emotions.

“Dungeons, Dragons, and Dipwads” by David

The first part of a series that follows a band of questers as they quest, DnD-style. I really appreciate the lo-fi, MS-Paint drawing style (though I think it was made in better software), and the humorous (if at times overly expository) dialogue.

I rounded out the first issue, and I’m grateful for the opportunity. Hopefully I can be in the next one, which should come out around November!