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Wow, thanks for sharing. These all sound kind of amazing :open_mouth: Will definitely have to check them out!!!

The tagline of the series is "The dead will always have a way to torment the living," so I think it's poignant enough

Other things include: freedom and choices, purpose, inter-generational issues, discrimination and cruelty, morality, emotional manipulation, revenge, etc. ( Though a bit too much, I don't want people to expect it's deep and all)

My comic deals with themes of trauma (Childhood and domestic.), abuse, healing from said abuse, mental health struggles, learning self-care and self-love, improvement, imperfection, identity, regaining autonomy and learning to rely on loved ones. It's a heavy hurt/comfort story that focuses a lot on the 'hurt' aspect for most of it, and the characters are extremely flawed people who say dumb shit, or do dumb things a lot, who end up forever working on themselves. (As we all are.)

I'm always up for talking about my comic, but I'm don't really want to share it.

It being a BL it has the basics: two boys in love. As they are teens, there's their sex discoveries, their first experiences with someone else. It has fluffy, it has sexy scenes, it has it all xD

Now for the plot itself. it deals with mental health. Childhood trauma, self harm, mental illness, substance abuse, an insinuation of sexual abuse, friendship, relationships, the impact of mental illness in said relationships, suicide and it's impact on people, overcoming difficulties, fears and traumas. It's basically a journey through a sick mind and it's chaos.

The main theme of God's World is love for your creation :]


As for my ongoing comic bitwam - I've already talked about that, though I ended up restructuring the plot of some arcs quite a bit since then - the new themes they reflect are as follows:

Arc 1 - People try to minmaxx/optimise and find exploits when playing games, but rarely apply that strategic mindset in real life.

Arc 2 - Self-sacrifice born of self-condemnation. The difficulties of breaking someone's dangerous and unhealthy narratives.

Arc 3 - The dangers of being responsible for others.

Arc 4 - Defending your boundaries, and manoeuvring yourself into a position where it's safe to let someone who's hurt you back into your life.

Well, even though it is a BL romance story with some hints of humor around certain cliches (like straight guy falls for another guy and crossdressing), there are several themes as: family issues, toxic relationships and physical / psychological abuse, friends that turn into lovers, childhood trauma but also self searching and overcoming emotional boundaries.
I would love for anyone to check it out and see for themselves :slight_smile:

My story was inspired by the works of Neil Gaiman and Kinoko Nasu, so my themes range from heroism, revenge, magic throw in some cosmology and environmental themes and you get Luminous Marble. Or at least that's the attempt to do.
Anyways, here's my link if anybody is interested in reading it.

Ahhh! We just finished watching The Sandman. Also Nasu is one of our inspirations too! Urobuchi as well.

Btw you linked the dashboard by accident! :upside_down: Get your correct link up there, we wanna check it out!

Most of topics on KoH is about aceptation and the power of will through every kind of action... I like to think that there are things in life that can put us through the wall... the calm and the aceptation of situations is one of thr best ways to past through every hell... thanks for reading...

Description: After an ancestral lethargy Soulivur, a young calmaster, wakes up amnesiac in a future where beings called “abstracts” are corrupting the logical order of life and the universe. Soulivur will have to fight them and get his memories back with the help of Primordial, his robotic assistant,through the universe and beyond looking for a legendary item called HOPE.

A manga-like handmade webcomic in black and white!

I'm still early in series but lots of themes are explored over time
The main is sibling kinship- as the main story follows brothers Owen (12) and Evan (21) who also happen to be straight and gay siblings. The brothers genuinely love each other but over the years they grew apart due to age-gap and different interests, the situation in story revives their once close bond.
Aiming for 3-4 seasons, season 1 follows the brothers but it becomes a group dynamic similar to the likes of ninja turtles, power rangers and voltron by season 2.
Maturity/Responsibility are major themes as- Owen is dependent on his parent's decisions, Evan is usually reckless.
They become carriers of a virus that mutates others into monsters, it also affects them psychologically as they unwillingly cause an outbreak. There's a Superhero/Shonen theme as they make the decision to fight off the monsters and other threats with their immunity and 'unusual symptoms' that come with their strange condition.

Sound as a tool/weapon/instigator - heavily inspired by ancient cultures who saw music/sound/vibrations as a physical/spiritual enhancer. The brothers' strange condition activate after hearing an eerie Hum broadcast across their town one night.

:arrow_down: some of the themes hidden below because they spoiler-ish

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Family and Forgiveness - Without spoiling too much, their mom is another major character (with more in common with her sons).
The dad and Evan have an argument in an early episode, the extreme conditions of the outbreak causes him to rethink his perspective and also be impressed at the Man Evan has become.

Friendship, Team-work, Trust, Survival, Trial & Error, Love
are other themes that occur as they encounter other characters. Trust is a big deal as there are carriers out there with nefarious intent and many look suspicious.
Evan has feelings for another carrier named Xun who was an ex-assasin and becomes the brothers' mentor so there's a Gay/BL element
Xun manages a Gay Lounge and a few people tied to the lounge have also become carriers. The Gay lounge also acts as the heroes' base of operations.
Owen is the supportive sibling and later in story he also encounters a girl his age and has his 1st crush.

Ancient Gods/Ancient Technology vs man/modern technology- "The mythos of the story is Ancient beings had knowledge to expose themselves to specific frequencies and so became the Gods". Modern man tries a synthetic recreation which comes with it's own bag of issues.


That Stick Figure Isekai explores this cool concept/theory called Kenosis. Basically it's God draining what made him so great so he can be reincarnated as Jesus. Personally, I don't believe in the concept (contradicts some stuff), but I thought it would be a really neat idea to explore with anime characters from different worlds who claim to be main characters.

Strip down a character with a unique artstyle and power and what do you get? A stick figure. Obviously it's about personal growth and characters realizing that while yes, their life has significance and while you are one of a kind as an individual... so is everyone else.

Another theme is how every belief has nuggets of truth which is why they work and in order to get together, we gotta dig them up and connect.

Also redemption and how God doesn't make garbage.

Overall, I just wanted to make a comic that's optimistic and isn't preachy at all. Aside from everything I mentioned, humor is pretty dry and dark.


Description: Naota Nakaoka was just your typical harem hearthrob until his life was cut short. Now he's been reincarnated .... as a stick figure. How will he be able to rebuild his harem in a world where where anime tropes (and faces) don't exist??? Find out in That Stick Figure Isekai!!! Episodes every Friday!

My novel Galactiquest is story about growing closer to other people, recovering from past issues, responsibility, and navigating a world that doesn't always make sense. It's not just different planets that throw these astronauts for a loop. Earth and other people can be just as, if not more confusing. I guess you can also consider it coming-of-age, even though most of the cast is college-aged.

My other novel that I haven't started yet, Hinimato is a more traditional coming-of-age story, and it deals a lot more with characters' relationship with their art (in this case idol singers) and becoming popular, how that impacts their personal relationships, and just figuring out what they want to do with their lives. I am trying to go for "sports anime, but for a boyband," so if that interests you, keep on the lookout. It may be coming soon.

Hmmm, super interesting prompt!

So far, we've had a few major themes:

1) The love of imperfect families;
2) Coping with the guilt associated with sudden loss;
3) The drawbacks of fame;
4) The crushing pressure of being responsible for other people.

Wrapped up in an Action/BL/Superpower package!

I plan on exploring these all further, but we're not supppper far in yet! :slight_smile:

Gabriel has been famous since the day he was born. As the youngest son of a top global superhero the spotlight is blinding, especially when a series of prolific murders strike their closest friends and allies. The problem? Gabriel's functionally invincible, and only all too willing to take advantage of it if it means putting a stop to the violence.

August Wright's possibly the most powerful Guardian of his generation: he just needs to graduate before anyone else figures that out. He wanted a quiet, responsible life as a mid-ranked hero. Too bad he's been assigned to keep an eye on his polar opposite and the one person most likely to discover his true power: Gabriel Masters.

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