July 2016 - DLC Update
Added 2016-07-14 17:17:25 +0000 UTCHarrow!
It's that time of the month again for patrons pledging $3 and above to access behind-the-scenes goodies! This month, we have high resolution files of the rejected superhero premise that was originally slated for this year's Meatier Showers issue 7. For those eligible to the Meatier Shower's Google Drive, you should have received a URL in your Patreon message inbox.
A Hero For Another Day
Despite having thumbnailed all 32 pages and the story outline written, while working on the first 6 pages, I found it incredibly difficult to gain any momentum with comic itself. Panels felt stifled and characters weren't really coming to life. It was a tough month of low productivity during June, and I couldn't understand what the problem was.
Taking a short break from the pages, I started to realize a lot of the issues laid in the introduction of Sun Stripes - Pridestar's ex-boyfriend from his days in superhero college. Sun Stripes was designed as an internally homophobic character who struggled with his own sexual identity, and for that reason had become bitter and cynical despite his glowing reputation as a paragon of justice. He was anything but fun to write, and his dark hateful nature counteracted Pridestar's playful presence in the story. I'd like to think that, this would still be a story that I could work on outside the Meatier Showers universe with its own set of characters. In light of the recent Pulse Orlando tragedy, the conversation of safe spaces only served to reinforce my personal principles that Meatier Showers, while not an actual physical location, should still serve to the LGBT community and furry fandom as a "safe space" where readers can escape to and find solace in. Having Sun Stripes and the conversation of homophobia, while poignant in itself, did not serve the guiding morals of Meatier Showers and its reason of existence. It was a heavy month of mourning, and our battles back on home soil, here in Singapore, reinforced my personal goal of creating and maintaining these safe spaces for those in the furry fandom.
More Updates Soon
Hang around for our next Development Talk & Production Notes update as we discuss and explore the topic of "safe spaces" and how we as content creators, curators and consumers can appreciate them better. Come 31 July, you'll also have first-hand previews of the revised Meatier Showers 7 comic pages, so don't go away! And if you love what you see, do recommend a friend to support this ongoing production! Thank you.
Snares
July 2016
Comments
is ok x3 like I said, it´s free to take. still, can´t wait to see what you´ll come up with ^^ *big hugs you*
Drakita
2016-07-14 18:30:17 +0000 UTCYes, the original story got pretty heavy as it progressed, thus I dropped it in favor for something that's lighthearted and entertaining. With the survey results compiled, I feel that backstories aren't in the project's best interest for now. Instead my current goal is to realize some of the more popular votes and have them applied to this current project.
Snares
2016-07-14 17:44:17 +0000 UTCit does sound abit heavy with the homophobic ex for Pride. how about seeing how Pridestar was as a kid, and he looked up to a real huge guy who was his hero in a way. it would be sweet and maybe sexy to see him again in his teens where his hero is having some gay funk with someone else as he hides somewhere where he starts enjoying the gay life. but that´s just an idea, you´re free to take it or leave it ;3
Drakita
2016-07-14 17:30:51 +0000 UTC
