[ANIMATION] LTR

Salutations, I'm back with my monthly post. Didn't I just whine about not wanting to do that? I'm still working on it. Hey, at least it's an actual animation this time. Been a while. I can still do it. Here's a link by the way.

This is a character called Fran (I think) from a webcomic called Litterbox Comics. It's a very innocent comic about being a parent. As with all things good and wholesome in the world, sick freaks on the internet will ruin it for everyone if one of the characters even vaguely has hips. (For an example of a sick freak on the internet, see: KYDEanimation.) I don't think it's a bad comic or anything, it's just not my cup of tea, seeing as I'm not a father or a family man or anything like that. In fact, that probably won't happen. Women have this weird knack for like, assaulting me when I get too close to them. I dunno, something about me just sets off their fight or flight response. A few days ago, I was at the grocery store, and I tried to ask a girl to move her cart since it was in the way of the yogurt. But as soon as I started talking, she whirled around and shot me point blank in the chest with a .38 snub nose revolver. I dunno what that's all about. Anyways, I likely won't ever be able to relate to quirky parenthood comics. Le sigh. Oh well. But hey, check this comic out if it sounds interesting to you. I know some other weirdos have made smut of this character. And hey, the original creator of this is trying to get an animated series going. So uh... could look like this. There's your proof of concept. Consider this me helping out another creator. Free of charge, pussycat.

Part of me feels kinda guilty taking a character like her and making art like this. I dunno, it's strange, with a well-established character, I don't feel much of anything. But with a smaller character, it feels... more personal. More violating, if such an extreme word could be used without sounding ridiculous. Here's where I would say, "I wonder how it feels for a webcomic creator when someone makes smut of their character. I bet it feels like when Sauron's eye lands on Frodo." But here's the thing. I know exactly how it feels! Let me explain.

So, for a bit of background, my shit is comics. It has been since I were but a boy, and it still is today. In High School, I was in Advanced Placement Art, or AP Art as it was referred to as, and I made all kinds of art friends. Yes, they were all weird. God, they would like, do fake British accents all day. That weird. Fucking... anyways. I had a friend who was a great artist, but I sort of fell out of contact with her as we got older. Also, she was a flaky bitch who I worked with at one job, and she no-call-no-showed me, and I had to work 12 hours in a fucking deli one day. Anyways, at that time, everyone knew I wanted to do comics, specifically Sci Fi comics with fun aliens. Time passes, I stop talking to my loser friends, and I still want to do my Sci Fi comics with fun aliens. After college, I decide, hey. I want to pitch to Image Comics. I want to do this. So I do. This is like, my tale of woe right here. I... I didn't get published... I mean, clearly, because I do this now. But yeah, I put a pitch together and it didn't go anywhere. And, it was with my fun aliens from when I was younger. Anyways, time passes, I now work at a bookstore. Because I'm intelligent and cultured. My ex from High School, who I'm still friends with (I think, I haven't talked to her in like two years) applies at this bookstore, and I get back to talking with her. We reconnect, she's friends with prior mentioned flaky bitch, and I reconnect with her, too. I tell them that, hey, I tried to pitch my comic idea. I show it off (Something that's very, very difficult for me to do) and they're impressed, they really like it. Said flaky bitch really likes one of my characters. Really... really likes her. For reference, the character sorta looks like Midna from Zelda, so... that's probably why. So like, for a solid few weeks, this girl is just asking me all these questions about my character. And I say, "Hey, you're an artist. Go for it. Draw her if you want." And uh, well she certainly did. I was in the middle of my shift, in the middle of the sales floor, shelving books all innocently, when my phone buzzes in my pocket. I pull my phone out, and see that it's a picture message from her. I think it's some meme, since we had sent a lot of memes to each other. I open it up, in the middle of the sale's floor, if I might stress that point, and come face to face with pornography of my beloved OC. I think my eyes shot out of my head like a cartoon. How did it feel? Well, it was simply petrifying. Also, the first instance of fan art I ever got was also porn. It's fate that I'm here. Also, she totally lost interest in the character after that, so she probably gooned to the image and got post-nut clarity. So uh, that's great.

Here's a question I've been asked before. Since a lot of people know that I still want to do SFW comics. "Will you draw porn of your comic characters?" No. I can't. I just can't. Y'all are familiar with my art style. Y'all know how I draw girls. And yes, these characters look like that. But I can't... deface them. They're my darlings. Here's another question. "Isn't it kind of hypocritical that you draw porn of other people's characters, but don't want to see porn of your own characters?" Yes. Very hypocritical. I am a hypocrite. "What would you do if someone made porn of your characters?" Nothing. I may be a hypocrite, but I would have zero right to tell people not to do that, especially since I make porn myself. Also, telling people wouldn't do anything. When the time comes, if the time comes, these comics may never get made since I'm so slow, I'll hold my head up high and face the music. "How would you react to seeing it?" Same way I reacted the first time. My eyes would shoot out of my head and I'd try to close out the image as fast as possible.

Anyways, enough about all that. Sorry, Litterbox Comics. Hey though, maybe it'll drum up some interest in your animated pilot. What else have I been up to? You know, I had this sick realization. I've turned these posts into a fucking blog. I'm a goddamn blogger. Anyways, I moved earlier this month. Moving sucks. I'm tired. But, the area is way nicer, and a lot of things I was unhappy about in my previous apartment have been fixed. Nice and peaceful. I think there were too many distractions there, and I really couldn't get into art because of that. I've been feeling the magic way more, here. So, I really do want to make more than one thing a month. It's more peaceful, I'm feeling more focused, I'm gonna go for it. As I said last post, I'm really wanting to shake up the format of these things, and branch out into new things. More like that Lenora one, with multiple shots and all that. I am working on one right now with a few shots, so I'll see how long it takes me to make it. Also, I want to stop this whole "I'll do a short one to warm up!" thing that I've been doing. It just doesn't work. Y'all want me to make specific things. I want to make specific things. I'm just gonna do that now.

Also, I've been drawing more general stuff. Going back to practicing. I'm hoping that will help me get properly into all this again. In fact, I'm feeling it right now. Lemme draw something really quick. I'm gonna try to do it from the soul. Make something worthy of being called art.

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Oh. Uh... Well... You know... I dunno you guys. I don't think this art thing is working out after all. I'm sorry y'all. I think I'm just gonna go back to work at that bookstore.

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That's all from me. I'm tired from moving, but I'm gonna get back into the groove. Stay tuned for more nonsense.

KYDE